2925 Members and Counting

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:02 am

Well, the damn server outage may have ruined D3K (Day of 3,000).
Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow.

nuttmeg75 · Post by **nuttmeg75** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:10 am

ericalm wrote:Yes, we're closing in on 3k. I may have a chocolate cupcake to celebrate.

Will that be a Yummy cupcake? I usually end up getting the Peanut Butter Bomb.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:42 am

nuttmeg75 wrote:
ericalm wrote:Yes, we're closing in on 3k. I may have a chocolate cupcake to celebrate.
Will that be a Yummy cupcake? I usually end up getting the Peanut Butter Bomb.

Yummy, Joan's, Auntie Em's, Big Sugar… I love 'em all. Just not those franchise places opening up almost as fast as yogurt places. I went into a new one near me on their first day and they didn't have all the flavors because the truck hadn't come yet. Uh… truck? The cupcake I got tasted like plastic.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:45 am

2999!

Post by **jrsjr** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:50 am

ericalm wrote:2999!

I see it! Incredible!

Post by **jrsjr** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:01 am

Welcome, pxlchk1, our 3000th member!

buddyinblack · Post by **buddyinblack** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:03 am

WOW

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:05 am

thats it... I am quitting... way to crowded here

buddyinblack · Post by **buddyinblack** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:08 am

Here ericalm. Enjoy.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:22 am

jrsjr wrote:Welcome, pxlchk1, our 3000th member!

Woo hoo! I'll PM pxlchk1.

nuttmeg75 · Post by **nuttmeg75** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:31 am

jrsjr wrote:Welcome, pxlchk1, our 3000th member!

I'll raise an Auntie Em's red velvet mini cupcake in your honor. Sorry, their regular size cupcakes usually put me in a food coma.

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:34 am

buddyinblack wrote:
Here ericalm. Enjoy.

Thanks! LOLcupcakeCat. Uh, how did the kitten light the candle? That's kind of scary.

addictionriot · Post by **addictionriot** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:36 am

That may be the scariest thing I've ever seen.

Yay for MB

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:00 am

about to hit 3,300

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:27 pm

MikieTaps wrote:i think you should change the title for people with no posts from "lurker" to "zombie"

I lurked for two months to give you a bigger lead in posts. Now I'm back. No Zombie title for me. No RED (or dark pink) scooter either.

Why Pink is Pink!

What's the 3000 prize?

Is it going to be Mystery Buddy Theater 3000?

kneil67@yahoo.com · Post by **kneil67@yahoo.com** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:03 pm

im so here counted

UXO · Post by **UXO** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:24 pm

ericalm wrote:
jrsjr wrote:Welcome, pxlchk1, our 3000th member!
Woo hoo! I'll PM pxlchk1.

No more Woo Hoo! Its just

Post by **ericalm** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:28 pm

sotied wrote:
MikieTaps wrote:i think you should change the title for people with no posts from "lurker" to "zombie"
I lurked for two months to give you a bigger lead in posts. Now I'm back. No Zombie title for me. No RED (or dark pink) scooter either.

Why Pink is Pink!

What's the 3000 prize?

Is it going to be Mystery Buddy Theater 3000?

We surpassed 3000 some time ago.

Membership has slowed, in part because of lack of Buddy availability at dealers. Now it seems to be picking up again as the '09s arrive. This is actually the time of year when it starts to slow after the summer rush, but I think we'll have a late summer/early fall rush this year.

Because this year is special.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:04 pm

UXO wrote:
ericalm wrote:
jrsjr wrote:Welcome, pxlchk1, our 3000th member!
Woo hoo! I'll PM pxlchk1.
No more Woo Hoo! Its just

I'd like to say that as a WaMu customer I find the statement above offensive. But I can't because I'm laughing too hard.

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:52 pm

ericalm wrote:
sotied wrote:
MikieTaps wrote:i think you should change the title for people with no posts from "lurker" to "zombie"
I lurked for two months to give you a bigger lead in posts. Now I'm back. No Zombie title for me. No RED (or dark pink) scooter either.

Why Pink is Pink!

What's the 3000 prize?

Is it going to be Mystery Buddy Theater 3000?
We surpassed 3000 some time ago.

Membership has slowed, in part because of lack of Buddy availability at dealers. Now it seems to be picking up again as the '09s arrive. This is actually the time of year when it starts to slow after the summer rush, but I think we'll have a late summer/early fall rush this year.
Because this year is special.

Totally missed page two. My bad.

And congrats to all for making this place great!

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:26 am

hahaha i love the chase comment.

we were gonna get WAMU credit cards... now we are getting Chase.

cbd760 · Post by **cbd760** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:14 am

just found this thread and realized that I am/was 3001. No cupcake? No t-shirt...that is okay as I have no buddy....damn CARB dealys!!!

BuddyLicious · Post by **BuddyLicious** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:56 pm

Were almost to the #'s needed in which if every member give 1 dollar,we could buy a new buddy for someone who really is in need of transportation.You know a good,self-sacrificing well deserving type of person.Like the people on the show extreme home makeover show.What do you think?

Tim

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:33 pm

and now we have 4,602 members!

wow

pugbuddy · Post by **pugbuddy** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:15 pm

Hmmmm, I thought I was member #1152 but it appears I'm #3224...? Can your member number change? Also, is there any easier way to find it than scrolling through all the membership pages?

There's no way to search for yourself or to advance the page without (1) scroll to the bottom, (2) click the next (or previous) page, and (3) repeat. Egads....

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:30 pm

i looked at my profile for my join date. that helped speed things up. if you look ant the list in alphabetical vs join date the numbers change.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:40 am

pugbuddy wrote:Hmmmm, I thought I was member #1152 but it appears I'm #3224...? Can your member number change? Also, is there any easier way to find it than scrolling through all the membership pages?

There's no way to search for yourself or to advance the page without (1) scroll to the bottom, (2) click the next (or previous) page, and (3) repeat. Egads....

I just change the number in the URL for the member list page.

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:41 am

how bored was i today? 18 pages back found this thread. we are at over 5100 members. sadly the same fifty or so members make 90% of the posts.

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:17 am

bigbropgo wrote:how bored was i today? 18 pages back found this thread. we are at over 5100 members. sadly the same fifty or so members make 90% of the posts.

But not the same 50 as a year or two ago!

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:11 am

Up to 6,116

BootScootin'FireFighter · Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:13 am

due to the recent surge of Genuine scooter popularity. I still see so many buddies on the streets, but no rarely new DC MB members. Genuine dealerships should have a link to MB on their scooter manual.

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:42 pm

7,750

Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:55 pm

jaded wrote:#2.
ha.

#9 heh

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:19 pm

Strange to browse through this page and see a UXO post. Been a while since we had any kazoo-ish type shenanigans.

BuddyLicious · Post by **BuddyLicious** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:37 pm

Probably to many uninterested members but you know what would be real cool? Each member give a dollar towards a new Buddy, free Dealer services, and a gas card to a well deserved in NEED person.There must be at least a few candidates out their you know whom life threw an unfair curve ball at.Someone who needs our help.

I think it would be a great way to celebrate the success of this forum and Genuine scooters.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:15 pm

bigbropgo wrote:Strange to browse through this page and see a UXO post. Been a while since we had any kazoo-ish type shenanigans.

SHHHHHHHH! (Looking around nervously…)
He left in a huff, swearing never to return. We threw a party.

BuddyLicious wrote:Probably to many uninterested members but you know what would be real cool? Each member give a dollar towards a new Buddy, free Dealer services, and a gas card to a well deserved in NEED person.There must be at least a few candidates out their you know whom life threw an unfair curve ball at.Someone who needs our help.

I think it would be a great way to celebrate the success of this forum and Genuine scooters.

Agreed, but I would hate to be in the position of awarding that fund, especially these days, when so many people have fallen on hard times. I'd hate to be the one to say one member was more worthy or deserving than another.

For those who've been victims of disasters or are in need of scooter-related relief, there's http://scooter-relief.org/ but they appear to have been inactive this year.

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:29 pm

I got an idea for that, especially around big rally times (like Amerivespa)! I was reading about how a Kymco rider befell a strange incident where her scooter just went up in flames on the way there, and was thinking:

What if, during Amerivespa rally time, we set up an "emergency scooter fund" for those brave enough to ride all the way to the national gathering? Just have people who are riding there register, and if something happens and they end up suffering catastrophe, there's a bit of a safety net (even if it's after the fact). It may help encourage others to take that big jump on an adventure that normally they may be a bit hesitant about doing. And, it would be some cool press for MB to show just how much family Genuine Scooter riders got.

This way, it's not quite a "hardship raffle" or something, but more like a "AAA for Genuines" kind of thing.

Just a thought...

Skarch · Post by **Skarch** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:57 am

You guys buy me a Stella with a side car and you can set my stupid Suburban on fire.

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:25 am

We have 10,853 registered users

Long way since the 3k in 2008 when this thread was started

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:38 am

Wow. I haven't even been tracking it!

Modern Buddy

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What about 3001?