8mm Forum: 1900 members and Growing

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Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on 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]

Posted by Jon Anders Klausen (Member # 818) on 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.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on 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

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on 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!

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on March 10, 2010, 09:14 PM:

Steve,

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

Posted by Steven Sigel (Member # 21) on 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?

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on 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

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on March 16, 2010, 09:25 PM:

quote:
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]

Posted by Jon Anders Klausen (Member # 818) on March 19, 2010, 05:34 AM:

That would be very cool! [Big Grin]

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

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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!

Posted by Roy Neil (Member # 913) on 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]

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on 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.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on 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!

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on March 21, 2010, 04:11 PM:

Michael,

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

Doug

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on 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.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on 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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