New Users/Members

getakey - Much like the past post you contributed on you seem to think that this board has view members and would do well to have more. You say the other forums you visit have more members and are better for it. Why don't you persuade your friends on those boards to sign up here and contribute. Better yet contribute a post of substance or at least something that isn't whining about what this board is not.

It is January and there is not much boat stuff to talk about. Even the "Bay Area" of CA has been enveloped in fog for much of the last couple of weeks. This weekend was great though and some photos where posted in that section. The NBR section just had a OP that went for nearly two weeks and 200 threads. At least 10 or so new posts a day in there it seams.

It never ceases to amaze me why someone would participate in something they like, then go to a similar place and complain that they need to make it more like the first place. What purpose does it serve. Dilute the two? Get members off the first? Spend your time reading the same stuff in two locations? Maybe instead of GetAKey you can get a ****.

I know you (and likely a few others) will not take this constructively but to day you have not proven otherwise.
 
^ WTF - I was making a simple comment that restricting free emails for registration may deter new members. The other forums I am on have nothing to do with boating, so your comments are misguided. Furthermore, I have contributed (I believe constructively) to other threads in this Forum as well as starting a few. In terms of Bay Area boating, last weekend was beautiful with Sunny Skies and near zero wind. I was in the City and there were plenty of boats on the water.

My only "whine" is how to get more members which I believe would improve the Forum. Furthermore, there was no criticism of Les or any other person. I admire those who volunteer and make these sites work.
 
For a time there was a pretty active fight between this forum and another forum that I won't name. That forum is certaily more active, but there is a lot of stupidity on that foum (along with some good information and good people).

If you want to ask a serious question about boating, this is among the best places to ask. If you want to ask something like "Do you let women drop deuces in your toilet ?", take it to the other forum (yes, "toilet", not head).
 
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Originally posted by In the know

I signed up without using any e-mail address. I must be special.

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No..Not special..just different..
 
problem with the free emails isn't just spammers it's also how when someone is booted off (if they violate forum rules), they can come back in quickly with another free email...

I agree that it may be an obstacle although what sets BE apart from other forums is the overall quality of the members and the posts. i find it to be a pita to have to go thru dozens of one liner posts with agravating animated avatars!!

Les, maybe you should update the registration form to encourage usage of "regular" emails, including faster membership approvals.
 
^I'm all for keeping quality of membership up. I think that is a good suggestion that registration with free email requires some sort of extra verification. Seems like that is what is in effect been happening.
 
When I first joined there were no e-mails in Canada...In Canada we used smoke signals, and to this day Les still accepts them from the Canadians...
 
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Originally posted by carver 2557

When I first joined there were no e-mails in Canada...In Canada we used smoke signals, and to this day Les still accepts them from the Canadians...

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Wayne, I have it on very good authority that I am the only registered member without an e-mail address. Heck, I'm not even sure I have an internet connection.
 
Do you use Carrier Pigeon...That's what the Owl wanted you for...he had a message for you from the Pigeon...
 
I don't have a "private email address". I only use my free email addresses!
 
Well geez, do you guys want regular email addresses? I'd be glad to give you one from one of my domains.
 
I participate actively in three boating forums, this one "The Hull Truth" and the Hatteras Owners Forum. Both have a very open policy about links and other restrictions. THT probably has 10 times the posts and threads, probably closer to 20x, than this one does, and the HOF , as narrow an audience as it serves, has about the same number of posts as BE. I'd note that HOF is hosted and sponsored by a boating products store, Sam's Marine, to whom us Hatt owners are quite loyal because they specialize in our boats and are great guys. They aren't as paranoid about competition, realizing that a lively forum brings more traffic. I think if BE and some of the self-appointed hall monitors loosened up a little it would be a benefit to the site. For example, a great marine air conditioning expert was driven off this site over the link rules, and has become a highly valuable contributor at HOF. His business has virtually no cross over to BF; he would have been a good moderator. Anyway, I spend less and less time here because there is less and less to learn here.
 
I have a yahoo account. I use that as my primary email. I have had several(4-5) internet providers over the 20+ years. Changing providers usally meant you had no access to the old email address. Many ISP will now allow someone to keep an email account with them (for a fee). I now find it best to use yahoo, that way I don't have to pay $3.99 per month per ISP for email. I belong to a bunch of forums and I rarely, if ever, see spammers. I would imagine that spamming a forum with good moderators is a waste of their time as their post will get deleted very quickly.
 
some forums can also become too big. One that I know has so many posts I have to follow threads in only certain areas because it is so big and moves so fast.
 
This is the only forum I go to. Reason being is, the wealth of information on this site is second to none. Its not about the quantity of posts or members, its about the QUALITY of the members and posts here. Ive been to other forums and its totally nuts. The people on this site are extremely knowledgeable. Ive grown up on the water and I have learned a ton from this site.

"There seem to be only a handful of people on the forums from the Bay Area and I believe the site would be better the more users we have" Well Ill have to disagree with you. The more people we have DOES NOT MEAN the better this site would be. You would be crowding a forum that is perfect the way it is. Add more people and youre going to get more trolls coming through here.
 
I'm not advocating a huge site, but this forum has a long way to go before it is too big. From what I see there are around 100 users on the site at any given time. In some of the threads, it just seems like an extension of email between a few members of the board.
In any case, my original premise was that people should be able to sign up with free email accounts and it appears that is the case, but the T&Cs have not been updated to reflect that. Perhaps that is a deterrent to new quality members, perhaps not.
 
Jerry its time for you to $hit or get off the pot. Cough up $20bucks and become a SUPPORTING member and then you can advocate for whatever you want this site to become. Right now, to me at least, your words mean nothing
 
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