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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:27 pm

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?
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:29 pm

We inch closer to 1,000 members. The price of gold may/may not influence the outcome.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by Smith1776 » Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:09 am

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 still find the James Rickards portfolio fascinating.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:39 pm

Gracious!

997 members!
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by Ugly_Bird » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:57 pm

Smith1776 wrote:
Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:09 am
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.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:32 pm

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.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by boglerdude » Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:54 pm

More internet access and more old people. It's a portfolio for retirees, those panicking during a crash, and goldbugs
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by Xan » Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:14 pm

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.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by Smith1776 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:27 pm

boglerdude wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:54 pm
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!
I still find the James Rickards portfolio fascinating.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by dualstow » Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:43 am

boglerdude wrote:
Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:54 pm
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 O0
RIP Marcello Gandini
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:34 pm

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.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by Smith1776 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:01 pm

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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:53 pm

I viewed the increasing membership as an indicator of the popularity of Harry, his thoughts and the 4x25 portfolio.

I often wonder will this site gain greater recognition- ergo the tracking of the membership. There were a couple of thoughts expressed that a significant downturn would be the key to popularity. Too bad. Maybe a real market crusher will double the membership.

So, not important to track the numbers but I thought there could be some insights.
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Re: 600 Members Coming Up

Post by bedraggled » Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:59 pm

We got the 1,000, so I will end my preoccupation with this thread.

Cheers.
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