Hi Simo,
While not trying to pick your thread apart, there are some items that I do disagree with and would like to post my opinions in rebuttal.

Is netsmog really growing ?

"Its certainly interesting to see how many people have registered, posted once or twice and never been heard of again".

If this were my forum, I would find this troubling and try to remedy the situation. Yes, those that come here looking for a forum home, then registering and never coming back is perplexing. Why is that ? Does this forum display a 'pleasing personality' or a 'porno complexion' ?
Personally I feel that too much porno talk is permitted, and even encouraged by the 'management'. This is not going to attract a heavy stampede of the 'fair sex'. Nor will it be listed on many 'family bookmarks'. I think this is a stumbling block to the orderly growth here. And yes, most posters are the same 5 to 10.

" There seems to be only afew of us who are posting threads regularly, however this is in no way a bad thing."
Actually it is a bad thing, couldn't the same 'few regulars' just go to a chat room ?  

" Its good cuz it means that netsmog doesnt suffer the spam and crap that plauges so many other boards."
Again, spam is an internet byproduct, webmasters will have to learn to deal with it and most do.

"However I do realise that netsmog is growing and soon there will be a fair few regulars,"

I'm not so sure there are any more posters here now than in the beginning. I do see the admins posting on other forums here and there trying to 'drum up new members'. Then there was this post by a visitor :
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terrorbyte
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    The Netsmog.com Tech
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                         Re: Windows XP problems  
                         « Reply #19 on: December 22nd, 2001, 12:01am »                                                                                    


                      well, just checking out different forums and for my first visit, I have to say if this is
                      it, I'm not impressed, couldnt see to much in the way of answers, just stupid childish
                      comments, and, you guessed it,  I'm out of here. >>>>>

                      As for the thread starter, sounds like you installed xp over the top of ME, a clean
                      install is the only way with xp to avoid the problems. I have installed XP 34 times
                      now and have not had 1 major problem.
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What do you think brought him to that opinion ? Most all the posts being made here are to some word association thread or whatever. Not that many actual computer technical questions being asked. Now that is the problem. Quantity seems to prevail over quality.
This forum could grow in an orderly fashion if attention was given to certain details, but as long as the 'status quo' is active, I wouldn't bet on it.

For the new year I wish this forum success, good examples would be  'AmazingTechs' and 'Asendtechnologies', both new forums started up since Nov and now are very active.

All comments - positive or negative- welcomed and encouraged.