twangster Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Please join me in congratulating @Matt on this 25th day of July 2019 as the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards have reached 10,000 members. Woot! Woot! Fair winds, following seas and may the Kraken always be full in your cup! Happy cruising everyone! Matt, The Cruise Junkie, Lovetocruise2002 and 13 others 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Wow! Congrats @Matt on 10, 000 members on the Royal Caribbean Blog message boards! Thank you for this unique community that you had vision for and created. What an amazing and welcoming place this is, not only to learn about cruising, but to meet fantastic people and friends along the way. Proud to be part of the RCBlog community. Cheers to “YOLO Book It!”! PRebecca and tiny260 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Congratulations, my friend !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Big congratulations, @Matt!! Awesome sign of the good work and effort you've put into this community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Holy moly! I've often said numbers and stats are nice, but not the focus of what I'm trying to do. I'd rather have a community of 10 people who are supportive, helpful and fun than 10k people who do not talk. I think it's safe to say that we've retained a good balance of fun and knowledgeable folks here, while attaining a tremendous goal. The credit lays not with me, but with all of you. Seriously. These boards do not grow to 10,000 people just because of me. I can't answer every thread, start my live blog ridiculously early (*cough @Lovetocruise2002 *cough), share breaking news or comment for the umpeeth time if @twangster is indeed real. So many of you have been posting here for years, and others have recently joined and already feel like part of the family. It's been a tremendous journey so far and I am so thankful you are all here to share in it. A special thank you to the moderators, who help enforce the rules; to some special long-term members who help flag down spammers and alert me when @monorailmedic is being overly annoying; @WAAAYTOOO for answering all those casino threads that I know nothing about; the entire MEI Travel team for helping support our great community. There's no question the needle is moving in the right direction, and I thank you all once again for being part of this. One of the few regrets I have in the history of this site is not starting the message boards sooner, and today is a great example of why that is. Thanks all, and let's celebrate with a Kraken and diet coke while onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise! Sweety, emfagan, IRMO12HD and 13 others 11 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 8 minutes ago, Matt said: let's celebrate with a Kraken and diet coke while onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise! Make it a Kraken Dark & Stormy (aka Perfect Storm per Kraken Rum's web site) and you're on! IRMO12HD and YOLO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Congrats to @Matt and the whole community on this achievement. Question that comes to mind based on other boards I frequent - what percentage of that 10000 has never posted (or posted less than 5 times)? I ask because I am a member of a forum that has over 7000 members but over 5500 of them have never made a single post. Many join, but far fewer participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinUpinLife Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I had a dream last night that I discovered/met @twangster on a disembarkation day of a cruise......that is when you know you spend (cannot say too much) time on here. JLMoran, twangster, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I had a dream that I missed the 10K mark on the counter because I've been trying to keep an eye on it. I know...I have problems. #devotedtoRCBlog JohnK6404, cruisestuff, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, HeWhoWaits said: Question that comes to mind based on other boards I frequent - what percentage of that 10000 has never posted (or posted less than 5 times)? I ask because I am a member of a forum that has over 7000 members but over 5500 of them have never made a single post. Many join, but far fewer participate. It's likely a very high number, and not surprising. Heck, I hesitate to think about how many people actually logged in in the last 6 months. This is the nature of message boards, but the door is always open for them. 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I had a dream that I missed the 10K mark on the counter because I've been trying to keep an eye on it. I know...I have problems. #devotedtoRCBlog PRebecca, Lovetocruise2002, cruisestuff and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Congratulations! I'll admit I don't log on a lot when I don't have a cruise planned but I still checked in to see what was going on weekly. Beyond the helpful advice and tips it's been great to vicariously live through your cruises and get to know you all. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Congratulations Matt, awesome job with the blog and the message boards. You have indeed selected a devoted group of followers that love Royal and love to discuss Royal. Matt, WAAAYTOOO and Lovetocruise2002 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOLO Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Congratulations to my Super Royal Cruise Info Dude! @Matt WAAAYTOOO, Matt and JLMoran 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Congrats to all of us! There is strength in numbers as well as community! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickinSTL Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Congrats Matt!! I love this site.. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsTryThisPlace Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Congrats Matt Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Congrats, you've created an awesome place here! You're all great too Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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