Heh…thanks, Toltec. I’m not actually concerned — I just thought it was rather funny to see the precipitous drop in daily visits.

You flatter me too greatly, Mick. But all the same, thank you.

I do periodically toy with the idea of “filler,” but I usually get too busy to think up and implement anything. Mind you, that’s the problem with a venture such as Aiera — at some point, its rate of growth is such that one person is just not enough to handle it all. And either more people need to be brought on board, or else the growth needs to be deliberately arrested at a manageable point.

For the most part, I’ve opted for the latter path, but I am always open to suggestions.

Still, I’ll see if I can’t throw out a few bits of stuff here and there.

Oh, and in case anyone noticed that the site was down/suspended for a bit yesterday, my “final Cylon” article got Diggdotted. Evidently, the server didn’t appreciate the swarm of connections all at once, and neither did my ISP.

All should be well now, though.

Oh, indeed. And I wouldn’t argue otherwise.

To be honest, I’m rather surprised at the discussion that has emerged out of what I had intended to be a tongue-in-cheek little laugh at my own expense. Although I do appreciate the concern of the community members!

Not really something that affects us, I don’t think — after all, I’m pretty sure Facebook won’t let you host the 100+ MB Lazarus download. We might lose a few people looking for Ultima news, but people looking for other sorts of content will still be by.

Traffic has picked up again in the wake of new news postings, just in case anyone is interested.