ServerBeach's founder is the founder of RackSpace? Quite convincing...
And while contests are the way to get only temporary visitors, you have to have a ground to build on. It helps future visitors see that there's more to the forum than a bunch of zero post forums. Also, we have forums set up to buy/sell, so if someone is buying/selling, they're going to want to check back to see what kind of response they're getting. With competition as fierce as WebHostingTalk (and several others), you need to offer some sort of incentive to at least attract the market, and if in the beginning it costs, that's a price I'm willing to pay.
And thanks for the welcome
