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NickG:
 :jaw:

John started this started off as a healthy debate / brainstorm of ideas. I'm shocked by some of the things you've said there Steve, it's as if you did that deliberately to cause an argument, and in my opinion, the way your attitude comes across in your posts stinks.

Nick

bogstandard:
Please leave it Nick, I know you mean well.

Both Steve and myself have very stubborn streaks. We are like chalk and cheese at times, but I hope our long time friendship goes a lot deeper.

Give it a while, when we have both settled down, things will be calm again. Hopefully like nothing had happened.

John

cedge:

NickG
My apologies to the board for my comments that would have been best made on the private message system. Lacking context, my words do indeed appear to be way out of line, especially on the public side of the forum. Since nothing ever happens in a vacuum, it's best that I leave the context to history and simply mind my own business.   :bang:

John...
The friendship survives, but freedom to disagree is an essential part of that. You've never made my decisions, so sleep in peace.   :med:

Steve

Serveta150:
Sergeant Kiljoy here, of the North Yorkshire Light Drag-ons

Being unacustomed (as I am) to making speeches, I would have reservations about Pigeon-holing myself by wearing a T-Shirt with a Logo that implies "Hey evereyone, I'm a member of Madmodder". Quite honestly, a group of say 10 + 2 (One Dozen) all togged-up in this way might come over as a bit pretentious to others. Anyway, the "Gears" logo is too similar to that of the Vespa (Scooter) Owners Club. Enough said.

I do not feel that Madmodder needs this type of presentation for it to continue and/or accelerate it's success. Were it to become too successful, it might end-up being spoiled.

Salutations, Paul

bogstandard:
Steve,

Sleeping well, but with one eye partially open.


Paul,


--- Quote ---Were it to become too successful, it might end-up being spoiled.

--- End quote ---

My personal view is that Madmodder, because of the unique type of content, will always have a fairly large turnover of active members, all because it is based around a multitude of different types of projects.

Projects finish, and the member has no more interest, so disappears, then you have the dreamer projectologist, who has a dream of making something, gets fed up and again disappears. Then of course you have the general interest lookers, who after a time, pass thru the phase and goes in search for other pursuits.

I don't know if anyone has the figures, but I think you will find, there is a core group of people, who will stay around permanently, and of the other members, I think there is a large number having no interest after say six months, moving on to pastures new.

So really when it all boils down to it, even though it looks like the forum is growing at a very healthy rate, we are also reducing in active members at the same time.

Going by the numbers you see on other sites, say 30K+ members, if they were all active it would take you a week just to make a post, as the forum would be in massive turmoil continuously. But it very rarely happens that way.

You see some of the older sites having many thousands of members, but only one or two new posts each week. A sure sign that most registered members are long gone, and the core members are talking to themselves.

So in my view, advertising is required to keep us above the attrition rate.

I for one don't like talking to myself (I tend to answer back).

Of course these are my thoughts, and Paul has raised a very valid issue.

Has anyone else got anything constructive to say about whether we should be advertising or not?

John

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