800 members...

[Hent]

Not too many of you post!?

 

[minidragbike]

I was looking at that also. I check every new users profile when they register. It seem like it skipped from 200 to 800 crazy fast.

 

[Hent]

Yeah, there was a huge number increase because I changed some options on the site. You need to be a registered member to view pics now, so all of the people who come, look at the pics and leave have to register to see the photos.

I did this in hopes of having more people post and having the forum more active, and while it's gotten some, I'm going to work on ways to get more people active on here.

There are also around 100 spam accounts that I have to delete, but I only do it 30 days after registration to make sure they dont confirm their email (as a real person)...


So, if you're reading this and haven't made your first post yet, whats stopping you??

 

[delray]

hent, i think you will be spaming? i would think 100+ people are minibike guys? that have not posted.:001_unsure:

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[Der Mutt]

i like fried spam

 

[Der Mutt]

w/ eggs and grits





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[minidragbike]

A lot of forums require that for some reason?

 

[Hent]

I could change it, but for one it prevents double posts, prevents spam- and people just posting non-sense !

 

[Der Mutt]

you have a point

 

[65ShelbyClone]

It keeps people(and spambots) from flooding the forums and just being general buttheads.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

Something else I noticed is that a number of people register here just because they have something to sell. A number of forums I visit have a mandatory minimum post count before someone can put up classifieds.

 

[Hent]

So far the classifieds haven't been too much of a problem, if people want to register just to post their stuff, its not so bad simply because it puts more stuff on the market for all of us to purchase. Maybe a part someone needs, etc

I could set a lot of silly little options up, but a lot of times that pushes people away from the site. This site has been up for just over 1 year now and has done fairly well. It'd be nice if the new members (and older members, but quiet) would post more often. The more people that are posting, the more new comers can "fit in" easier.

We'll see...

 

[65ShelbyClone]

I just mentioned it because it's kind of a pet peeve of mine. Its a more significant irritation on 20,000+ member forums where they get 50 people a week signing up to sell parts and then disappearing. This isn't meant to be a thinly veiled complaint, just planting the bug in case it does become an issue.

 

[Hent]

Yeah, definitely. Some large forums make you pay for the "membership" before being able to post in there.

 

[minidragbike]

OK I guess I would start posting more often.:cornut:

 

[65ShelbyClone]

OK I guess I would start posting more often.:cornut:

I thought I might find this if I bothered looking. Member list as sorted by number of posts:

I'm surprised I'm in the top 10.

 

[Hent]

Looks like I need to be posting more as well!

 

[KB2ROCKET]

ok heres one more meaningless post from me:001_unsure:

 

[Hent]

Well, I took care of a lot of spam members and inactive (people who haven't logged on in several months). Down to 715 now!

 

[Oldsalt]

w/ eggs and grits

I love grits too, but I don't like the later difficulty of getting the sauce pan clean. You got any secrets on that? Maybe there is a market for disposible grit cooking pans.