Thread: 4000 and counting!

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Just noticed the site now has 4002 members. I half paid attention to the numbers a few days ago, but hitting 4K today is a pretty impressive milestone!
Now to just get them all posting!

4000 is a great accomplishment and HalloweenForum should be very proud!
I do see a large amount that have never posted, so some may not still be current.
One forum I post on deletes membership after 6 months of no posts.

Originally Posted by TearDrop Memories

One forum I post on deletes membership after 6 months of no posts.

I belong to a few other hobby forums and have moderated on a couple in the past, including one with about 25000 members. I'm all in favor of members being deleted if they have no posts after 6 months. I think some boards like the impressive numbers, but IMO, a smaller active community is preferable. My observation is that about one fourth of any boards members never even post after joining, so why not just remove them. If they're truly interested, they'll re-register.

Congrats to Larry for building such an impressive membership. Larry's constant attention to detail, and his ability to upgrade and improve the forum to meet the member's needs has always insured that once you sign up here, and are a serious Halloween/haunt freak, you stay. Not to take away from those critical facts, but it's the name that will always draw in the most members. If you're searching google for halloween and a forum, it's going to hit on this one.
I know that other forums software show not only registered members, but active ones as well. Active being having signed in within 30 days regardless of posting. I take that as a much more accurate measure of a forums true membership. I also would like to see members deleted after say a 60 day non-check in status on every forum. That would free up screen names, and give a true picture of the membership.

I know I was a lurker for quite a while before posting anything. Especially when it's a site where you get ideas. Never thought I had much to contribute. Sometimes it's a little intimidating to post on a thread where the other people have 1,000 posts. I'm getting better about it though. I just bet there are a lot of lurkers. Probably lurking at this thread right now.........

Too bad the # of which you sign up is not displayed...be interesting to see who has been posting longest!

No need to be intimidated by the number of posts. It just means we can't shut up...hehe

Originally Posted by jkcoop

I know I was a lurker for quite a while before posting anything. Especially when it's a site where you get ideas. Never thought I had much to contribute. Sometimes it's a little intimidating to post on a thread where the other people have 1,000 posts. I'm getting better about it though. I just bet there are a lot of lurkers. Probably lurking at this thread right now.........

I met a Halloweenforum.com lurker today at Big Lots! I was in the Halloween section when a couple began rummaging through the goods too. They were really enthusiastic about the props as I was so I asked them if they post on this forum and one of them said that she lurks here. It was nice meeting someone in person who uses this forum. : )