A funny thing happened on the way to the forum
Jo Atherton www.oakislandtreasure.co.uk
Jo Equipment
Excavations
The Road to Oak Island
The Curse of Oak Island
Be gone Jo
Or good luck…?
30 years of Oak Island/Jo History
Speaks at Explore Oak Island Days, attends 4pm tour of Oak Island
Born into life of piracy
Reads about Oak Island in Marvels & Mysteries of the Unexplained
Opens online forum, connects Oak Island fans (world domination)
1979 1981
Presented with first bucket and spade, learns to dig
1988 2001
Creates website Oak Island Treasure
2002 2005
Visits Oak Island for first time
2008 2009
Finds treasure, retires to Vegas
Unique visitors to Oak Island Treasure
Oak Island Treasure - unique visitors 20000 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Jun07 Jul07 Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec07 07 07 07 07 Jan08 Feb- Mar- Apr- May08 08 08 08 Unique visitors
What is the forum?
Number of posts Number of topics Number of users Posts per day Topics per day
56022 2688 1684 30.91 1.48
Challenges
treasureseeker99
Name - Shirley Sex - Female Age - 42 Occupation - Housewife Location - Toronto Interests - tennis, gardening
treasureseeker99
Name - Mad Dog Sex - Male Age - 61 Occupation - Hell raiser Location - Texas Interests - taxidermy, weapons
Internet Trolls
Key features •posts irrelevant or off-topic messages •disrupts normal on-topic discussion •smells of cabbage
The war against internet spam
Netiquette
WAKE UP!!! HAVE YOU NEVER READ A BOOK ON OAK ISLAND?!!!!
Wake up! Have you never read a book on Oak Island?
The Oak Island Treasure moderator swat team
What has been achieved on the forum?
Oak Trees
The Jollicure Treasure
vs
The Birch Island connection
The Oak Island Code
International bestseller Tank & Karcy fan club Hollywood blockbuster??