i predict we will level out at around 10k
OK, so a fellow INGO'er was heard to say at a recent event that "the heyday of INGO has passed" - meaning that we've reached the point of diminishing returns with regard to membership growth. Continued growth will mean more newbies, trolls, disagreements/fights, duped threads, etc., more headaches for the mods, and possibly more stringent codes of conduct, heavier moderation, and higher fees.
I've seen what has happened to ARFcom and Glocktalk over the years (I belong to both sites, but spend virtually no time at either anymore), and I don't want to see INGO head down that path. But by the same token, there's something to be said for having strength in numbers. So I guess I'm on the fence.
Your thoughts?
OK, so a fellow INGO'er was heard to say at a recent event that "the heyday of INGO has passed" - meaning that we've reached the point of diminishing returns with regard to membership growth. Continued growth will mean more newbies, trolls, disagreements/fights, duped threads, etc., more headaches for the mods, and possibly more stringent codes of conduct, heavier moderation, and higher fees.
I've seen what has happened to ARFcom and Glocktalk over the years (I belong to both sites, but spend virtually no time at either anymore), and I don't want to see INGO head down that path. But by the same token, there's something to be said for having strength in numbers. So I guess I'm on the fence.
Your thoughts?
OK, so a fellow INGO'er was heard to say at a recent event that "the heyday of INGO has passed" - meaning that we've reached the point of diminishing returns with regard to membership growth. Continued growth will mean more newbies, trolls, disagreements/fights, duped threads, etc., more headaches for the mods, and possibly more stringent codes of conduct, heavier moderation, and higher fees.
I've seen what has happened to ARFcom and Glocktalk over the years (I belong to both sites, but spend virtually no time at either anymore), and I don't want to see INGO head down that path. But by the same token, there's something to be said for having strength in numbers. So I guess I'm on the fence.
Your thoughts?
Mod Question: Do you have a list or just keep all that stuff in your head
EXAMPLE as far as remembering the other 10 times or threads someone posts about the ammo encoding bill?
I get about 20 projects at a time crammed in and I start to miss stuff.
Not sure about the "higher fees"?
Wow... I have some posting to catch up on... Looks like I was one of the first 500 members or so.On the eve of our 4000th member, I thought you might be interested in seeing a chart depicting INGO's growth since the creation of the very first account! We've had nice steady growth over the last 15 months, and as you can see it hasn't plateaued yet. If anything, it's been growing faster in the last few months than ever before. Go INGO!
Without you there would be 6 of us staring at each other wondering what to talk about next. lol