600 Members Coming Up

[dualstow]

I predict gold dumps to $1377.50, and we don't increase members

Funny but true. Membership is directly correlated with the price of GOLD.

[Smith1776]

Honestly, what really interests me is the idea of getting together a conference of PP adherents once we gather enough members.

Maybe Craig and/or Tex would be willing to make a comeback for such a thing.

Really though, it would be like a Bogleheads conference but BETTER.

[Xan]

I think a year or two ago there were enough members in New York City to have a get-together. Sophie was there, and I think bedraggled; I forget who else.

What I do not recommend is Googling for something like "PP party" in your local town. There are some things you can't unsee.

[dualstow]

I think a year or two ago there were enough members in New York City to have a get-together. Sophie was there, and I think bedraggled; I forget who else.

What I do not recommend is Googling for something like "PP party" in your local town. There are some things you can't unsee.

That’s right. Make sure you only google the full name to avoid that stuff:
Hairy brown pp party

[bedraggled]

A bunch of us met in Manhattan in May, 2015.

Sophie, Goodasgold, Barrett, Ryan Melvey and several others were there. Several meetings produced very nice times.

The theme seemed to be an endorsement of the 4x25 Harry Browne Permanent Portfolio.

I moved away and I think the meetings stopped.

If members in the same locale can meet, it is a great idea.

I am in Manhattan 2 or 3 times per year if you NYC people have notions.

The meets were arranged on this site, not Google. Hope that helps.

Thanks.

[bedraggled]

BTW,

Might be an idea to get a Texas meet arranged.

The roster could be

Ocho,
Xan,
Libertarian666

And maybe Medium Tex.

I might drive 1,400 miles for that. (Key word here is “might”).

Thanks.

[Tyler]

If we can pull together a Texas meeting, I'm interested.

[Xan]

That would be great fun. I hate to be a stick-in-the-mud, but with my lift right now if it isn't in Austin, then I probably can't go. Don't plan around me if it needs to be somewhere else.

If it can coincide with West Virginia in town to play the Longhorns (which I think will happen next season) then we might be able to convince Mountaineer to join too. :-) And there might be some other Texans either closeted or lurking.

[mukramesh]

I'd be interested in a Texas meetup as well. I'm in Dallas.

LOL @ "Hairy brown pp party"

[bedraggled]

If this Texas thing snow balls, I may need to fly. Austin sounds good.

Is Medium Tex in Houston?

Is it true in Texas that miles/distance is not a consideration?

Sorry to have not mentioned Tyler. And mukramesh, you and I joined the forum within days of each other. Great minds....

Can somebody pick me up at the airport?

[vnatale]

If this Texas thing snow balls, I may need to fly. Austin sounds good.

Is Medium Tex in Houston?

Is it true in Texas that miles/distance is not a consideration?

Sorry to have not mentioned Tyler. And mukramesh, you and I joined the forum within days of each other. Great minds....

Can somebody pick me up at the airport?

Has there even been a poll done here as to state or country location of active members?

If not and there is a desire to do one now, the easiest way to compile would be to follow something like this...

Massachusetts - 1 (with the next person from my state putting a 2 at the end)

Anything outside of the United States could just do their country like...

England - 1

Vinny

[Smith1776]

I'm coming all the way from Vancouver, Canada, so pretty much anywhere in the states will be a trek for me.

I don't suppose you guys would want to meet in Seattle would you?

EDIT: Really though, I am down to make an effort to meet just about anywhere! It would be great if we could organize some speakers and stuff. I wonder if Terry Coxon would be interested...

[dualstow]

Is Medium Tex in Houston?

Don't ask me how I know, but unless he's moved, I would guess Collins County, so closer to Dallas-Ft Worth than Houston.
I'll let him speak for himself for anything more specific because, you know, privacy.

[Kriegsspiel]

If it can coincide with West Virginia in town to play the Longhorns (which I think will happen next season) then we might be able to convince Mountaineer to join too. :-)

High IQ play there, Xan.

[bedraggled]

There were 1,286 users on the site 11/27.

Are we are now popular? Have we arrived?

I believe portfoliocharts.com has a huge following. Tyler’s site is referenced on bogleheads.

What’s our status?

[bedraggled]

We inch closer to 1,000 members. The price of gold may/may not influence the outcome.

[Smith1776]

This forum is for unusual thinkers. People who approach investing and life in a different way from the norm. I'm perfectly fine with a small cadre of friends here.

[bedraggled]

Gracious!

997 members!

[Ugly_Bird]

This forum is for unusual thinkers. People who approach investing and life in a different way from the norm. I'm perfectly fine with a small cadre of friends here.

I fail every single time when I tell people about PP.

[bedraggled]

998. Two more for 1,000.

This forum took 7 and 1/4 years to get 600 members. Another 400 in only 2.5 years!

An indication of popularity or utility?

May pick up another 400 in 6 months, if things roll along well.

[boglerdude]

More internet access and more old people. It's a portfolio for retirees, those panicking during a crash, and goldbugs

[Xan]

My guess is that the raw member count is more influenced by the number of bots able to sign up than anything else. Maybe there's some useful way to figure out which accounts are real. Or at least exclude the accounts that have been banned for being bots from the graph of members over time.

[Smith1776]

More internet access and more old people. It's a portfolio for retirees, those panicking during a crash, and goldbugs

And don't forget entrepreneurs like Craig that have lumpy income!

[dualstow]

More internet access and more old people. It's a portfolio for retirees, those panicking during a crash, and goldbugs

boglerdude, our new top resident troll

[bedraggled]

Three thoughts:

Will an unknown number of bots diminish the significance of getting the 1,000th member?

We are one member away from 1,000.

Will there be a Y2K-style problem if only 3 digits have been allotted to the membership total? We could go to 000 members.

Just thought I’d ask.