Who owns TPF?

[480sparky40 39]

........I'm now going through 1 by 1 to see who joined when. Thanks Josh.........

Waaaay too much work. Just sort the membership list by Join Date.

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

I find it amazing that basically all the early members haven’t even posted!

 

[snowbear116 47]

I find it amazing that basically all the early members haven’t even posted!

That's because they are ancient and forgot where they put their computers!
Wait . . . I'm ancient.

 

[pixmedic]

Per the privacy statement:

"Privacy Policy

The Forum Foundry Network is comprised of a vast collection of forum and blog communities. We have a particular strength in the Technology sector with both our Android and iPhone/iPad focused communities. We also have the internet’s largest powersports network which features a large collection of SXS/UTV, ATV and Motorcycle communities.
Our network sees over 6 million unique visitors per month and over 30 million pageviews per month."

Gives one a moment to think about who is laughing all the way to the bank, every time you pay your $25 subscription fee to "support" the forum, doesn't it?

I just cried a little...ignorance is indeed bliss.

 

[Heitz]

Per the privacy statement:

"Privacy Policy

The Forum Foundry Network is comprised of a vast collection of forum and blog communities. We have a particular strength in the Technology sector with both our Android and iPhone/iPad focused communities. We also have the internet’s largest powersports network which features a large collection of SXS/UTV, ATV and Motorcycle communities.
Our network sees over 6 million unique visitors per month and over 30 million pageviews per month."

Gives one a moment to think about who is laughing all the way to the bank, every time you pay your $25 subscription fee to "support" the forum, doesn't it?

I just cried a little...ignorance is indeed bliss.

Man, that's the rub isn't it? Here they have you thinking you're going to support some home-grown site with a low budget but they're actually an evil multinational corporation. Well, not really, but you get the idea.

 

[Heitz]

Well, here you go. Here is the owner's (Forum Foundry, Inc.) portfolio. Yea, its mostly a bunch of ATV, bike racing, sport fishing, and hunting stuff. TPF seems like kind of an anomaly.
Portfolio

 

[Heitz]

However, TPF seems to have the most members (or close to so -- I didn't check them all). By this metric we have:
TPF: 129k members, 279k threads
Defensive carry.com: 61k members 132k threads
etc., etc.
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[macpro88]

However, TPF seems to have the most members (or close to so -- I didn't check them all). By this metric we have:
TPF: 129k members, 279k threads
Defensive carry.com: 61k members 132k threads
etc., etc.
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Forum Foundry owns DroidForums.net, with 278,000+ members and 200,000+ threads and over 2,000,000 posts. This is their largest.

 

[usayit]

It wasn't started by Forums-R-Us but by someone who was actually interested in photography more than cash. Forums-R-Us bought it. I don't think they care much about quality or content (unless nanny disapproves of it), as long as the cash rolls in.

Interesting...Helen, what makes you say that?

Because Helen (and I) saw the forum change hands from a private individual (who was driven by his interest in photography) to the Forums-R-Us conglomerate.

Dark times they were

 

[Heitz]

It wasn't started by Forums-R-Us but by someone who was actually interested in photography more than cash. Forums-R-Us bought it. I don't think they care much about quality or content (unless nanny disapproves of it), as long as the cash rolls in.

Interesting...Helen, what makes you say that?

Because Helen (and I) saw the forum change hands from a private individual (who was driven by his interest in photography) to the Forums-R-Us conglomerate.

Dark times they were

When did that take place? But hey, I guess you can't blame them. The forum doesn't seem to be suffering and that individual probably made quite a few bucks.

 

[Heitz]

However, TPF seems to have the most members (or close to so -- I didn't check them all). By this metric we have:
TPF: 129k members, 279k threads
Defensive carry.com: 61k members 132k threads
etc., etc.

Forum Foundry owns DroidForums.net, with 278,000+ members and 200,000+ threads and over 2,000,000 posts. This is their largest.

Ah. good catch. I got bored clicking on them all. I get bored with things very qu.........

 

[macpro88]

However, TPF seems to have the most members (or close to so -- I didn't check them all). By this metric we have:
TPF: 129k members, 279k threads
Defensive carry.com: 61k members 132k threads
etc., etc.

Forum Foundry owns DroidForums.net, with 278,000+ members and 200,000+ threads and over 2,000,000 posts. This is their largest.

Ah. good catch. I got bored clicking on them all. I get bored with things very qu.........

haha, I actually help, well used too help, moderate some of the Android sites for Forum Foundry. Have since stepped away from the Android scene (just no time anymore to dedicate to it). So I'm not as active as much as I used to be.

 

[MLeeK]

Im with Charlie, Wal-mart owns it. They have a piece of everything these days.

It's a walmart-esque company. They own 120 forums with the biggest section of their forums being powersports. And their offices are near Austin, TX....

Per the privacy statement:

"Privacy Policy

The Forum Foundry Network is comprised of a vast collection of forum and blog communities. We have a particular strength in the Technology sector with both our Android and iPhone/iPad focused communities. We also have the internet’s largest powersports network which features a large collection of SXS/UTV, ATV and Motorcycle communities.
Our network sees over 6 million unique visitors per month and over 30 million pageviews per month."

THATS why the phone app kept sending me into a motocross forum!

 

[MLeeK]

I find it amazing that basically all the early members haven’t even posted!

What did you think, your membership automatically expires upon death or something like that?

I like the newb's with 4 billion posts. How does that happen?

 

[Heitz]

Im with Charlie, Wal-mart owns it. They have a piece of everything these days.

It's a walmart-esque company. They own 120 forums with the biggest section of their forums being powersports. And their offices are near Austin, TX....

Per the privacy statement:

"Privacy Policy

The Forum Foundry Network is comprised of a vast collection of forum and blog communities. We have a particular strength in the Technology sector with both our Android and iPhone/iPad focused communities. We also have the internet’s largest powersports network which features a large collection of SXS/UTV, ATV and Motorcycle communities.
Our network sees over 6 million unique visitors per month and over 30 million pageviews per month."

THATS why the phone app kept sending me into a motocross forum!

And so, we've solved the mystery.

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