At this moment we have 699 members. Which means the 700th member is on its way.
Still, there's only a handful of people who are regular posters.
I love statistics, so let me share this with you:
This forum was set up in 2005. By the end of 2005 we had 369 members, of which 263 members actually posted. That's 71 percent! A lot of the members then, where very active and became regular members. We all remember Appelmoes??, Constable Hogweed, gelert, Moonloop and I'm sure there are more.
Some are still (fairly) active: bellanova, Deenfan, erik, JJ II, johninblack, kmorse, keyboardistmatt, maddox, mdread666, Peter, PH, Smegal, Teunis, The Butterfly Man. Well done everyone!
Even Clive shows up from time to time. ;)
At the end of 2006, 98 new members have joined. I think Bupie and funkster are the most active of 2006's members. ;D Also debsss, willowroolz and Crazy Diamond were fairly active, at least at that time.
In 2007 the amount of new members dropped again. Nicky, bluepony, and Draco are introduced along with 75 others.
2008 brought us people like Steve Jones, Iggy, Manatee and h9. Some still regularly post here and some a bit less regularly.
I think the latest 'new regular' is aswas, who registered in 2009. Although he has only posted two times this year.
In 2010 there were only two new members who actually posted. and this year there are 19 new members, but only three of them actually participated in topics.
So there's a true 'core' of members who stay loyal to the forum (;)) but there are many more who where either very active in the past (Appelmoes??, Moonloop, bluepony, Steve Jones) or never really active at all...
Perhaps it's an idea to email the members of the forum about the new album. Perhaps they'll renew their membership?
I want all these cool members back! >:(
Hey Paco, were you bored or something? :P Nah just kidding. Interesting read actually. I hope the number of members will rise again after the current tour and the release of the new album!
Tom
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2011-11-14, 20:53:34
Some are still (fairly) active: bellanova, Deenfan, erik, JJ II, johninblack, kmorse, keyboardistmatt, maddox, mdread666, Peter, PH, Smegal, Teunis, The Butterfly Man. Well done everyone!
So I'v only dreamt that I'v been posting ::)
And this Paco guy, that's only nightmares ;D
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h9
I don't remember him ???
What I wonder most about is why Jonesy all of a sudden dropped out. He seemed to be quite happy being in the Room.
Nicky.
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Tue, 2011-11-15, 10:51:58
Hey Paco, were you bored or something? :P
Just a bit.
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Tue, 2011-11-15, 10:51:58
Interesting read actually. I hope the number of members will rise again after the current tour and the release of the new album!
I hope so too! *horns*
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2011-11-15, 15:28:35
So I'v only dreamt that I'v been posting ::)
You did not join in 2005, so that's why you were not in that list. I was only talking about the ones that joined in 2005 and were still active.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2011-11-15, 15:28:35
And this Paco guy, that's only nightmares ;D
Nah, he's a great guy!
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2011-11-15, 15:28:35
I don't remember him ???
I'm sure you do. Hanin from Indonesia. He's very fond of Yes.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Tue, 2011-11-15, 15:28:35
What I wonder most about is why Jonesy all of a sudden dropped out. He seemed to be quite happy being in the Room.
Yes. He was an extremely active member. Same for Appelmoes??.
Could they be dead? :o
Quote from: PH on Tue, 2011-11-15, 17:07:19
Yes. He was an extremely active member. Same for Appelmoes??.
Could they be dead? :o
About Steve, I feel the same about him.
I often wonder how he is doing and why he dropped out.
Would like to know the answer to that question.
About Appel, that's a different story.
A: he wasn't really into forums anymore, he also stayed away from the ayreon forum.
The whole forum concept just wasn't appealing anymore. The fun was gone.
But the other reason is actually a nice one, especially for him since he frequently wondered why he couldn't find the one thing he really needed: A girlfriend.
And last time we had contact, last April he still was very in luv. ;)
I don't think that we will see him again, not very soon that is, maybe in the future when he wonders how we're doing.
But, to return to the subject, I wonder how much of those 700 (+) members will be a regular on the board.
Quote from: PH on Tue, 2011-11-15, 17:07:19
I'm sure you do. Hanin from Indonesia. He's very fond of Yes.
Right, Paxi, I remember him well now :)
Nicky.
Hi, I was a member and renewed my attendance. I intend to take part in this forum on a regular basis.
But only when there is really something to say, not to "display" myself ! ;)
Cheers,
René
Quote from: RenetheCage on Fri, 2011-11-18, 13:17:03
But only when there is really something to say, not to "display" myself ! ;)
Hey, now I'm wondering whether I'm posting in order to display myself :o
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2011-11-18, 15:43:09
Hey, now I'm wondering whether I'm posting in order to display myself :o
If your answer is Yes, please change your avatar signature for "License to display myself" ;D
Back to the topic, I miss the transatlantic connection between M. Jones and Manatee. They were our super duo of Roomies, always pushing the titles games to another limit. And I still remember that pun that Steve did one day about Celine and Selene ... :)
Quote from: RenetheCage on Fri, 2011-11-18, 13:17:03
Hi, I was a member and renewed my attendance. I intend to take part in this forum on a regular basis.
Hey man! That's great! Welcome back to the Shattered Room!
Quote from: RenetheCage on Fri, 2011-11-18, 13:17:03
But only when there is really something to say, not to "display" myself ! ;)
But when there's not really something to say, you could start a conversation yourself of course. There's always something to say. ;)
Quote from: Bupie on Fri, 2011-11-18, 17:39:03
If your answer is Yes, please change your avatar signature for "License to display myself" ;D
But it won't be au naturel ;D
Nicky.
Well, it seems that the 700th member is strato who registered 13 November. Which is a bit odd, as this topic was opened on 14 November and then we had 699 members... ???
Anyway, we have 708 members now! ;D
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2011-11-14, 20:53:34
At this moment we have 699 members. Which means the 700th member is on its way.
Still, there's only a handful of people who are regular posters.
I love statistics, so let me share this with you:
This forum was set up in 2005. By the end of 2005 we had 369 members, of which 263 members actually posted. That's 71 percent! A lot of the members then, where very active and became regular members. We all remember Appelmoes??, Constable Hogweed, gelert, Moonloop and I'm sure there are more.
Some are still (fairly) active: bellanova, Deenfan, erik, JJ II, johninblack, kmorse, keyboardistmatt, maddox, mdread666, Peter, PH, Smegal, Teunis, The Butterfly Man. Well done everyone!
Even Clive shows up from time to time. ;)
~ ~ ~
I want all these cool members back! >:(
Well, I last posted on October 24th 2011. That was months ago! I do look in from time to time being that The Shattered Room is on my bookmarks bar on Chrome...
Here's a diagram:
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It's a bit crude I know, but there's only so much you can do when you lose both arms and both legs in a duel with King Arthur! 8)
(This doesn't apply to me, but it was a perfectly pointless thing to type out which makes me smile - slightly!) ;D
*horns*
There's also this small matter of Facebook... ::) :-\
Hey Matt, you'r beginnin to sound like Gelert ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Fri, 2012-08-10, 13:53:14
Hey Matt, you'r beginnin to sound like Gelert ;D
Nicky.
That's good, right? :P
Ah, a trip down memory lane....
Oops. Although I have dropped by now and again it seems my last post was December '11.
Hope you are all doing ok :)
Quote from: johninblack on Wed, 2012-09-05, 03:19:15
Oops. Although I have dropped by now and again it seems my last post was December '11.
Hope you are all doing ok :)
Hi, John. Welcome.
My name is Alex. ;)
Hope you'll enjoy your stay! *horns*
Oh.. wait. .. ;D
Yes, his name rings a bell...
;)
Quote from: johninblack on Wed, 2012-09-05, 03:19:15
Oops. Although I have dropped by now and again it seems my last post was December '11.
Hope you are all doing ok :)
...And where have you been?
I've been here the whole time since...
...errm... :-[
...well, anyway good job John. Merry New Year. ;D