Here are some stats directly from the database.
This is the number of posts per day for the past 30 days, as an overview of the current activity on the board:
2009-07-27 1565
2009-07-26 1301
2009-07-25 1259
2009-07-24 1312
2009-07-23 1442
2009-07-22 1417
2009-07-21 1190
2009-07-20 1199
2009-07-19 1440
2009-07-18 1326
2009-07-17 1083
2009-07-16 1442
2009-07-15 1220
2009-07-14 1185
2009-07-13 1241
2009-07-12 917
2009-07-11 916
2009-07-10 1036
2009-07-09 1374
2009-07-08 1796
2009-07-07 2069
2009-07-06 2104
2009-07-05 1480
2009-07-04 1432
2009-07-03 1672
2009-07-02 1639
2009-07-01 1513
2009-06-30 1330
2009-06-29 1355
2009-06-28 1244
As you can see, reviewing and moderating each and every post is close to impossible. That's why it's important for users to help us in keeping this place clean and fun for everybody.
And here is a number of posts per month since when the board was established:
2009-07 37719
2009-06 36394
2009-05 30987
2009-04 26144
2009-03 24123
2009-02 16741
2009-01 18192
2008-12 11615
2008-11 12710
2008-10 13698
2008-09 13192
2008-08 14945
2008-07 14432
2008-06 12997
2008-05 10914
2008-04 9289
2008-03 8314
2008-02 7545
2008-01 6471
2007-12 4370
2007-11 3806
2007-10 4812
2007-09 4716
2007-08 4281
2007-07 2953
2007-06 1806
2007-05 1977
2007-04 2355
2007-03 2914
2007-02 1514
2007-01 1547
With almost 4 full days left in July (I'm using eastern time zone), we should hit (or be close to) 40,000 posts this month.
The board is clearly growing, which is great. But it also means that keeping things in check is only going to get harder.
I agree with Patrice, with so much posting going around. It's no wonder some people will step on each others toes.
That's why the guidelines need to be revised from time to time.