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Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:21 am
by gazza82
suffolkpete wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:39 am
I think it would be very useful if you could email the registered users. Do you have the means to send out an email that large?
I think there is a feature in phpBB that allows you to email but in batches ...
Otherwise any good email system should allow a good number of BCC addresses.
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:08 am
by TerryG
I have access to the backend database and what i have done is export the complete user list with all profile fields including email addresses and post counts.
What I propose is to filter everyone with a post count of say 20+ and run a mailmerge. The forums email goes out through an account with Microsoft 365 so there is no issue with sending any quantity of email but using the filter i mentioned shows 183 users
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:26 pm
by Dick
What happened? The site vanished from the Internet? I've just found you all again.. what did I break this time???
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:54 pm
by Dick
Have I landed in an alternate reality? The site is working and even Terry has been released back to the Internet! I've missed you chaps!!
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:02 am
by sierra3dr
TerryG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:58 pm
At time of posting (12th March 2023) there has been no activity for a year.
oh that's a shame,maybe owners are using facebook
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:06 am
by sierra3dr
Luxobarge wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:27 am
Ages ago (I think June 23rd 2022) the forum suddenly became inaccessible, just got an error message. You now appear to have woken it up again, so thanks very much for that.
I think that's the reason why I have not popped in,but my memory is quite vague,due to life getting the way
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:52 am
by Dick
sierra3dr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:02 am
TerryG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:58 pm
At time of posting (12th March 2023) there has been no activity for a year.
oh that's a shame,maybe owners are using facebook
I did ask on the PC Facebook page but no response...
Is there a way to link this site to fb for when I break the Internet again?
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:09 pm
by gazza82
sierra3dr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:02 am
TerryG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:58 pm
At time of posting (12th March 2023) there has been no activity for a year.
oh that's a shame,maybe owners are using facebook
Something broke the website the forum sits on .. but as we couldn't access the site, we couldn't contact anyone to get it fixed!
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:17 pm
by AJAX
sierra3dr wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 1:02 am
TerryG wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 11:58 pm
At time of posting (12th March 2023) there has been no activity for a year.
oh that's a shame,maybe owners are using facebook
I think with only 183 registered users this forum is going to have little dynamism to attract more users. Sad really as I actively avoid Facebook and all other social media sites.
Re: Is this forum still of use?
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:44 pm
by Luxobarge
AJAX wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:17 pm
I think with only 183 registered users this forum is going to have little dynamism to attract more users. Sad really as I actively avoid Facebook and all other social media sites.
Hmm, not sure where you get that number from, we have 1897 registered members and after the amount of cleaning up I've done I'm pretty sure that none of them are spammers. I take your point about facebook, I'm not on it either and have no intention of joining. I wonder if it's a reflection of a waning popularity (and IMHO quality of content) of Practical Classics magazine itself?