I have begun to notice times when the number of guests on the board will change from 2-3 to 12-14 in a matter of minutes. I am sure that it is nothing, but I often wonder if these large groups of record label analysts pile on in herds to read the messageboard. I've noticed this trend more and more since SXSW. I was just wondering if anyone else has thought the same thing.

I haven't thought that but I have noticed that many times the guests outnumber the members by far. But when I click Online List or whatever every single one of them is always looking at board index rather then reading posts. Everytime.

I think we should all stop posting and really screw them over...

or not.

I just realized this as I finally decided to stop lurking and post for the first time! Hooray for me!!! At least there is one less guest b/c now I'm a freakin' member!!! Whoo hoo!!!!

welcome, drwoman...

what a way to segue into an introduction!

Yes, welcome.

The addiction should be kicking in fairly soon.

Thanks for the welcome!!! I already feel like part of the family...I have been reading posts for a really long time and not putting my two cents in...I thought you all might be ready to put up with me now.
Oh, it's 1drwoman...you know like Linda Carter, Wonderwoman...Sometimes I think I'm witty, but really I'm only amussing myself!

I kind of like Dr. Woman.

I was thinking like Dr. Quinn, but wonderwoman is cool too.

I got it (and loved it) right away. You people suck. Welcome, woman.

welcome!

Glad to have you, Dr. Woman. Post a lot.

I doubt that it's industry officials prying into this little fanbase. I think it's a couple of things...members getting ready to log in or lurkers. When it's really high, I've wondered if someone's server creates a new guest registry every time they change screens on the board. I think there are plenty who don't read this board by now, however.

I think it reached an all-time high some recent nite with like 34 freakin guests. That couldn't possibly be just lurkers.

Is that what made the new record? All the guests? Thats sad if there wasnt even a message board member on when it hit the new record.

fraid so...i think there were only like 4 people on...like i said, something's up

You know it could have been the band members and their friends from oxford. If it's as boring of a place as it sounds, this message board might have been a real fun place for them

We really must get to the bottom of this. I'll be Inspector Gadget and Buckley can be a female Sherlock Holmes. I have the exact pipe if you want it Buckley.

Anyway, something is amiss.

I'm sure its nothing important. Its probably just several little things going on at once like YDDD said.


But hey, play detective if you wish. What sort of gadgets would you use to solve this little mystery?

My go-go gadget copter. In this particular witch hunt, the role of Claw will be portrayed by YDDD. You can be his cat. On second thought, Buckley can be the clever little girl that worked with Inspector Gadget. I never liked Claw and I still don't like cats, so you both better watch out.

I can be Penny (is that her name?), but I'll take the pipe, too. Penny would be cooler with a pipe anyways. They gave her a dog instead.

Actually, we could go back to rd's original idea of me being the female sherlock holmes, and combine that with me being Penny, and give me a coke addiction...along with a dog and a pipe.

(Edited by Buckley at 4:34 pm on Jun. 4, 2003)

It could be that other people are dorky like me & when bored in a public-use computer area, like to reprogram the home page to thefeatures.com. I didn't even post in the "fandom" discussion because my fanaticism is totally & embarassingly out of control. But this is just an example of how wide-reaching it can be.

at almost every features show i go to someone (all guys, btw) comes up and tells me that they don't post, but read the message board and they know who i am.

i would have, but i was busy paying attention to the features.

Why would someone log all of the computers in the lab onto the Features mb tonight? Too much free time and a lack of more exciting ideas? A combination of both probably.

(Edited by richarddawson at 9:59 pm on Nov. 13, 2003)