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chris 2 Oct 2010 13:09

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Originally Posted by Warthog (Post 307511)

Never seen such a concerted effort to discredit a thread (as opposed to a brand)...:confused1:

It seems like a feeble effort to discredit HU... :ban:

Warthog 2 Oct 2010 14:00

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Originally Posted by chris (Post 307516)
It seems like a feeble effort to discredit HU... :ban:

Makes one wonder why would one choose to spend soooo much time on here...:confused1:

adrian74 2 Oct 2010 19:18

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Originally Posted by chris (Post 307516)
It seems like a feeble effort to discredit HU... :ban:

Looks like Im not the only one to notice this!:thumbdown:

shu... 2 Oct 2010 21:28

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Originally Posted by chris (Post 307507)
When I know nothing, I say nothing.

I know nothing.........and I rarely get involved. In this case it seems that everyone is getting a little testy over not-too-much. Who cares?

Back on topic:
No matter what the poll says, I know the Suzuki DR650 is the best! :thumbup1:

.............shu

Grant Johnson 2 Oct 2010 23:24

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Originally Posted by Mickey D (Post 307481)
I've read various forums since 1998. ADV Rider since day one. Typically the RATIO of Lurkers (non members) to Inmates (members) is roughly 50/50 or possibly 60/40 in favor of Lurkers.

Here on HUBB that ratio is "typically" 20 to One. IE: 10 members to 200 Visitors. My Internet expert friends explained all this to me ... management here don't want that info shared in public ... Suffice to say, fiddling is going on. .... once again ... not a big deal.

A) There is no fiddling - I wouldn't know how to fiddle it!
B) Why would I care? Wouldn't want to share what? For why?
C) Your internet expert friend is an idiot.
D) We've been going since 2000 with the HUBB and the number of lurkers has ALWAYS been very high compared to the number that sign in. MOST people are here to LEARN, not spout off. MANY don't speak good English, (we get hits from 150+ countries) and use a translator to READ - so certainly don't feel capable of making an entry, so why sign up? The ratio of lurkers to logged in doesn't bother me at all, why should it bother anyone else?
FWIW - we had over a million user sessions last month - not a bad number in anyone's book.
E) quite frankly I'm offended :censored: that you would suggest I'm fiddling. You clearly don't get HU or the way we do things here.
:ban:

Grant Johnson 2 Oct 2010 23:28

If anyone can post a url to a thread that bumped and shouldn't have, please do in the website feedback - I'd love to know because it shouldn't happen.

EXCEPT when a spammer hits a thread - I think what can happen is that even though a moderator deletes it, the thread is "new" because it's been edited - even though the new post is gone and it's back the way it was.

adrian74 3 Oct 2010 01:07

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Originally Posted by Mickey D (Post 307481)
I've read various forums since 1998. ADV Rider since day one. Typically the RATIO of Lurkers (non members) to Inmates (members) is roughly 50/50 or possibly 60/40 in favor of Lurkers.

Here on HUBB that ratio is "typically" 20 to One. IE: 10 members to 200 Visitors. My Internet expert friends explained all this to me ... management here don't want that info shared in public ... Suffice to say, fiddling is going on. .... once again ... not a big deal.

Unbelievable......
my Dad used to have a saying...

"oh let him have enough rope to hang himself"

Well, I think the rope has finally snapped tight.

Dodger 3 Oct 2010 05:13

Maybe we should leave it to Grant and MickyD .
Let them sort it out behind the scenes .
No need for a witch hunt and wayyyyyy:offtopic:.

[Now how can I cheat and make Norton the most popular bike in the poll ?] :oops2::ban::innocent:

Evil Donald 7 Oct 2010 03:37

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Originally Posted by Dodger (Post 307628)

[Now how can I cheat and make Norton the most popular bike in the poll ?]

Well, as of right now there are 70 BMWs and one Norton. So you simply need to create 70 accounts and have each of them magically own a Norton.

Hey presto, 70 Beemers and 71 Nortons!

I'm sure no one would notice.

Here's my KLR, somewhere in Indiana-
http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t...Donald/16A.jpg

And just for fun, an awfully pretty picture from that trip-
http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t...lDonald/9A.jpg

Glenboy 7 Oct 2010 10:14

Another BMW! Mine's an 1150GSA :thumbup1:

docsherlock 9 Oct 2010 02:27

There's not many things of which I am sure on the internet, but the fact that HU is a kosher site and there is no fiddling going on is one of them. Likewise, I also think Advrider is pretty straight.

MickeyD, stop smoking that Californian weed, man - it's making you paranoid!

mj 14 Oct 2010 13:11

How can I change my vote from BMW to Yamaha? Just sold the beemer and bought a XT660Z Tenere.

*Touring Ted* 20 Oct 2010 08:27

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Originally Posted by mj (Post 308959)
How can I change my vote from BMW to Yamaha? Just sold the beemer and bought a XT660Z Tenere.

you cant !!!

Nice change of brand though !! :D

mj 20 Oct 2010 08:37

I knew you'd like it :)

indu 20 Oct 2010 18:38

Anyway, it seems like I'm the only Guzzisti here so far. Here are my choice of steeds:

For travelling (summer), the Quota 1000:

http://www.eurofoto.no/show_image_st...&dx=580&dy=435

For travelling (winter), the 850 T5 with a Watsonian sidecar:

http://www.eurofoto.no/show_image_st...&dx=580&dy=435

For travelling to and from work, mostly, but also some small trips, the Griso 850:

http://www.eurofoto.no/show_image_st...&dx=580&dy=435


For racing (actually I'm building it for my wife, but I might as well be using it next year), the 1979 SP1000 Classic Racer:

http://www.eurofoto.no/show_image_st...&dx=580&dy=435


I think I'm a bit narrow minded when it comes to bike brands, but I don't think I'm bothering anybody with it so I guess it's ok for me to be a Guzziholic...


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