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Over half a million registered members

Written by Petteri Pyyny @ 21 Mar 2006 10:49 User comments (35)

Over half a million registered members Last night we achieved yet another milestone when 500,000th member registered to our site. As it was only just over a year ago when we had our 250,000th member, the growth of our userbase has been just phenomenal over the last year or so.
We have already achieved a status as one of the largest digital multimedia sites in the world and as we still enjoy constant growth (in terms of site traffic, registered members and our discussion forums activity), I just hope that it proves we've done "something right". Obviously, I must thank all our dedicated forum members, moderators and "addicts" who have helped us to create one of the most active digital multimedia communities in the world -- without the help from the active members of our community, we couldn't have made our site what it is today.

We are also happy to see that our recent members-only features, such as our user profile pages have gained popularity, despite some of the features still being in "beta phase". I'd also like to thank all of our 500,000 members for sending us feedback on daily basis, as this feedback has helped and will help us to develop our site to suit your needs and hopefully to make the site more appealing to your needs.



But, again, thank you everybody, lets hope we'll reach the 1M milestone soon :-)

-Petteri Pyyny, webmaster
AfterDawn.com

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35 user comments

122.3.2006 02:20

well done AD

222.3.2006 03:52
mudearies
Inactive

i dont see that mny users in the forums ,kool.

322.3.2006 03:58

Congratz AD- And let me just say , THANK YOU, because without this site I would still be lookin for the information that i now know so... -CHEERS- to all of us and all of you -Silo

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422.3.2006 04:47

Well done guys!! 500,000 members is pretty impressive :) So a million by this time next year? :P

522.3.2006 05:33

Congrat !! AD I agree with Silo45 sirmugen

622.3.2006 05:40

Afterdawn.com deserves everyone one of those 500k members. This site has been my homepage since I can remember. :D 1 million is coming.

722.3.2006 06:37

Congrats AD. Keep up the good work!

822.3.2006 06:50

Couldn’t agree more! I must say that this site has changed me for the better, every time I need information or I’m in doubt about my digital media, hardware, software and even games. When I get home, Afterdawn.com is the place to be. Congratulations on your 500,000th member, rest assures that this is only the beginning. It’s only going to get better.

922.3.2006 07:42

Who was the 500,000th member?

1022.3.2006 08:03

I wish to echo my congrats and appreciation for the forums. Needless to say, the answers to my search on a number of questions and issues have not only been answered but in a timely manner, and it is great to hear from others with the same and different problems that one can identify with, as well as share in the answer. Keep up the good work, and thanks for having a forum that supercedes techs from companoes.

1122.3.2006 08:03

I wish to echo my congrats and appreciation for the forums. Needless to say, the answers to my search on a number of questions and issues have not only been answered but in a timely manner, and it is great to hear from others with the same and different problems that one can identify with, as well as share in the answer. Keep up the good work, and thanks for having a forum that supercedes techs from companies.

1222.3.2006 08:14

Nice one chaps. Keep up the excellent work on the forums :-)

1322.3.2006 08:29

i remember registering one time for something (i think a download) and then something else brought me back here for the news feeds and i tried a screenname and password and much to my surprise...i had registered...haha I am glad that this site is thriving, top props to the AD team. This really is a very resourcefull site. I LOVE IT.

1422.3.2006 09:29

Congrats dRD and the whole afterdawn team! This will keep the mods on their toes, but I'm sure they're up for the challenge!! They're all very good at what they do and help the site be as good as it is along with a lot of the addicts who point people in the right direction and keep eyes out for offensive posts. Well done guys.

1522.3.2006 10:47

Nice one, keep it up. -Mike

1622.3.2006 10:54

Just wanted to say Congrats :) and here we go to a million :)

1722.3.2006 12:14

Long live aD!

1822.3.2006 13:42

Who's the 500,000th user? He should get a special title or something.

1922.3.2006 14:05

Last time (250,000) the last registered user was posted, who is it this time? I remember the 1 millionth post news story, shouldn't be too long until 2 millionth eh? -Mike

2022.3.2006 14:05

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2122.3.2006 19:29

There are like 30 posters. Lol, but half a million people...that's impressive.

2222.3.2006 21:15
vegeta66
Inactive

i proudly recommend this site to anyone good work ad nowhere to go now but up

2322.3.2006 21:17
boxwrench
Inactive

Way to go AD! One million by years end!

2423.3.2006 10:06

WOW.....500,000 ? I also don't see that many members on the forums also? Well Done AD !!!!!!!, I owe alot to this Site. Keep up the great work !!!

2523.3.2006 10:07

WOW.....500,000 ? I also don't see that many members on the forums also? Well Done AD !!!!!!!, I owe alot to this Site. Keep up the great work !!!

2623.3.2006 19:16

thats the way to go nice job guys

2724.3.2006 02:03

Congrats; You are doing a great job all over the world. And you have helped me a thousand times, and I love it when things come togeather. Hoppie

2824.3.2006 19:11

well done guys! i remember when i first came to this site, i didn't know anything, literally!

2926.3.2006 01:30

Why did you double post in different threads? in the future you should try to not double post, its against the rules and a mod will make it rain.. on a side note, im interested in what the break down is percentage wise of aa's to sm's to m's to jm's to n's maybe a mod has that #

3026.3.2006 11:39

What a nice bit of news for me to wake up to. I do believe that I'll have a Bloody Mary to celebrate. You know, an event like this certainly merits a double! Cheers to dRD! Cheers to all of the Administrators! Cheers to all of the Writers! Cheers to all of the Moderators! Cheers to all of the other Staff Members! (It looks like I'll need another Bloody Mary.) Cheers to all of the AfterDawn Addicts! Cheers to all of the AD Senior Members! Cheers to all of the AD Members! Cheers to all of the AD Junior Members! (Allright, why is my glass empty again? Be right back.) Two Cheers to all of th AD Newbies! (God knows, it isn't easy being a Newbie.) Cheers to anyone who I inadvertantly left out! (WTF, it looks like I inadvertently misspelled inadvertantly!) BTW, my letters in this post are starting to look a little crooked. Please excuse this as I think I may be having a slight malfunction with my keyboard. I'll have to get that checked out. I can hardly wait until next year to celebrate the 1 millionth AfterDawn Member! CHEERS TO ALL!!! (Sorry, I forgot that ALL CAPS is against the rules.) (:

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3126.3.2006 22:50

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3227.3.2006 09:38
akitchens
Inactive

What an accomplishment! The folks at AfterDawn earned this one hands down. I expected nothing less with the majority of people on this site being respectful and courteous, and always willing to help you when needed. AfterDawn Crew, Great Job making this happen.

3328.3.2006 14:51
jazo123
Inactive

Afterdawn is a great site. Thanks for all the help all and I hope to see you all in the forums for the millionth member, LOL

3428.3.2006 17:06
Javabean
Inactive

500,000 WOW!! who wants to take bets on when 1,000,000 members sign up?? Keep up the good work all at AD. And thank you for your help and good advice over the years with many more to come!!!!!!

359.4.2006 10:45

500,000!!!!!! Wow, i remember coming on here looking to put home videos of my little brothers first steps on dvd! Granted, that was only about 3 months ago or so, but still, 500,000!!!

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