Statistics:
Simply put, our stats are killing me. As of this writing we are set to attract our lowest monthly membership since this time last year with over 10x the traffic. The following graphs should help demonstrate my point:
2007 Yearly Statistics: Stats only recorded from Feb. - end Dec. (new webhost).
2008 Yearly Statistics: Jan. 1 to present.
As you may have noticed all stats continue to climb through the roof. It is quite likely that 2008 will see the site traffic busier than all 3 preious years combined. It looks as if this month alone will represent 1/4 million page views (actual full html page views, not bots or traffic not viewed) and I can guarantee you that a fraction of this number is member traffic; guests are responsible for these numbers. The problem is that these quests are not becoming members which negates the reason for even having a discussion forum.
To say this is completely unacceptable is one of the biggest understatements I've ever muttered under my breath. How on Earth can it be that professional paid software utilizing many of the latest SEO Techniques is drawing less membership than a buggy, poorly optimized, Content Management System does?
I'm pretty sure the reason is simple, much of our content is not inline with our sites theme.