Thread: Ratio of members to guests

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Had to think about that for a bit, couldn't decide if it should be "are one", "is one", or "am one"...

Still not sure!

You're a So. Dakota Norwegian......................................what difference does it make....really!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

You're a So. Dakota Norwegian......................................what difference does it make....really!

Just one more thing to ponder during the course of my day!!!! Other concerns are;

1. Why do drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?

2. Why does sour cream have an expiration date on the package?

Hope I don't wind up with a headache from thinking again!!!!!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Bob--your comment about starting technical posts---I have been sitting on the thought about starting a series on the maintenance/tooling upkeep on the shop machinery that it takes to do the machining on engines---you know, not stuff you can get from Harbor Freight, but the shop tools/machines--and of course, the constant battle of keeping it working with so much stuff being from companies that have either gone out of business OR MOVED ON to CNC stuff which really takes them out of the picture for small shops(someone who isn't supporting an army of vehicles ala Hendricks, Roush, etc---

We recently had a guy try out with us for a short period of time who couldn't read a conventional mike!!!!and thought 7/16 was bigger than 5/8------

It is unbelievable how hard it is just to go get a few normal bolts these days----

That would be great!! I do this for a hobby so any tech on tooling or tips from the pros would be great!! I myself do not post that often because I type with one finger and butcher the english language,but read and lurk every day. I lurk at the hamb site and usually am in tears from laughing when reading some posts. Learned alot on this site so I THANK ALL OF YOU! keep it coming!! Pete

Originally Posted by Mike52

I believe a large number of guests can and will lead to more new members (if they like what they see). What I find more interesting is seeing a member with a very, very low number of posts made (sometimes 10 or less) yet their Join Date was 5, 6 or 7 years ago.

Mike

thats what i did.
i looked at how people treated each other here before i joined.
i hate a hostile/snotty car forum.
you guys are very supportive of newbies and give good advice.

Originally Posted by RestoRod

Has anyone else noticed or wondered about the big discrepancy between members and guests on this site? I just logged on and there were 13 members and 226 guests.
Another site I frequent had 113 members and 113 guests on my last visit and this seems to be a regular pattern.
Why such a difference? Is it just that many of the "guests" are actually members who haven't signed in or is there some reason so many visitors are not becoming members?
Just curious.


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About 40% are attributed to internet "bots", the other 59% are lurkers located world wide. 1% are the usual spammers attempting to open new accounts in which to flood this site with their advertisements.

Bill S.

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

i would like my cage clean out ....i think i did try one or two times to post on some thing.s . it met with dead air . or a pat on the back not realy looking for that ..well not all the time.. but more or less to show how things get done or how i do them . i pass by some post as some do not unstand what i am trying to tell them or they did not want to hear it anways .so its more like a drive by post for me. less Jerry or any one wants to talk machine work .machines or tooling . i think we did that some were and that did not take flight

I get dead air occasionally too,Pat..I take it as it comes..I think sometimes I read a post on something,and if I dont fully understand,or not sure how to reply,I leave it alone..You and Jerry,among others,can confuse me with your engineering lingo anyway,,

Originally Posted by DJ Bill

Speaking as a newbie... there are sites out there that love to chew up and spit out newbies, so we tend to lurk a while before we post or join. And as a site administrator for a jeep site, there are a TON of bots out there getting info for google and other search engines, along with the spambots that try to get in and leave their junk in our sites.. A look at recent error logs may give a better idea of just what is happening.

Yessir,,I think some sites like to test you out,,''Whats this dude made of?Lets see how far we can push him'',type of attitude..We are lucky on here,,its a good site and Uncle Bill keeps us tickin over ,POLITELY... And thats kool,cos I hate the scratchin I see in other places..

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

We recently had a guy try out with us for a short period of time who couldn't read a conventional mike!!!!and thought 7/16 was bigger than 5/8------

It is unbelievable how hard it is just to go get a few normal bolts these days----

But NUTS are plentyful

Thanks for the comments. I wasn't complaining or trying to imply something is wrong with the site, I just noticed that it was different from the other site and I wondered if there was a reason. I don't frequent a lot of different sites so I'm not aware whether this ratio is the norm or the exception.
I do like Uncle Bob's suggestion for more technical postings....the build logs are the first section I look at here.


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