Forum Value - Comments, Modifications and Value

Michael T

You may remember that the owner of the 78 Fleming I met in Aruba said it was his opinion that the Rinker Forum was the most authoritative boating forum in the world.

That got me thinking. I thought I'd crunch some numbers. So I added up the number of posts from JUST the top 10 "all time" posters awarded points (thank you to all from us!) on this forum.

Are you ready.....32,158 posts as of now.

But that's NOT my point. That number is from JUST the top 10 - the posts that are displayed on the activity section of the forum.

Can you imagine the total number of posts that have been made by ALL of the excellent Forum Members?????

My favourite part of all of this is the new members that are continually joining and adding awesome new ideas and mods.

Geez @diggin2day1 is on fire lately with all of his creative mods.

Then there are the tech wizards like @Alswagg with his endless knowledge of all things mechanical and @212rowboat with technical details and performance criteria that rival a NASCAR team!

I agree that is, absolutely the best forum in the world.

diggin2day1

Thanks incredible!!! And thank you!!

Handymans342

MT dont you have anything else to do?

LaRea

Only 32 more points until I overtake Tiki to get on the top 10 board.  Then I will finally be taken seriously.  

But seriously, interesting observation by MT.

Michael T

@Handymans342. Steve, I'm retired AND boatless - what else can I do? @LaRea , anyone who doesn't take you seriously is missing out on a boatload of fine insight!

raybo3

This forum sure keeps me busy but is very rewarding with all the help it gives its members. 

Michael T

....and Ray THANK YOU and your moderator colleagues or we'd be typing posts in the dark!

raybo3

Your welcome MT. I enjoyed the old RBO so much and when it went down it was  like losing a part of the family...lol It really $ucked not having the forum so I dont want to lose this. Were you on the old RBO? I cant remember......

Michael T

Yes, Ray I was and THANK YOU again for the resurrection!

Cableguy Greg

Who are the top 10 in posts? This is an incredible value. I know that anyone that I know that has a Rinker, I point them this way. I also point a lot of people on the Facebook page this way.

Stodge

A forum is only as good as it's contributing members.  I'm a moderator for a local boating forum and watched as it's membership dwindled to near extinction.  In our case it was a change of forum software, followed by a change of ownership all topped off with the rise of other social media like Facebook.

We had a good group of boaters and lots of events.  It was like having a club without the formal organization.  And it was a big reason my wife and I became avid boaters versus boat owners.

IMO one of the greatest values of a forum like this is the wealth of knowledge and experience available to anybody just by asking.  

Thanks @Michael T for mentioning this.

reneechris14

Because of the knowledge on this forum and things shared I think a lot of DYI I guys would never attempt to fix things until they get on the forum then they say oh I can do this especially with pictures in schematics. Plus it's great morning reading over coffee.

Dream_Inn

raybo3 said:

Your welcome MT. I enjoyed the old RBO so much and when it went down it was  like losing a part of the family...lol It really $ucked not having the forum so I dont want to lose this. Were you on the old RBO? I cant remember......

I sure do remember that so well Raybo.  @Stodge, we had the huge loss of RBO and just so fortunate that we were picked back up by Rinker.  I think it was a true blessing in disguise!

@reneechris14 - you are so right!!  People actually learn on this forum and attempt things they normally wouldn't have.  This learning goes on to build true confidence in working on the boat, enjoying it, and saving money!

Dream_Inn

here are a few numbers for just this year to date:

696 Users

1482 Discussions

1,265,120 Page Views

18,646 Comments

Pretty impressive by all of you!

raybo3

DI the numbers I see are a little different than what I see....lol but I do have an e-mail sent to Sharon from Vanilla to see if I can get more "stats" about the forum

LaRea

Helping newbies is one of the really fun parts about this forum.

In a recent BoatUS article about obstacles that prevent millennials from getting into boating, the author observes that millennials are less likely to have experience operating and fixing mechanical things.  "While our parents' generation spent their teens rebuilding old cars, we spent our time building websites."

If I contribute something on the forum that helps a young person get into boating, or enjoy it more, that's a win-win.  

Lake_Bum

I've owned many different brands of boats, and I have to say.....hands down, the Rinker forum is the BEST! NO question......the best 

davidbrooks

Thanks.  Just when i was starting to feel salty i take a look and i have 142 pts compared to 2000 pts of some of you old salts. Back to being a newbie.

Handymans342

Where did you find that?

diggin2day1

Handymans342 said:

Where did you find that?

Handymans342

And what do points mean??

trip_n

that you didn't win .... 

Handymans342

Whatever

randy56

You are a MVP

trip_n

that was my best handy .... impersonation 

davidbrooks

@Handymans342 you get a point everytime you use the word "diesel".

Stodge

davidbrooks said:

@Handymans342 you get a point everytime you use the word "diesel".

And -1 every time he uses the word "gasser". 

Liberty44140

This is funny, I never noticed those points before. So if you get points for "LOL" or "Agree" do you lose them for "Disagree" or "Off Topic"? 

Stodge

I believe you are correct.

Michael T

VERY interested if points are deducted - because a couple of times I have seen guys agree with a post in their written reply but clicked  "disagree"  below the poster's comments so - obviously by mistake  - I'm guessing because the agree and disagree are right beside each other.

raybo3

I put up a post about "Points"