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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: itlnstln on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:11:22

Title: 500 Members
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:11:22

Man, have we grown.  We are almost at 500 members; here's looking towards another 500. :)

Title: 500 Members
Post by: FKSSR on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:17:28

That's great!  How close are we?

Title: 500 Members
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:26:45

498; it's at the bottom of the main page.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: ozar on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:37:25

Quote from: itlnstln;25139

Man, have we grown.  We are almost at 500 members; here's looking towards another 500. :)

Hey, that's really great!  Hope the next 500 come along as quickly as the first 500 did.  There would be many more of us if every keyboard user were forced to use a good quality keyboard for a month, or two, then put back to work on their usual mush pads.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: wheel83 on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:56:30

i've bought many keyboards from recommendations off this site and i am super glad i found it. now i loathe typing on anything else.

- will

Title: 500 Members
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 23 March 2009, 15:56:43

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There would be many more of us if every keyboard user were forced to use a good quality keyboard for a month, or two, then put back to work on their usual mush pads.

I have heard of this very thing happening at Guantanamo Bay.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: ozar on Mon, 23 March 2009, 16:00:43

Quote from: itlnstln;25148

I have heard of this very thing happening at Guantanamo Bay.

lol... I thought that was water boarding, not keyboarding, but close enough I guess!

Title: 500 Members
Post by: FKSSR on Mon, 23 March 2009, 16:43:49

ah, I see now.  Sweet.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: xsphat on Tue, 24 March 2009, 00:26:44

I remember when it was just iMav, me and ashort. Holy crap.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: FKSSR on Tue, 24 March 2009, 06:29:33

I once tried starting a forum, but it was soooo hard to get people on it.  I eventually dropped it.

How long did it take to get a substantial amount of posters?  Was it hard to keep content up in the beginning?

Title: 500 Members
Post by: iMav on Tue, 24 March 2009, 07:50:48

With geekhack, there was an obvious need...I could not find a decent English language, keyboard-dedicated forum.  I wanted to talk keyboards, share what I had learned, and learn from others.  All it really took was some persistence in getting some other keyboard enthusiasts to come and share their experiences, and we just naturally started creating content that ended up attracting other keyboard enthusiasts once it started hitting the search engines.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: lam47 on Tue, 24 March 2009, 09:41:10

Im happy to have found it.
I take in info so quick and there is a lot to learn if you have the interest.
Viva geek hack!

Title: 500 Members
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 25 March 2009, 13:53:06

We're at 499...

Title: 500 Members
Post by: FKSSR on Wed, 25 March 2009, 19:49:18

Member #500 is here! (http://geekhack.org/member.php?u=527) :D

Title: 500 Members
Post by: nerp on Wed, 25 March 2009, 22:02:48

Sweet. The rebirth of quality keyboards and a renewed keyboard market can be marked by this place. Ya'll dishing out keyboard CRaCK, I tell you.

Title: 500 Members
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 26 March 2009, 11:01:38

Man, not only did we hit 500, we are already at 502.  Here's to another 500 memebers!