5 years, 10K members and one admin who is beginning to show his age

[anwar]

Dear all -

Officially, RC India just passed 5 years of existence, and we have surpassed the milestone of 10,000 members. I had never really thought of this day when I decided to start a forum out of frustration with something. So I have to say a few things.

1.  Thank you. No, THANK... YYYYOOOUUUU.

2.  I am realizing that I have grown to be more hard-headed and less compassionate, and it has begun to show quite frequently nowadays. A simple example is that I put the topic name as "Warning" in PMs to people who were violating forum policies, but I should have put the topic as "Your co-operation is requested" (at least the first time around). I think age/stress is playing a part here.

3.  I am going to announce another "build and win" sweepstakes to celebrate the occasion.

4.  I am seeing many questions from newcomers going unanswered, please pitch in if you are able to help. Even if it is asking them to read a particular thread or just search and read, some response is better than no response.

5.  If I have hurt anyone with my words or deeds, please know that being stubborn is part of my nature (that is what got this forum started), and a big part is that I tend to care a bit too much about small details. And an even larger part these days is age/stress.  I ask for your forgiveness.

Once again, thank you all.

[sanjayrai55]

Thank you Anwar, for creating this warm, wonderful forum, with such a huge repository of knowledge, wonderful people and happy aeromodelling exchanges. 

[Swapnil]

I am immensely proud and happy to be a part of this family!
I always get to learn something here. Thank you for creating such an amazing platform Anwar sir!

[rcpilotacro]

Dear all -
Officially, RC India just passed 5 years of existence

Didn't even know how from WB to Meghalaya to Hyde passed by and this time most rewarding was The Pilgrimage I must thank Anwar Bhai for making it happen. May i dare say from all of us around here

4.  I am seeing many questions from newcomers going unanswered, please pitch in if you are able to help.

I am guilty as charged on this account, though not an excuse, past one year has been very hectic managing two PhDs and so much of travelling. I will try and do my bit. The reason I open the forum almost every single day is do exactly that (answer queries if any).

3.  I am going to announce another "build and win" sweepstakes to celebrate the occasion.

That's a great news, I offer RCB 6I brand new Radio System. If and when this happens

[asinghatiya]

  ........A great feeling Anwar to be a part of this forum.

Your effort of connecting 10k humans struggling to learn or share a beautiful skill of flying objects must be like a life time achievement award.

Keep going ....

[asinghatiya]

That's a great news, I offer RCB 6I brand new Radio System. If and when this happens

A big round of applause for Generous Gusty!!!

[sundaram]

     Congrats Anwar Bhai    

update post VC.

Happy birthday Anwar Bhai.

[VC]

Normally, I am quite eloquent on this forum and elsewhere, however, at this moment words actually fail me. When I look back on the journey that I started here in Nov. 2009 and where I have reached today, it is almost incredible. RCIndia has been a life changing platform for me in every respect.

Anwar Sahab, the words 'Thank you' seem so inadequate now. Just be who you are and continue to inspire us.

Happy Birthday RCI and if the others weren't aware :

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANWAR SAHAB. GOD BLESS.

[SideWinder]

  Along with Anwar, I would like to thank the rest of the Janata for sharing their expertise,experience,mastery here.
Altho people might not always be present on this forum, however their posts and threads will always help rest of the upcoming lot for sure.

Happy Birthday RCIndia 

[rcpilotacro]

VC

Did you know i remember every post that i ever laid my eyes on? and that is practically every post. Sandy used to tell me this often "Sir aap ko itne posts kaise yaad rahaten hai"

Well here is yours written nearly two years ago..nearly (or is it exactly ?) same words

For the last 20 mins, I've been sitting here staring at the screen thinking of a suitable line to write to express my gratitude to Anwar Sahab. Normally, I'm quite eloquent and fluid with my language, today however, words fail me.

'Thank you' seems to be so inadequate today.

I just can't imagine my life without this forum. What I was on 2nd. Nov 2009 and what I am today is unbelievable, even for me. Experiences, learnings, friends, associates, models, equipment, successes and failures - this has been a life changing adventure that continues relentlessly.

God bless this forum and all the members.

[VC]

Holy Toledo!!!! Its almost verbatim.

During my training workshops, I often tell candidates who are getting ready to face interviews that the interviewer looks for linkages in your statements. If you keep repeating a fact about yourself in different ways, over the course of the interview, then he believes in your sincerity. I think I stand proved on this count.


Edit: I still can't get over this. Gusty you are spooking me out.

[K K Iyer]

Thanks is too small a word for what Anwar has done for us.
Feel great to have had the honour of putting forward his name for the Hall of Fame.

But for RCI how could we have met a guy like rcpilotacro, who besides his numerous talents, is now revealed to be blessed with an elephantine memory!

@Anwar Sir,
Here's an idea.
Can you convene an RC India convention, where we can actually meet the guys we exchange banter and barbs with? (Annually?)
Preferably at a central place (like Indore?)

[docnayeem]

Anwar sir ... We are very  grateful for getting us this platform to share ..learn and enrich our hobby ...
Thanks again

[topalle]

I am honoured to be a part of such a wonderful forum...
I am too excited for the sweepstakes but exams... i wish someone had never created them..
Please take the last date of sweepstakes till april's first week (exams get over on 25th march) (i have a lot in plan to build and present for the competiton,....planes,boats,etc...)

Please sir, this is a request on behalf of all students who are members of RCI the wonderland of RC enthusiasts in India

+1 gusty sir...for your generosity



P.S Happy Birthday Anwar Sir

[rastsaurabh]

Anwar Many thanks for this forum. I really had wonderful time here and the friends i made in this hobby via this forum.

[yash10896]

Happy birthday anwar sir !!

i would really like to participate in sweeptake but lot of guys here have exams semesters,boards,competitive please organise it in april last week to may last as i am really passionate about it please it a request

Regards
yash

[pradish]

THanks Anwar for this wonderful forum. I decided to build a quad and I was searching the net frantically for supplier of parts and basic build questions until i came across this forum which is like a Bible to every newbie

[Rahulvyas]

great!

[muradshak]

10k is a lot of people,proud of u anwar!

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[manojswizera]

Great felling to be a part of this family.
Thanks Anwar sir and all the members of this family, Especially the seniors for their guidance.

[moorthy]

10,000 members in RcIndia 

[noble145]

Thank you Anwer for creating this wonderful site, and wish you a very happy BIRTH DAY

[iamahuman]

Happy birthday, RC India.

This is where I've grown as an RCer( noob to lesser or a noob) and I can tell that I've grown in leaps and bounds(evident in the change in my posts).

Thanks for giving us a place to present what we're doing and learn. Many things I've learnt here, I'll never forget. I've met some great people on here and have made good friends.

I hope I've been a good admin. Thanks for trusting me with the power.

[raja_mastana]

Congrats Anwar.
I like being part of this family ... its not one of those crowded forums.
Almost all or most posts that i come across from known people

[Divyam]

Thanks so much Anwar sir! It's been an awesome journey from since I was in 8th grade, and now I'm almost into my 2nd year of college. RCIndia has always been an integral part of my life

It's not just the RC things we learn. It's how we develop our charecter as well. Amazing job, sir!

[ramarao]

Congrats Anwar sir....

[VC]

"Here's an idea.
Can you convene an RC India convention, where we can actually meet the guys we exchange banter and barbs with? (Annually?)
Preferably at a central place (like Indore?)" quote from K.K.Iyer at 05:45:35 PM on 10/03/2014

I just might want to hijack this idea and shift the venue to Guwahati. Let me get the logistics correct first. After all, Assam has been host to the biggest ever Aeromodelling camp and the first ever Flying Carnival - why not make it 3 in a row? I know I can count on Gusty/ Sandy/ Saikat/ Pravesh/ our friends from Mizoram et al (with their collective North eastern experiences) and I think we can make this happen. Stay tuned.

Cheers!

[VC]

Senior members Girish Sarwal (@ girishsarwal) and Shrikant Thakker (@ Shrikant) are here this month, I will be speaking with them about this.

[topalle]

It will be a great experience... looking forward to it VC sir...

[satyagupta]

Congrats anwar bhai!!!

Proud to be part of this growing family

[girishsarwal]

Many congratulations everyone, the entire team, and super mubarak to Anwar sir...

PS:

Senior members Girish Sarwal (@ girishsarwal)

VC sir, I am still a baby...look forward to meetup with you soon.

[sundaram]

Anwar Bhai Rules of Engagement for the Sweepstakes will be appreciated.

we can all prepare ourselves. 

[shadowstriker]

keep going

[anwar]

Anwar Bhai Rules of Engagement for the Sweepstakes will be appreciated.

we can all prepare ourselves. 

Please document the timestamp of start of any new build with newspaper references (take pics of parts before starting the build with a current newspaper in the pic, and take multiple pics). I will post rules as soon as I get some free time.

[topalle]

Sir, please tell the last date ( the date on o before which entries submitted will be considered)

[anwar]

 End of April.  That should be enough time for everyone.

Also thinking of changing the rules so that scratch builders will get 5x chances, and both heli and car builders will get 3x if they start from a kit.

There will be two winners, both will receive same prizes.

[topalle]

Thank you sir..

[yash10896]

sir can you extent it till may mid as we have exams   

please 

[sanjayrai55]

What is the difference between a kit build (say from a balsa kit) or an ARF in the context of this competition?

Would a scratch build be defined as including design?

[anwar]

ARF would get only 1x chances. Kit builds would get 5x chances.  I am thinking of increasing the chances based on complexity/effort of the build.

Scratch and kit builds will both get around 5x chances, based on effort and originality (if the design is particularly challenging, why not 10x !).

And we will have the draw in mid-may.

[abhay]

Happy B.Day RC India and my warm regards to all RC india Members.

[yash10896]

sir that means till mid may we can submit entries??

[essaargee]

Anwar Bhai, Happy Birth day.
The challenge of building up the forum for the Hobby in itself is born out of the vision and tenacity of ONE individual, you, egged-on by so many others who took turns in nurturing it by their regular contributions and visits/revisits to the forum. Their contributions to the growth is understandable. The reminiscences/sentiments expressed by you and tone/feelings of your acknowledgements are greatly appreciated.
At the same time, the magical figure of 10000 +, a tribute to your vision made me sit up and review the members' list.  :headscratch:What the list showed is a different story : I noted that a great, great majority of those who joined the Forum never bothered to participate in ANY discussion, nor bothered to re-visit any of the topics, let alone start a new one . I wonder why did they join this Forum in the first place. The Forum pulled on, albeit at different paces by the some / same members who made this the sanctum sanctorum, and a lively one at that  !! Some ids vanished, some left voluntarily, some died a natural death; some do not even remember that they had this RC fever once upon a time and joined it as a knee-jerk reaction, on the spur of the moment.
So, I just wonder - is there any way to poke these guys/gals in to activity from the Admin side? Of course with the help and co-operation of the active / senior (not by virtue of Date of Joining) members. Any suggestions from the respected members?
It would be wonderful if this could be achieved as a part of  a larger canvas of development of the hobby. This in turn, would widen the active base, gets more exposure, improves the opportunities of getting material and better services to the hobby in general.
Just my two cents, after seeing the numbers 0,1 or 2 postings against the names of the members list of 202 pages... Hope you guys don't laugh at my suggestion.

[rcpilotacro]

Anwar Bhai,

What the list showed is a different story : I noted that a great, great majority of those who joined the Forum never bothered to participate

OMG
you are absolutely right about it doc. i did some analysis, these are as follows

1. there are only 3200 members who have posted some thing out of 10000+

2. Posters with double digit amount to only 1225

3. posters more than 50 posts amount to only 440

4. Oldest (as per date of joining) zero poster is 'new born choosa'

What is intriguing is the list of zero posters (Believe me i went through all of'em). this list includes some veterans of the hobby who come here and be a mute spectator, probably they feel it is below them or from fear of some kind of 'ticking off' they done post. these names include

Fulli buxi from Nagpur

Some well known people from Flying Giants

Model Boat Mayhem

some more such names.

So much for statistics

PS
Then there are Admin, anwarpp who are no one but our admin himself, who are single posters

PPS
dont go by the single posters most of'em are here and are reading them, gaining knowledge. JUST a sundry info, top three posters are anwar, VC & rcpilotacro

[anwar]

This topic has been beaten to death ! The whole question of prodding people back into action on the forum sounded like a bright idea to me multiple times earlier. 

But soon I realized that knowledge in this hobby has sort of saturated. I say sort of, because if you watched the past one or two years of activity, it has tilted heavily towards multirotors, and there is lots of activity about them.  I guess part of the appeal is that they provide the best vehicle these days for someone to enter RC, at limited cost, fairly low risk of failures/crashes, no need for a large field etc.

And the trend is truly reflected as "activity" on the forum.  The traditional builds and worrying about airfoil shapes and sizes of tail stabilizer versus wing span etc etc are discussed a lot less. Not that people are not doing and enjoying that, but there is a trend towards instant gratification, or life may have just gotten too hectic overall !

So these days, I feel like sitting back and watching, instead of coxing people into going back to the true beauty of aeromodelling. I do request people to post something about what they are doing, even if an occasional picture from the field. Just keeps life interesting for all of us who spend part of their busy days here, hoping there will be something new every time we stop by !

[VC]

"JUST a sundry info, top three posters are anwar, VC & rcpilotacro"

Between the King and the Minister, there has to be the Court Jester to liven up the proceedings.

[rcpilotacro]

Jester who

[K K Iyer]

Reaction time 2min 25sec!

[VC]

READ Gusty READ!!!!

BETWEEN the King and the Minister..............

BETWEEN!

You want to measure fuselages now?

[rcpilotacro]

You mean the one with two tail wheels

[VC]

Want me to tell Idi?

[rohitgupta322]

Looks like the fuselage fever is infecting every thread.

Really happy to have been a member of this forum since 2010! Thank You Anwar Sir! 

[KALYANPRODHAN]

Really happy to be a part of this Family. For hectic load of job (three charge free as additional with one charge), can check only when reported and in night. Still this is become some living energy to me. An wonderful administration to lead the forum by the members of open minded.

In my word, even getting report mail of spam posting, withen 1 minute, opened and the post gone before I delete. So, fast acting admin as well as moderators.

And beyond all superheros (trio) , the members are really peaceful and helpful as the forum is now and neither admin nor moderator would maintain properly if the members are of some other type. So, on behalf of moderation team, I thanks the general members first, to reduce our work by pointing at proper time. And the LHSs giving constant support for popularizing this hobby to common people without which we cannot build this platform.

[v2 eagle]

Well,

Everthing has already been said, i would like to say im happy to be a part of this forum where i started as a newbie with no idea how to bind a TX and now i dared to have 2 scratch build planes in just less than a year. all because of this forum, thanks anwar, gusty for being knowledge builders, and thanks a lot for sanjay sir who inspired me and encouraged me in every other build.
Also i would like to thanks all the LHS i have ever deal with as without them it would be impossible and i would still be watching just videos.

special thanks to quadkopters satyagupta for providing this service at much competitive price than anywhere in india at best quality. Thanks a lot everyone and bcoz of you all we have now three fellow rc modellers in our gang(moorthy, johnny, and me) and we feel more of a community now.

Ashok.P
(Scratch built 3 channel glider buildlog coming soon!!!!!!)

[rcrcnitesh]

Awesome Rcindia. Have been enjoying in this forum getting scoldings, learning new things. This forum has been lucky for me.
What are the prizes for the competition.
And any other rules.
Also if i scratchbuild a plane but it hasnt flew for some reason will it be counted in the sweepstakes

[rcpilotacro]

What are the prices for the competition.

25,000 entry fee. get it from father quickly

[topalle]

   

with that money we can buy lots of fuselages...

[essaargee]

@rcpilotacro :  +1. Does it make a difference if those "Gupth Char" people are seen openly here in the Forum ?

@VC  : The court Jester is the most powerful guy of them all - even the Queen NOT excluded.
If need be, a lesson or two to those who need it - knowingly or u :)nknowingly from him....Jai Raja Beerbal ji ki (not that 'Beer'bal, you note - no misunderstandings, what with the 'cockpits and fuselages' flying free and thick all over here...

Anwar bhai, I too have noticed the trend all over in many fora and it is more so here with us because, other things being equal, the 'made-easily n used-easily' is incentive enough for the switch over. In fact I myself am in to the phase of acquiring one - note, it is an 'addition' and not a substitution or switch-over. For those who wanted a change, Helis are not a logical change-over; at least not for me. The complexity and cost apart, some how it was not my cup of tea. In other world fora, the switch over is to more complex and costly aspects of their present interest. May be, ease of availability and affordability (at least for them over there) is a factor. Have go with the inevitable .

[sanjayrai55]

Back to serious stuff

I have started my (first  ) build for the sweepstakes, and will be posting as usual, with a link to the post. Where do I post the link? Here, or will there be a new thread to do so?

[rcpilotacro]

new thread !! new thread !!!

[anwar]

Please start a new build thread, that makes it easy to refer to, identify, and grade  (like who is grading who! )

[asinghatiya]

Sanjay Sir..... Akhbaar ke photu thoda zoom karo!!! I doubt ye pichle saal wali kit hai  

Naxal Attack is not the proof of date that its the same happened yesterday 

[anwar]

... and grade   (like who is grading who! )

Something like clueless celebrities appearing as judges on reality shows

[ayub]

Great... congrats to admin for 5 years with 10k members.

[ayub]

For competition build & win I have some suggestions:
(i) I think the name of build thread should start with a specific name: like Build & Win or  B&W.....
(ii) Winner should be one, yes you can give same prize to the runner up.
(iii) A panel of judges should make a decision for winners, because lucky draw decrease the value of competition, one who have 1x chance could be the winner while other can lose with 10x chance.
You can judged on:
Build quality and details
Techniques used
Level of step by step detail shared in the build thread
Decoration
Flight Quality
Your analysis of flight performance & flight video
Uniqueness of model
Voting etc...

[Swapnil]

Anwar sir, how about the judges consider the results of a voting system in addition to their own selection criteria? Here's how the voting system would work:

1) Each participating member can cast two votes for two separate participants. So, even if each participant votes once for them-self, the other vote would be unbiased.

2) Each non-participating member with more than 1000 posts can cast two votes. Others are not allowed to vote.

3) The voting would be visible to everyone. In a thread, each voter would add one post with the names of the two people they have chosen. The results of the voting would be visible in the 1st post.

[anwar]

Both the above arguments assume that this is a forum consisting of only airplane builders. We need to be inclusive of every type of modeling, and we will influence the chances for people who put in the effort. But every type of modeler should have at least have a shot at winning.

Some one who builds a car from a kit, or someone who builds a quad should both have some percentage chance of winning.

If we go with the above suggestions, such groups will be gravely disadvantaged.

What I can try is to have one voting based winner, and one winner whose fate is decided by a higher power, or chance, as you perceive it.

After all Idi Amin loved all his subjects equally

[rcpilotacro]

After all Idi Amin loved all his subjects equally

[Swapnil]

Both the above arguments assume that this is a forum consisting of only airplane builders....

What I can try is to have one voting based winner, and one winner whose fate is decided by a higher power, or chance, as you perceive it.

The voting system suggested by me covers all kinds of RC crafts. In fact, my youngest cousin is planning to submit a unique 'hovercraft' design.

Also, I meant it to be considered as a secondary system to the higher power (like 70 % judges ruling and 30% voting results).

Voting would let everyone see the people's favorite!       

[Ricky]

Thank you Anwar for starting this forum. Its because of this forum and people ( Read Mentors) I met here that I am flying and enjoying every moment of it.

I made friends and learned from each one of them, all thanks to you. Also my heart felt thanks to my Guru's @ SanjayRai, @ Girish, @ Arvind....Thanks Guys....

[rcrcnitesh]

no one answeted my question

[rcpilotacro]

Also if i scratchbuild a plane but it hasnt flew for some reason will it be counted in the sweepstakes

no! it has to take off & fly around atleast, landing is optional. AFAIK

[SunLikeStar]

But soon I realized that knowledge in this hobby has sort of saturated...And the trend is truly reflected as "activity" on the forum. The traditional builds and worrying about airfoil shapes and sizes of tail stabilizer versus wing span etc etc are discussed a lot less. Not that people are not doing and enjoying that, but there is a trend towards instant gratification, or life may have just gotten too hectic overall !

Atleast in our circle/field  people are still building and experimenting. We still have hours long discussion on airfoils and wingtips. The knowledge is no where near saturated. Now we don't want something which is just flight worthy; we are now more interested in performance and doing something which we have not done before. But what has changed is that people have stopped reporting their activities on the forum. Most discussions have moved to facebook pages or local whatsapp groups. I honestly feel that we need to get people to participate here just for the fact that this is the mother group and also for the visibility this hobby deserves. But I cant point figures as I am also in the 'absconding from the forum' lot.

Anyways, this event might just be the "bump" this community needs. I'm trying to get the word around and you would definitely see more participation from Baner, Pune crowd.

[sanjayrai55]

Since the referred post has been moved, I expunge my remark

[K K Iyer]

Sir,
Yeh thoda samajh may nahin aaya

[sanjayrai55]

Cleared up now, Iyer sir

[mohan garimella]

I complement your effort which by no means is mean. Irritation is a part of human psychology but the underlying values are more important.

Mohan