Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: teesquare on December 18, 2017, 08:21:38 PM
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Folks - we just hit the 2000 member mark! Why is this meaningful in an age that has forums with many time that amount?
Because our process for entry means our numbers are REAL PEOPLE...Not spam-bot generated "members".
So - lets all recruit new real folks interested in cooking - mostly outdoors.... ;) and grow Lets Talk BBQ some more!
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Yeah! I know for a fact that word of mouth refers people to this board. I lost count of the number of new members we have had join from videos on You Tube. Tom's videos have brought many many new members and I congratulate him on helping this forum with his videos and cooks! Let's try to make it 5000 members by the end of 2018!
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Who ever said Tee wouldn't amount to anything......
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Who ever said Tee wouldn't amount to anything......
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Well...everybody.... ::) 8) ;D :D
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Congratulations to US!
I'm very thankful for the PEOPLE who make up this forum.
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Awesome! congrats! :thumbup:
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well, I guess that dispels the rumor that an Aggie can't count that high.
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Who ever said Tee wouldn't amount to anything......
Well...everybody.... ::) 8) ;D :D
... and they were correct!
well, I guess that dispels the rumor that an Aggie can't count that high.
I'm guessing that Mrs Tee or someone else literate told him. Otherwise he would have said "a whole friggin' bunch" or maybe something that sounds like "a shipload." Just sayin'...
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Congratulations Team ;D
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Congratulations to the forum from member #14. Thanks to T2 for hosting us on this forum and keeping it friendly and interesting. Thanks to all the moderators for their moderation. Finally, a big thanks to all our sponsors for sponsoring. I have made so many good friends on this forum. I wouldn't trade my experiences here for anything.
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Merry Christmas to us ;D
Hub
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And a Merry Christmas to everyone on the forum!!
Art
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Merry Christmas to us ;D
Hub
In case I don't post anything until then, Merry Christmas!
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Quite an accomplishment.....and the forum still has that "wear your flannel shirt and hang out by the pit" feeling...................well done everybody!!
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Congratulations, Tee! It seems like I hardly ever have time to get on here much. I miss it too :(
I see yall are still doing great work and as always, the BEST people to learn from are on this site.
I didn't even have time to do but about three steak competitions this year, so you KNOW i was busy!
I hope EVERYONE has a wonderful Christmas ;)
Thanks for doing what yall do!
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Wow Tee good job. Merry Christmas everyone
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Congrats!! Yes, other forums may have considerably higher numbers, but 2000 “real people” is an impressive milestone... that’s a lot of peeps!! Sooo, question: I see the stats on some of the “other” forums from time to time... and I’ll see info like “we have 5000 members and out of those, 350 are regular contributors to this forum.” What does that look like for LTBBQ? Out of the 2000 members, how many are regular contributors? And what determines a regular contributor anyway? Just curious :)
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First - it is not me...I is YOU ALL that have made LTBBQ work. O.K. - I set up the playground...But if the kids don't want to play on the equipment...it really is not a playground. It would simply accumulate debris, rust and become a junkyard. ;). Thank YOU for using this playground so much that the paint is worn off in places! ;D
@rwalters: You bring up a good question. Unfortunately - there is no one correct or easy answer. The perameters for "frequency" of contribution are not something we have pre-determined here. Not because I hide anything....but because I don't know how :)....and - I did not see any actual benefit.
With ANY large body of "membership" one can expect that a small minority is going to do most of the work. Look at various volunteer based civic mind or fraternal organizations that you may be familiar with.
LTBBQ gains most new members when one of us - tells someone else about LTBBQ. So - I encourage you to invite others.
Thanks!
T
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Thank you Tee for the best playground around......I couldn't think of playing in any of the others..................
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I have met a lot of friends from the Charbroil forum that led me here by TMB the 1st day. Still glad I'm here and met so many new ones since I got here. Bunch of nice guys..just like brothers and a few gals..I'm a diehard. Glad to be here and a Very Merry Christmas to you all and your families. Pammie .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Out of the 2000 members, how many are regular contributors? And what determines a regular contributor anyway? Just curious :)
Sometimes I think that such a metric doesn't really tell the story. I think with any such forum you have a mix of members. Some are very knowledgeable in BBQ and offer advice and expertise, some are mad modifiers that helps us get more out of our toys (Tommy, Tom, and Jaxon come to mind), but many come just to learn. So while you need the first two groups to make a successful and interesting forum, it is the latter group where the true benefit and importance of the forum is exemplified. It then becomes more than a bunch of insiders talking among themselves (as a number of other forums have become.)
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Out of the 2000 members, how many are regular contributors? And what determines a regular contributor anyway? Just curious :)
Sometimes I think that such a metric doesn't really tell the story. I think with any such forum you have a mix of members. Some are very knowledgeable in BBQ and offer advice and expertise, some are mad modifiers that helps us get more out of our toys (Tommy, Tom, and Jaxon come to mind), but many come just to learn. So while you need the first two groups to make a successful and interesting forum, it is the latter group where the true benefit and importance of the forum is exemplified. It then becomes more than a bunch of insiders talking among themselves (as a number of other forums have become.)
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YOU nailed it Gus!
Thus - my appeal to all of you to recruit new members whenever the opportunity affords itself! It just makes us better when we continue to infuse new blood. New ideas and perspectives accompany those new members. ;)
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Congrats to all! I, for one, am thankful that y'all took me in and made me feel at home! I won't go into my past, but I have had some drama with another forum (not that I was totally innocent) and it really was a shame to have it end the way it did. When I found this place, I was looking for something that felt like my old place did in its heyday. I was looking for a new home, and I found it. Many thanks to all of you!
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Ya, it's pretty cool here. There is a lot of good bbq ppl here. Mucho knowledge for all different types of bbq and other interesting things.