2014 Membership: STRONG & BOLD - Bring the Roar Home

[WilliamPowell]

That's not what I'm talking about.  If you buy a membership for your cat, for example, and the cat has a name and the name is on the membership, that is a separate membership.  Of course if the memberships are made out to you then they wouldn't be counted.

Ok fair enough - understand what you are saying.

But Pet memberships are not counted in our membership figures

And BTW if you buy I membership for your Pet (I have 3 pet ones on top of the 5 people ones mentioned before  ) the cards don't have your pet's name on it it has your name or my name on them . My 3 (Jonty, Flame & Nisha) aren't very happy about that 

[wayne]

As at 27/02/2014

55,337

 

[Andyy]

WP I think knows the answer to this. Do we count people twice if they buy two memberships?

I was told when asked this a few years back by the them m'ship manager at the time that people who buy more than 1 membership are only counted as 1 member.

Eg I have multiple memberships (5) but I was told I am counted/recorded as a single member only. I only have 1 membership number (account) that has multiple membership attached to it. So it is the membership number that is counted

Don't believe it has changed but maybe Stig could confirm

They count memberships sold.  Not who they sold it to....

Sorry YBB I believe what you've said is incorrect based on what I was told see above

So the last 10 years that my dad has been gifting my brother and I our memberships for Christmas we haven't been included in the count? That can't be true.

That's how the Hawks get about 10,000 extra every year I thought...

[tigs2011]

I have three memberships.

Maybe it's time for my two boys to pay for their own memberships.

We could see a jump in memberships if everyone did this.

 

If it's in their names it would count. I had a vague memory of WP explaining exactly what he has today, that if they're in the same name, they don't count.

[Smokey]

I was told when asked this a few years back by the them m'ship manager at the time that people who buy more than 1 membership are only counted as 1 member.

Eg I have multiple memberships (5) but I was told I am counted/recorded as a single member only. I only have 1 membership number (account) that has multiple membership attached to it. So it is the membership number that is counted

Don't believe it has changed but maybe Stig could confirm

I buy 8 kids memberships - they all get their packs delivered to their own addresses with their own names on the cards but if I call the club to make any changes etc they all appear under the general umbrella of my account number.  Are mine counted as 1 or 9?

[1965]

So the last 10 years that my dad has been gifting my brother and I our memberships for Christmas we haven't been included in the count? That can't be true.

That's how the Hawks get about 10,000 extra every year I thought...

Are you one of my sons?

 

[WilliamPowell]

I buy 8 kids memberships - they all get their packs delivered to their own addresses with their own names on the cards but if I call the club to make any changes etc they all appear under the general umbrella of my account number.  Are mine counted as 1 or 9?

I do the same with the Peanuts up in Qld Smokey

And they are counted separately

They have their own account numbers (membership numbers) but they are linked (crossed referenced if you like) to my account.

The other person in our household who has a membership outside the "kids" (doggies) has a separate membership as well but their and my account are crossed reference as well.

I have three memberships.

Maybe it's time for my two boys to pay for their own memberships.

We could see a jump in memberships if everyone did this.

 

If it's in their names it would count. I had a vague memory of WP explaining exactly what he has today, that if they're in the same name, they don't count.

Exactly, that's how it was explained to me a few years back

[WilliamPowell]

So the last 10 years that my dad has been gifting my brother and I our memberships for Christmas we haven't been included in the count? That can't be true.

Think you need to re-read my post Andyy

Will explain again: In hoepfully simple terms I have 5 memberships in my name but I am only counted as 1 member. I pay for a 3 memberships for my Nephew & Nieces but they are counted separately because the m'ships are in thier names not mine

So in your case as tigs2011 psoted if the memberships you & your brother receive but your father pays for are in your names then you are counted as members. If they are in your Dad's name then they would not be counted

[WilliamPowell]

I've just asked Stig on the RFC Official thread about how the numbers are counted so hopefully we get confirmation one way or another

[WilliamPowell]

As at 28/02/2014

55,736

 

 

 

[Stripes]

What was our tally last year? I thought it was 63,000. We are well on track to over take that before the season even begin it seems 

[mat073]

It must be the new commercial .

[WilliamPowell]

What was our tally last year? I thought it was 63,000. We are well on track to over take that before the season even begin it seems 

Yes most likely

As per Mr OE's post from 26/2/2014

We're 10,805 ahead of this time last year.

26/02/2014     54,907
26/02/2013     44,102

We've had the second biggest increase in membership both in terms of aggregate and percentage increase on last year (behind Port).

We are also only 5,414 off last year's official record (60,321).   

[gerkin greg]

It must be the new commercial .

 

[Rampstar]

Finally got email confirmation. Well done to the RFC sweatshop in India for finally getting around to sending out the renewal forms