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The Bulbagarden Conversational Chat, Vol. 3

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Noivern

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Heh. Took me long enough to post here, huh? I think at this rate, I'm going to end up never be in the first place. Oh, time zones...
 

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Heh. You catch on fast, huh?

You know, it's fun trying to guess who the invisible user is.
 

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I wonder why.

Well, I'm the only invisible one here now. That's right, there were two.
 

Noivern

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You know, speaking of guests, I was a guest before I joined. Like everyone else here. XD
 

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Hehe. There aren't any guests around for me!

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But then again it being 1:24 am might have something to do with it!
 

Noivern

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Ah. Time zones. Causing inactivity when people of a part of the world don't know the existence of the very thread...
 
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Indeed, time zones have an impending effect on the habitability of threads. For one, the ones living in the far east rarely gets enough limelight whereas the ones living far in the western side of the world enjoy near constant presence of active members- in stark contrast to the pitiful easterners who have to make do with dozens of friends either waking up very early or is an insomniac. There is no solution to this problem, as the circadian cycle must always be kept at a constant, and the fact that BMGF herself have her own circadian rhythm. From morning to noon, the number of members active is usually half of that when nighttime comes. Whereas noontime to afternoon time, the members will dwindle to a third of the usual population. Most often, members can be found wandering at nighttime, which is the time when the forums are bustling and lively, contrary to the lifeless and desolate past midnight. Then after nighttime, where insomniacs dwell the shadowy thronged streets, the population regressed to 1/4 of the population and the cycle starts again at morning.

From 6AM - 12PM: 1/2 population
From 12PM - 6PM: 1/3 population
From 6PM - 12AM: Full population online
From 12AM - 6AM: < 1/4 population

So if you're living on the other side of the world, just reverse this rhythm:

From 6AM to 12PM: Full population
From 12PM to 6PM: 1/4 population
From 6PM to 12AM: 1/3 population
From 12AM to 6AM: 1/2 population

Note: The whole thing is not proven yet. Please point out any anomalies, thank you. The whole thing discounts externalties, so weekends and holidays and forum maintenance are not counted in.
 

Noivern

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Indeed, time zones have an impending effect on the habitability of threads. For one, the ones living in the far east rarely gets enough limelight whereas the ones living far in the western side of the world enjoy near constant presence of active members- in stark contrast to the pitiful easterners who have to make do with dozens of friends either waking up very early or is an insomniac. There is no solution to this problem, as the circadian cycle must always be kept at a constant, and the fact that BMGF herself have her own circadian rhythm. From morning to noon, the number of members active is usually half of that when nighttime comes. Whereas noontime to afternoon time, the members will dwindle to a third of the usual population. Most often, members can be found wandering at nighttime, which is the time when the forums are bustling and lively, contrary to the lifeless and desolate past midnight. Then after nighttime, where insomniacs dwell the shadowy thronged streets, the population regressed to 1/4 of the population and the cycle starts again at morning.

From 6AM - 12PM: 1/2 population
From 12PM - 6PM: 1/3 population
From 6PM - 12AM: Full population online
From 12AM - 6AM: < 1/4 population

So if you're living on the other side of the world, just reverse this rhythm:

From 6AM to 12PM: Full population
From 12PM to 6PM: 1/4 population
From 6PM to 12AM: 1/3 population
From 12AM to 6AM: 1/2 population

Note: The whole thing is not proven yet. Please point out any anomalies, thank you. The whole thing discounts externalties, so weekends and holidays and forum maintenance are not counted in.

It's really funny when you think about it.
 
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I need to do more research about this. My data is inaccurate.

I need to design some kind of bot that tracks down the current active members at a certain amount of time, then analyze the data and draw a graph about it. Then I can write a proper essay about the effects of time zones in BMGF.
 

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Good part is we don't have to worry about being ninja'd when posting at 'our time' :3c

I need to do more research about this. My data is inaccurate.

I need to design some kind of bot that tracks down the current active members at a certain amount of time, then analyze the data and draw a graph about it. Then I can write a proper essay about the effects of time zones in BMGF.

Well, you can stay up for a whole day and count the # of online users for each hour or something... XD
 

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I changed it to fit my avatar. (Well, it's getting very cold here, I'm already wearing winter outfits.)
 
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