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jeddy1989 · #21 Posted **Dec 22, 2012, 3:54 PM**

yeah we've had quite a few new members even in the past month or so and I think getting a separate section would make it easier for us to navigate the threads and more will be posted in the other threads

I think the time is now

Townie709 · #22 Posted **Dec 22, 2012, 4:14 PM**

I've private messaged Mike about this. We'll see if he responds here

jeddy1989 · #23 Posted **Dec 22, 2012, 4:18 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Townie709

I've private messaged Mike about this. We'll see if he responds here

me too

cormiermax · #24 Posted **Dec 22, 2012, 6:13 PM**

I think the time has indeed come for a St. John's section, seems to be an awful lot of Newfoundlanders as of late so the activity needed is certainly there! As for Moncton, I don't think its really needed yet. There are a number of members from Moncton but I don't really see enough demand there in terms of things going on in the city.

Townie709 · #25 Posted **Dec 23, 2012, 6:23 PM**

Is mike ever online, or is there someone else we should contact??

Mike K. · #26 Posted **Dec 24, 2012, 5:03 PM**

Hi guys,

Thanks for the private messages from a couple of St. John's members. What are the current membership levels that you guys can tabulate? How many threads involve SJ, and how many new posts do we see on a daily basis?

Townie709 · #27 Posted **Dec 24, 2012, 5:12 PM**

There are 16 St. John's related threads that I counted at a glance on Atlantic section and a few more that could be related to St. John's in some way (ex. Lower Churchill project in Labrador)

In terms of membership, my guess would be about 15 active members? We have also seen several new members in the past week alone.

We normally average, I would say, 3 pages of discussion a day on the main thread (sometimes more, sometimes less depending on the day) as well as a few posts on other St. John's related forums (ex: the retail thread, concept thread, republic thread, project specific threads, ect.) one day last week we even reached 9 pages of discussion on the main thread in one day!

Development is at an all time high here in St. John's and isn't expected to slow anytime soon. That leave us with a growing member base and lots to talk about! I think I speak for all St. John's contributers when I say we would love to see a sub forum for St. John's (option 1)

Thanks for revisiting this, we really appreciate it! And Merry Chirstmas mike

SignalHillHiker · #28 Posted **Dec 24, 2012, 5:19 PM**

I think we have more than 15 active members, probably between 20 and 25 - though we may only hear from most of them once or twice each week. We have at least 5-10 that post just about every day, like Townie709 and I.

And we promise to grow the section if we're given it. There are lots of threads we could be creating but don't because we don't want to swamp the Atlantic Canada section. So the St. John's-related threads and discussions would definitely increase. And, with that, I hope, we'd gain even more members and participation.

And you could always reverse the decision if it doesn't work. We don't want a new section just for the sake of having one. We think it would help us be better organized, make our threads more accessible, generate more participation, etc. If we turn out to be wrong and these benefits don't happen, we'll support reversing the decision - not be crabby about it.

jeddy1989 · #29 Posted **Dec 24, 2012, 6:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

I think we have more than 15 active members, probably between 20 and 25 - though we may only hear from most of them once or twice each week. We have at least 5-10 that post just about every day, like Townie709 and I.

And we promise to grow the section if we're given it. There are lots of threads we could be creating but don't because we don't want to swamp the Atlantic Canada section. So the St. John's-related threads and discussions would definitely increase. And, with that, I hope, we'd gain even more members and participation.

And you could always reverse the decision if it doesn't work. We don't want a new section just for the sake of having one. We think it would help us be better organized, make our threads more accessible, generate more participation, etc. If we turn out to be wrong and these benefits don't happen, we'll support reversing the decision - not be crabby about it.

Agreed, there has been a lot of activity and it has been only increaing as more onlookers become members and the many projects become active and more and more and more are proposed

various threads are added to on a daily basis, while with our own section more threads related to other things can be made (like for pics and reviews etc), it will be much easier to navigate through our threads if it were in it's own section

Townie709 · #30 Posted **Dec 24, 2012, 8:36 PM**

So, Mike, what do you say??

Mike K. · #31 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 5:04 PM**

Sounds like we can move forward with a St. John's sub-forum. I think it would probably be a little premature to roll out a full SSP:Local with several sub-sub-forums, but we'll start with a separate section.

While I chat with the mods about the expansion plan, would there be any takers for mods from St. John's to mod the St. John's section? Two mods would be a good start.

SignalHillHiker · #32 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 5:08 PM**

Yay - thank you!

And yes, we agree, a Local would be a bit much to start. We'd be filling it up just for the sake of having threads there and we don't want that. But a section... we can kick *** with a section.

I nominate Architype for mod, if he's willing. He's our Codfather. And he has lots of patience.

jeddy1989 · #33 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 5:21 PM**

What does it involve becoming a mod? you can PM me if you'd like, I may be interested

This is awesome news!

SignalHillHiker · #34 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 5:23 PM**

Jeddy'd be good. And it'd be great practice for when he's on city council.

SignalHillHiker · #35 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 5:33 PM**

Here is a list of the currently active St. John's threads that would have to be moved:

The Official St. John's Project Thread
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=145930

[St. John's] Fortis | 49m | 12 floors | U/C
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198186

[St. John's] Metro West End Development (including Mount Pearl, Paradise and CBS)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198204

Republic of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202121

St. John's: 2012 in Review
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=203103

[St. John's] 351 Water Street | 12 Floors | U/C
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198180

[St. John's] Concept developments and Ideas
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198817

[St. John's] Retail Thread
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198935

St. John's Municipal Election (September 2013)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202820

[St. John's] Henry-Bell Condo Complex | 10- & 8-floors U/C | 1X25-30m Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198202

[St. John's] Transport development (Highways, Airport, and Public Transit)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198345

[St.John's] Deacon investments office tower |10 Floors | Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198213

[St. John's] Hilton Garden Inn | 35m | 12 Floors | Proposed
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202956

Favorite pass times in St. John's
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=202516

[St. John's] East End Development
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=198198

There are a few other general Newfoundland project threads that can be left in the Atlantic Canada section, I assume, and the first post of the main Project Thread, maintained by Architype, is where to find the rest of the links.

Townie709 · #36 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 6:11 PM**

Yay! Thanks Mike! Jeddy and Architype would be great candidates for mods!

cormiermax · #37 Posted **Dec 26, 2012, 9:26 PM**

SignalHillHiker would be an obvious choice when it comes to a mod.

Architype · #38 Posted **Dec 27, 2012, 1:29 AM**

That's great news. I think one of the more active local forumers would be good for a mod.

Architype · #39 Posted **Dec 27, 2012, 1:33 AM**

MonctonRad · #40 Posted **Dec 27, 2012, 3:51 AM**

Glad to see St. John's moving forward with a subforum structure.

The more I think of it, Moncton isn't ready yet. We have a lot of building activity in the metro area, but we don't have the concentration of big projects that you guys have. We have a fairly large number of SSP members from metro Moncton, but a lot of them are not tremendously active, posting only 2-3 times per week. You guys on the other hand have over a half dozen really active members and the growth of the SSP membership in the St. John's area has really been accelerating over the last several months. I would wager that the posting activity in St. John's now is starting to rival Halifax.

In short, St. John's is ready but Moncton isn't. Good luck to you guys!