currently 565 members with ZERO posts

[Frank Fremerey]

Hey you, who are you?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

.. the silent majority ??

These proportions are not at all unusual for a web community, Frank.

However, 818 non-paying out of 942 members is not what the admins had hoped for. We manage to scrape by, so a crisis is avoided, but in a longer perspective, the situation might be untenable.

[Fons Baerken]

Maybe i should dyawn them 

[Netr]

G'day.  Can't remember if I've posted or not, but I don't think so.  I mainly read and get inspiration from the comments of others for equipment or photographic subjects that interest me.  I really appreciate the time that the more experienced members donate to this forum. 

I am from New Zealand and am retired, finding that I have a lot less time now to do photography than I thought I would.  My interest in photography dates back to the late 1970s and an F2 (which I no longer have).  I presently have a D800 I bought second hand in the hopes I would grow into it, and am slowly building up a collection of suitable lenses.

[FredCrowBear]

I would offer that my paid membership is one of the greatest values I know of - I get a lot for a very reasonable price. 
I don't post much, but I enjoy the insights everyone else brings.  I am proud to be a member of this community.

[Frank Fremerey]

G'day.  Can't remember if I've posted or not, but I don't think so.  I mainly read and get inspiration from the comments of others for equipment or photographic subjects that interest me.  I really appreciate the time that the more experienced members donate to this forum. 

I am from New Zealand and am retired, finding that I have a lot less time now to do photography than I thought I would.  My interest in photography dates back to the late 1970s and an F2 (which I no longer have).  I presently have a D800 I bought second hand in the hopes I would grow into it, and am slowly building up a collection of suitable lenses.

Thank you, Netr! Your post count is at 6, which is well above ZERO.

Funny fact: There are even 14 supporters (people who subscribe for 20 Euros per year) with ZERO post count. I wonder who these are?

Hey, guys & gals, we like to get to know you and share our shots & thoughts with you!

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Just  a background information: Being an NG Supporter literally means one  subscribes to support the site, there aren't any hidden strings or obligations attached. Thus zero posts are not a drawback - not everyone is comfortable posting or sharing pictures.

The forum software does have an option to remove inactive members. It will not be exercised.

[Frank Fremerey]

we just reached a funny post count:

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Anyone inclined to conspiracy theories well see "something is afoot" here ...  I for one just note NG is a healthy community with a lot of activity.

Frank, how long did you have to wait for the "funny" numbers to come up?

[David H. Hartman]

we just reached a funny post count:

So I go into Taco Bell and place an order. The tab is $6.66. I exclaimed in mock horror. The lady waiting on me after being assured I was was a joking told me some people who frequent this Taco Bell actually order something addition so the total is not "666".

Dave

I used to think that Bill Gates was... hehehe

[elsa hoffmann]

So if only 1 member per year tours with me - I will have work for the next 942 years. That sound incredible and I must be the busiest tour guide in the world. So you see- I am special 

Frank - every forum has plenty members or subscribers who simply visit a few times and get occupied elsewhere. This forum is lucky - one of the others I frequent has something like 20 000 members - it's a free site - and most days there isn't a single post. I must add it wasn't like that before - it was probably one of the busiest sites in the world at one point - but life happens and things change. And then there was Facebook...

[Frank Fremerey]

Frank, how long did you have to wait for the "funny" numbers to come up?

In the morning we had 57 at the end so I logged in two hours later to find 65.

I waited two minutes then.

[Frank Fremerey]

Elsa. I deleted myself from Facebook long ago and never want to go back.

[Erik Lund]

I would rather see few posts - with a higher quality level of the content

[Frank Fremerey]

I would rather see few posts - with a higher quality level of the content

Compared to other forums I see a generally very high quality level of the posts here.

Of course we have you gear heads who really make a difference in testing and mending equipment.

But currently I also see a lot of very good photographers posting a lot of very good photos