8mm Forum: Nearing 700 Members

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Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on January 09, 2007, 01:53 AM:

This is quite the little forum. We are going to hit the 700 mark soon. [Eek!]

All I have read else where about the doom of film collecting seems to be untrue. Film conversation here is bustling. The addition of the 16mm categories is working out well too! I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. You gotta' love it. [Cool]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on January 09, 2007, 04:33 AM:

Yes this forum certainly seems to be going from strength to strength.

Watch out Brad you will need a bigger server at this rate.

Kev.

Posted by David Pannell (Member # 300) on January 09, 2007, 10:44 AM:

Videos and DVDs are dead!

Long live film - the true media! [Big Grin]

Posted by Jose Artiles (Member # 471) on January 10, 2007, 04:04 PM:

[Big Grin]

hahahah,,,hope that will be tru soon

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on January 14, 2007, 12:35 AM:

Bingo! We hit the 700 mark today. Soon we will control the world. Muhahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. [Big Grin]

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on January 14, 2007, 01:43 PM:

It's amazing just how popular this site has become, I guess it has a lot to do with the civilised nature of the members, the sense of ownership we all have for it, and of course the great and endlessly interesting subject matter!

Makes me proud to be a member (sheds tear... )

Mike [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on January 15, 2007, 11:32 AM:

Not nearly......it's just made it [Smile]

Kev

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on March 12, 2007, 12:54 PM:

Just noticed that there are 731 members now and seemingly more and more posts everyday, is this a sign of the hobby being at least stable at the moment if not enjoying a slight resurgence?

Mike [Cool]

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 12, 2007, 02:03 PM:

Yes.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on March 12, 2007, 02:57 PM:

Perhaps some people are gradually returning to film collecting after finding out that video projection just cannot sustain the same kind of interest level.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on March 12, 2007, 04:15 PM:

700 plus and counting, my dear friends world-wide, with all of us, it is absolutely in our favor to converge on a film-con of our own somewhere in the USA - To add to what's been said; Yes, many people are greatly surprised and interested when I tell them what I collect and the hobby around it - Let's hope we can all, or most us meet at sometime - Shorty

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on March 12, 2007, 05:26 PM:

It seems that we hit the 700 mark on 15th January and were up to 731 by 12th March, that's just over one new member a day for January; a good month!

I'd like to say a quick "Hello and Welcome" to all those new members who haven't yet posted, I'm sure we all look forward to hearing from you.

Mike [Smile]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on March 12, 2007, 05:52 PM:

Well Mike, if the present rate of enrollment continues we should hit the magic 1000 mark a little over a year from now. We may need to think about a special incentive for the 1,000 th person...........maybe a free trailer from Derann! [Big Grin]

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on March 12, 2007, 06:33 PM:

Hate to be tne party pooper here, but of the 731, how many are active members and how many haven't posted for some time, if ever?
Just asking.
Mal

Posted by Matthew Davey (Member # 775) on March 13, 2007, 01:39 AM:

Would it be possible to get a list of all the current members (and their last post date?) by location? I would love to know more about the Super8mm film community here in New York city specifically.

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on March 13, 2007, 03:18 AM:

Mal, you're not a party pooper; I think we all realise that it is only ever a small percentage of registered members that are active, that goes for all forums. In this case though it is the constant registration of new members and the increase in postings on a daily basis that make things look so positive. [Wink]

Mike

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 13, 2007, 08:22 AM:

Matthew,

You should start a new thread asking New Yorkers (or East Coast types) to post. There are a decent number of us!

Mike,

I agree with you. The amount of recent activity here on the Forum is impressive.

Doug

Posted by David Roberts (Member # 197) on March 13, 2007, 02:48 PM:

i cant help making the analogy with hi-fi,the various hi def formats just havnt taken off.vinyl is now seen as the one true high def format,it just keeps getting better!
swame with this hobby. dvd"s are ok,but you just cant beat the real thing-FILM !!!

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on February 20, 2008, 07:27 AM:

20 Feb 2008 and we hit 991 members, will we hit 1000 by the end of next week? [Big Grin]

it's great to see the membership increase like this, it's become more and more apparent to me that this forum not only exists for the comments and discussions on the message boards, but equally for the behind the scenes friendships it creates.

Just this week I have been sharing film catalogues by email with a gent in Germany, received a generous donation of film magazines from a man in Manchester and discussed the merits of Digital projection with a fella from Greece. All contacts made through the forum.

It's good to be aboard! [Smile]

Mike

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on February 28, 2008, 06:10 PM:

..and then there were One Thousand!

This place is Film Nirvana!

Pretty much anyplace I see a film collecting forum, if they have a "reel" film section at all it has posts from people seeking the Ultimate Telecine or "Does anybody still use this stuff?"

Here it's 1977 pretty much forever! (..other than the fashions, and we're certainly grateful for that!)

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on February 29, 2008, 12:34 PM:

I wouldn't be surprised if many of that over 700 members were one timers who were looking to pass off thier collections on members, which is fine by me, as no doubt a number of great titles have surfaced for our greedy film stained hands to grab at!

Posted by David Michael Leugers (Member # 166) on March 07, 2008, 12:32 PM:

Film is fun, period. You can not call putting a disk into a player a "hobby". I even enjoy the maintenance of film equipment. The shear mechanical genius involved producing your favorite projector, camera, editing equipment etc., is a joy to behold. The fact that I still get a rush viewing films projected by a well maintained projector onto a large screen in a darkened room must speak volumes about the appeal it has. It always will have for me.

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