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General => The Campfire => Topic started by: birol on Apr 18, 2004, 01:45 PM

Title: Is the forum software malfunctioning ?
Post by: birol on Apr 18, 2004, 01:45 PM
I was looking at the members and realized that we have 4-1/4 pages of members who posted absolutely nothing. Their post count is zero ! That is a substantial number of people who posted nothing.

Is the forum software post count portion somehow misguided, or are all those members not interested in the forum ... Some of them could be lurkers, but all of them ?
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Post by: tlhdoc on Apr 18, 2004, 05:20 PM
Birol if you look at any forum membership information, you will see that there are always a lot of lurkers.  Many people read but don't post.  I doubt that there is anything wrong with the counter. :)
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Post by: AustinBoston on Apr 18, 2004, 08:24 PM
Quote from: birolI was looking at the members and realized that we have 4-1/4 pages of members who posted absolutely nothing. Their post count is zero ! That is a substantial number of people who posted nothing.

1) Many people lack imagination and therefore have nothing to say.

2) Many people do have an imagination, but ...

2a) ...imagine that no one could ever be interested in anything they might say.

2b) ...imagine things that might go wrong, such as spelling mistakes, being misunderstood, being ridiculed, or just plain ignored.

3) Some people sign up, and then forget that they are members, and never come back.

4) Some people are not impressed with us and choose to go away and never come back.

5) Some people will simply never make sense to the rest of us, and choose to be a pure observer...a.k.a. lurker.

6) Some people don't make sense to themselves.

Austin
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Post by: birol on Apr 18, 2004, 08:25 PM
All of the above  :(
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Post by: B-flat on Apr 18, 2004, 11:12 PM
7) some people don't like belonging to a cult  ;)  :D  :J
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Post by: angelsmom10 on Apr 19, 2004, 08:21 AM
I have 2 ideas......
 
1.  They sign up for trial membership and don't continue, in which case I think they should be deleted after they don't join.
 
OR....
 
we just scare them away????
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Post by: birol on Apr 19, 2004, 08:42 AM
If people are scared of friendly chat, maybe we should stop cahtting here .... I try to contibute at the general forum as much as I can but, I dried up there ..... Need a PU to get em going :) No new tow rating discussions neither :) That used to be one of the best topics !
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Post by: brainpause on Apr 19, 2004, 06:30 PM
There might even be some members who paid the money for the mag, visited once or twice, but never posted. Their money was mainly for the mag.

LC
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Post by: Starcraft Dad on Apr 19, 2004, 07:00 PM
I come and read everyday and do occasionaly reply or start a thread.  But I am in the catagory of Austins 2a and 2B.  Don't really think I have much to contribute and my spelen sumtims jest plane sux.;)
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Post by: birol on Apr 20, 2004, 07:51 AM
You speeeling vas jest fyne ! You should sea mea speel !
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Post by: Admin on Apr 20, 2004, 04:12 PM
Very important in life ...

1) Never share all your knowledge
2)
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Post by: birol on Apr 20, 2004, 04:24 PM
Arrrggghhhhh I was seriously looking forward to reading 2)  :banghead:  :banghead:  :banghead:
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Post by: tlhdoc on Apr 20, 2004, 08:48 PM
#2 wasn't listed just to drive you crazy. :screwy: