Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2019, 11:13:01 AM
A member sent a message asking about the history of Hunting-Washington. The forum was created by Ray on February 25th 2007, here's Rays first post on the forum and some updates regarding the early growth of the forum: https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,2.0.html
I purchased the forum from Ray on February 24, 2011, this was his announcement to the forum:
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,71646.0.html
We've updated servers many times to accommodate the increasing traffic load, we had numerous server crashes, unfortunately we lost a little data along the way, but the majority of info is still in tact today. Currently we are using an owned server with 4 drives and auto backup that I have hosted at a facility in Arizona that has a generator for electrical backup. This server and backup systems have proven to be far more reliable and long lasting than any previous server or systems we've used.
Advertising
Advertising dollars are used to pay for the server, hosting fees, and software technicians who make repairs to the forum and software when needed. H-W is an excellent venue for advertisers to reach thousands of outdoors folks with all types of items and services, new advertisers can sign up here: http://hunting-washington.com/sponsorinfo.htm
Donations
Donations were originally used to fund the server costs, but in recent years advertising dollars are paying all bills. Donations are primarily used now to fund contests and activities. Donations can be made here: http://hunting-washington.com/donations.htm
My goal is to keep the forum a family friendly place for experienced hunters, fishers, and trappers to share stories and photos with each other, and a place for new users to make connections with other users and learn. The success of this forum is due to the quality members and the dedicated moderators who have invested a great deal of their own time to keep this place interesting, educational, civil, friendly, and fun. Here are some interesting statistics:
Users Online At The Moment I Made This Post on Sunday 5-19-19:
372 Users (289 Guests, 83 Members)
Busiest Times
8am and 9pm are two of the busiest times most days
Monday is usually the busiest day of the week
October and November are the busiest months (more than twice the users and posts than the slower months)
Most Users Online At The Same Time Ever:
791 (on June 21, 2018, 11:43:14 AM) that was the day WA draw results came out
Current Use:
23,726 total members
2,826 users yesterday
13,568 users last week
48,399 users last month
97,730 users in October 2018
746,180 total users the last 12 months
7:46 average time of each user on the forum
18,931,609 page views in the last 12 months
Total Use Since Beginning:
1,896,309 Posts in 170,431 Topics by 23726 Members
6,063,619 total users
2,492,627 repeat users
153,797,510 page views
Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2019, 11:13:22 AM
Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2019, 11:15:33 AM
Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2019, 11:16:16 AM
Post by: full choke on May 19, 2019, 11:46:22 AM
Although- the statistics part of my profile that tells me how much time I have spent on this site is kind of frightening...
Post by: huntnfmly on May 19, 2019, 11:49:01 AM
I joined 2 months after Ray started it and have enjoyed it ever since
Post by: bearpaw on May 19, 2019, 12:04:01 PM
Thank you Dale for keeping this site going.
I joined 2 months after Ray started it and have enjoyed it ever since
:tup: you are one of the oldest members, you are member number #89
Post by: Special T on May 19, 2019, 12:35:12 PM
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 19, 2019, 12:39:35 PM
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on May 19, 2019, 01:32:06 PM
Post by: jstone on May 19, 2019, 03:45:52 PM
Do we no what # member we are?
Like I joined a long time ago and what # member I was when I joined?
I Probably don’t make sense
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2019, 04:02:28 PM
You all do a fantastic job
Do we no what # member we are?
Like I joined a long time ago and what # member I was when I joined?
I Probably don’t make sense
Yes, you can click anyone's name and see what member # they are. It's chronological.
If you click your name you'll to to your profile. The web address has your member number in the link.
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=3958 <-- that's you jstone
Your member ID is the last 4 digits in the link to your profile, so you're member #3958
Post by: KFhunter on May 19, 2019, 04:06:10 PM
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=3959
In this case it's EreZer with 1 post
Ray is profile (member) #1
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=1
Our latest member was assigned profile #29399
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=29399
Post by: jdb on May 19, 2019, 04:49:13 PM
Post by: Special T on May 19, 2019, 05:03:29 PM
Anyone know what ever happened to Ray?I've herd he spends his time time fishing, and lurking here from time to time... along with another long time Finnish member.
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Post by: Ghost Hunter on May 19, 2019, 05:13:01 PM
:tup:Thank you Dale for keeping this site going.
I joined 2 months after Ray started it and have enjoyed it ever since
:tup: you are one of the oldest members, you are member number #89
I've enjoyed being in from that era.
Post by: Alchase on May 19, 2019, 06:11:13 PM
Thank you for all the years Bearpaw!
Post by: bearpaw on May 22, 2019, 10:14:28 AM
:tup:Thank you Dale for keeping this site going.
I joined 2 months after Ray started it and have enjoyed it ever since
:tup: you are one of the oldest members, you are member number #89
I've enjoyed being in from that era.
:tup: You are member #84: https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=84
Post by: mburrows on May 22, 2019, 11:45:07 AM
Ive spent 28 days logged into the forum.....
Post by: 206 on May 22, 2019, 01:38:36 PM
Post by: Ridgerunner on May 22, 2019, 01:45:28 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on May 22, 2019, 01:54:22 PM
Great site.
Thanks for continuing to improve it Dale.
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Post by: PlateauNDN on July 06, 2019, 06:04:25 PM
Love this site. This is my only "social media" outlet. As far as I am concerned I can get everything thing I need right here from hunting information to TRT apparently.
Great site.
Thanks for continuing to improve it Dale.
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