[John Sabato]

I think all the reasons offered for the way the stats look are plausible... one other consideration is that many may have the URL for the "New Topics" search saved as a bookmark. They may only hit that page, and if they don't see a subject that interests them, they don't go any further.

When the forum first opened in this country (it was originally hosted on a free server in Taiwan of all places)... I think it was 1994 or 95 when it was moved to it's present hosting location (New Hampshire). there used to be a link on the home page for stats.

I think... (remember I am almost 60 years old so I THINK, I don't remember everything) that the stats included a summary of the countries from which visitors originated, and also there was a link or a report summary page that showed the most prolific users based on the number postings...

... nowadays, each post you make has a total showing the number of posts you have made since you joined, but there is no summary report showing how that compares to other members... Maybe if John Dunkle has some spare time (who does these days?) he can find time to resurrect that stats page if it is important to the members...