Hello :rolleyes:

Going through our members list I noticed that their is as of today 245 members to this board :rolleyes:

And out of those 245 :rolleyes: 72 have not made a posting :(

I would like to encourage all the new members to make a post here :huh: Their is alot of wonderful people here B)
And the best way to share our knowledge and love for the Duke is to interact on these boards through postings :rolleyes:

Monique ;)

At this moment in time this board has 259 members, however I would say that a more accurate number would be between 30 and 40. However despite this I feel that this board has got 40 loyal members and is growing all the time especially with great new members such as BrianB, Monique and JWfan.

Cheers

B)

Hello :rolleyes:
273 members :unsure: and more are getting active on theses boards :P

Monique :chickawow:

Isn't it great? This message board is movin' out!

:cowboy: yee haw!

Chester

I would like to see some of the older members like "Northerner" and little Duke returning and makeing more posts.

:agent:

I haven't seen much of Dukette, and twobtrue2johnwayne?

Hi all!
I've had a very busy summer. I've been running in every direction. We've had vacation,county fair and horse shows. I'm sure I've missed alot. Don't worry I haven't left.
Little Duke

Little Duke,

Glad to see you again - it's been a long time!

You've got a LOT of reading to catch up on!! :o You are back just in time to see all of Kevin's new fangled gadgets; he just remodeled the board in the past couple of days. Don't you love it?


Sounds like you had a good summer - hope things went well at all your events.

Chester

Little Duke

Good to have you back on board (literally) :lol: I thought you were a gonner. I only mentioned you yesterday what made you suddenly return today, I dont believe in coincedences.

What about Norhterner maybe we can get him/her and other past regulars back on board. Maybe an idea would be for Kevin to email all old member who made say 20-25 or more posts but whom have not posted for a while and try to entice them back on board.

What do you think?


:agent:

Yes Chester everything went well thank you. I'm ready for fall. I love September and October the most.
I think it would be a good idea to email members we haven't heard from in awhile.
The smilies are adorable.
Little Duke

Sorry guys didn't mean to post the same message twice.
Robbie, I was reading my email messages this morning and came across an email from the message board asking where I was. I'm glad I responded back.
Little Duke

Where have some of the older members gone for instance AEC23(Amy) and Reasr.

:agent:

Robbie,

I, for one, have also wondered about folks who haven't posted in a while, and have even been known to send them a personal e-mail letting them know that they have been missed here on the message board.

Sometimes it works . . . :) .

Chester

Hey I thought I saw a post by AEC23 just a few days ago?! :unsure:

I think when fall ends and winter sets in we'll see alot of the old faces come back, along with newer members.

Kevin

It wasn't Amy maybe it was Araner.

You could be right about when winter sets in and then we could see the return of the following members.

1. AEC23
2. Reasr
3. Monique
4. Northener
5. Itdo

Chester PM's are a good idea nice work.

:agent:

It was kind of fun reading through this fairly old thread, and reading of the progressive growth on the message board. As of this moment (as it changes quite quickly some days), there are 441 registered members. That is pretty incredible growth!

Chester :newyear:

I made 741 posts a year ago today with 411 members less than we are today.

Thanks for the memories. I looked at that first post, and couldn't believe what I read. We are still discussing McLintock!, and the bad production from Goodtimes.


Here is my quote from my very first post on this board. See you guys later.



Replies: 10
Views: 116**

Glad to be here at this site. As I write this, I am watching "The Quiet Man" on AMC. He is what makes America so great. I wonder what he would think about this country today.*

I am looking forward to this site, and what we will be talking about in the future. I am a collector of his movies, and enjoy seeing so many of his works. I look forward to seeing, "The High & The Mighty," and "Island In The Sky" when they hit the DVD circuit.

Just one word of advice to any and all that are looking for a John Wayne movie. If the label reads from a distributor from Goodtimes Video, don't buy it! The quality is poor to say the least, like "McLintock!" What a waste of a great movie with his number one leading lady. This is a great movie, and even though I was only 2 1/2 years old in it's theatical release, I enjoyed seeing in the theater years later. Funny, I didn't realize that this movie was released just 10 days prior to the Kennedy assignation.*

Be sure to wait for the Batjac releases for the best qualities in JW movies. That includes "TH&TM", "Island in the Sky", "Hondo", and "McLintock." I am sure there are others. By the way, were you aware that "Lady Takes A Chance," starring Jean Arthur and second billing with none other JW? It will be released January 21, 2003. For the best price, I found it online at DeepDiscountDVD.com for $9.96 including shipping.*

Thanks Kevin for the board. I will be sure to use it the way it's suppose to be used. Now, for a trival question.* "What actress was in the Duke's movies the most?"
A. Maureen O'Hara
B. Claire Trevor
C. Mae Marsh
D. Vera Miles
E. Alissa Wayne
F. Mildred Natwick


Take care, and talk to you soon. Answer this Friday.

Hondo Duke Lane*

Hey, Hondo!

HAPPY 1st ANNIVERSARY!!

That was an awesome first post! Glad to have gotten to know you over the past year - what a year it's been!

Looking forward to the next year, buddy! :D

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

Originally posted by Hondo Duke Lane@Jan 13 2004, 09:52 PM
For the best price, I found it online at DeepDiscountDVD.com for $9.96 including shipping.
Gee, I didn't realize you were pushing Deep Discount DVD from the very first post! Are you sure you don't own stock in the company? Or work there?

:D

Chester :newyear:

Coincidentally, today, January 16 (and 754 posts later), is my first anniversary of posting. I guess I lurked for almost two weeks before posting the first time. I can see that from the first, I was talking about They Were Expendable, colorized no less. I haven't taken the time tonight to see how many videos I have now, but I know the number has grown. My wardrobe has grown by a couple of shirts, two awesome hats, and a Red River D belt buckle (which I found as a result of this board). Certainly, our knowledge of the Duke has increased thanks to all of you. It's been a great year, and we're looking forward to many more.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

chester7777 Posted on: Jan 16 2003, 08:49 PM

Replies: 23
Views: 386*

This thread got us counting our John Wayne videos, and we have 69 videos and 8 DVDs. Several older titles (from the '30's), we have duplicates.

We consider most TV offerings poor at best, offensive at worst, so we don't even have cable (haven't had it for 10 years, haven't missed it much). With the money we aren't spending on cable, we enjoy buying videos and DVDs, and renting many of the older classics (our local video has a special on Tuesdays and Thursdays - 5 movies for 5 days for $5); but we've seen almost every old movie they have in stock.

I have especially enjoyed the colorized versions of many of the old movies. I just got in the mail one of my favorite John Wayne movies, *They Were Expendable*, in the colorized version. Being an old Navy guy, working around piers in the South Pacific, this movie really does something to me. I must be becoming a fanatic about this John Wayne stuff, as I am going to Western/cowboy clothing web sites and wanting to even get clothes like the Duke. My daughter gave me a leather vest similar to the Duke's, for Christmas. Next, a couple of shirts and a hat.

I have some property up in Selma, Oregon that is near a ranch that belonged to John Wayne many years ago. Some of the local old-timers have some great stories about the Duke!

I appreciate all you fans out there, and especially those who run these web sites, because it is quite a bit of work, truly a labor of love I think.

Chester

The "Resurrector" at work again!

I just looked at the main board - here it is almost a year since the last post - and I see the membership registered at 762. As a fairly recent addition to the membership here, I feel somewhat proud of my modest contribution to the population, knowing that there have been a lot of other people that have helped raise the tally. It almost looks like the membership is jumping by leaps and bounds in the past year. Congratulations!

Cheers - Jay :D

Question -

The member board states that the John Wayne Message Board has 768 members.
However, the last new member is attributed as member no. 855 (I'm listed as no. 807). Is the discrepancy due to attrition or some other reason? - Just curious!

Thanks -

Jay ^_^

:cowboy: I think the different numbers is maybe from a combing out some who joined sometime ago but never posted or came back.

I find it fascinating that many people join but never post even once.

Best regards--TRK.

Hello there,

Well I think this is post #3 for me. I enjoy reading the threads and learning many things about Mr. Wayne and his films. I've always been one of those who gets the most out of listening and learning, but I'll be more than happy to chime in now and then too.

Roger.

:cowboy: Hi Roger, that's a good reason why many probably never post. Anyway, I read yours and can hardly wait to read more.

Best regards--TRK.

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Jan 6 2005, 05:12 PM
I see the membership registered at 762. 13568

Here I am quoting myself (can this get out of hand - quoting myself quoting myself quoting myself ... ad infinitum :blink: :unsure: :rolleyes: ). The statistics read, as of this post, 876 members with a total of 15,228 posts - WOW!!! Keep up the good work folks!
Cheers - Jay :D

Hi All

After reading many posts, it becomes hard to think of new things to say. Starting a new thread can be daunting,specially when you see that some members are posting over 1500 times. But that's the good thing about JOHN WAYNE, There's always something to say about the great man.


Emmanuel. :P :jump:

Hi Jay J

When you state that there are over 800 members of this board it is a little misleading as up to half of these so called members have never posted and a large number again have only posted once or twice.

A truer statistic for this board would be that is has around 30-35 solid members it may not sound as impressive as 800 but when you have a nice little group of around 30 that is always increasing its postive news and the regular members of this board are friendly and interesting.

:agent:

Originally posted by Robbie@Jun 6 2005, 07:46 PM
When you state that there are over 800 members of this board it is a little misleading as up to half of these so called members have never posted and a large number again have only posted once or twice.
A truer statistic for this board would be that is has around 30-35 solid members it may not sound as impressive as 800 but when you have a nice little group of around 30 that is always increasing its postive news and the regular members of this board are friendly and interesting.
:agent:
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Hi Robbie -
Your point is quite valid. I'm only pointing out board statistics. But, as you say, many become members without making any posts whatsoever. Then there are many who become members to solely post a question about the Duke, never to be heard from again. I also noticed that some commercial enterprises have tried to hawk their wares in the form of a post (I think the moderators delete those as soon as they become aware of these "sneaky petes."). I don't think members should be penalized for only posting once or twice every few months, however. When I first became a member, I didn't expect to post as often as I have, but I guess the atmosphere here encouraged me and I'm currentlyon my way to 400 posts.
Cheers - Jay -_-

I suppose the answer, must be somewhere in between,
as Jay said, when you become a newbie, you're not sure, if you're going to remain on the site and indeed post and continue to post on a regular basis!
It however seems, pointless to have a register of members, where a great majority, have never posted,it's like a business, basing it's accounts, on sales it might obtain!
Perhaps the solution should be a compromise between the two, any member, who hasn't posted, at all,say, after 3 months, should, be un-subscribed, after all, they can always return, if they want to contribute!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't membership on this site free?
If someone is going to start telling people they can only be a member if they post within a time frame, it will only put people off wanting to a part of what is after all a fun place to be. Who's to say that you can't be one of the silent majority? What does it matter what your membership number is.

Could it be that most people just enjoy reading the things that are on the site?
If so, I say let them enjoy.

"NO DICTATORS PLEASE"

Emmanuel.

Emmanuel,

Point well taken. We talked about this in the moderator forum, but decided that we would not bother any one who signed up. We have at least two deceased that has posted, and we are not taking them off. And this is a free site, so your point has been noted and no one will be taken off at this point.

Thanks for the insight and heads up. And we are not taking any one off the message board.

Cheers B)

Hi Hondo

Thanks for that, your kind words make me feel a little like Duke, :cowboy:
Standing up for the little guy, ;)
Righting a wrong, :P
Making sure that justice is done, :agent:
and being seen to be done. :D


Emmanuel. :jump:

Kevin has pointed out that he is cosidering deleting inactive accounts and I think this is a good idea.

Emmanuel I don't but your point what is the point in being a member if you don't post ever, some people subscribed years ago and have never posted and never will they probably dont eve visit the site.

Memberships that are delted does not prevent the user from accessing the board it just minimises their abilities ie performing searches.

The little guy has joined the board over 400 of them and never posted and they do not need to be defended.

Finally with people naming themselves after Dukes characters its getting a little confusing as there are several Dukes, Hondos and Ethans if would be less confusing if a rule was introduced preventing people from using Dukes characters.

:agent:

This is no big deal to me, but this has been discussed in three or four threads so I guess it will pop up now and then. I really can't see any harm in removing some of the accounts. If you click on a users profile you can see when they were last active, so you can still keep users that are active but don't post. Members that have never posted and haven't even logged in the last half year aren't likely to come back so I don't think it would do any great harm to delete them. On the other hand it probably won't do any harm to let them stay either.

Regards
Popol Vuh

I like the idea of "flushing" accounts out that haven't been used in say, the last year. the problem (for me) is finding the best way to accomplish this. At this point I haven't found a sure fire way to do this without possibly removing accounts that should stay. I think that anyone that posted (even once) should stay on the board, for the future history of the site. But as for the members that sign up and never post then yea, after a certain period of time, remove them.

Kevin,

Can you tell if these non posters may have visited the board recently?

I can understand someone not wanting to post, but enjoying reading the banter,

maybe they are visiting on a regular basis, but no one knows.

Chester :newyear:

Well, I think a time frame should be in order as suggested before deleting a acct. that has not posted. Personally I felt the sight out for awhile before I began posting, I think it was atleast a couple months. But, if you never post and lets say its ben a year, then yeah, Kevin is right, flush them.

hi all

i know this may sound darft but why not send out emails to the inactive members to see if they still what to be here or something along those lines before you jump in feet first and go at the inactive members like a bull at a gate. they may be coming but not posting but reading do we as a group punnish them for their shyness or do we stay like we are and just be happy with the friends that we have made through weekly/daily contact through this board.

another idea could to be to have an inactive file so that the ones who haven't been for say like 12 months or more can be moved there then send out a email telling them that they have so long to reply to the email and failure to do so will lead to them being deactivated. this way you will sift out the weeds from the trees

just a few thoughts on this subject hope they can be of use to the moderators

cheers smokey

Rules,Rules,Rules.

It's like the man said , there's only one rule. "Follow all the rules."

Emmanuel.

Originally posted by Emmanuel@Jun 10 2005, 10:57 AM
Rules,Rules,Rules.

It's like the man said , there's only one rule. "Follow all the rules."

Emmanuel.
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You sound like my kind of people, Emmanuel - a born rebel. :lol:

Before anything is done, a mass email would be send with plenty of notice. ;-)

Originally posted by chester7777@Jun 9 2005, 08:31 PM
Kevin,

Can you tell if these non posters may have visited the board recently?





Yes, but I would have to look at each one separately. An example is AEC23, this member has 65 posts but was last here on 22nd April 2004 - 09:40 AM

http://www.dukewayne.com/index.php?showuser=28

Basically I'm unable to pick and choose what members should be deleted and who shouldn't. All I can do is mass delete based on date range. So AEC23 would be removed if I deleted any member who hasn't visited the site within the last 12 months.

The more I look at this the more I'm thinking that we leave well enough alone.

Kevin,
I for one agree with you,
unless you as the Adminstrator find it a logistic problem,
then there is no need to change the status Quo!!

I belive that it would be a good idea and add to the proffesionalism of the baord if members with no posts were deleted. They will still be able to view the board, I am also in favour of emailing them first.

:agent:

Originally posted by Kevin@Jun 10 2005, 05:30 PM
if I deleted any member who hasn't visited the site within the last 12 months.

17392


That may not work as Monique/BrianB profile show them as both being active in February 2005 which is impossible.

:agent:

I discovered this site late last year, and since that time have posted maybe 30-35 times. I have gained far more by reading the threads and appreciating the knowledge and viewpoints of others on this site than by posting. That is participation every bit as much as making another post. A goal in life is the acquisition of knowledge, and listening, or in this case reading, makes that possible.

If someone signs up and never comes back, that may be one thing, but I am sure I am not the only one to come by now and then to gain additional perspective on the man whose films I have enjoyed for many years.

Roger.

Hi erscolo

Well said my friend. I'm sure you are not the only one. ;)

Emmanuel. :jump:

Originally posted by erscolo@Jun 11 2005, 01:12 AM
I discovered this site late last year, and since that time have posted maybe 30-35 times.* I have gained far more by reading the threads and appreciating the knowledge and viewpoints of others on this site than by posting.* That is participation every bit as much as making another post.* A goal in life is the acquisition of knowledge, and listening, or in this case reading, makes that possible.

If someone signs up and never comes back, that may be one thing, but I am sure I am not the only one to come by now and then to gain additional perspective on the man whose films I have enjoyed for many years.

Roger.
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Roger

I feel you are missing the point, you joined in December and have since then posted 38 times which is fine and there is no reason for your account to be erased.

However some people have joined in 2003 and never posted therefore keeping their accounts is pointless if there accounts are erased they can still read the topics on the board and by erasing such accounts the board membership statistics will be a lot more reflective of the group.

:agent:

Robbie,

Kevin ran a test a while back and ran Monique's and BrianB's as a sample to what ever he was doing and they were the subjects since they will not be using their account again. This is not a secret but just a test Kevin ran. I am sure that he will do what he needs to get this worked out. The moderators were aware of this.

Cheers B)

Originally posted by Hondo Duke Lane@Jun 12 2005, 01:21 PM
Robbie,

Kevin ran a test a while back and ran Monique's and BrianB's as a sample to what ever he was doing and they were the subjects since they will not be using their account again.* This is not a secret but just a test Kevin ran.* I am sure that he will do what he needs to get this worked out.* The moderators were aware of this.

Cheers* B)
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Thanks Mike that explains it.

:agent:

If someone is deleted, do we lose their posting history?

If someone has posted in the distant past, I would hate to lose the opportunity to read their posting if they were deleted.

-ncb

nathan,

That is a question we asked Kevin, and he said that none of the posts would be deleted if in fact someone gets deleted from the message board that has posted. This is something we are not going to do right away until we get all the information.

We will inform anyone of this before it happens, and will give plenty of time to respond. I think if anyone is removed from the message board if will be the ones who have not posted anything and have registered over a year ago. That's my understanding, and nothing has been decided yet.

I don't want anyone to worry about this, we are not deleting anyone at this time. Kevin wants to discuss this before we do anything. The questions you ask are the questions we are asking as well to Kevin.

Cheers B)

Nathan

From what I am suggesting and from the feedback from Kevin ONLY people whom have never posted will have their accounts deleted.

If this happens and some are regular members to the board it may prompt them to re-register and post comment(s) so I believe its a win win situation.

:agent:

If you annalise the postings,
30th,on the list shows 86 postings,
below that it drops off alarmingly
to odd ones and twos postings,
and an awful lot of noughts!!!!
Only 28 out of nearly 900 members
posting more 100!!

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jun 14 2005, 05:19 AM
If you annalise the postings,
30th,on the list shows 86 postings,
below that it drops off alarmingly
to odd ones and twos postings,
and an awful lot of noughts!!!!
Only 28 out of nearly 900 members
posting more 100!!
17558

Hi ethan -
I'm really surprised at my verbosity on this board. When I first joined the JW Message Board, I thought I might post something now and then, but I've wound up doing this with at least one post a day most weekdays. I attribute this to the friendly nature of the members here - it's like a family. It seems more than just the focus on John Wayne, but I think the members here subscribe to Duke's values and that has a large part to do with the atmosphere found here. :rolleyes:
I don't know what prompts some of the people to join this board and then not partake of the dialogue. Others, as I have mentioned elsewhere, join to post a question and that's it. Some, I surmise, want to join just to say they are a member, but for some reason or another, just won't post.
But there are a few relatively new members, like you, ethan, and myself (only a member for 7 months) that have grabbed the reins and contributed and commented, making this an even more enjoyable and informative forum than it was a while back.
Cheers - Jay :D

What about JOHNWAYNEABE dammit! I am alive! :cowboy:

What about JOHNWAYNEABE dammit! I am alive!

You should be good to go now that you have posted, hehehe!!!

If you want to get an idea as to why someone might register to be a member, try signing on as a guest and browsing for awhile - there are quite a few things not available to non-members, like the search engine, for one. I also think that if you are only signed on as a guest, you don't see the smiley icons, just the HTML code for them. There might be some who signed up simply to utilize the search engine, found what they wanted, and never returned.

There may be some who never post, but lurk consistently. I would hate to delete someone like that.

However, I guess Kevin and the moderators will meet sometime soon and discuss this issue more.

I also agree with the fact that there are some "desireable" user names being taken up by apparently non-participating members.

Just a few more thoughts on this issue . . . .

Chester :newyear:

Actually Chester,

You speaking about desirable usernames,
prompts me to remember,
that when I first tried to put in a user name,
as we nearly all tend to use, A Duke handle
it took an eternity, before I found one
that was accepted, most being used already,
having to fiddle about with the format, etc.
Now we are this far down the road, it will not be
an easy task, taking those names back!!!
I've not been here long, but have trust in my
fellow members, that I'm thinking
of using my real name,which I did yesterday,
now there's something
we should think about doing!

hi ethan

well for using our own name that may become confuseing as there could be more that one of us who has the same name but if you post in at the end of your post i feel that is entirely up to us some of us do and some of us dont i chose not to but there are quite a few of the members who now my real name and when they send me messages they use my real name

cheers smokey

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jun 15 2005, 02:23 AM
Actually Chester,

Now we are this far down the road, it will not be
an easy task, taking those names back!!!
I've not been here long, but have trust in my
fellow members, that I'm thinking
of using my real name,which I did yesterday,
now there's something
we should think about doing!
17625

I didn't mean anyone with a cool Duke handle had to give it up, maybe just those who registered as members, nabbed a neat moniker, and then never posted. Maybe a more participatory member should have that privilege.

I can understand why many people start out with a user name - kind of a privacy thing. As smokey mentioned, as you get to know folks better, you don't mind getting a little more personal.

Chester :newyear:

Most of you know me as Hondo (my user name) , but I am registered as Hondo Duke Lane. I liked that because it's cool, and named after a movie and in honor of John Wayne. Later some other users registered in as a variation of Hondo. I was concern that they would refer themselves as Hondo with some confusion to the rest of the board, but as it turned out, they didn't stick around and I am the one and only active Hondo.

A lot of you know my real name and sometimes refer to that, but I don't mind, I enjoy anything you put out. I have a lot of nicknames in my life and some were not very nice. Names are names, but don't get stuck with a name, just enjoy the time you have here on this board.

It's fun to talk around and learn so much. Most of all it's fun to discover who you really are. And where you are from. I can honestly say that I have friends all around the world. And if I know you only as Smokey, itdo, Chance, ethanedwards, etc. that's alright with me. By the way, I think I know all your real names that I just listed. :D

Have a grand day.

Cheers B)

Hi Hondo,

It can get confusing,
when I registered ethanedwards, I was not aware, that there
was another member with the same name!
It is only because, I typed it in one word
using only lower case letters, was it therefore
accepted!In reality it should not have been,
but I suppose, even technology
has its limits!
This site has so far proved to me, to be trustworthy
and its members, we hope, now, to be honest,
and such is my faith in the site
I personally, don't find a problem
using my real name when appropriate.