Minor rant...can we speed up the coding a little??

[carolynwhite2]

I don't like to keep bombarding you all with individual emails, so 
just thought I'd point out that the coding has slowed very 
considerably over the last few weeks, after a burst of enthusiasm in 
September.

Currently we are at post 27650, and I would really like to get to 
post 50000 by the end of December.

Now, I dragged you all into this daft project, and therefore 
cheerfully take most of the burden - roughly, I am coding about 100 
posts a day. But then I'm self-employed and can please myself how I 
use my time...it's not so easy for others, I realise.

But the maths is pretty simple, and any of you can do it on the back 
of the proverbial fag packet. Here it is:

Approx 10 people are coding regularly (12-13 are actually possible)
50000-27650 = 22350/10 = 2235 posts each
8 weeks up to 31st Dec
2235/8 = 280 posts per week per person approx

The numbers are actually far smaller, given the contribution I am 
making - maybe 20-30 per day from everyone would get us to this 
target, especially if the 2-3 sporadic contributors joined in.

I recognise that a daily quota does not suit how many people like to 
work, so only take this as an example of how the numbers work out.

Maintaining the same kind of effort the following year would get us 
to post 100 000 by about June - hopefully in time before Book 6 
appears.

Perhaps you could all let me know whether you think these numbers are 
completely impossible - and if so, whether we should try and recruit 
more people ?

Carolyn