October 02, 2005
Visitor Appreciation Week - 50,000 Visitors Reached [WE HAVE A WINNER!]
GM started "GM's Corner" last November to great fanfare and about ten congratulating visitors that day. The site picked up a few more readers since then, and in June after seven months we reached the 10,000 visitor milestone. Now, we admit that larger sites get that much in an hour, but that was big news for us, and we appreciate every single visitor. Now, after just three more months, the site has reached 50,000 visitors. There's not enough that we can say to everyone who comes here and shares the site with us. All of you have taught us, inspired us, made us laugh, some made us roll our eyes (and your know who you are), but all have become part of our family. Thank you for participating with us and for coming back.
Now, G.M. is gone until Friday and has left it up to me to manage the site, and I want to make this week special. He didn't say that I was on a budget, but if I used 100% of what I've been paid, then that still comes to zero. Despite that, I am proclaiming this "Visitor Appreciation Week" and will be cleaning out my desk and closet for valuable prizes--if I can think up some contests on which to use them.
Maybe as a simple start, can you guess how many entries have been posted by G.M. and me up to and including this one? The first one with the correct answer or whoever gets closest will winnnnn...let me see what's in this drawer...okay!--an authentic Atlanta Braves foam tomahawk suitable for cheering the team or as a pin cushion if you like the Mets.
Here's a hint. The answer approximates 100 visitors per entry. If we do well with this one, we'll try some more.
Thanks for visiting and for all you do to make GM's Corner what it is! Oh yeah, and Go Braves!
UPDATE: The answer, as also posted in the comment section, was 543 entries. Congratulations to the winner and thanks to the others for participating.
Posted by GM Roper at October 2, 2005 12:20 PM | TrackBackUhhh, I'll go with 500 Bob.
Posted by Jessica at October 2, 2005 11:16 PM
Well, so far you're in the lead! Wonder why. As a hint, you're low.
Posted by Woody at October 3, 2005 12:10 PM
I'll try 620.
Posted by civil truth at October 3, 2005 03:23 PM
620 is high.
Posted by Woody at October 3, 2005 04:12 PM
One thing that you could do is to go to the categories on this page and add up the number of entries next to each one. As Bob wrote, they total exactly 500 (and, that includes a late post). However, some posts were not put into categories. Ah-ha. So, the real number is greater. I went into the archives and counted each and every one (excluding drafts that had not been published.) I'll give the answer tomorrow, but Bob seems to have clinched the prize.
Posted by Woody at October 3, 2005 09:28 PM
Getting back to this...Bob is the official winner. He estimated 500 while the actual number to that point was 543 entries. I promised the winner a foam Braves tomahawk, which should be easy to deliver as about 20,000 were left on the floor at Turner Field last night. Bob, I'll email you to make arrangements to get this valuable prize to you! Congratulations, and thanks to the others for participating!
Posted by Woody at October 6, 2005 02:27 PM
