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Offline Cocobean

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Who are those sleeping members?
« on: April 08, 2009, 04:55:50 PM »
We have a very interesting scenario here, i would like to know what you guy's thoughts . Having 60 ++ member to date, we have merely 10 people who i considered 'active' in giving and sharing comments, where are the remaining members and why are they being so quiet ? I was first thought of making this a poll but imagine a poll voted by only 10 people aren't reliable anyway . So i list down few possibilities here and we can discuss about it. Cheers

Who are the sleeping members?
a)   Member who joined but don’t bother to give comments
b)   Member who joined but too shy to give comments
c)   Foreign watch trader –
d)   Local watch retailer / pre-owned shop owner
e)   Local tax officer / enforcer
f)   Others
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 08:39:13 PM »
tax officer? fren, u hv a very good imagination! :Dancing_banana:
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Offline Cocobean

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2009, 10:28:39 PM »
Quote from: yenfoolun on April 08, 2009, 08:39:13 PM
tax officer? fren, u hv a very good imagination! :Dancing_banana:

LOL , but as i said , possibilities right ?
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Offline Scott C.

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 09:46:21 AM »
I don't think we have 60 members...a lot are spam! Danny found some members are coming from the same IP address which doesn't make sense...

but i do agree some members are sleeping now but i'm sure when times come, they will contribute :)

Cheers!
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Offline yong

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 10:50:39 AM »
just have to improve the postings quality and wait.its sure to increase the no of replies and postings.
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 12:22:19 PM »
to me... it is ok so far....
i have seen popular watchbus has too many rubbish commends.... till i lazy to read...
then a group of super rich china men always shut ppl off...
when u post a nice photo of your ferrari watch.... they will post all their ferrari cars....
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Offline silverstan

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2009, 07:39:17 PM »
Quote from: yenfoolun on April 09, 2009, 12:22:19 PM
to me... it is ok so far....
i have seen popular watchbus has too many rubbish commends.... till i lazy to read...
then a group of super rich china men always shut ppl off...
when u post a nice photo of your ferrari watch.... they will post all their ferrari cars....


LOL, yea.. that's true.  ;D
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Offline Cocobean

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2009, 09:34:43 PM »
Quote from: yenfoolun on April 09, 2009, 12:22:19 PM
to me... it is ok so far....
i have seen popular watchbus has too many rubbish commends.... till i lazy to read...
then a group of super rich china men always shut ppl off...
when u post a nice photo of your ferrari watch.... they will post all their ferrari cars....


Be fair a bit la , oil rich Arabs also post their pic with their 60 feet long luxury yatch as their back ground wa .  :Laughing_on_floor:
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2009, 10:19:20 PM »
Quote from: Cocobean on April 09, 2009, 09:34:43 PM
Be fair a bit la , oil rich Arabs also post their pic with their 60 feet long luxury yatch as their back ground wa .  :Laughing_on_floor:

hehe.... i'm quite fair actually.... all the china purposely shut us by throwing big $$$... if u do not believe me... go n try...
they also shown their yatch at one time....

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Offline Q

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2009, 08:08:51 AM »
Hi Guys,

There are a few things that come to mind:
1. the super excellent rocket speed of our broadband (sarcasm added) which makes everything possible on the go.
2.keen but lack of enthusiasm and contributing to the lack of enthusiasm is 3 below
3.mwf is poisonous and this is not a cheap pursuit (as many people perceive) the more one delves into our forum the more holes in the pocket
4.the patek and rolex mentality but nice to check out what the other fools are doing (this fool branding is personal to me but not to our gracious mwf community since i have been come across a fool for appreciating other brands)  :Laughing_on_floor:

Just my take no offence intended in anyway to anyone, keep the MWF spirit going, blessings on good friday.
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Offline danny

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2009, 03:04:47 PM »
Hi guys,
I think it's normal for a large percentage of registered members to be the silent majority. Generally they enjoy reading the ongoing discussions until the time is right for them to participate on a more active basis.
Take for example the ever popular R*l*xforums. Their registered members total 22600+, but the most number of people online is only 466. That gives a ratio of 2.06%. Ours is around 14% (9/64), so it's not too bad. The percentage of MWF members who are active is actually quite high.

Having said that, about slightly more than half the registration are by spam bots. I've been banning these spam accounts, but they still show up in the total tally. Maybe I should just delete these accounts outright so that the correct number of members will be shown.

I think we don't really have to worry about the number of active members as long as the discussions are friendly, educational and enjoyable. Still, it would be great if the forum membership could grow to reflect the popularity of watch collecting as a hobby amongst Malaysians.
On the other hand if this place grows too popular, I'm afraid my server may be overloaded or the bandwidth quota exceeded.

Just my 2 cents.
 :Cheers:
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2009, 07:11:20 PM »
Quote from: danny on April 10, 2009, 03:04:47 PM


I think we don't really have to worry about the number of active members as long as the discussions are friendly, educational and enjoyable. Still, it would be great if the forum membership could grow to reflect the popularity of watch collecting as a hobby amongst Malaysians.
On the other hand if this place grows too popular, I'm afraid my server may be overloaded or the bandwidth quota exceeded.

Just my 2 cents.
 :Cheers:

yes. worth more than 2 cents....

when mwf growth.... mayb we should get some1 to sponsor... then u can afford to upgrade it...
let me sms tan sri francis yeoh later tonight!
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Offline danny

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2009, 03:38:32 PM »
Quote from: yenfoolun on April 10, 2009, 07:11:20 PM
when mwf growth.... mayb we should get some1 to sponsor... then u can afford to upgrade it...
let me sms tan sri francis yeoh later tonight!

No worries. At the moment my server still has sufficient capacity and bandwidth.
I hope you are kidding about contacting Francis Yeoh. If you actually contact him, better invite to join our forum first before asking for sponsorship.  ;D
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2009, 10:31:17 PM »
 :Laughing_on_floor:
kiddin lah... i knew him for long... but he never know me......
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Offline sshark

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2009, 10:17:26 AM »
What a coincident. I know him for a long time too.  :D
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2009, 01:52:35 PM »
serious... i think if he get to know malaysia watch forum.... he may sponsor....
then mayb we can set up malaysia watch cafe in is starhill....
later malaysia watch auction/trading center......
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Offline danny

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2009, 06:31:30 AM »
Quote from: yenfoolun on April 14, 2009, 01:52:35 PM
serious... i think if he get to know malaysia watch forum.... he may sponsor....
then mayb we can set up malaysia watch cafe in is starhill....
later malaysia watch auction/trading center......

I would rather that he sponsor the project watch and bring the price tag a little lower. Maybe we can even call it Starhill LE.
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Offline chrisyen

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2009, 06:50:56 AM »
Quote from: danny on April 15, 2009, 06:31:30 AM

I would rather that he sponsor the project watch and bring the price tag a little lower. Maybe we can even call it Starhill LE.
 :Cheers:

brilliant idea
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Offline Cocas

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2016, 10:57:24 AM »
Quote from: danny on April 10, 2009, 03:04:47 PM
Hi guys,
I think it's normal for a large percentage of registered members to be the silent majority. Generally they enjoy reading the ongoing discussions until the time is right for them to participate on a more active basis.
Take for example the ever popular R*l*xforums. Their registered members total 22600+, but the most number of people online is only 466. That gives a ratio of 2.06%. Ours is around 14% (9/64), so it's not too bad. The percentage of MWF members who are active is actually quite high.

Having said that, about slightly more than half the registration are by spam bots. I've been banning these spam accounts, but they still show up in the total tally. Maybe I should just delete these accounts outright so that the correct number of members will be shown.

I think we don't really have to worry about the number of active members as long as the discussions are friendly, educational and enjoyable. Still, it would be great if the forum membership could grow to reflect the popularity of watch collecting as a hobby amongst Malaysians.
On the other hand if this place grows too popular, I'm afraid my server may be overloaded or the bandwidth quota exceeded.

Just my 2 cents.
 :Cheers:

You are right. I was used to be the silent majority and I was not even a member but browsing through MWF as a guest somemore.

But rest assure that MWF comments on watches are very influential  onto those people looking for decent watches as gift idea.
« Last Edit: July 31, 2016, 11:04:19 AM by Cocas »
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Offline fifty5

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2016, 07:34:51 PM »
I just read. Don't know enough about watches to post. Come here to learn only.
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Offline Cocas

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2017, 09:23:00 AM »
Quote from: Scott C. on April 09, 2009, 09:46:21 AM
I don't think we have 60 members...a lot are spam! Danny found some members are coming from the same IP address which doesn't make sense...

but i do agree some members are sleeping now but i'm sure when times come, they will contribute :)

Cheers!

Just went to  "Member" section and did a rough math. MWF member total number is 30members/page x 280 pages = 8400!
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Offline rururuss

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2017, 02:38:36 PM »
I discovered MWF only recently, and have honestly learned A LOT from reading informative posts from knowledgeable members. Want to continue to lurk and contribute whenever I can  :D
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Offline dexson

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2017, 09:24:31 PM »
Too many sifus here.. sometimes dont dare to comment unless im sure of it  :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor:
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Offline Jaymie360

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2017, 07:48:24 AM »
Hello, I'm new here and also new in the "watch buying experience" myself. Bought a brand new bell and ross rs17 renault f1 few months back.

Would like to seek more guidance and gain more knowledge in buying an epic time pieces by joining this forum.

Just saw AP offshore diver last week in AP boutique starhill and I'm having a relentless night so far.

Nice meeting you guys.

 :)
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Offline bloodlegion

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Re: Who are those sleeping members?
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2017, 01:23:52 PM »
g) Nigerian scammer waiting for a suitable victim?

Not kidding. Just try posting a watch for sale on mudah.my ;D
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