SingAstro Hit 400!!!

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SingAstro Hit 400!!!

Post by weixing »

Hi,
Notice that the SingAstro membership count like the share market... sometime up and sometime down... I wonder why???
:k-?: :k-?: :k-?:

Anyway, the count finally hit 400!!!! Congratulation!!!!
:k-woohoo: :-k-yeah: :k-woohoo: :-k-yeah:

Have a nice day.

PS: Hope it won't return to bear market again!!! :P :P :P :k-lol: :k-lol: :k-lol:
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Post by acc »

Woo hoo!!! Been watching the counter too. Its been almost two years since our webpage is launched after a long and somewhat turbulent gestation period. :roll: We have certainly come a long way since those pre-historic Yahoo Groups days! :)

As to the occasional bear markets, that must be due to our hardworking administrator Yong Quan (nF) weeding out inactive accounts from time to time.
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Another gauge of our popularity: a Google search for "Singapore Astronomy" until the recent months turns up the TASOS website as the first hit. Now its, u guess it, Singastro! :) :) =P :mrgreen:
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Post by qu1xs1lv3r »

im so glad i found singastro! there wsnt much info in tasos.. and hav to pay to become member..
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Post by kayheem »

acc wrote:Another gauge of our popularity: a Google search for "Singapore Astronomy" until the recent months turns up the TASOS website as the first hit. Now its, u guess it, Singastro! :) :) =P :mrgreen:
Yup, I think that is a better gauge to Singastro's popularity than the number of members. I think we are also getting a few members from Malaysia, which is great. Perhaps these members can help us scout around for good sites in Johor.

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I'm from the Philippines... when i go back i want to bring my telescope along hehe.. or when i go to jersey.. they have good dark nites there.. and in our backyard too!
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Post by Airconvent »

actually we had a higher membership than this but due to removal of inactive accounts sometimes, we drop back to a lower no. at least we know the current members here do come in on a regular basis!

welcome to all new members...seems we are getting very Asean-ny...heh heh
glad to know there are people in our region who have the same passion as us!

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Post by kayheem »

If we get more members from other ASEAN countries, we may need to rename this forum as SEA-Astro! BTW, I actually tried to do a google (web, not just Sg pages) search and Singastro indeed came up tops.

The brief on TASOS listed 'more than 200 members'. :-k-yeah: :-k-yeah:
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Post by David Lian »

weixing wrote:
the count finally hit 400!!!! Congratulation!!!!
For hobby of such nature,it is amazing to get such numbers of members.
I personally have met & known at least 40~50 active members face to face in ob sessions or social gathering like lelong sales.
For those run and managed this forum,keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!
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David Lian wrote: I personally have met & known at least 40~50 active members face to face in ob sessions or social gathering like lelong sales.

DL
Maybe I should buy more stuff from Astromart, ship everything to Sg, & have another lelong sale! :) The last one was great fun...
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