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 Gameknot Losing Members?I've been a member of Gameknot for a very long time. There has always been plenty of opponents for Fast Ladder games. Lately that's not the case. I usually play 20 Fast ladder games. Now I can barely get 10 or 15 games. Hope things pick up. Thanks |
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GK losing "active" players For example my account, markb56 , says I'm in the 95th percentile of active players. If you click on my "percentile" you will find I'm ranked as 720th in the active player list. About 6-7 years ago being at the 95th percentile would place you at around 1100th top ranked player. I know this because one of my goals over the years has been to reach the 95th percentile and I would periodically check how many players were above me. So let's do the math: Np == Number of players, 95 percentile means top 5% 6-7 years ago: Np * 5% = 1100 means that Np = 22000 Today: Np * 5% = 720 means that Np = 14400 In other words: 6-7 years ago, to be at the 95th percentile and be the 1100th top ranked player meant there were a total of 22,000 active players. Today, to be at the 95th percentile and be the 720th top ranked player means there are now a total of 14,400 active players. |
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euro_pop_legend 20-Apr-25, 19:11 |
Deleted by euro_pop_legend on 21-Apr-25, 17:06.
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Better 50 per page, 292 pages. 50*292=14,600 active players. I guess that compares favorably with Mark’s calculation. We should post a quarterly tally on this thread. |
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GK loosing members Also GK had over 30000 active players around the same time now there are 14000 or so. Lead DOG Chris from the team International Chess DOGss |
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August 50*260=13,000. |
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Dec 2025 12626 |
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Reversing Trends Full disclosure: As a lifetime member, I’m anxious to see my investment protected. Plus, GK is arguably the premiere site for playing chess. One good way to get team mates is to recruit friends and family members. Many people are attracted to chess.com simply due to the domain name, but GameKnot has more to offer. I would like to see the membership trend reversed, and believe we can accomplish this best by word of mouth, which is how I came to join GK. Let’s all commit to inviting at least four other people to GK in the coming year. If a hundred of us are successful, that 400 new members would slow the decline. We might need to do a slightly more energetic drive. One complaint about GK is the slow pace of new feature rollouts. Honestly, this site is pretty robust as it is. I’m uncertain what changes might represent genuine enhancements. There are a few minor tweaks I have suggested, but it is difficult to justify development expense in light of declining revenue. We don’t need to encourage due paying members, just players. Dues will accrue naturally if the site is growing and players (and sponsors) recognize value. |
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yon_cassius 03-Jan-26, 22:25 |
The ladder and the league are great, and... I like to have games with people I've played before. I like to play new people, but the more games you've played with someone... the more "history" there is. |
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lord_shiva 14-May-26, 13:00 |
Deleted by lord_shiva on 14-May-26, 13:05.
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May 2026 278 pages + 3 = 13903 total users on within past 30 days. |
