Trae Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Thank you to anyone one here who helped. The forum is starting to take off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 43 people, not bad, how many are crossovers from HAIF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Out of 43, 20 come back often and about 15 post a lot. That is how we have over 650 posts in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 It seems that you have had about 15 people register and not post yet too, hopefully you will find a Redscare, Citykid09, or something like that to keep up with the interesting posts and keep it alive, those are the keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 We got spidered by Google. Which I think is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner&RiceGrad Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Great! Let's all go over there and talk about how much better Houston is than Atlanta. Indeed. But seriously, I was planning on starting something my own and getting a domain for a mere $24 (after I get the urbanok domain) but I've been waiting for someone in the footsteps of ATL CityScape to come along. I even made the banner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 Well, maybe you can join mine, and we can co-Admin or something, since you were going to start one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner&RiceGrad Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Ya, I'd love to help. I'll be 'spartan'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Here are some of our latest stats: ^^Banner made by Sooner&RiceGrad. We usually get around two-five guests at a time. Oh, and from the first time I posted this post at 10:41 PM we had over 2400 posts in ten minutes (not all by me ). Real good, and I am thankful for the contributions we have had so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 The big update on my forum. We opened on August 8, 2006 with 0 posts. Here is our banner: Our ranking system goes like this: The completed list: Peachtree Street: 1 Buford Highway: 10 Centennial Olympic Park: 20 Downtown Connector: 30 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport: 40 Stone Mountain: 50 Mall of Georgia: 60 Turner Field: 80 Crowne Plaza Buckhead Hotel: 105 Underground Atlanta Tower: 138 Philips Arena: 165 Atlanta City Hall: 190 Georgia Aquarium: 220 One Buckhead Plaza: 256 Georgia State Capitol: 272 Georgia Dome: 293 CNN Center: 305 The Spire: 341 The Campanile: 366 Atlanta Hilton: 383 One Coca-Cola Plaza: 403 1100 Peachtree Street: 427 Buckhead Grand: 451 Terminus 100: 485 Park Avenue Condominiums: 503 Marriott Marquis Hotel: 554 The Mansion on Peachtree: 580 GLG Grand: 609 1180 Peachtree: 650 Bell South Building: 677 Georgia Pacific Tower: 697 Westin Peachtree Plaza: 723 191 Peachtree Tower: 770 One Atlantic Center: 820 SunTrust Plaza: 871 Bank of America Plaza (Roof): 933 Bank of America Tower: 1023 WAGA Radio Tower: 1114 Midtown Atlanta: 1300 posts Buckhead: 1700 posts Downtown Atlanta: 2000 posts Mayor of Atlanta: 2500 posts King of Atlanta: 4000 posts I went by building height starting with Crowne Plaza Buckhead Hotel (except for the Georgia Aquarium). Here are some stats and screenshots: Stats on September 23, 2006: Stats just two days later: Stats on September 28, 2006: As of me posting right now, we were at 5281 posts. Give me some suggestions on my site. The URL is here: Atlanta South Discussions Forum HAIF's own Gary is an active member, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner&RiceGrad Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 'Bout are 600 mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 So what are the latest stats with your site? I think you must be on 4 months or more by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oh and Trae, do you have a hosting bill for the Atlanta site? And also do you have to pay 7k/year like Editor does? Oh and if you do, do you brag about it like he does? Sorry editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oh and Trae, do you have a hosting bill for the Atlanta site? And also do you have to pay 7k/year like Editor does? Oh and if you do, do you brag about it like he does? Sorry editor. I think once his traffic really picks up, he will run into the lag issues that this site experienced last spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Trae has 150 registered members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Oh and Trae, do you have a hosting bill for the Atlanta site? And also do you have to pay 7k/year like Editor does? Oh and if you do, do you brag about it like he does? Sorry editor. He has no bill. He doesn't have his own server. He's on a "free" shared hosting site. Well, free to him. The host appears to be recouping some money through advertisements, like HAIF does. I don't know about the specific one he's on, but with most of them once he grows large enough they're going to either make him start paying by the month or kick him out. Anyone who's lived past the age of 12 knows there is no free lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Anyone who's lived past the age of 12 knows there is no free lunch.i know. i was just having fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 He has no bill. He doesn't have his own server. He's on a "free" shared hosting site. Well, free to him. The host appears to be recouping some money through advertisements, like HAIF does.I don't know about the specific one he's on, but with most of them once he grows large enough they're going to either make him start paying by the month or kick him out. Anyone who's lived past the age of 12 knows there is no free lunch. Really, so once the bandwidth gets to be too much, the hosting company cracks down on you with an ultimatum. Sounds shady; they offer you a free service to start a forum, and then once your forum picks up and you start enjoying the website you created, the nail you with charges or threaten to shut you down. It is like they entice you with free opportunities to get you in, and once they have you, you are at their mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tierwestah Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 He has no bill. Anyone who's lived past the age of 12 knows there is no free lunch. So that brings me to this question. What's in it for you? Don't you get a tax break, monetary reimbursement, or payment for being the host to a site with alot of members. Unless i had a good paying job, i'd be damned if i paid 7k a year for hosting a site just for grins. Sorry HAIFERs, i ain't tryin' to step on no toes but I'M just curious! And no editor, i'm not suggesting anything BTW. I'm appreciate this forum just how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biddah Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Hey,Whats Buckhead? Is Buckhead to Atlanta what Woodlands/Sugar Land is to Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Really, so once the bandwidth gets to be too much, the hosting company cracks down on you with an ultimatum. Sounds shady; they offer you a free service to start a forum, and then once your forum picks up and you start enjoying the website you created, the nail you with charges or threaten to shut you down. It is like they entice you with free opportunities to get you in, and once they have you, you are at their mercy. It's just like selling razors or crack -- hook 'em with a good rate, then jack the cost up. It's very common and often discussed in forums where webmasters hang out. And it doesn't just happen to people starting forums -- it can happen to any web site. You've probably seen an ad or two somewhere on the internet offering "unlimited" free bandwidth. It just doesn't happen. If bandwidth was free and unlimited then companies like Google would move to these services and save themselves a couple of hundred million dollars a year. The webmaster forums are filled with tales of woe from new people who suddenly find themselves shut out of their web site, or facing a huge bill. So that brings me to this question. What's in it for you? Don't you get a tax break, monetary reimbursement, or payment for being the host to a site with alot of members. Unless i had a good paying job, i'd be damned if i paid 7k a year for hosting a site just for grins. Sorry HAIFERs, i ain't tryin' to step on no toes but I'M just curious!And no editor, i'm not suggesting anything BTW. I'm appreciate this forum just how it is. It's a hobby -- like any other hobby. Some people sink their money into toy army men. Some people like to run model trains. I put my time and effort into gathering and redistributing information. HAIF is one of those tools. If HAIF ever gets big enough that I can quit my job -- I'm there in a heartbeat. But until that time, it's like nurturing a dysfunctional multi-headed digital plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 When i was Trae's age i was getting thrown under the bus by the FCC because my CB radio antenna was 78 feet tall. FCC maximum height allowed is 60 feet or no higher than 20 feet above the tree tops. They made me take down the antenna from the tree but i got smart after that several hundred dollar fine, i bought a crank up tower. when your in to a hobby you will try anything or you move on to something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Really, so once the bandwidth gets to be too much, the hosting company cracks down on you with an ultimatum. Sounds shady; they offer you a free service to start a forum, and then once your forum picks up and you start enjoying the website you created, the nail you with charges or threaten to shut you down. It is like they entice you with free opportunities to get you in, and once they have you, you are at their mercy. Well, there are people with forums of over 100,000 posts and hundred of members that are provided free service. A small update, we have 173 members (would have over 200 but I delete the spammers). We now have over 10,550 posts. Plus, we have a new look: We turned six months old today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hey,Whats Buckhead? Is Buckhead to Atlanta what Woodlands/Sugar Land is to Houston?No, Buckhead is more like Uptown. It is very wealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 We now have over 10,550 posts. Doing the math, I see that (7) people (majority of the mods and admins) posted 9,246 of the 10,550 posts! about 88%. . . looks like some better recruiting/discussions something needs to be done. Anywho. . .congrats on the 6 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 We only have four mods (including me)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 We only have four mods (including me)?My context was goofed up, but I should of said of the 7 people who posted the most, the majority are mods and admins.Still a good achievement, but still a long road ahead before you really capture a grab forum community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Editor, how did HAIF start out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 No, Buckhead is more like Uptown. It is very wealthy.in the mid 90's it was nice......the last time i went, maybe a yr or 2 ago, i thought it went ghetto comparatively. can anyone confirm/refute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Editor, how did HAIF start out?Mostly by accident. As an experiment I added the forum to the HAI web site. I played with it for about a week and then got distracted and forgot about it. Six months later, I noticed it on the server and was going to delete it to clean things up. Fortunately, I looked at it first and discovered that it had something like 500 members and 10,000 posts all on its own. HAIF has always grown organically, and I'm proud of the people on this site for making it what it is. I try to merely prune the weeds and provide guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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