Current Forum Statistics- please read!
- Glen Smith
- Posts: 3719
- Joined: Sat May 08, 2004 9:08 am
- Location: Baie-St-Paul, Quebec, Canada
Current Forum Statistics- please read!
Over the past 3 years we have received 2399 applications for membership in the Bear Mountain Forum. These were all verified and only 604 were approved for membership.
That is roughly 25% approval.
So, if any of you wonder what keeps me busy, well now you know.
That is roughly 25% approval.
So, if any of you wonder what keeps me busy, well now you know.
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- Glen Smith
- Posts: 3719
- Joined: Sat May 08, 2004 9:08 am
- Location: Baie-St-Paul, Quebec, Canada
In brief: when I receive a notification of a new application, I verify if the applicant's email is valid and if he (she) is a know spammer. I use up to 6 different software programs to do the verifying. If the applicant is clean, he (she) is approved. If a spammer, applicant is banned. If doubtful, application is placed on hold for further verification at a later date.
I keep an Excel file of all applicants which I must keep up to date.
I keep an Excel file of all applicants which I must keep up to date.
- Glen Smith
- Posts: 3719
- Joined: Sat May 08, 2004 9:08 am
- Location: Baie-St-Paul, Quebec, Canada
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- Posts: 223
- Joined: Tue May 11, 2004 9:04 pm
- Location: Glenview, Illinois
- Patricks Dad
- Posts: 1476
- Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:11 pm
- Location: Warrenville, Illinois
very interesting
Hi Glen et al
I was just looking over a friends site (he hosts a commercial site) and in his forum area it is deluged with spam from the looks of it. Will have to chat with him about it if I can ever catch up with him.
It is refreshing to log in here and only see topics of interest to those of us who dabble in canoe and kayak building.
Keep up the good work Glen and have a very safe and happy new year one and all
Denis
I was just looking over a friends site (he hosts a commercial site) and in his forum area it is deluged with spam from the looks of it. Will have to chat with him about it if I can ever catch up with him.
It is refreshing to log in here and only see topics of interest to those of us who dabble in canoe and kayak building.
Keep up the good work Glen and have a very safe and happy new year one and all
Denis
Thanks Glen, i'm sure I speak for all members on this side of the pond.
Great site, helpful people and a great place to see how others create wonderful functional objects out of bits of wood.
I met an Austrian on a sailng holiday in Greece, and guess what he was reading?"Canoecraft" Needless to say we shared a few beers.
Long may it continue.
Richard
Great site, helpful people and a great place to see how others create wonderful functional objects out of bits of wood.
I met an Austrian on a sailng holiday in Greece, and guess what he was reading?"Canoecraft" Needless to say we shared a few beers.
Long may it continue.
Richard
Glen,
I was completely unaware of the workload required to safe-guard the well-being of a forum such as this. I had no idea that the percentages were that high.
I can only echo the sentiments noted above. You do an excellent job and it is appreciated by all who contribute and profit from this site. It compliments your wizardry in building and design...
Best regards,
Snowman
I was completely unaware of the workload required to safe-guard the well-being of a forum such as this. I had no idea that the percentages were that high.
I can only echo the sentiments noted above. You do an excellent job and it is appreciated by all who contribute and profit from this site. It compliments your wizardry in building and design...
Best regards,
Snowman
Snowman back East
Glen,
The applications seem to have slowed a bit since the spammers and the bots are being turned away. I count 398 applications for the past 12 months. You are doing all the work. I just sit by and watch. You're in the drivers seat and you are doing a great job.
This forum has been a wonderful tool for us to meet other builders all around the world and has been instrumental in many of our projects for learning aspects of building we didn't fully understand while reading the various books. It also gives us the opportunity to see other projects so we can get ideas for our future projects.
I thank you for all your efforts to keep this forum clean and safe. I thank Joan and Ted for keeping this forum on the net and I want to thank all the members for the wealth of knowledge they are willing to share.
The applications seem to have slowed a bit since the spammers and the bots are being turned away. I count 398 applications for the past 12 months. You are doing all the work. I just sit by and watch. You're in the drivers seat and you are doing a great job.
This forum has been a wonderful tool for us to meet other builders all around the world and has been instrumental in many of our projects for learning aspects of building we didn't fully understand while reading the various books. It also gives us the opportunity to see other projects so we can get ideas for our future projects.
I thank you for all your efforts to keep this forum clean and safe. I thank Joan and Ted for keeping this forum on the net and I want to thank all the members for the wealth of knowledge they are willing to share.
- Jeff in Farmington, MI
- Posts: 118
- Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:19 pm
- Location: Farmington, Michigan, USA
Glen,
In discussions with others, I have used the Bear Mountain Boats Forum as a shining example of what the internet was intended for! It is a pure forum for boat building only.
I appreciate the time you spend to make it that way, all of the builders/contributors, and of course BMB for hosting.
Jeff
In discussions with others, I have used the Bear Mountain Boats Forum as a shining example of what the internet was intended for! It is a pure forum for boat building only.
I appreciate the time you spend to make it that way, all of the builders/contributors, and of course BMB for hosting.
Jeff