Getting more members

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 1:46 am

To make this a better forum, I hope to have more members. Please help by emailing any sites related to the vic or contacting ebayers who are buying vic 20s.

More people means more resources. You'll probably be able to get the hardware, software or information you need from one of them.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:10 pm

I would like to apologize in advance. I am randomly recruiting members for this message board on ebay. If someone is buying something VIC related and think is cool, I may send them a link to this site.

I may send you guys a few messages by mistake. Sorry vic user.

aneurysm · Post by **aneurysm** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 1:01 pm

I think it's a brilliant strategy - it's how you found me.

vic user · Post by **vic user** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:18 pm

I think it's cool too.

Chris

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:28 pm

Update to a very old post... We reached 500 members today.

Centallica · Post by **Centallica** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:29 pm

Jeff-20 wrote:Update to a very old post... We reached 500 members today.

Unfortunately, 400 of the 500 have posted less than 7 times here

Is there anyway to track how many times these 400 visit to see if at least they're reading the threads on a more regular basis or if they're one time visitors and poof gone?

Brian

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:31 pm

The 500th user right at the end of the year. I love the symmetry of it all.

As for the number of users that are actually participating, I suspect a lot of those users join when they're having a bout of nostalgia and then move on when interest wanes or join to ask a question and when their problem is solved, they never return.

Centallica · Post by **Centallica** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:25 pm

Centallica wrote:
Jeff-20 wrote:Update to a very old post... We reached 500 members today.
Unfortunately, 400 of the 500 have posted less than 7 times here

Is there anyway to track how many times these 400 visit to see if at least they're reading the threads on a more regular basis or if they're one time visitors and poof gone?

Brian

No to be negative or anything here, just the stats of the 400 broken down (as I feel that I try to promote and encourage people to participate here)....

281 have never posted of the 400
44 of the 400 posted once
23 of the 400 posted twice
20 of the 400 posted 3 times
16 of the 400 posted 4 times
7 of the 400 posted 5 times
3 of the 400 posted 6 times
5 of the 400 posted 5 times

Maybe a 10 post min. to become a official member

All here is for fun and these stats mean squat if we're promoting the Vic-20 and having fun in the progress
Brian

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:30 pm

I once deleted an inactive user (after 6 months of inactivity)... I got an email the very next day complaining. He couldn't understand what the problem was with lurking...

I should start a new thread just for this... "Lurkers!"

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:08 am

Most forums ask that once registered a person should post a 'hello' and after that they can lurk all they like. Only purge inactive accounts where inactive means accounts that have never posted.

d0c · Post by **d0c** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:06 am

i am reading the threads on a regular basis but not post so often... so dont purge my account..

Zeela · Post by **Zeela** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:34 am

I too, read the forums regularly, but haven't posted much...

// Zeela

Centallica · Post by **Centallica** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:37 am

d0c wrote:

i am reading the threads on a regular basis but not post so often... so dont purge my account..

Don't worry as you're in the top 33 posters of 500 with your 69 posts

Brian

Centallica · Post by **Centallica** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:10 pm

Zeela wrote:I too, read the forums regularly, but haven't posted much...

// Zeela

Good discussion here on Atari and Amigas that you might have knowledge to contribute (see your signature lists these as interests):

http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bul ... php?t=1570

Brian

ral-clan · Post by **ral-clan** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:18 pm

Isn't there already a rather simple solution to managing inactive accounts? Just have the system delete any accounts that haven't been logged into for an extended period (i.e. 6 months or a year).

Even lurkers need to log in to read any of the forums beyond the "general discussion" one. So this system should be able to clean up all unused accounts.