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dead in here these days
griff:
Raffles ;D
No thanks, if anyone wants to flog a damaged/repaired frameset for twice the going rate, or only let their mates win they can keep it off this forum thanks very much :daumenhoch:
Andyboy77:
--- Quote from: griff on March 17, 2017, 08:52 PM ---Raffles ;D
No thanks, if anyone wants to flog a damaged/repaired frameset for twice the going rate, or only let their mates win they can keep it off this forum thanks very much :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch:
kalex:
Screw raffles as my luck is that bad that if I gambled on a two horse race it would some how come third :D
rodriguez:
--- Quote from: griff on March 17, 2017, 03:44 PM ---18 mods/owners etc in total (Dannywhac no longer has mod privileges and 'Admin' is just an account, not a person)
Right now there are 28 users logged in (in a weekday afternoon) and over 250 guests browsing
Now maths might not be my strongest subject, but I'm pretty sure that's more than 18, disregarding the odd search bot lurking, that's not a bad number of people using the site overall either
So yeah, a slight exaggeration I think is a generous response to your remark. Certainly more polite than saying 'you're talking bollux' even though that would not have been factually incorrect either
As for new members, I just checked the admin logs and 37 new members have been approved and could be posting any minute now
let's make them feel welcome eh?
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Come on John, 28 people online of an afternoon is a drop in the ocean compared to what there used to be, on a Friday there'd be twice or three times that many online and there was never as many mods needed then.
That aside I reckon there's about a dozen members who are actively and regularly contributing or am I talking more bollox given that I'm the one saying it.
griff:
I'm just saying that 28 is more than 18 :teef:
Harping on about the Halcyon days of Rad and how it was different back then isn't going to achieve anything. Neither will the actions (or inactions) of a few mods, we are all part of the solution as well as the problem
Of course it's not as busy as it used to be, no denying that, but what do you suggest to do? With any hobby things move in cycles,/none of us are getting younger/bubbles burst (still waiting for the explosion of cheap parts on the market)
On one hand you say that the forum platform generally is dead, but like Andy said I wouldn't want this place to turn into Facebook. It has its good points but just look at the majority of it - not just talking Bmx groups but the amount of narcissistic drivel, shady characters and constant validation-seeking makes me glad I fooked it off. Not having that channel turned on any more as a distraction clearly means I no longer know what I'm missing, but just looking through the :radbmxsmilie: shaped window now things still look pretty good - I do still hear about some of the FB nonsense thanks to PMs etc and I'm in no rush to go back :teef:
Look at some of the posts above and you can see that there are recently-joined members who've been made to feel welcome and have contributed some great threads. :daumenhoch:
Things to be glad about.....
The standard of bike builds is as good as ever
We have a great community here
There have been some nice little forum upgrades to help with pics/videos
We have a shitload of useful archived material to look back on
No ads or spam!
Oh and last but not least, we have several hundred voluntary site supporters and a bunch of very kind sponsors which means that we are able to put on the best annual OSBMX shindig on the planet.
Could it be better? Of course, but some things take time and the 'can't please everyone' rule definitely applies. The feedback section is open though :daumenhoch:
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