Elderly Members

Gday Rob
So far in my short life, this is the longest I have ever been associated with any one thing , not including work or marriage .

Found it myself... :-)

For others benefit, if you click on the link alongside the member photo that says Member: My Profile then you see the details being discussed here.

Mine is 18 Mar 2005

Tim

If you go into the members list and produce a state listing the members names are all clickable links. If you hover your cursor over any members name you can see their join by date and a few other things.

Yep... I joined 14/3/2003.... Joined in regularly in discussions and loved the comraderie. Nowadays I go weeks without checking in as it is a very dry forum. Okay if you want some techinical details, but not the good old discussion and chatfest we used to enjoy.

That is not a bad idea at all. Interested in other comments on this yes/no/maybe/who cares I have been here the longest/other - lol?

David,

Would be a good idea, on one proviso.........that you didn't use Muz's "Elderly Members" as the caption.

Bob.

I like the way you think John, next month brings up my 10 years and lurking for about 12 months before that. Been a few miles covered since then and some big ones in retirement......hopefully!

I just thought that Life members get a little recognition label maybe the same for 10 year members?
Doesn't have to be over the top, but would be a nice indication of appreciation by EO to those who have contributed to the site all these years.

Yes, sounds good to me. I don't post much, but spend a bit of time on here.
I am missing the posts by a lot of the "Oldies" as they were when I joined, sadly some aren't with us anymore.
But to add to Bob Y's post, don't put the new members in a "sleeping bag" category and the elder members in the Winnebago category. :), the handbrake and I are nearing 60 and we can't go where we want to in one of them.

How about a bronze star for 5 years, silver for 10 years and gold for 20 years?

:))

Shades of eBay Al, get a different colour star for each level of purchases made :))

Yeah John like ebay, sort of.

Or..

Have a rating scale say from 1 to 20, 20 being almost unachievable.

Add 1 for each year of membership.
Add 0.05 for each forum thread written with more than 500 views
Add 0.005 for each reply to forum thread
Add 0.005 for each thanks you get
Add 0.01 for each item you sell in the shop (you still haven't sold that fridge John)
Add 0.01 for each item purchased in shop
Add 0.5 for each Trek note uploaded and 0.05 for every 100 downloads.
Add 0.01 for each picture uploaded.
Add 0.2 for every blog that has more than 500 views and 0.05 for every 500 views thereafter.
Add 0.1 for every user trek above 50 kilometres and 0.05 for every 100 downloads
Add 0.05 for every new place you upload
Add 0.01 for every modification to a place.
When you get to 20 you get the Platinum star and some shares in the company.

Whadya think? lol..

David would love writing the code for that idea :)
Mick O would win on blog views me thinks :))

Fridge has your name on it LOL

sounds like a good idea. rewards for loyallty are always well received

02 02 02 !!! You probably didn't have many others to talk to on the forum at that time!! I remember finding this site about 12 months before I joined so that would be early 2003. Michael

Michael - there were quite a few others on the forum back in 2002, however some have dropped off for various reasons over the years and many more have joined since. And, just David and Michelle in the office.

Notice your roof top tent and screen - we have a howling moon & screen which we use from time to time, depending on where and what we are doing in the outback. A great overnight set up.

Like your signature quote - very true.

Best wishes Jinki

Hi Jinki & Harry, Yes the forum back then was very innovative and the experience and tips of others flowed! Back in 1999, we were flying along at a great pace to get out of a dust storm on the Oodnadatta Track, tyres pumped up to 50 psi in our first brand new Patrol and blew a new tyre to pieces. We learnt quickly and started the quest to learn more of how to get around safely and keep out of harms way. We found this site and it has been of immense help over the years! We now have the kids almost off our hands now, the youngest finishing school next year and the other starting UNI so we hope to start using the roof tent more often and enjoying some of the places we have yet to discover. As we age, I guess a van will be in order but its great for the time being and requires a small footprint to set up and gives us some freedom to get a little further off road. Yes, how true is the quote, You don't get extra brownie points from anyone for spending months on end on the front lawn, pulling out weeds! If you have a great partner, getting out and about is truly the best thing. Best regards, Michael

I had a visitor id for while and finally joined 14/2/03. It used to such a nice friendly place. Like minded people chewing the fat. All too dry and clinical nowadays.

My best is still to come Ross

Peter! You can remove that when you enter your screen name. You can tell by the profile caption at the bottom of the post if they are a member but I see what you mean. Some members prefer or don't bother to place a photo or signature. Michael.

Yes, Willem was very knowledgeable and it was sad to see him leave the forum some time ago.

In our early days of travelling, we had stopped in Peterborough for a coffee. Had the small Exploroz sticker on the back window of our Patrol when towing our Caravan. When we arrived back at our rig, guess who was standing beside the vehicle to introduce himself? Willem, he has given us a lot of very helpful advice over the years, especially anything to do with Flinders. We miss him and his comments.

There are many others who too, have dropped off for various reasons. Whilst we don't post very often, we do check every few days to see what is news!

Regards
Jinki & Harry

Willem hasnt changed..........he just chats on facebook now instead of here.

Hahaha Hairy, I don't think he has been banned on Facebook........yet!

I agree.. .the banter made it a forum, rather than an informations swap site. We used to have a good old yarn. Now this is deemed OT.

G'day Robin,

What is your membership No.?

Mine is Member 70, if you can beat that then you have been a member longer that me. I don't think there are many members still around who have been a continuous member as long as me. Perhaps members 1 - 100 could get together and form a Senior Members Club.

Regards,

Peter (1)