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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject: Is it just me........... |
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or does anyone else find it quite amazing that this forum has got over 130 members yet it's the same handfull of members posting.
I've noticed there are always loads of guests reading the posts so they are either members who can't be arsed to log in and contribute or genuine guests who can't be botherd to join because there arn't enough people contributing.
I personally find it quite sellfish of people coming here to sort through the posts, solve their problems and then not contribute.
Am I just having a bad day
KEITH, is there a facility on the forum to make certain sections of the forum (i.e. everthing except general chat) only available to members?
This might encourage more people to join at least.
Seems to me, this is how it works on other forums that I'm a member of.
RANT OVER |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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I think you will find this true of most forums - I visit quite a few other bike forums and could probably recall 90% of the posters on them from memory. That said - you have to have something to say or ask - it's winter time and my Bimota has been off the road for a month now and I haven't laid a finger on it, so I haven't much to write or ask about.
Other forums busy themselves with idle chat - the inevitable (and tedious) "What are you wanting / getting for Xmas" threads are beginning to surface now. Although the 2-stroke forums I visit are always busy with bike-related issues (wonder why!)
Restricting access to non-members comes over as elitist to me me, but is prevalant on a lot of forums. Some people are genuinely interested, but like to read, rather than participate. I run an open information website
http://www.sow-uk.org
the reason it's open to all is because there are so few of these bikes in the UK, I realised that membership and a forum would be a waste as traffic could only be expected to be sporadic at best. And so it has proved!
Statistically, 2 members posting on here (1.5% of membership) gives a better average than a website I visit that has over 10000 registered members and yet only attracts posts from 0.7% of them.
BTW - I would like a Tesi 3D Carbon for Xmas - you? |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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So what your saying is.... it is just me
All your points are taken on board and not all are agreed with.
Even a controversial thread like this only gets one reply, that smacks of fence sitting or apathy at the very least.
For christmas, I'd settle for a SB8 |
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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008 Posts: 2311 Location: Marlborough
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Good answer Geekay! Oily, its you... you grumpy old git... you sound like a 3 badge stoker on dog watch up channel night looking for stranded dolphins on the flight deck.
p.s. make mine the new db! _________________ Pomps
Bimota's Db2, Db5 ,Ducati's 851' 92, 888' 93, Honda blade' 93, Triumph speed triple' 07, kawasaki zxr 750 k1 |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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LMFAO
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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you dare to disagree? - your just being controversial for the sake of it, aren't you?
case in point - here's a link to another forum I browse where the sound of tumbleweed is prevalant...........
http://www.srx400.co.uk/forum/
the clue is in the number of members - about the same as this forum. There are usually more "guests" browsing than members.
Which reminds me, whatever happened to Jo Guest?.................. |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:28 am Post subject: |
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GeeKay wrote: |
you dare to disagree? - your just being controversial for the sake of it, aren't you |
BUSTED......
Yes to the first question and definatly yes to the second question.
I was hoping a few people would bite and get off their ass to reply but no.
I'll have to think of something more interesting to raise a bit of interest.
I've got it, I'll post about my sexual adventures with my sister |
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