MEMBERS OF LHF

[Titanium Dome]

At any given moment, there are more guests on the site than members. I'm surprised by the nonmember traffic volume.

I registered as a member some time before my "current" registration date, but I was such an infrequent visitor that at some point I lost my password and couldn't get back on. When I stumbled across it one day, I tried to log in a couldn't. Don was kind enough to reactivate my membership using my old screen name but with a new password.

Apparently anything I posted, which wasn't much, maybe three or four L100 posts, disappeared with the version of the forum under which I first registered.

I'm surprised by the number of people who rarely or never post but who checkin in weekly or more often. It's quite a few.

As a forum gets larger, the number of members becomes meaningless, I think. Over at AVS we're closing in on 400,000, and I'll bet 60% or more of 'em haven't posted in years. I seem to see the same guys on every forum I visit over there.

We should move past the numbers, although Rolf it still bugs me to see all the birthdays for people who haven't been around in years. I thought about starting a thread called "It's JuanCarlosE250's birthday. Who the F$%# is he?" But I didn't. Bandwidth, you know.

[scott fitlin]

On another forum I visit, they will check the membership who havent accessed the forum, and after two years they delete the members who havent even been on the site. This could be a thought for consideration, I mean, if someones is registered but doesnt post but comes in to read, thats fine, Im pretty sure we have a lot of names in the member list with peoiple who havent even looked in here in I dont know how long.

And, of course, as Ti points out, we have how many guests reading at any given time? That wont change, and it doesnt bother me either.

AFAIC, all of these audio forums, and there are a few, have become the audio magazines of the 21st century. Now all we have to do, is get audio companies to send us gear and speakers and cables to evaluate, and we can do writeups, and reveiws, then, we can charge a subscription fee, and actually BE a well read magazine. Maybe even have paid adverstisements!

But, seriously, imagine an audio forum, one where you could actually talk ( post ) to the reveiwer and ask questions about the reveiw, and other things?

There could be a good buisiness in there somewhere.

[lfh]

YOU need to come to Coney Island and have a couple of Nathans Chili Cheese dogs, that`ll set it off!

(Scott, pics coming your way ASAP.)

[scott fitlin]

(Scott, pics coming your way ASAP.)

Yum, I had some of those yesterday! Cant eat em as much as I used to though. But they are still the BEST!

[Titanium Dome]

Yep. I love Nathan's, but I got two words for ya--okay, four words for ya:

Vienna Beef

Chicago Dog

[scott fitlin]

Yeah, that looks good too. Ill have two or four of those.

[kingjames]

Yep. I love Nathan's, but I got two words for ya--okay, four words for ya:

Vienna Beef

Chicago Dog

That my friend is the SHIT!

[Mr. Widget]

Personally I'd prefer a nice bratwurst at a friendly biergartten during the summer in Bavaria or Austria, but I have been known to eat a dog or two.


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[Hoerninger]

bratwurst

Alternativly Curry-Wurst or Krakauer.
But yesterday we had lentil soup. It can be very squawky.
The dictionary does not show this word, I tried to be on topic.
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Peter

[Mr. Widget]

I think we get it.


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[Rolf]

Rolf the only way would be to build in a re registration or membership expiry after say 12 months. They woud still be a member but would need to update their password.

Perhap the most recent version of the forums already has the statistics you are concerned with.

Ian

Yes, maybe. But, as somebody said: "Let the mod's decide". If they, and Don doesnt see this as a need, why should I bother.

[boputnam]

IMost of the farting was in Bo's garage.

Yea, we talked about that - but we'd still invite you back!

[Ian Mackenzie]

Yea, we talked about that - but we'd still invite you back!

Cutting them was your expression as I recall..they were only baby one's I have to report.

Its been a long time b/n drinks. I wonder what awaits me.

Another Giskard poster at the airport>

[scott fitlin]

That my friend is the SHIT!

It looks good, dont get me wrong, but its a bit busy looking with all that stuff! Tomatoes, peppers, pickles etc!

But, they do say NO KETCHUP, and at least you Chicagoans got that part right!

[Mr. Widget]

We seem to have three threads here.

I have no interest in discussing flatulence.

I agree, ketchup has no business being on a hot dog.

...and on to the original topic of the thread.

Is it really not possible for you moderators to delete members that have not been active, let's say for the past year?

Very frustrated to read that a member since 1993 has a birthday with 0 posts.

I have no interest in deleting people who may have lost interest in our circular discussions about horns vs. domes and vintage vs. contemporary and Altec vs. JBL and tubes, wire, aluminum, titanium, etc. etc... it does get tedious.

...and then every now and again an Everest DD66000 comes along or a member presents his latest construction project and it can be interesting.

I see no reason to delete anyone's account for lack of participation.


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