How many people can we get on?

[I Am A Fish he/him]

All right,

This is simple. I want to see how many people (and other organisms) we can get on the Shard at once.

Preferably beating the all-time high.

I propose we try twice, first on November 17 or 18. Either the day of, or the day after Rhythm of War is released.

Then, if the goal isn't reached, I propose we try to reach it on December 19, or Koloss head-munching day.

From what I can tell, the largest portion of the shard is in Europe, and North America, making the time that seems to be the best around, 12:00 PM West coast time, and 10:00 PM Ukraine time, or 7:00 PM Greenwich time.

Though the precise time can be changed. 

Who'd be interested?

[Jozomby he/him]

 Are you actively trying to take down the site?

I don't know anything about what this site is running on, but as someone who builds websites for a living, my immediate reaction is "they're trying to DOS the site!" 

But kudos for planning this where the site maintainers can see it, that way they can plan for it.

And just to be clear, this isn't an attack on you.  It was just a funny reaction I had to this post - this doesn't really seem harmful.

Edited October 20, 2020 by Jozomby

[Chasmgoat he/him]

I think that the enslaved gerbils that run this site will be released out of captivity if this site goes down 

I am in.

FREEDOM FOR THE GERBILS!

[Honorless he/him]

So you want to crash the site?

[I Am A Fish he/him]

Just now, Honorless said:

So you want to crash the site?

Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.

 

[Mat he/him]

You have no idea how many times I've contemplated this.

Though I highly doubt we have 830 active members to begin with, so...

[Shard of Reading he/him]

I would love to do this, we would just need to get all the lurkers to join at once.

[Condensation she/her]

2 hours ago, I Am A Fish said:

All right,

This is simple. I want to see how many people (and other organisms) we can get on the Shard at once.

Preferably beating the all-time high.

I propose we try twice, first on November 17 or 18. Either the day of, or the day after Rhythm of War is released.

Then, if the goal isn't reached, I propose we try to reach it on December 19, or Koloss head-munching day.

From what I can tell, the largest portion of the shard is in Europe, and North America, making the time that seems to be the best around, 12:00 PM West coast time, and 10:00 PM Ukraine time, or 7:00 PM Greenwich time.

Though the precise time can be changed. 

Who'd be interested?

Yes!!! Wait... I hate figuring out time. Help? I'm in Mountain Time.

[I Am A Fish he/him]

3 minutes ago, Condensation said:

Yes!!! Wait... I hate figuring out time. Help? I'm in Mountain Time.

You'd be 1:00 PM

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, I Am A Fish said:

You'd be 1:00 PM

Thanks. That works for me!

[+Doomstick he/him]

2 hours ago, Condensation said:

Thanks. That works for me!

pacific time is 1 h earlier than mountain time

[+Bliev she/her]

I really need a calendar invite for this. I will almost certainly forget.

So figure out the time and I'll pencil it in. lol

[Chaos he/him]

I am pretty sure that date and time is mostly a fluke, honestly. Nothing of import happened then. Maybe a lot of spambots came at that time.

[Frustration]

I have also contemplated it, count me in.

[ima willshaper she/her]

I think this sounds awesome! Let's do it! What day are we settling on, the 17th or 18th? Or both?

Edited October 21, 2020 by ima willshaper

[I Am A Fish he/him]

8 hours ago, ima willshaper said:

I think this sounds awesome! Let's do it! What day are we settling on, the 17th or 18th? Or both?

I was thinking both for now...

[Frustration]

Could we open the shard as guests on other devices or would that count as double accounting?

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

When was the day that had a lot of people? And how many people was it? I'm in.

[Honorless he/him]

1 hour ago, Frustration said:

Could we open the shard as guests on other devices or would that count as double accounting?

That wouldn't be counted in the statistics though

[ima willshaper she/her]

On 10/21/2020 at 5:39 AM, I Am A Fish said:

I was thinking both for now...

Okay awesome!

[Ghanderflaffle she/her]

I’m in! I believe I can get on at those times, at least in a separate tab. My history teacher is pretty relaxed, so I should be good.

[NameIess]

I think I can come. Unless my plans to finish RoW the day it comes out go awry. Just gotta hope it's delivered on the 16th.

[Rebecca she/her]

Yesss, I’m definitely in!  That time and date works for me! Hopefully this actually works because that would seriously be awesome.

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

If so one can finish RoW on the day it comes out. . . Then wow. I mean, if you have been reading the preview chapters then maybe it’s possible. I haven’t been reading them though. I know I’m missing out, but I don’t want to spoil it. 

[Chanarach]

During Brandon's release party seems like a good time. Think its at 8pm on the 17th.