Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***The Barrow-Wight*** · 07-02-2000, 04:55 PM

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Welcome Tar-Elenion! You are the 50th member of The Barrow-Downs discussion board! Your win the grand prize of a thread named after you. Woo hoo <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

Welcome!

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bmilder · 07-02-2000, 06:57 PM

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Re: Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member!

Ha! I got that too and I wasn't even the 50th member <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b">

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***The Barrow-Wight*** · 07-02-2000, 07:28 PM

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Re: Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member!

Oh! I guess I'll have to delete that bothersome thread. <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b">

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The Perky Ent · 08-16-2004, 08:07 PM

Wow. We're really come a long way. It's a shame we're not hearing stuff like this nowadays!

Feanor of the Peredhil · 08-16-2004, 08:11 PM

Indeed, Perky, but can you imagine if every member had his own welcoming page? The space involved is alarming. I am assuming that's why we now have a general newbies welcoming page... You register, you head in that general direction, introduce yourself, and get a nice hardy welcome from some oldsters. Not quite as personalized, but still nice and cheerful.

Fea

The Perky Ent · 08-16-2004, 08:19 PM

I know, but I'm not talking about every member. I'm talkin, every 1,000th member. Maybe in Mirth...

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-17-2004, 08:11 AM

One problem is that too many Downers just disappear after a day and never return.

Firefoot · 08-17-2004, 08:20 AM

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One problem is that too many Downers just disappear after a day and never return.

I agree. A quick check in the Member's List shows that roughly 1040 out of 2038 have 25 posts or fewer. That's more than half!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-17-2004, 08:48 AM

The list of members is deceiving. I was member 2888 and that was when I joined over two years ago.

The Perky Ent · 08-17-2004, 09:56 AM

Yes, there's loads of registered users. vBulletin should develop some sorta filter system, where if a account is inactive for 4 months, it deletes it. It would give you warnings, so if you still wanted to downs, it wouldn't destory your account. Hmm, that is an idea. I should write a letter...

HerenIstarion · 08-18-2004, 02:00 AM

There is a filter - the mods and admins on the site. The actual number of people who [at least] joined must be round 13-14K now.

We were at 10,000 on December 26, 2003. The average of registering was 10 per day back than, which gives approximate of 12,400 members for now. But most of the number just register, and never appear thence. So our beloved mods have to hand-clean inactive accounts

cheers

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-18-2004, 05:13 AM

One of the more taxing parts of the job I suspect!

The Perky Ent · 08-18-2004, 07:24 AM

Well, if they made a filter, mods wouldn't have to do that! If I fix this, maybe I'll win a mod-bell peace prize...

InklingElf · 08-25-2004, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Perky Ent

Well, if they made a filter, mods wouldn't have to do that! If I fix this, maybe I'll win a mod-bell peace prize...

I think I would still have it the manual way. That way people who are gone for vacation -- say 4 months like you said would be able to come home and find their membership intact.

But then again making it automatic CAN be useful. For now I'm proud of our dedicated mods for keeping the barrows swept cleen.

07-02-2000, 04:55 PM	#1
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member! <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Chief Wight Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Welcome Tar-Elenion! You are the 50th member of The Barrow-Downs discussion board! Your win the grand prize of a thread named after you. Woo hoo <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> Welcome! mailto:barrow-wight@kitgraphics.comThe Barrow-Wight</a> http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a></p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

07-02-2000, 07:28 PM	#3
*The Barrow-Wight* Night In Wight Satin Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 4,043	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Chief Wight Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member! Oh! I guess I'll have to delete that bothersome thread. <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b"> mailto:barrow-wight@kitgraphics.comThe Barrow-Wight</a> http://www.barrowdowns.comThe Barrow-Downs</a></p> __________________ The Barrow-Wight

08-16-2004, 08:07 PM	#4
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Wow. We're really come a long way. It's a shame we're not hearing stuff like this nowadays! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-16-2004, 08:11 PM	#5
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Indeed, Perky, but can you imagine if every member had his own welcoming page? The space involved is alarming. I am assuming that's why we now have a general newbies welcoming page... You register, you head in that general direction, introduce yourself, and get a nice hardy welcome from some oldsters. Not quite as personalized, but still nice and cheerful. Fea __________________ peace

08-16-2004, 08:19 PM	#6
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	I know, but I'm not talking about every member. I'm talkin, every 1,000th member. Maybe in Mirth... __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

07-02-2000, 06:57 PM	#2
bmilder Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 44	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spirit Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Tar-Elenion! is our 50th Member! Ha! I got that too and I wasn't even the 50th member <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b"> ---Ben Admin at <a href=http://pub2.ezboard.com/bbenjaminstolkienboard><font size=+1>Entmoot</a>, the largest J.R.R. Tolkien community on ezboard!</p>

08-17-2004, 08:11 AM	#7
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	One problem is that too many Downers just disappear after a day and never return. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

08-17-2004, 08:48 AM	#9
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	The list of members is deceiving. I was member 2888 and that was when I joined over two years ago. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

08-17-2004, 09:56 AM	#10
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Yes, there's loads of registered users. vBulletin should develop some sorta filter system, where if a account is inactive for 4 months, it deletes it. It would give you warnings, so if you still wanted to downs, it wouldn't destory your account. Hmm, that is an idea. I should write a letter... __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-18-2004, 02:00 AM	#11
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	There is a filter - the mods and admins on the site. The actual number of people who [at least] joined must be round 13-14K now. We were at 10,000 on December 26, 2003. The average of registering was 10 per day back than, which gives approximate of 12,400 members for now. But most of the number just register, and never appear thence. So our beloved mods have to hand-clean inactive accounts cheers __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

08-18-2004, 05:13 AM	#12
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	One of the more taxing parts of the job I suspect! __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

08-18-2004, 07:24 AM	#13
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Well, if they made a filter, mods wouldn't have to do that! If I fix this, maybe I'll win a mod-bell peace prize... __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'