Hard to answer this because, even if I take a look at our Alexa ratings, I am not making them my only purpose in life.. They are just one of many indications of the health/attractiveness of GF. I'm more interested in one person saying "thanks" and thinking that Gimp is a great program with a nice community/user tribe/ecosystem/whatever buzzword than in 10K visits (and since we don't intend to make money out of GF, too many visitors would increase out operating costs...)(*). So, maybe GF is ahead, but it could be luck.
Personally, looking at GL, it looks much like GC's kid brother, so why would people use GL and not the more established GC? By contrast, GF defines itself as "not GC": less social talk, and straight, accurate and to the point answers, with demo/proof images and videos, and somewhat more in-depths explanations (why, instead of just how...). So if you want GL to rise, it has to find a way to distinguish itself from:
Rather crowded place, eh?
(*) Around $7.20 a month, currently.
Personally, looking at GL, it looks much like GC's kid brother, so why would people use GL and not the more established GC? By contrast, GF defines itself as "not GC": less social talk, and straight, accurate and to the point answers, with demo/proof images and videos, and somewhat more in-depths explanations (why, instead of just how...). So if you want GL to rise, it has to find a way to distinguish itself from:
- chatty GimpChat
- techie Gimp-Forum
- reddit's r/Gimp (which isn't that bad...)
- Q&A-mill GraphicDesign/SuperUser
- zombie GimpTalk & GimpForums
- tumbleweed Gimper.net
- hidden gimp-user mailing list
- aesthetically challenged GimpUsers.com
- possible help sections on nable.com and other such sites
Rather crowded place, eh?
(*) Around $7.20 a month, currently.
