DISCLAIMER: Please do not be offended if you find your name anywhere in this post.

Hello. I've been here for some time, since around when this site was founded. I've always stayed active, and love how the site is coming along! Its funny, pushing aside the fancy T-Shirts and Film Directory; thinking back to when we were a Blog and a Refugee camp. Ahh, nostalgia...

But, BiM would be nothing without the members who make it.

The members help make the site better; when the site is better, the community grows. It's an endless cycle or growth, all turning out for the better.

And, we've been getting more members than ever over the past few months, to name a few:
- Brickfilx
- livinglego
- Phizzle
- Mutuceba
- FLIPaBRIK
(again, you're not a newbie if you're on the list, just naming the most active new members over the past few months)

Its great to have new members, and help build the BiM community!

However, I have also noticed that many of our older members, or even some more recent ones who were very active are often nowhere to be seen. Included in the "M.I.A." list could be
- EmmaExecute
- DarkBrick
- Sparks Flying
- plus more that I can't think of off hand
(again, I have nothing against you if you are on the above list, you're just a few of the people who haven't been seen in around a while)

A bunch of the people who have been inactive, on my short list or not, may even pop in and give the odd post. But there has been a general drop in the older members' activity.

Now, I don't think it's necessary to come out with new updates and features to keep members. We're already doing that by default, the shirts, the directory, the (soon) chat, etc...

I think the problem is that people haven't brickfilmed in a while, so they lack a reason to visit this site. There are a number of steps we could take to promote brickfilming, including Contests, special notation for top films, special events such as "team up with a beginner", or "make a tutorial".

But before we take action, we should take things one step at a time. What is your opinion on this post, and this thought in general?

"actuallly this involves spiderman too, not batman. but im also taking a new approach, more comedy, less action. i dont see to many movies like that with more comedy than action" --SteveStarfyTV on an Indiana Jones meets Star Wars idea.