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MacRumors Reaches Four Million Posts
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congrats MR!!! this is one mighty feat. i hope ill be here for 5million, and 6million, and 7million 
. or all of them!!!
hows the storage going lol is it getting full?? or do u have that all under control
. or all of them!!!hows the storage going lol is it getting full?? or do u have that all under control
arn said:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/29267/
It's not run on servers in a basement, it's run on four dedicated machines with a lot of RAM - but they're linux based.
Money is made to support MacRumors from the advertising on the pages, and also through contributing.
I wouldn't have thought anyone would get paid to do an interview on a news channel, but that's just my experience talking. I'm just speculating, but I expect the US networks are the same when it comes to news - nobody getting interviewed gets paid.
Well BV answered that
The company that make VBulletin, the software that runs the forums.macrumors.com site.
And the rest of your questions, I can't answer at all...
However, this last bit is answered in a forum post. I can't find it, maybe someone else can. The stages of MacRumors, or ages of, or something like that. I bet the other demis know what I'm on about.
A little bit of history as to some of the older and more prominent posters was revealed via "interviews" from Q starting with this post. (Click "View Entire Thread" to read the following relevant posts.)
Also, Revenues generated and costs of running.
Bigandy, I know which thread you're referring to, but can't for the life of me find it right now. Argh. Er... so a kind demi pointed the way to the thread but as per forum rules, I can't post the link here. But yes... it exists. Teehee.
Yes! I found it! HA! Here it is-- a glimpse into MR's past.
Also, Revenues generated and costs of running.
Bigandy, I know which thread you're referring to, but can't for the life of me find it right now. Argh. Er... so a kind demi pointed the way to the thread but as per forum rules, I can't post the link here.
But yes... it exists. Teehee.Yes! I found it! HA! Here it is-- a glimpse into MR's past.
yea im also interested in all the stuff about MR, particularly how the server operates and that. like how much storage do you guys have? that would have to be a hell of alot. i cant even comprehend how much youd have.
you should do tours of MR HQ i so would come to america just to see that!!!
you should do tours of MR HQ
i so would come to america just to see that!!!Me, too!
I mean, ditto, Rush!
I mean, er ...
I pressed negative, just because the post was a self-congratulatory pile of garbage. I hate it when people give themselves a pat on the back for doing their job. And I'm an ass. Nice graph, fellas. What do you think this is, a keynote? Save it for your sponsorship kit.
my son just asked, "why is this the only mac site you go to?"
seriously, he asked this as i clicked on the macrumors bookmark...then i find this thread and i realized...
this is the only mac/apple site i visit regularly anymore. i used to have a bunch that i checked daily.
but macrumors gives me everything i need in a mac site:
rumors
news
buyers guide
a community/forum that is fun and lively.
congrats and keep up the great work.
~kyle
seriously, he asked this as i clicked on the macrumors bookmark...then i find this thread and i realized...
this is the only mac/apple site i visit regularly anymore. i used to have a bunch that i checked daily.
but macrumors gives me everything i need in a mac site:
rumors
news
buyers guide
a community/forum that is fun and lively.
congrats and keep up the great work.
~kyle
i love my macrumors for my Mac Rumours (im australian)
ps: im glad to have contributed to the greater good
thats really cool
ps: im glad to have contributed to the greater good
OK! I did.
thats really cool
OK! I did.Congrats MacRumors!
Here's a special treat for everyone in comemmoration of this joyous event.
(Imagine it shaped like the apple logo.)
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Ungrateful swine. This is not a job for moderators, it's a hobby. I have been a mod on forums in the past, (max size about 500 active members), and it is often thankless and you get nothing but abuse whenever you go against a popular member or group.
If you don't like this opinion, don't visit this place or better still, set-up a rival site, try to build up a sufficient membership that will contribute, gain advertising revenues and the respect of your members and peers running other sites. When you fail, as you would almost certainly do, return here, apologise and have a little more gratitude to those running and helping out this fine forum.
Some of us are interested in knowing about the 4 millionth post and the competitions that are associated with it. While it is inevitable that this topic would turn into praise for the moderators and admins, how often does that go on around here?
Thanks must go out to Arn for this great site. I have been on Macrumors or less then a year, but it has become my most visited site.
A little bit of history as to some of the older and more prominent posters was revealed via "interviews" from Q starting with this post. (Click "View Entire Thread" to read the following relevant posts.)
Also, Revenues generated and costs of running.
Bigandy, I know which thread you're referring to, but can't for the life of me find it right now. Argh. Er... so a kind demi pointed the way to the thread but as per forum rules, I can't post the link here.
Yes! I found it! HA! Here it is-- a glimpse into MR's past.
I didn't want to say, but I knew you'd find it. I was going to refer to you as googilot or something, to highlight your incredible (and slightly worrying) macrumors searching ability
That's the exact one I was thinking about, thanks
<bookmarks to avoid another incident not being able to find it>
Congratulations on 4 million. I really enjoy visiting this site--both for your stories and for the comments generated by them.
And just to be a nit-picker, you're above statement could be stated better. It would be more clear if the word "another" was placed before the numbers 1, 10, and 9. (Sorry if this was a repeat, I didn't read the previous 90+ posts.)
I'll check back again in another 4 months when you're celebrating 5 million posts
i love the fact that i finally found an excellent home to talk properly and respectfully about apple products
Many contragulations MR, whilst I don't contribute often, it is my number one source for apple related information and advice/hacks (loosely) on the web and since "switching" 2 years ago I must frequent at least 3-5 times a day for updates.
No thanks to the staff and community that support it, and myself whenever I have a problem.
Thanks again, and please don't stop whatever it is you're doing to support this wonderful resource.
lb
No thanks to the staff and community that support it, and myself whenever I have a problem.
Thanks again, and please don't stop whatever it is you're doing to support this wonderful resource.
lb
I think much of this has been hinted at above.
MacRumors started as a hobby site in February 2000, out of personal interest. I frequented the rumor sites, news sites etc... and back then there was a much greater gap between the two. Mainstream news sites would avoid any rumor-related topics, and rumor sites were more focused on their own sources. There was a fair amount of content that was interesting/relevant that didn't get reported on, and MacRumors consolidated all that.
MacRumors is owned by myself. While it is a business entity for financial purposes, there are no full time employees. Everyone who works on the site, including myself, have full time jobs outside of MacRumors. Money is made on advertising, and while none of the mods/volunteers really have salaries, they are compensated in various ways when we can.
Answers to other questions
- We rely a lot of user submissions for interesting tidbits news/rumor hidden on the internet.
- We don't have any direct access with Apple. We don't get invited to their media events etc...
- Jelsoft writes the forum software (vbulletin).
- I don't think anyone gets paid for CNBC/news appearances
arn
