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Agatha · #46 Post by **Agatha** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:49 am

You'd better be careful, SelleckLover. If I were your children and thought you were only hanging on until the grandchildren showed up, I'd NEVER have kids!!

Hope you're feeling better by now!!

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:16 pm

Hang in there SL. Things will get better!

lutherhgillis · #48 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:14 pm

James,

I've been lurking around this site for a couple of years from my gum shoe office in St Louie's underbelly. I have noticed that posting members appear for a while and leave to be replaced by new ones. Some do remain however for quite a while but not many.

How long does the average member remain active before leaving the recurring lineup, so to speak?

Gratci,

Luther

#49 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 4:31 am

Luther,

I have no idea, sorry. I do know that there are a lot more lurkers than posters, though.

lutherhgillis · #50 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:32 pm

Sorry if this question seemed trivial but I am a stats guy. I am fascinated by the reasons why people do what they do. I know posters will post and lurkers will lurk... I guess there will be a percentage who actually are here to opine about the show and those who just want to be heard by someone. I guess that makes this site similar to others.

However, for those who truly like MPI, this is a great place to hang out and participate because of the subject matter.

Buck · #51 Post by **Buck** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:05 pm

James J. Walters wrote:Yeah, only a small percentage of the 400+ registered users post with any kind of regularity. New people come aboard with a surprising amount of frequency. Most only stay a short while. Some pop in and post only every couple of months. Some leave for months on end... and return. Many more never register, only lurk. In other words, it's a fairly typical online forum/message board/bulletin board, only one with a not-so-typical subject.

Have you considered expanding the forum to include other PI shows like Rockford Files and Simon & Simon?

Buck · #52 Post by **Buck** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:01 pm

Is this forum active? I don't see anyone posting.

#53 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:10 pm

Buck wrote:Is this forum active? I don't see anyone posting.

Yup, its active. I don't know if it would make sense to expand the forum to include chats about other PI shows. Kinda negates the point of calling it "Magnum Mania". I'll let James weigh in on it though.

Its his world, I just live here

lutherhgillis · #54 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:21 pm

Here is my $0.02 on expanding the site. Obviously James can do whatever he wants to do but I vote for keeping the site dedicated to MPI with expansion only into other work done by Selleck, Mosley, Hillerman, or Manetti.

This site is nice, clean, and open. I applaud all of you for making it the way it is...

#55 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:11 pm

Buck wrote:Have you considered expanding the forum to include other PI shows like Rockford Files and Simon & Simon?

Hi again Buck,

Nah, I don't think I'll do that, for a variety of reasons. You are more than welcome to post threads about those shows in 'The Beach Bar', however.

By the way, welcome to the site!

lutherhgillis · #56 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:36 pm

Have you thought of approaching Roger or Larry about appearing in a web chat with Magnum Mania?

Zudobug · #57 Post by **Zudobug** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:33 pm

It would be nice if the Beach Bar section could be split into several categories. At the moment it just includes everything and as such the topics are varied. I would like it if it was split into categories such as Music & TV, General Discussions and a Have Your Say board (one where we can discuss opinions that are affecting the world today). This way people could go into the board (or boards) that they want to read the most without having to trawl through a list of topics that they have no interest in.

#58 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:08 am

Luther,

I've thought about it, but never acted upon it. I probably should sometime.

Zudo,

Since there are quite a few threads about other TV shows, I've added a 'Other TV Shows' sub-forum. I don't think I'll add anything else at this point. I certainly don't want a 'Politics' or 'Soapbox' sub-forum.

Thanks

#59 Post by **Styles Bitchley** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:51 am

James J. Walters wrote:I certainly don't want a 'Politics' or 'Soapbox' sub-forum.

That's good to hear. I can see some threads veer into that territory from time to time and I steer clear, despite having an opinion on the subject. I'm quite sure there are a lot of different political views among core members (look at the breadth of countries represented), but we all seem to have something in common, eh?

World peace through Mangnum P.I.

#60 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:20 pm

James J. Walters wrote:
Zudo,

Since there are quite a few threads about other TV shows, I've added a 'Other TV Shows' sub-forum. I don't think I'll add anything else at this point. I certainly don't want a 'Politics' or 'Soapbox' sub-forum.

Thanks

Amen to that.