I've created a Yahoo Groups forum for HomeBrewers. It's not that we can't talk here, and I really don't expect a lot of discussion there, but I've created it primarily for two purposes:

1. As a recruitment tool aimed directly at beer brewers; I expect a number of visitors will happen upon that page while looking for homebrewing groups to subscribe to;

2. Since these WCG forums are open to anyone, it is easy for a team member's post to get lost amongst the visitors; the Yahoo Group forum will hopefully consist of just members and discussions amongs ourselves or visitors interested in either brewing or our HomeBrewers team.

If you are a HomeBrewer, please join that group -- even if you decide to not subscribe to mail and never intend to visit. I'd like to get at least a few members so visitors won't think it's just a dead group. To subscribe, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homebrewers-team/ and while you're at it, I also have a very active group of homebrewers who discuss brewing equipment at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrewingEquipment/

Thanks.

Bill Velek

Hey Homebrewers!

Congrats on reaching the top 500!

PCR just hit the top 200 too, So you'll have to join the party and bring some of your brew!

Good crunching guys and girls!

Thanks, V_R, and please allow me to return the congratulations for reaching the top 200. That is exceptionally impressive -- to make it so quickly -- when one considers that you are only 9 days older than our HomeBrewers team. Fantastic performance!! With fewer team members, you must have some heavy hitters on your team because you're producing almost twice as many daily points as we are. I know it isn't mathematically possible for us to catch you unless things change, but someday we'll make it into the top 200, too, and eventually into the top 100 -- although it'll take us years to do it because we have such a narrow edge each day over those top teams, and they already have such a huge lead in points. Maybe we can gather our strength and have a big recruitment push this summer and get another 15 or 20 members. That will make a big difference.

Cheers,

Bill Velek

Thanks, Ady. I've made this one of my hobbies as well as the main focus of my benevolent work (not that I don't also contribute to other charities). This is one of the easiest and cheapest ways for people to contribute toward the good of mankind, but its still such a hard sell because the vast majority of people seem to view it with suspicion -- no doubt due to the proliferation of scams and malware on the Internet.

Cheers.

Bill Velek

Bill, what Ady posted! Congratulations!