why is this forum so small?

yaganon · 03-09-2010, 02:24 AM

I just feel like more people should be in this forum. The record for max # of people logged in at the same time was like 372... that's ridiculously low.

joanne1216 · 03-09-2010, 06:37 AM

Great things come in little packages

KKPDX · 03-09-2010, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joanne1216

Great things come in little packages

I don't know what else there is to say....

maybe... "Size doesn't matter?"

Scooter · 03-09-2010, 11:09 AM

Good Question. Any Ideas to offer?
We get great hit rates in Google Searches
Lots of new people sign up, about 50% are robots and 25% automatons

The remaining 25% should be building a base of success oriented people but they leave, never post or just lurk.

If you look at some of the larger and better known Success and PD sites, they also have a small core of members that last and a large transient population.

I tend to be active on sites I find value and I often find it to be the case that people come and people go, there is a core group that stays and it is not necessarily restricted to PD. I am very active in several runners groups and see the same issues. I Mentor Barefoot running on a site and the people that come, stay for awhile and move on. Maybe they are all getting successful and we are just miserable failures.

We are the Martyrs of change

yaganon · 03-09-2010, 06:13 PM

what better success forums are you referring to?

Scooter · 03-09-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by yaganon

what better success forums are you referring to?

I didn't say better I said "larger and better known"
Language can be tricky, there aren't "better" success forums.

Batman · 03-09-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Scooter

there aren't "better" success forums.

Amen My brotha!!!

joanne1216 · 03-09-2010, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KKPDX

"Size doesn't matter?"

You said a mouthful

Stoic_Jason · 03-09-2010, 07:13 PM

perv

joanne1216 · 03-09-2010, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoic_Jason

perv

Who me?

I don't think I've ever been called a perv, I kinda like it

Stoic_Jason · 03-09-2010, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joanne1216

Who me?

I don't think I've ever been called a perv, I kinda like it

Betcha do

.

Not an indictment of course.

EntrepreneurDan · 03-10-2010, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaganon

I just feel like more people should be in this forum. The record for max # of people logged in at the same time was like 372... that's ridiculously low.

Actually I think that's pretty good as it is. I know of some that don't even get that many in a day. You must have some forums in mind of such magnitude? Are they success oriented related?

jethrah · 03-10-2010, 09:49 AM

loving the forum,its personal and supportive,just what i need

ps...tut tut dirty dirty minds eh

SophiaG · 03-10-2010, 03:45 PM

the answer is simple, most people dont want to look at/deal with their short-comings :P

OR, they have better things to do than be on a forum o_o (either or) LOL

EntrepreneurDan · 03-11-2010, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SophiaG

the answer is simple, most people dont want to look at/deal with their short-comings :P

OR, they have better things to do than be on a forum o_o (either or) LOL

LOL!

Yes, but according to the thread starter he or she knows of some other forums whereas having "372 people logged in at the same time" would be considered "ridiculously low."

Scooter · 03-11-2010, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EntrepreneurDan

LOL!

Yes, but according to the thread starter he or she knows of some other forums whereas having "372 people logged in at the same time" would be considered "ridiculously low."

The OP was referring to Successvibe and the stats on the main page

Quote:

Most users ever online was 342, 07-01-2007 at 02:52 AM.

I am guessing a glitch in the system or a Robot attack.

mleighp1 · 03-11-2010, 11:29 AM

There are some pros and some cons to this forum being so small. This is the smallest board that I participate in. Bodybuilding.com is the biggest forum that I am a member of. I like that BB.com is so active and there are hundreds of threads for me to read through on a daily basis if I wanted to, but its also much more difficult to truly establish a bond with any of the members the way I have here.

I do wish there was more participation here, but I like that I can actually count some of the members here as my friends. Some of them I have known for over five years and have seen me through some ups and downs.

Auswithspirit · 03-11-2010, 04:31 PM

Personally i think we have just the right amunt of people and a good cross reference of character and history and probably more importantly heart.

I believe the larger the forum, some times can be worse than better, you ask a question and get bombarded with the answers.
Here we kind of know a fair amount of each others history and can compare, and also we have been through a lot here and know who's word is worth listening too and who's is not

Not much happens in life that some one here has not faced and even if they didn't win the battle some times its nice to hear of there battle and were the flaws where

KKPDX · 03-12-2010, 12:29 AM

We are just one little happy family.

Cat Lover · 03-12-2010, 06:49 AM

Like other posters have said, it is nice that it is on the small side. We are all very close to one another here. Most of us, have known one another for about 6 years now. In fact, we came from a much larger site to this one! There is a lot of up side to a larger site, however there is a down side too. Lots of fights, flame wars, chaos and discontent.... Here, we are a pretty big, happy family around here. We always welcome new comers, those that stay around find a lot to like about this place. Stick around a while, perhaps you too, will see that BIG isn't always better.

03-09-2010, 02:24 AM	#1
yaganon Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41	why is this forum so small? I just feel like more people should be in this forum. The record for max # of people logged in at the same time was like 372... that's ridiculously low.

03-09-2010, 06:37 AM	#2
joanne1216 God has plans for me Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: on the Vibe of course Posts: 11,697	Great things come in little packages __________________ "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." - Chinese Proverb

03-09-2010, 11:09 AM	#4
Scooter A Minimalist Buddha Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Planet Papunia Posts: 7,649	Good Question. Any Ideas to offer? We get great hit rates in Google Searches Lots of new people sign up, about 50% are robots and 25% automatons The remaining 25% should be building a base of success oriented people but they leave, never post or just lurk. If you look at some of the larger and better known Success and PD sites, they also have a small core of members that last and a large transient population. I tend to be active on sites I find value and I often find it to be the case that people come and people go, there is a core group that stays and it is not necessarily restricted to PD. I am very active in several runners groups and see the same issues. I Mentor Barefoot running on a site and the people that come, stay for awhile and move on. Maybe they are all getting successful and we are just miserable failures. We are the Martyrs of change __________________ [ My Blog ] [ Kona Condo ] "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” -Socrates

03-09-2010, 07:13 PM	#9
Stoic_Jason Great Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: One of the united States of America Posts: 2,639	perv __________________ Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."- Malcolm X Man has the rights he will defend.

03-10-2010, 03:45 PM	#14
SophiaG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: DC Posts: 149	the answer is simple, most people dont want to look at/deal with their short-comings :P OR, they have better things to do than be on a forum o_o (either or) LOL __________________ "A good will isn't good because of what it effects or accomplishes, it's good in itself. Even if by the upmost effort the good will accomplishes nothing, it would still shine like a jewel for its own sake as something which has its full value in itself" - Immanuel Kant "When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." - Ernest Hemingway

03-09-2010, 06:13 PM	#5
yaganon Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 41	what better success forums are you referring to?

03-10-2010, 09:49 AM	#13
jethrah Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London Posts: 71	loving the forum,its personal and supportive,just what i need ps...tut tut dirty dirty minds eh

03-11-2010, 11:29 AM	#17
mleighp1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,624	There are some pros and some cons to this forum being so small. This is the smallest board that I participate in. Bodybuilding.com is the biggest forum that I am a member of. I like that BB.com is so active and there are hundreds of threads for me to read through on a daily basis if I wanted to, but its also much more difficult to truly establish a bond with any of the members the way I have here. I do wish there was more participation here, but I like that I can actually count some of the members here as my friends. Some of them I have known for over five years and have seen me through some ups and downs. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19219461 Last edited by mleighp1; 03-11-2010 at 11:37 AM.

03-11-2010, 04:31 PM	#18
Auswithspirit FIREWALKER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right where i need to be Posts: 6,469	Personally i think we have just the right amunt of people and a good cross reference of character and history and probably more importantly heart. I believe the larger the forum, some times can be worse than better, you ask a question and get bombarded with the answers. Here we kind of know a fair amount of each others history and can compare, and also we have been through a lot here and know who's word is worth listening too and who's is not Not much happens in life that some one here has not faced and even if they didn't win the battle some times its nice to hear of there battle and were the flaws where __________________

03-12-2010, 12:29 AM	#19
KKPDX Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 6,996	We are just one little happy family. __________________ "Happiness is something you decide on, not something that happens to you"

03-12-2010, 06:49 AM	#20
Cat Lover Writer of my life story Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Comfortably sitting in the lounge at VIBE here in Canada Posts: 6,056	Like other posters have said, it is nice that it is on the small side. We are all very close to one another here. Most of us, have known one another for about 6 years now. In fact, we came from a much larger site to this one! There is a lot of up side to a larger site, however there is a down side too. Lots of fights, flame wars, chaos and discontent.... Here, we are a pretty big, happy family around here. We always welcome new comers, those that stay around find a lot to like about this place. Stick around a while, perhaps you too, will see that BIG isn't always better.

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