Insights

The shape of the archive — growth, contributors, and how discussions cluster.

Messages per month

Volume over the life of the archive — the community's growth curve.

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Total messages

Every message ever posted, accumulating month by month.

1996200020042008201220162020202420280200k400k600k800k1M1.2M

New senders per month

First-time posters by month — when the community kept expanding.

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Total senders

Distinct people who have ever posted — the community's cumulative size.

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Top senders

The most prolific posters, by total message count.

20. Alvaro Herrera19. Alvaro Herrera18. Magnus Hagander17. Michael Paquier16. Stephen Frost15. Alvaro Herrera14. Adrian Klaver13. David G. Johnston12. Josh Berkus11. Simon Riggs10. Amit Kapila9. Pavel Stehule8. Andrew Dunstan7. Peter Eisentraut6. Michael Paquier5. Bruce Momjian4. Bruce Momjian3. Andres Freund2. Robert Haas1. Tom Lane020k40k60k80k100k120k140k6.3k6.3k7.2k7.2k7.3k7.3k7.6k7.6k7.9k7.9k8.2k8.2k8.3k8.3k8.4k8.4k8.7k8.7k10.4k10.4k10.7k10.7k10.8k10.8k11.3k11.3k12.7k12.7k14.4k14.4k17.2k17.2k17.8k17.8k19.2k19.2k32.4k32.4k124.1k124.1k

Thread-size distribution

How many threads are one-offs versus long discussions, by message count.

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