LogFAQs > #984964274

At the height of PotD's activity, our purge rate was something like 3 days. And we had something like 1200 active topics at a time even in that range.

As the board slows down, it eventually hits a certain point where it begins to extend the purge point, so the board always looks like it has a degree of activity. We bottomed out at around 200 topics years ago, but our purge rate keeps getting longer and longer to maintain it. For a while we kind of plateaued around a 2 week purge, but right now we're the worst we've ever been.

Ironically, one of the most active boards on the site right now is Board 8. Their purge rate is only about a week. Granted, CE is even more active, but CE is both a) quarantined and b) absolute hot liquid feces.