Forum Boss
Administrator
80,000 Members in AccurateShooter.com Forum
Well folks, we hit a Major milestone today -- Our Forum now officially has 80,000 approved, registered members.
Lucky number 80,000 is a 29-year old fellow from Guyton, Georgia. He will be rewarded with a FREE Gold Membership. Hopefully that will inspire a smile to match his "Smiley96" username.
BIG THANK-YOU to our 80,000+ MEMBERS
People come to this Forum because they find valuable information and thoughtful advice offered by knowledgeable shooters and gunsmiths. Our strength is our membership. I want to thank all the great members we have -- particularly those who share their knowledge and skills with guys and gals just getting started in the shooting sports.
Importance of Member Upgrades
While membership has grown substantially over the last three years, so have our expenses. In addition, ongoing maintenance costs have risen dramatically because Forum software has become so complex that only expensive experts can do the software work and run the updates. (Much of this expensive work is required because of major software changes).
For this reason, user donations are more important than ever. Right now only about 2.7% of our members have upgraded to Silver or Gold Status. We really need to get that number up to 10% to fund the expert software engineers and high-capacity servers that will keep the Forum efficient, reliable, speedy, and safe.
Our $30 Silver and $60 Gold membership fees are very reasonable. Upgraded members get unlimited classifieds for 12 months. One other popular Forum charges $20 per MONTH for classifieds access. And Gunbroker charges more than our 12-mo Silver Membership for just ONE single $600 sale. See Gunbroker Fee Calculator.
Additionally, Forum Boss turns 70 this month and is facing some health issues. We need to bring in more help. The "Boss" has been working over 355 days a year for the past decade. Docs say he needs to change that -- he needs to reduce the constant, relentless stress, dawn to dusk, nearly every day of the month.
Moderation and Site Discipline Will Intensify
As the Forum grows, so do the challenges of maintaining security, preventing online fights, and blocking improper content. As a result you will see more moderation, and a tightening of standards. We will take a tougher line on off-topic threads, and when a thread goes south, trolls and hostile posters will be blocked from the thread.
If you want to cause issues or you enjoy insulting others ... this is NOT the Forum for you. With 80,000 members, any one member is just .00125% of the total. It is better to immediately BAN bad members than even waste 10 minutes on them.
All members need to ALWAYS be respectful to other members. If you have an issue with another member, use the notice button to alert Admins. NEVER engage in a post/counterpost insult exchange.
Well folks, we hit a Major milestone today -- Our Forum now officially has 80,000 approved, registered members.
Lucky number 80,000 is a 29-year old fellow from Guyton, Georgia. He will be rewarded with a FREE Gold Membership. Hopefully that will inspire a smile to match his "Smiley96" username.
BIG THANK-YOU to our 80,000+ MEMBERS
People come to this Forum because they find valuable information and thoughtful advice offered by knowledgeable shooters and gunsmiths. Our strength is our membership. I want to thank all the great members we have -- particularly those who share their knowledge and skills with guys and gals just getting started in the shooting sports.
Importance of Member Upgrades
While membership has grown substantially over the last three years, so have our expenses. In addition, ongoing maintenance costs have risen dramatically because Forum software has become so complex that only expensive experts can do the software work and run the updates. (Much of this expensive work is required because of major software changes).
For this reason, user donations are more important than ever. Right now only about 2.7% of our members have upgraded to Silver or Gold Status. We really need to get that number up to 10% to fund the expert software engineers and high-capacity servers that will keep the Forum efficient, reliable, speedy, and safe.
Our $30 Silver and $60 Gold membership fees are very reasonable. Upgraded members get unlimited classifieds for 12 months. One other popular Forum charges $20 per MONTH for classifieds access. And Gunbroker charges more than our 12-mo Silver Membership for just ONE single $600 sale. See Gunbroker Fee Calculator.
Additionally, Forum Boss turns 70 this month and is facing some health issues. We need to bring in more help. The "Boss" has been working over 355 days a year for the past decade. Docs say he needs to change that -- he needs to reduce the constant, relentless stress, dawn to dusk, nearly every day of the month.
Moderation and Site Discipline Will Intensify
As the Forum grows, so do the challenges of maintaining security, preventing online fights, and blocking improper content. As a result you will see more moderation, and a tightening of standards. We will take a tougher line on off-topic threads, and when a thread goes south, trolls and hostile posters will be blocked from the thread.
If you want to cause issues or you enjoy insulting others ... this is NOT the Forum for you. With 80,000 members, any one member is just .00125% of the total. It is better to immediately BAN bad members than even waste 10 minutes on them.
All members need to ALWAYS be respectful to other members. If you have an issue with another member, use the notice button to alert Admins. NEVER engage in a post/counterpost insult exchange.
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