250,000 posts at ZHPMafia.com

[Marcus-SanDiego]

We will reach this number imminently. Indeed, it will happen sometime during the morning hours tomorrow.

Wanted to thank everyone for their contributions thus far. The site would not be what it is without all of you. You've bought into the Mafia lifestyle and it brings a smile to my face.

We're proof that a no-drama, friendly, professional forum can exist during the 21st century.

I thought we could do it. Thanks for proving me right.

Meanwhile, a big thanks to Dane and Keith, both of whom make this site hum along on a daily basis.

Thanks for being my co-bosses in this endeavor.

[BCS_ZHP]

They said it couldn't be done, proved the naysayers wrong, BZ to you guys!!! (DW, pls explain BZ.)

[3ZHP]

Thank you Sir, it's been a pleasure being here.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I don't hold it against them that they said it could not be done. Even my friends thought I was crazy for building a site that celebrated a single package on the 3 series platform. I probably would have said the same thing if I had been asked for my opinion (and wasn't the one launching the site).

I knew it would succeed, though, because I saw the ZHP Mafia name in too many places around the various fora.

[Torxuvin]

:cheers to 250,000 more.

[BCS_ZHP]

I, for one, am bitten hard by the bug of this particular option package and the great folks that tend to migrate to it. As the owner of 2 previous and 3 current ZHPs, not planning to leave for a long time.

[Au2bahn]

Wow. I remember when it was like 30k

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[Marcus-SanDiego]

P.S., does anyone remember when Dane and I consisted of 40% of the posts at ZHPMafia.com? I remember saying that there would be a day when we probably wouldn't consist of 10%. We're heading that way now. We now consist of 16% of the posts at the forum.

By the way, growth has slowed at the forum. It took us 22 months to reach 200,000 posts. That's about 9,100 posts a month.

It took us nearly 7 months to reach 250,000 posts from 200,000 posts. That's an average of about 7,150 posts a month.

Simply put, we're not as active as we used to be. We're still doing just fine but it's a metric that I watch nonetheless.

[BCS_ZHP]

I attribute that rate per month drop to quality over quantity plus we've stickied some of the important threads so we don't rehash the same topics. All good, fantastic place to hang out.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Definitely some reasons for it. But still something I look at and evaluate every 50,000 posts. If we get to half the rate we're at now, I will have to incentivize people to get more active by raffling off DW's ZHP. Or Rando's. Whatever it takes. :)

[johnrando]

LOL. Congrats (ahead of time) in reaching that milestone.

[BCS_ZHP]

Or BP as your personal IT guy with DD duties, David or Kyle as personal chefs, etc., etc.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Hell, the possibilities are endless.

[johnrando]

jr, personal driver.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

A little more color on the numbers. Even though post counts are falling, page views and visits are climbing. We're getting a lot of activity here -- even if it's not translating into actual posts. So, nothing to worry about here.

Anyone who thinks we're going away would be a fool to think so.

[GMATT]

I for one love this place. I am on almost daily, but am a infrequent poster. So much good info here! My very first post was about my quest for a ZHP and I commented that I was the former owner of a (gasp) Camaro SS.................................SO the first response was, Pics please and we don't hate on other cars!

Thank you all for a great site and even better people!

Gary

[danewilson77]

You guys have lost your maind (well...specifically Mark).

Thanks to all for your contributions. I have fun here. Learn something every day.

BZ = Bravo Zulu is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "Well Done"; in addition to U.S. naval forces, it has also been used as part of vernacular slang within NATO and Allied naval forces. It can be combined with the "negative" signal, spoken or written NEGAT, to say "NEGAT Bravo Zulu", or "not well done".

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Very nice. Now let me find out who had post 250,000.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

echo46 had post 250,000.

[Ryans323i]

Wait, he pics up a 1 of 1 e36 m3 one week and grabs post 250,00 the next!? Hope he buys a lotto ticket next week!

[danewilson77]

Congrats Echo.

[cakM3]

Congrats Echo.

+1 :thumbsup

[johnrando]

BZ echo. :)

[DublDee]

Yeah congrats to you Echo. I wasn't here for most of the first 250,000, but expect to be here for the next 250,000. I love it here!

[Dave_B]

First, thank you so much for sharing this kind of data. I've been on numerous forums over the years and have never been privy to this kind of info. I find it VERY cool that this is being shared with us.

Here's to another 250k.

[danewilson77]

Bump.

Just looking over the stats for the site. It looks like we're continuing at a 7,000 posts/month rate. Not blazing by any means, but that's not what we do here. Quality, friendly posts are what we strive for and I thank you guys/gals for what you've made the site. Well done. At the current rate we may reach 500,000 posts by the New Year. Everyone said the site would fail. It has not and has actually become a very significant contributor to the BMW community.

Again, thanks to all for the constant support, knowledge, and friendly commiseration.

Some other interesting stats:

Looks like top three are US, Can, and UK.

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/nicee46013/May%202015%20Country%20Stat.png (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/nicee46/media/nicee46013/May%202015%20Country%20Stat.png.html)

Looks like you guys are present a majority of the time in evening around 7:00 PM.

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/nicee46013/May%202015%20Hours%20Stat.png (http://s1015.photobucket.com/user/nicee46/media/nicee46013/May%202015%20Hours%20Stat.png.html)

[3ZHP]

Looking Good!


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[BMWCurves]

Very cool info, thanks for updating! 7k posts a month is still a high rate for something specific like this, IMO.

[johnrando]

Good stuff boss. :like

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[ELCID86]

Which county surprises you the most? China?


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