The official forum of the Royal Navy Volunteer Bands

Co-admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 1798

When the forum was created we were one of 10000 forums hosted on this server and shock of shocks, we were bottom of the pile.
Just before leave I looked at the MFF site and at the forum directory. We had moved ont page 15 and were 294th on the list. In less than a month, we have moved to page 7 and are 128th on the list.
We have gone from very few hits per day in the fledgling days to over 2000 hits per DAY!
A community of 191 registered users
Number of posts: 1279
Posts per day: 11.09
Total number of topics: 228
Topics per day: 1.98
Number of users: 191
New users per day: 1.66
and all since the forum was started on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 2:10 pm (not going fully live until October!)

My thanks go to each and every one of you for your support and your input to the forums and I hope that you are all getting a lot of enjoyment from the forum. I'll update this topic every so often so you can see the progress. Please help spread the word of the forum to anyone who hasn't joined and encourage them to make this the ultimate online community.

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bootybandy · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:05 pm Post subject:

Well done Mark, without your forethought and complete dedication this Forum would not be the success it is today. Let's get on the first page and get to the top soon... I just hope we're not competing with Po*n sites that's all....Booty :O)
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Co-admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 1798

No, none at all

FFoglamp · Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:

I didn't know you were a painter and decorator.

Thats brill, can you come round and do my son's bedroom.

I pay reasonable rates, I'm not tight. after all, i'm a financial adviser.

Last time I met a decorator it was Max in his grot at Northolt (oh no, not that dit again !!!!!!!! AAARRGHH )

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lesbryan · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

As a true guest of this site(ex dabtoe)with a small input i like reading all your entries a lot of chuckles are had with some things i can pickup on

.Well done

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bootybandy · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:35 am Post subject:

I think Max was into Spray Painting though, not your usual brush artisan....Booty :O)
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Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject:

Max is a VERY fine cartoonist. He only 'barf decorated' after liquid inspiration. I have the same problem.......having to cope with vomit before creating a masterpiece is extremely cumbersome.

Co-admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 1798

Most users ever online was 21 on Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:00 pm (TODAY!)

95 out of 1000 forums on the MFF server

Number of posts: 1824
Posts per day: 14.79
Number of topics: 260
Topics per day: 2.11
Number of users: 234
Users per day: 1.90

We are now in the top 100 forums and showing on Google as well

This is the measure of YOUR success
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Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject:

Fantastic news Deli, You work very hard so that us imbeciles can have some fun. All together now...Hip Hip......

Oh he's a jolly good fella
Oh he's a jolly good fella
Oh he's a jolly good fellaaaaaaaa
and.........
not a bad 'bulger' tooooooo

lesbryan · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject:

Yes fantastic indeed

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warmy · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject:

Hi Deli
Yes i also think that this forum has gone from strength to strength and i'm sure it will contiune to grow. Keep up the good work everybody.

Warmy

Co-admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 1798

We are now 74th out of over 10000 forums on the system, yesterday we were 80th.

Number of posts: 2715
Posts per day: 20.67
Number of topics: 292
Topics per day: 2.22
Number of users: 221 (I recently deleted a load of spammers who had dead accounts)
Users per day: 1.68

This is down to YOU people. You are making this a success and I hope that you are gaining something from it as well.
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Co-admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 1798

We are now 48th out of ten thousand forums:

Number of posts: 4186
Posts per day: 28.61
Number of topics: 347
Topics per day: 2.37
Number of users: 259 (10 spammers due for deletion shortly)
Users per day: 1.77

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Many thanks to all of you for posting and participation in the forums. As Admin I am merely the facilitator, YOU, the members, are the forum not me. Congratulations on all your efforts and I hope it still continues to provide you with enjoyment.

We are now 35th out of over ten thousand forums:

Number of posts: 5815
Posts per day: 36.12
Number of topics: 402
Topics per day: 2.50
Number of users: 273 (zero tollerance to spammers now!)
Users per day: 1.70

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As you have now passed the 10000 post milestone I thought an update was in order:
You are now 26th out of the whole of the server 10000 forums.
Our next "target" is 450 posts ahead of us but as they are still an active forum that gap is slowly decreasing. There are a couple of forums gaining on us (one with 31 members and an average post rate of about 20 per day per member!)

Number of posts: 10162
Posts per day: 47.50
Number of topics: 557
Topics per day: 2.60
Number of users: 312 (No spammers due to the security issues of allowing them to remain)
Users per day: 1.46
Board started: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:10 pm

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