Sim Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hello everyone! The purpose of this note is, first and foremost, to extend a huge thank you to all those who have donated so generously to our forum fundraising appeal. I am delighted to tell you that £3,721 was raised from 245 donors. Adding on what was left from the previous fundraising drive, and subtracting costs levied by PayPal, we now have a total amount of £3,892 in the forum trust account. This means that we should be able to run the forum for about another four years without having to launch a fundraising drive, depending on the vagaries of the dollar/pound exchange rate and the level of fees we are charged for hosting the site. In addition to thanking you for your generosity, I would also, on behalf of all the moderators and techies, like to thank you all for making this forum the lively, informative and fun place that it is. We look forward to the next four years of BalletcoForum! With warmest wishes, Simonetta Dixon (Sim) Chair BalletcoForum Committee 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsomerset Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 That's very good news. May I in turn thank all those who give up their time and of their expertise to keep the forum running so smoothly, as well as those who step in where/if necessary and help to attract such a wonderful cross section of contributors who improve our knowledge of ballet and dance as well as encouraging the lively and (mostly) friendly exchange of views. Long may it last! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Wow, 245 donors! Didn't know there were that many active participants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nearly 600 different people have posted in the last 3 months, 745 since the beginning of the year. Also amongst the 245 donors there are some who don't post and some who are not members. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Interesting facts indeed! So basically about a third of posters contributed. Well done folks for keeping this great forum going. Thank you moderators for looking after us all and giving up so much of your time to do so. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 And, of course, we have getting on for 3000 registered members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 …of whom 1,325 have posted, so the number ungraciously called lurkers far exceeds the active participants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 That's pretty usual for forums, at least it was back in the day when I was moderating a couple of forums and there were discussions about getting lurkers to decloak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Huge congrats to all on the success of the fundraising drive. Re lurkers and others, back in the Balletco days I looked at the forum stats and concluded that around 0.5% of visitors to the forum were posters. That's a lot of unrepresented views. That said the forum seems pretty vibrant at the moment and that despite the coming of Twitter and Facebook etc. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottokeepworking Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 So pleased that the fundraising drive was successful. I look daily but very rarely post as I haven't the confidence to give my views on ballets seen. This forum is so supportive and informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Gtkw: Good to hear from you - and you now know that wasn't too difficult. Let's hear from you again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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