OGR Forum Monthly Page View Record

it couldn't be done if you didn't give us the place to yak.....Thanks Rich and all at OGR.

Rich,

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PCRR/Dave

Thanks Rich and OGR Staff!

 

Chief Bob (Retired)

Thank you, OGR Staff!

 

  Peter

Thanks Rich and the rest of the OGR staff.   I'll be stopping by the OGR booth at York to say hello and hopefully purchase the GLA 11 video.

Just a reflection of your dedication and all your hard work. Thank YOU Rich and team.
Oh yeah, did order GLA 11 last night.

OK.  I get it. I am spending too much time on the forum. But it's so good!

Bob

Rich,

That is an amazing metric ... over 8m is a mind blowing number.  I am hoping that this coincides with more participation and posts from members and growth in the forum membership. 

 

Thanks to you and the OGR team, the forum sponsors and all the members!

Joined last year just before Christmas ,and learn something new almost every day! Instead of being just a person who loves model trains, I feel part of the Train community! A very nice feeling and a tribute to the folks on this forum! Thanks everyone!!! Bill Smith

Hi Rich,

 

A big thank you to you and the OGR team!!!!!

Love this forum!!!!!!!

 

Thanks,

Alex

Rich, it's the feeling of family here that lifts every ones feelings. Keep up the good work.

 

Jack

Don't just thank Rich and the OGR staff, which they deserve but the Forum sponsors who put the money behind it.

Want to add my THANKS to the OGR staff for starting this forum and to ad man for finding those to keep it going (it was a great move to put him on staff).

And yes this is family that is brought out when at times someone has a medical need, etc. that doesn't pertain to trains (other wise braking the rules) and the moderators leave the thread stand.

 

Again THANKS!

Congrats

The forum has become a nicer place of late as many of the fistty cuff guys seemed to have disappeared. This by far has to be the most read toy train forum.

Hi Rich & Forum Members. 

     Congratulations

Gary - Cheers from The Detroit and Mackinac Railway

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Congratulations, that's a big number. Hope it's even bigger this month! Thanks to OGR and all the sponsors that make it possible.

Thanks Rich, and staff.  this forum gets better every hour and more credibility every day.

I started posting again.  Sorry if that broke something.  

 

Congrats and thanks!!! That is one huge number.

It was only possible because of the hard work and patience of the OGR staff.  i especially like the moderation that keeps the negative stuff to a minimum.  

 

Ed

LOL! So THAT'S what did it! Thanks, Farmer Bill!

 

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Ed, I'm sure glad someone appreciates the moderation we do here to keep things on track. Not everyone does, you know...

I think the moderation is occasionally heavy handed, but overall this is an extremely well run, interesting forum. It should be remembered that we as a bunch can be a rowdy, cantankerous bunch of opinionated trainiacs, and we do tend to carry on at times...

 

Jeff C

Great to hear.   Thank you OGR, it's a great place to talk trains.

The number can be good, but misleading as well,  how many people keep the site

minimized, on the computer, and do not cut the computer off, frequently.   I for one

have it on 1 of the computers in the house, and that computer possibly not been off in 2 weeks.  So, therefore, I enjoy the pics, layouts, Buy/sale, just a 2 second maximize,

will register a hit, thus expanding the page views.

That's truly impressive, Rich. Kudos to you, the OGR staff, sponsors, and fellow forumites. We're all integral parts of this great site who keep this mighty endeavor chugging along. Full steam ahead into the new train season, and may not only the page views continue to grow monthly but also the number of forum members who visit monthly.

BTW,to those reading this post who for whatever reasons are lurkers in the sideline shadows rather than posters, come aboard and try posting yourself. Overcome your trepidation and become a vocal part of our O gauge community. It's a fantastic opportunity we have to share our expertise, knowledge, thoughts, and opinions. Everyone is truly needed on this forum! Remember, not everyone knows every thing but everyone knows something - so share "your something" with the rest of us. We'll be glad you did!

 

Rich,

     Just like the OLD WORLD'S FAIR

 

 

"BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR" 

 

Dave, LBR

Vernon....thanks so much!  AND...I want to thank each and everyone one of you and the sponsors/advertisers for truly being responsible for this forum's continued existence.  OGR is fortunate and very appreciative of the support we receive from the members of the forum, readers/subscribers of the magazine, and the advertisers...all of which make it possible for us to enjoy this hobby. 

 

All the Best!

Alan

Just leaving your browser open to the forum for long periods of time without any activity doesn't change the page count. In order to log a page served, you have to actually click on something to call a new page from the server. Just maximizing the browser window without calling up a new page does not log a page served.

Good idea you have here and I second your thoughts and suggestions. Everyone has something to contribute even though they may think otherwise. Someone will get something from your post or from the discussions created from them. Lots of great information has been posted here in reply to others posts, many were first time posters.

 

Before finding this forum, the total internet forum posts I had ever made anywhere in the previous 25+ years could be counted on one hand. I had lurked elsewhere, but seldom posted.

Well I'm probably in the minority here.  My posting and forum usage has dropped significantly so I doubt I am the cause of the uptick.  Never the less it's a good sign that either people love trains or love seeing Rich's blood pressure rise.

 

I suspect in the coming months my participation will be down even more but I'm glad the forum is still going strong.  It's a nice distraction from life's reality.

Good news indeed. I thought the forums heyday was years ago, as some names I don't see anymore, I'm guessing members come and go over the years. Good to hear that people are still clicking away! Now OGR needs to take over all the other scales Z-G and be the one stop shop train forum website in the world  nothing lofty and just a thought.

George....have you taken a look at our new (only a few months old) "HONGZ" forum?

 

Alan

That's a pretty amazing number.  Since the Members page tells us there are 17,579 members, that means the numbers crunch as follows:

 

8,212,367	page views, divided by
17,579	members, equals
467	page views, per member, per month, or almost
16	page views, per member, per day

 

Obviously, all 17,579 members aren't active, but the count and arithmetic also do not account for unregistered guest viewing.  That's still a pretty active group.

 

Steven J. Serenska

Thank you Rich, Alan, the rest of he OGR staff, and all the sponsors.  I only wish I had more money to spend with the sponsors.  ;-)

And yet the last time I went to the DuPage train show, which was to sell, at least half of the people I asked, had never heard of the OGR Forum.

 

Point being, there is room to grow.

I was there yesterday and while the subject didn't come up, I doubt that it has changed.  In my little group of friends, the majority do not get on the forum and only know about it when I bring it up.  The point is that the group that are active on forums like this is only the tip of the ice berg. 

 

Art 

You bet there is! Keep telling them about us!