Most users ever on November 14 2018 at 12:08pm

[SMRKIA]

Does anyone know what the story is behind 534 users being online at that time? I think the most I’ve ever seen is like 50, it’s often in the single digits.

[NewDude2022]

I saw that and have often wondered too. 

Hof died the month prior if my Google search is correct. Nov 2018 was an election year and Hof *did* win his Assembly election post-mortem in the 1st week of Nov 2018. I don't think there was a brothel-related ballot item that year (?) to vote on or celebrate after.

I am sure there are other possible brothel-related reasons that date might be significant. But with most seemingly logical explanations coming up short, I am leaning towards a technical glitch on the website tracker as the most likely explanation, but I was not on back then. Or maybe... someone put out a 'calling all lookie loos' post to rally all to hit the site that day. Who knows.  An extreme # though.

Of note - it was a Wednesday. And no explanation here:  https://www.wincalendar.com/Calendar/Date/November-14-2018  Or here: https://www.onthisday.com/date/2018/november/14

All I know is that whoever wins Nevada elections next week, they better not make attacking Nevada brothels a feel good - 'look at how moral I am (but not really)' issue post-election.

[Q]

Great question!  The number in the site's DB online guest count was NOT fudged, contrary to some conspiracy theorist's opinions.  LOL.  I think it may have had something to do with Hof's death on October 16, 2018.
Q

[RickScrabbler]

November 14, 2018 was 2 days before Hof's second memorial service.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/foxreno.com/amp/news/local/dennis-hof-memorial-service-to-be-held-saturday-at-casino-fandango

[SMRKIA]

My original thought was Hofs death, but that was like a month earlier. I think the election might be a good theory, like a week earlier. I hadn’t thought of that.