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[BOWSER]

i just looked to see that there 338 people viewing this forum,i would think that some of them are thinking of joining in.That would be pretty cool if they joined us in conversation as we do, as if we were all sitting in one living room. Others are just to shy. I thin. That's a shame because the most likely have a lot to offer and information to share. :yes:

 

[del]

i feel the same way Jim , there are always alot of lurkers on forums who for some reason or another don't participate . they do miss out in other ways in my opinion .

 

[pulltabsteve]

Some will sign up :yes: Maybe they are just checking to see if its a friendly place first. Once they read a few posts and check out some of the contests they'll join. Who wouldn't want to belong to the best forum there is :grin:

 

[coinnut]

A lot of them just look for info. The only drawback to lurking is that you miss out on the photos we all post. So when everyone is oohing and awwing at the finds, they just get words :crying02:

 

[greg]

It is kind of strange that there are so many. Don't cost any thing to become a member

 

[Nitro 54]

[size=1:crazy:t]HEY LURKERS,,, Really, this is a very friendly bunch here :grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[Judy]

lol lol Ditto what Nitro said - come on in - water's fine thumbsup01

 

[psychposse]

...would be pretty cool if they joined us in conversation as we do, as if we were all sitting in one living room...

I hope ya got one heck of a BIG living room :shocked01:

 

[BOWSER]

it wasn't your turn to speak :-\

 

[jkress]

Yes... Come on in and pull up a chair everyone. :yes:

If you all are checking this site out, you probably have some goodies that I would like to drool over and add to my wish list. :smitten:

 

[psychposse]

it wasn't your turn to speak :-\

My bad :shocked01:

[Raises Hand]

 

[Judy]

rofl rofl rofl

 

[giant056]

Those names are the ones that have been viewing the forum in the past day.

 

[rsarge1]

the one yhing i've noticed also is there is one real shy person under hidden I wonder who that may be LOL

 

[M-Taliesin]

Howdy Folks!
My theory is that most of them are White's dealers, execs, techie types, and others who are wondering whatever became of their customer base. I've been watching numbers here and there, and it really is looking grim for some folks who like to sell metal detectors.

i.e.:
1/31/11 7:55am
American Detectorist: 344 Guests, 115 Users
Whites: 168 users online. 18 members and 150 guests

1/31/11 4:47 p.m.
American Detectorist: 348 Guests, 110 Users
Whites: 200 users online. 35 members and 165 guests

Seems a trend may be developing, and I'm fixing to track it awhile. Could enhance my humor.

Blessings,
M-Taliesin

 

[RWJR13]

.......Man...that some great stats........... <:

 

[DaleGM]

we were all lurkers one time or another,
so............

 

[SeabeeRon]

Some of those guests may be what they call &quot:beerbuddyts, kind of an automated search thingy (can you tell I am very technically inclined, thingy being a technical term! :twirlingeyes

 

[BOWSER]

i'm bettin that you and i ,have done alot of lurkin on other forums Ron

 

[M-Taliesin]

Howdy Jim!
Consider the notion that many of those are bots. I've been doing a spreadsheet on our numbers vs. another forum. Since I started tracking numbers, I haven't seen where we had fewer than 100 members online here. The number of guests seems to remain pretty consistent at an average of around 335.

Compare that to another forum, where I've seen as few as 8 members to a high of 35 (kinda dismal performance, really) and the number of guests averaging around 185.

I am interested to see how numbers compare/contrast after a week of tracking.
Nothing says failure quite like forum where mods outnumber active users for a significant portion of the day!

Blessings,
M-Taliesin