mogski 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Rading the Powder forum quite often and came across a thread that got me thinking. The Powder forum peoples have come up with a saying to ask people at the resorts to determine if they are Powder Forum participators. The saying is "got change for a nickel?" Now while this holds very little meaning to those not in the know it is a powerful comrade call. There seems to be a lot of "I'll be the one with the purple jacket..." or "look for the big guy on the fish board..." etc. when talking about hitting the slopes and perhaps meeting up. I think it would be a good idea if SJ forum participants came up with a call for fellow foreginers on the slopes to determine comrade or requires education. Any cool ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 How about, "Are you queer or what?" Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Author Share Posted January 17, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: How about, "Are you queer or what?" Personal insult or suggestion? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Oh, I suppose it is a bit equivocal isn't it? Definitely a suggestion. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 How about "shu-ju" (SJ) That really is crap isn't it? Any better ideas? Lets face it, a large % of the foreigners on the snow will know about this site anyway probably... Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Yeah, but there's probably a whole lot of people who use it but don't post on here. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Author Share Posted January 17, 2003 This is not an excercise in getting people to use the site, but getting to know people who do use the site. Of course those uneducated people will quickly be educated Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 What about SnowJapan stickers? Nothing too big: a lil' sticker that you can put on your helmet or your board. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Author Share Posted January 17, 2003 Thought about that, but that requires mulla and time on other's parts. Of course if they are free and our SJ Gods are in abundance of them I will certainly take one! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 17, 2003 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 17, 2003 Alas, no stickers exist, but if one of the SJ Gods shined on us with abundant funds... Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 17, 2003 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 17, 2003 BigSausage You are right, in reality actually only a very small % of people who log onto and read the SJ Forums actually post messages here. That is pretty much the 'norm' for online forums, by all accounts. Interestingly, the increase in activity on the forums almost directly reflects the increase in popularity of the site in general. ie. the % of people using the forums who actually join in and post hasn't really altered that much in the last few years (an actual slight increase). The forums have seen a big increase in activity last season and even more this year, reflecting the increase in popularity and usage of the site. This again, it seems, is a fairly common phenomena for online forums. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Creepy... How about a mystery handshake like the Masons? Retract your hand inside your jacket sleeve so it can't be seen, then put out your 'hand' for a handshake. If matey looks baffled, he or she is a muggle. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 How about "What gender is db?" Hi guys new forum member and keen bean newbie snowboarder. Yes I made the effort and joined. Love it Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Why such a small percentage then? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted January 17, 2003 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 17, 2003 Maybe quite a few reasons. Of course a popular and active forum is a good reason for more people to keep on coming back and join in themselves, and that probably has a lot to do with the continued increase over the last year or so. It seems lots of people suddenly decide to register and start posting after only reading the forum for (literally) years. It would be interesting to know what makes them do that As they do that, all the time we are getting new people coming to the site for the first time as our readership continues to increase rather quickly - poor, tired, Mr Bandwidth . (That's also seen a sharp increase over the last few months with our new Japanese site). Many of them start off as 'read-only' users, some of course sign in and log on straight away. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 I found out about this website in 2000 and read the forum a bit but never posted until 2002. Dont know why, just suddenly wanted to talk about snow stuff with people and as O11 says most of the peeps round here seemed to be "muggles". Link to post Share on other sites
denise 0 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 By the way, what is "muggles"? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Please you havent yet read Harry Potter. I go with the code phrase but I aint witty enough to think of something. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 hmm.. stickers, now that would be cool. but make it neon-pink or lime-green, that way we can spot each one another from 100 meters out... Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 How about - tlhIngan Doch'oH! Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Just shouting my name! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Now that WOULD be entertaining! Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 "How about, "Are you queer or what?" you so funny! Damn Brits. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Especially some of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Yeah, Echineko. I`ll shout your name out loud if you come boarding with us(serious)! Link to post Share on other sites
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