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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 06, 2010 02:07 PM

Well,

This little forum has reached 1900 members. That's a lot of 8mm, 16mm, and 9.5mm enthusiasts. Thanks, Brad. [Cool]

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Jon Anders Klausen
Film Handler

Posts: 80
From: Trondheim, Norway
Registered: Apr 2007

posted March 07, 2010 07:35 AM

It would be interesting to know how many of these are active users. Any way to tell? Since many just sign up to sell some films or equpipment, I mean.

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Joe Caruso
Film God

Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 07, 2010 08:02 AM

With so many on-board, it's no wonder I have always advocated a film-con of our own and John Black has amply succeeded with a rousing first program in Wildwood NJ, with another to follow in May - Let's get the word around and make this next one as great as ones to follow - Shorty

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 10, 2010 05:05 PM

The funny part is when you've mentioned the idea of a North American film convention in the past I always responded " 'taint happening"

-I stand corrected!

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 10, 2010 09:14 PM

Steve,

Never under estimate the power of "Shorty". [Eek!]

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Steven Sigel
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 701
From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 10, 2010 09:17 PM

Can someone who was at that show please tell me how many dealers were there and how many attendees?

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Joe Caruso
Film God

Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 11, 2010 07:38 AM

Round-about twenty dealers, many people showed, ask John - Next show in May, will be a great one so pass the word

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 16, 2010 09:25 PM

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It would be interesting to know how many of these are active users. Any way to tell? Since many just sign up to sell some films or equpipment, I mean.

Jon, if my memory serves, I think I've been on this forum since 2003. People signing up just for a sell haven't been occurring very often. Mostly forum members posting sells. It's pretty rare to see a post from someone who has inherited films and wants to sell them or a person who comes on to sell their personal collection.

Could you imagine if all 1910 members were posting regularly. [Eek!]

Now that would be cool. [Cool]

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Jon Anders Klausen
Film Handler

Posts: 80
From: Trondheim, Norway
Registered: Apr 2007

posted March 19, 2010 05:34 AM

That would be very cool! [Big Grin]

...and probably confusing with all the new posts and topics [Razz]

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted March 19, 2010 09:40 PM

It amazes me that with any forum, you never see posts from a large majority of members. It would be fascinating if some of the non-posters could just post ONE message here, saying why they never post!

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Roy Neil
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 203
From: Menlo Park, CA
Registered: Sep 2007

posted March 19, 2010 10:21 PM

... but if someone that never posts were to post a message of explanation ... then they would no longer be qualified to post [Smile]

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

Posts: 3085
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 21, 2010 03:55 PM

With forums such as this, involving collecting, there are always folk leaving the hobby for whatever reason. They would still be on the list of members though. So, the older the forum, the more likelihood of this. How old is this forum, anyway? I've only been a member a couple years or so.

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Adrian Winchester
Film God

Posts: 2941
From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004

posted March 21, 2010 04:10 PM

"... but if someone that never posts were to post a message of explanation ... then they would no longer be qualified to post"

That's true, but I'd love to know if there are hundreds of people reading this and other threads, but never making themselves known. Or are they, as Michael suspects, mostly people that don't even log in nowadays? We need 'an offer that non-posters can't refuse', that would persuade even long-term lurkers to say hello! E.g. send a first post and get a free trailer!

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 21, 2010 04:11 PM

Michael,

Brad started the 8mm Forum back in 2001. We're close to our first decade!

Doug

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

Posts: 3085
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 21, 2010 05:39 PM

Thanks Doug - then I would guess there would indeed be quite a few who joined and have since left the hobby.

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 21, 2010 08:05 PM

Michael,

Absolutely. I should point out that the 1900+ number (currently 1914) is actually the number of members since June 2003 when the Forum returned after a major hardware failure on the server wiped everything out a month earlier.

Doug

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