Let's try to hit 10,000 members this year - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

alby · 10-20-2007, 07:24 AM

Recently, I've been doing a lot of reading on other teams' boards (Rockets, Celtics, Lakers mostly) and being the competitive guy that I am--I want d-m.com to reach 10,000 members.

just some notables...

Clutchfans - Rockets - 21k members
Spursreport - Spurs - 25k members
Lakersground - Lakers - 16k members

Dr.Zoidberg · 10-20-2007, 07:25 AM

If Kobe comes here, the board will explode!

mary · 10-20-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Zoidberg

If Kobe comes here, the board will explode!

Ha! I haven't even thought of that.

Not that its going to happen...but yeah that would definitely be nuts.

alby · 10-20-2007, 07:27 AM

do the suns have a board? the one I googled has a total of 3 members.

Dirkadirkastan · 10-20-2007, 08:31 AM

Do banned members and bots count? I think I might prefer the number stay down.

sike · 10-20-2007, 10:19 AM

yeah....lets?

sike · 10-20-2007, 10:21 AM

personally I prefer this little family to stay little...how I long for the days of LRB, varuca, mff, untainted doc, and the old grumpy murphy

more fans means more means more watered down basketball talk

Flacolaco · 10-20-2007, 10:29 AM

Of our 8k+ members, only 2,378 have even 1 post.

Of those, only about 100 are "contributing members"

Of those, there's probably 15-20 that don't post here anymore.

So, it's big enough, and small enough.

And the GDT's crash the server anyways. Last years playoffs were terrible, the thing would crash at half time every game.

Silk Smoov · 10-20-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Of our 8k+ members, only 2,378 have even 1 post.

Of those, only about 100 are "contributing members"

Of those, there's probably 15-20 that don't post here anymore.

So, it's big enough, and small enough.

And the GDT's crash the server anyways. Last years playoffs were terrible, the thing would crash at half time every game.

Plus it seems we are down to only one mod (U2)....

sike · 10-20-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Silk Smoov

Plus it seems we are down to only one mod (U2)....

hey, you know would make a wonderfully fair and omnipresent mod to help our beloved U2?

mary · 10-20-2007, 12:18 PM

Sike for Mod.

He's got the Bod.

Make it happen.

Give him the Nod.

No funeral.

sike · 10-20-2007, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mary

Sike for Mod.

He's got the Bod.

Make it happen.

Give him the Nod.

No funeral.

you're my boy, Blue!

jthig32 · 10-20-2007, 12:22 PM

I've got that copy/pasted locally for posterity.

Awesome Mary, awesome. I look forward to your next piece of work.

alby · 10-20-2007, 01:16 PM

where is LRB, murph, and doc?

jthig32 · 10-20-2007, 01:21 PM

Murph has been around some. Much like KG, he's been sticking to non-Mav topics.

I'm sure we'll see both of them begin posting in the Mavs section once the season starts. I certainly hope so, anyway.

Doc is gone forever, as far as we know.

LRB, he seems to come in once every 6 months, make a few posts, and leave again.

djb · 10-20-2007, 02:28 PM

We'd definitely have to do something about our server situation if Kobe does get traded. Clutchfans had less than 10k members before they drafted Yao..the userbase literally doubled once everyone figured they'd pick Yao. Hopefully we can figure something out without creating too much downtime.

Flacolaco · 10-20-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by djbacklash

We'd definitely have to do something about our server situation if Kobe does get traded. Clutchfans had less than 10k members before they drafted Yao..the userbase literally doubled once everyone figured they'd pick Yao. Hopefully we can figure something out without creating too much downtime.

I'm sure some of us would be willing to fork over a few bucks more if the need became dire.

fluid.forty.one · 10-21-2007, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

I'm sure some of us would be willing to fork over a few bucks more if the need became dire.

absolutely

Dirkadirkastan · 10-20-2007, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by djbacklash

Clutchfans had less than 10k members before they drafted Yao..the userbase literally doubled once everyone figured they'd pick Yao.

That's just the Chinese vote.

sike · 10-21-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

That's just the Chinese vote.

we were never really in the Chinese race

alby · 10-20-2007, 03:52 PM

I doubt Kobe will have the same type of effect that Yao had, but there will be a lot of new members that's for sure.

alby · 10-21-2007, 07:01 PM

pick up a player from India

ty · 10-21-2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by alby

pick up a player from India

Who wants basketball when you can play Cricket and snake charming?

MavsX · 10-22-2007, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by alby

pick up a player from India

hahahhaa, i laughed my ass off at that one.

sike · 10-22-2007, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by alby

pick up a player from India

we would be the ONLY team in that race!

MavsX · 10-22-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by alby

Recently, I've been doing a lot of reading on other teams' boards (Rockets, Celtics, Lakers mostly) and being the competitive guy that I am--I want d-m.com to reach 10,000 members.

just some notables...

Clutchfans - Rockets - 21k members
Spursreport - Spurs - 25k members
Lakersground - Lakers - 16k members

But remember, 3/4 of our members dont post..so if we knew what the stats were for those other gay sites you are referring too.

I doubt 25 K people post daily.

Dirkgreatness · 10-23-2007, 01:10 AM

Well at least we are the #1 Mav Board.

fluid.forty.one · 10-23-2007, 01:38 AM

personally I think this boards layout and look is the best in basketball

alby · 10-23-2007, 01:40 AM

I agree with you, but how many other boards have you been to? just wondering

fluid.forty.one · 10-23-2007, 01:41 AM

basketball boards?

well this one, DB, clutchcity, spursreport, spurstalk, and the suns board (google phoenix suns forum and pick the one that's like "arizona"something in the url. that's the biggest one I've found) and a lakers board I've been watching recently

I only post at this one though

Flacolaco · 10-23-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

I only post at this one though

You sir, are a quality human being.

And I agree, this boards layout, look, and usability are freaking fantastic compared to a lot of the crap that's out there.

fluid.forty.one · 10-23-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

You sir, are a quality human being.

thanks

you're just okay

MavsX · 10-23-2007, 08:06 AM

^ what would dirk do?

haha

fluid.forty.one · 10-23-2007, 03:24 PM

you got it

fluid.forty.one · 01-08-2008, 03:59 PM

we're getting pretty close to 10k. it we actually make it past the first round I could imagine the bandwagoners pushing us over the top.

u2sarajevo · 01-08-2008, 04:50 PM

You do realize that every day there are several spam accounts that join so that number is really false.

fluid.forty.one · 01-08-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

You do realize that every day there are several spam accounts that join so that number is really false.

yes but I'm assuming the other sites have the same thing happening every day so I still want to beat them

Flacolaco · 01-08-2008, 05:03 PM

The other day I saw one that said something like "FREEONLINEPHARMACY" or something like that.

MavsX · 01-09-2008, 07:54 AM

we are almost there.

MavsX · 01-09-2008, 07:56 AM

can't vbulletin do one of those unique codes to sign up. Each person who wants to sign up has to enter some random jumbled code, that web crawlers wouldn't be able to automate ??