2000 Members - Wow!

Posted by: Puna

2000 Members - Wow! - 10/15/01 10:51 AM

Okay MM,
We have seen you through the first couple of hundred - than the magic 500 mark - then came the unbelievable 1000 - and now your "Spain-acolics" number almost 2000! laugh laugh laugh laugh And what will be the surprise for that 2000th member? wink
Congratulations!

[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: MadridMan ]
Posted by: MadridMan

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/15/01 12:47 PM

That's GREAT! I say we ask one of our MANY (hehehe...) registered $millionaire$ members to fly all 2000 members to Spain for a weekend trip and we'll have a party THERE in the honor of the 2000th member. Sound like a good idea? I'd vote for that!
Posted by: rere

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/15/01 08:50 PM

OK! I'm in. But let's all be sure we can go when the flight rates are low. We don't want the richest members spending too much on the rest of us. I predict the 2000th member will be from. . . . . . Madrid!
Posted by: Booklady

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/15/01 11:17 PM

Congratulations MadridMan!

What an achievement. You and your wonderful Web site have done more for Spanish Tourism than any other tourist site I have seen or visited, certainly more than my travel agency.

I think that the least that the airlines could do is give you a hefty discount on their tickets! You deserve to be in Spain this December and I will do a novena in your name so that you can be there! laugh

Viva y Bienvenido al Numero 2000!
Posted by: El Boqueron

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 04:16 AM

The tension mounts! The count is at 1999! I'm tempted to re-invent myself and become number 2000 - but that would be cheating! So, anyone browsing the messages who's never posted anything, now's your big chance wink
Posted by: MadridMan

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 05:59 AM

OH NO! Hopefully number 2000 WON'T see this.. I'm afraid one of the previously registered members will RE-register under a new name JUST to be number 2000 and never post a single message under their "new" username. Today's the day!!! You can be sure I'll be doing some "research" into the validity of #2000's identity so everyone be honest!!! smile
Posted by: Fernando

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 07:35 AM

Congratulations MM!!!!

For this site, and specially for this message board thank you.

I'm sure any spaniard should be thankful for what you are doing for the tourism of our country, and for expanding the knowledge of our coulture wink

Fernando
Posted by: MadridMan

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 09:49 AM

Everyone give a BIG MadridMan's Spain Message Board welcome to member #2,000, wanderlust7474 View profile HERE !!!!!

Wanderlust7474 is from San Francisco, USA, but currently in Madrid studying Spanish until the end of the year. Congratulations and welcome, wanderlust7474! Good luck and have fun in Madrid.

Saludos, MadridMan laugh
Posted by: CaliBasco

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 10:50 AM

The unknown fact is how many people lurk on this site, in addition to those who take the time to register. Hey lurkers! Join up! I'm sure that would push the total even further!

How many unique hits do you get on a monthly basis, MM?
Posted by: El Boqueron

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 10:52 AM

According to Ms Lust's profile she's #2016 - where are the 16 "hidden" members???!

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Posted by: MadridMan

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 11:08 AM

El Boqueron, the other 16 registrants are either deleted members who had forgotten their original usernames (until I told them) or "reserved" usernames.

The number listed on the opening page of the active message board is the number of registered, active accounts. Wow. 2,000! I'm truly amazed. And all those in about 1.5 years! Not bad, I guess. I'm just happy we ALL have a place to go to share our love for Spain, even if it's in the virtual sense. smile Enjoy, all!

Thank YOU for making MadridMan's Spain Message Board what it is and what it has become. You're a great bunch of people whom share a common thread, a common burning, a common passion, a common need to always carry a part of Spain around with you. (Talk amongst yourselves... <sniff!> ) wink

Thanks everyone and Congratulations to wanderlust7474!!!!!!! Welcome to the family!

Saludos, MadridMan
Posted by: MadridMan

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/16/01 11:15 AM

And now for the bad/good news... While it's GREAT that wanderlust7474 is living IN Madrid, since (s)he's NOT in the USA (s)he can't qaulify for the PRIZE!!! SO, (sorry wanderlust7474, but congratulations all the same), NEW member #2001, alfavela , who lives in Miami, Florida, WINS the MadridMan's Madrid Video (from my October 2000 trip). Congratulations, alfavela!!!! I'll be contacting you today.

Saludos, MadridMan laugh

P.S. wanderlust7474, if you too would like a FREE video sent to your home address in San Francisco please let me know. I'm happy to do you. Afterall, you ARE #2,000!!

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Posted by: Puna

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 10/17/01 02:16 PM

What happened to the $$millionaire$$ that was going to fly us all to Spain to celebrate 2000 members? Thinking about "What Happened"s - what did happen to our discussion about purchasing that very inexpensive barren plot of land that AnchovyFront mentioned - somewhere around member 1000?
Welcome wanderlust7474 AND alfalvela -
BTW, MM - thank you for the email ... and I did "keep my mouth shut" ... wink

[ 10-17-2001: Message edited by: Puna ]
Posted by: roses

Re: 2000 Members - Wow! - 11/02/01 10:45 PM

This is really a great site MadridMan. It's really a great feeling when you can create something and watch it flourish into something successful. Think about, you have brought over 2,000 people together from all over the world via your keyboard at home. Now that's some amazing stuff. Congratulations again!

roses.