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[Phoenix]

Well done all.  I noticed yesterday that some of the new posters had registration numbers over the 15,000.

It's a great testament to the longevity of this community and the value that it provides for runners of all levels.  Here kind-hearted people are so willing to share experiences and give advice, to prop others up when things aren't going to plan and to cheer vociferously when they are - that is what community is all about.

Great job. Give yourself a pat on the back

[sook54]

Yes I just noticed that too! welcome to all the newbies (we've had registration problems with the site so hope there may be a few more coming along soon). Quite an achievement, thanks to Kev and the other "early adopters" for starting it off, and to all you coolrunners out there for keeping it going  

[Jogger]

Ah yes, statistics.
however :

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We have 7,536 registered members

as per the bottom of this page. A lot of people signup but then never visit again or post, so periodically I delete all members on zero posts who haven't logged in within 6 months (ie that is 50% of all members!).

[Eagle]

Statistics and statistics use them in various way but the existing members is still a great number.

I am very proud to be member 30 and still online.

I was talking to a number people involved in running over the last week or so and the general feeling seems to be that there is a renewed interst in running with entries in most events up significantly. There maybe many reasons for this but I have no doubt this site and the members have contributed to this in a very large way.

Bigger and better in the future I hope - both for this site and running in general.

[SouthAustralian]

As a relatively new runner, and a new member to the CR community I belive that CR works for the follow reasons

• people are supportive and interested in others
  
• bad attitudes and negativity is not encouraged or appripriate. There is an excellent community feel to CR
  
• There is room for every type of runner ( or Cool Walker )
  
• the inofrmation that is given on this site is borne from great experience and willingly shared
  
• the options provided by this site are outstsanding ( news, race info, blogs, community news, archive, etc etc)
  
• there is a consistent growth component...things aren't stagnant
  
• the moderators are well chosen and do their job effectively
  
• most of all their is a safety and natural enthusiasm here, that money can't buy. The CR site is incredible. Its enriched my running life, and as i read other posts i see that it is a shared experience by many people.

Thank you again to Kev, all the solid contributers e.g. Eagle, Peterhorse, Footman, Mango, Owl, people who have been here forever like Tesso, Colin, Tim, UCB, FPT, BRFC, Plu etc and the more recent people who have made such a difference, like Wombatoutofhell, Sook54, Ratty, Pheonix,Colsy, cakeboy, Staypuff  and Mosmanmum.
You and I both know that we could rattle off hundreds of names and still miss people out.
CR really is an excellent place to come to, lets never take it for granted.
Cheers
Frank in SA

[rachinaus]

Phoenix, on Apr 23 2008, 07:25 AM, said:

Well done all.  I noticed yesterday that some of the new posters had registration numbers over the 15,000.

Having resolved my recent registration issues to join the other day I noticed I had the honour of being the 15,000 member (statistical interpretations aside)

I had been watching the site for a while and found it to be useful and informative and -  importantly for me -  motivating. I love the fact that there are runners at all levels so there is usually someone out there as committed and at a similar level.

Also some of the guys I think are 'out there' in terms of their training regime (see recent thread on this topic by StellaBella which scared me a bit ) I still find motivational cos it makes me realise what is acheivable (whilst still getting to my desk at 8am everyday and putting in the hours) and so makes me look again at my own expectations of myself.

Thanks for all the input/thoughts/considerations/humour and encouragement - look out for me in the inner west Sydney - I'm the one in the new CR singlet (when it turns up:))

Cheers

Rach

[PlodBod]

rachinaus, on Apr 24 2008, 12:29 PM, said:

Having resolved my recent registration issues to join the other day I noticed I had the honour of being the 15,000 member (statistical interpretations aside)

I'm the one in the new CR singlet (when it turns up:))

Cheers

Rach

Welcome to CR Rach... you'll find loads of support and encouragement here.  Congratulations on becoming the 15,000th member - did your screen start to flash and make loud noises when you registered?

Maybe JoggerKev could shout you a free hat as a prize

Edited by PlodBod, 24 April 2008 - 12:55 PM.

[rachinaus]

PlodBod, on Apr 24 2008, 12:53 PM, said:

did your screen start to flash and make loud noises when you registered?

Thanks plodbod - no flashing screen which was probably just as well since I was at my desk at work and really probably should have been doing my job Oh well I'm sure my employers benefit from my interest in fitness....better general health, levels of concentration, less sick days etc.

Rach

[Spud]

Hey Kev you wouldn't happen to have a list of the first 100 members would you?

[CoolwalkerDavid]

Can I just say I was cracked before I became a member

David

[CoolwalkerDavid]

Spud, on Apr 24 2008, 01:23 PM, said:

Hey Kev you wouldn't happen to have a list of the first 100 members would you?

by using list of members ---- date of joining  -  ascending - Eagle appears to be 21 and many have very few posts so some are missing and some have posted very little Spud so might not be as interesting as you thought

David

[Jogger]

we have moved software a few times and so some of the data was not captured as previous iterations didn't handle it, but for maths nerds, you might something of use here. if any dates are wrong its my calculations (database stores seconds since 1/1/1970 ?!)

 cr_members.xls   824.5K   57 downloads

[ChookLegsMonkeyBoy]

rachinaus, on Apr 24 2008, 02:15 PM, said:

Oh well I'm sure my employers benefit from my interest in fitness....better general health, levels of concentration, less sick days etc.

Rach

Or you might end up being reprimanded for becoming addicted and spending FAR too much time on this site!

[ChookLegsMonkeyBoy]

Eagle, on Apr 23 2008, 10:34 AM, said:

....the general feeling seems to be that there is a renewed interst in running with entries in most events up significantly. There maybe many reasons for this but I have no doubt this site and the members have contributed to this in a very large way.

Bigger and better in the future I hope - both for this site and running in general.

Couldn't agree more, Eagle. This site has introduced me to a great community and really expanded my knowledge, focus and enthusiasm in running.
Cheers,
ChookLegsMonkeyBoy.

Edited by ChookLegsMonkeyBoy, 25 April 2008 - 07:13 AM.

[Phoenix]

JoggerKev, on Apr 25 2008, 01:49 AM, said:

we have moved software a few times and so some of the data was not captured as previous iterations didn't handle it, but for maths nerds, you might something of use here. if any dates are wrong its my calculations (database stores seconds since 1/1/1970 ?!)

Hi Kev,

while were on the subject, and out of interest, would you have the following stats for CR?
- Monthly unique visitors
- Monthly Frequency
- Average session duration
- Monthly page inpressions

[Tuttle]

It'll be interesting to see whether we hear from Coolrunner number 1763 again. . .

[Jogger]

phoenix - the info you want is probably here or here

[Colsy]

Eagle, on Apr 23 2008, 09:34 AM, said:

Statistics and statistics use them in various way but the existing members is still a great number.

I am very proud to be member 30 and still online.

I was talking to a number people involved in running over the last week or so and the general feeling seems to be that there is a renewed interst in running with entries in most events up significantly. There maybe many reasons for this but I have no doubt this site and the members have contributed to this in a very large way.

Bigger and better in the future I hope - both for this site and running in general.

This is great to hear. Among other things contributing could be stuff like The Biggest Loser, Better health programs in schools, corporate health programs etc.
Whatever the reasons, it's all good!  

[Phoenix]

JoggerKev, on Apr 26 2008, 09:51 AM, said:

phoenix - the info you want is probably here or here

Thanks Kevin,

that's a pretty impressive set of statistics.  

To have 15,000 registered members, but over 100,000 visitors every month is quite a feat.  

Thinking back, I was probably reading/visiting CR for about a year before I took the plunge and became a member.

Which raises other questions.
1) Should we be doing more to get 'lurkers' to become members?  Is there a benefit to CR in this?

2) If advertising funds this site, should we extract a greater degree of demographic information from the audience so that our ad sales become more profitable (and thereby help fund the site more easily)?

Edited by Phoenix, 26 April 2008 - 12:52 PM.

[TRAVY]

Tuttle, on Apr 25 2008, 11:32 AM, said:

It'll be interesting to see whether we hear from Coolrunner number 1763 again. . .

Member 782 is still out running

[NeilW]

When I started running about a year ago, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing (and probably still dont!!), but I've learnt so much, and been inspired, from reading other peoples experiences on CR that I dont know what I'd do without it.  When I turn on the PC now, CR is the first site I go to.

[JustinS007]

JoggerKev, on Apr 25 2008, 01:49 AM, said:

we have moved software a few times and so some of the data was not captured as previous iterations didn't handle it, but for maths nerds, you might something of use here. if any dates are wrong its my calculations (database stores seconds since 1/1/1970 ?!)

FWIW:
 CR_Posts.JPG   40.53K   10 downloads

So, if you have posted more than 10 posts you are in the top 27.58% of posters,
More than 20 - 19.35%
More than 30 - 14.97%
More than 50 - 11.26%
More than 100 - 6.89%
More than 200 - 3.97%
More than 500 - 1.76%
More than 1000 - 0.74%
More than 2000 - 0.25%
More than 5000 - 0.01%.

Congrats to the 2000+ posters (in rank order):
Member: Name: Posts:
1 joggerkev 6420
5952 rudolf 4791
226 colin 4449
453 mister g 3451
2723 fakeplastictrees 3383
294 tim 3327
3026 plu 3325
612 action 2978
880 sparkie 2842
146 ultraphil 2615
1526 stu mac 2602
1990 superflake 2573
1417 vat 2435
2216 miners 2322
130 rmc 2258
30 eagle 2230
293 spud 2212
640 undercover brother 2161
1451 luckylegs 2155
3455 gronk 2004

I will NEVER apologise for loving stats!

J.

[JustinS007]

I should add that these figures come from the ACTIVE members database.  n=7573.

Yup, still love those stats.  Oh, and moved 1 closer to that illustrious 2000+ list.  I wonder what other crap I can post to keep the count ticking over?  

J.

[Brick]

Coolwalker David N N is over 1300 and going strong.
15,000 member is a hell of a lot for a small little running site in Australia.

Brick

[plu]

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2723 fakeplastictrees 3383
294 tim 3327
3026 plu 3325

when did these guys pass me?

cheers  PLu

[RUN 422]

Even though I'm member number 12 I've only just cracked the 200 mark. Looks like I've got a lot of catching up to do!

[jegster]

i wonder what the state by state breakdown is. would be fascinating to see the demographics

[Jogger]

unfortunately we don't capture state info. you can put in location, but many don't. also many foreigners sign up to ask questions also.

[FakePlasticTrees]

plu, on Apr 28 2008, 11:09 PM, said:

when did these guys pass me?

cheers  PLu

I actually thought I'd cut down on the number of posts I was doing. Maybe you just cut down even more.

[CoolwalkerDavid]

FakePlasticTrees, on Apr 30 2008, 11:56 AM, said:

I actually thought I'd cut down on the number of posts I was doing. Maybe you just cut down even more.

I'm trying to do that as well FPT

really trying to keep to below 1500 posts by the end of the tax year in case I have problems with bracket creep