Interesting trend this month. Our average daily post rate so far is slightly down for August 2009 vs August 2008 (2456 vs 2703). That'll probably be pulled up a bit once we get a few game threads going, but the interesting part is that our average daily users is up to 819 from 716. So, people aren't talking quite as much, but a lot of people are visiting. Seems to indicate the level of excitement for this season is definitely up from last year.
For consistency, here's the latest chart: