Signup Statistics

Signup Statistics


The Free State Project keeps track of where our participants come from.  "Channel to the FSP" is an optional field on the sign-up form.  Since not everyone chooses to fill out that field, the sources listed below don't add up to the total number of new participants and friends.


February 2008 Signup Statistics

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February 2008 Signup Statistics
PARTICIPANTS
FRIENDS
PIONEERS
TOTAL
TOTAL
52
25
7
84
No Answer
20
5
1
26
Internet
3
12
3
18
YouTube
0
0
0
0
Word of Mouth
11
2
2
15
Miscellaneous
1
0
0
1
FTL
4
1
0
5
LP
0
0
0
0
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
0
TV
2
0
0
2
Magazine
0
1
0
1
Newspaper
1
0
1
2
"News"
0
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
0
Ron Paul
9
4
0
13
Ed Brown
0
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
0
0
0
PJ O'Rourke
0

0
0
0
Doug Stanhope
1
0
0
1
Gardner Goldsmith

0
0
0
0
Claire Wolfe
0
0
0
0

January 2008 Signup Statistics

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January 2008 Signup Statistics
PARTICIPANTS
FRIENDS
PIONEERS
TOTAL
TOTAL
77
27
14
118
No Answer
22
5
5
32
Internet
11
9
3
23
YouTube
2
0
0
2
Word of Mouth
14
2
1
17
Miscellaneous
1
0
0
1
FTL
5
1
0
6
LP
1
0
1
2
Radio (not FTL)
1
0
2
3
TV
1
0
0
1
Magazine
0
1
0
1
Newspaper
1
1
1
3
"News"
0
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
0
Ron Paul
18
7
0
25
Ed Brown
0
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
0
0
0
PJ O'Rourke
0

0
0
0
Doug Stanhope
0
1
0
1
Gardner Goldsmith

0
0
1
1
Claire Wolfe
0
0
0
0

December 2007 Signup Statistics

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December 2007 Signup Statistics
PARTICIPANTS
FRIENDS
PIONEERS
TOTAL
TOTAL
49
20
9
78
No Answer
13
6
3
22
Internet
10
6
1
17
YouTube
1
0
2
3
Word of Mouth
11
3
2
16
Miscellaneous
0
0
0
0
FTL
4
1
0
5
LP
1
1
0
2
Radio (not FTL)
1
0
0
1
TV
0
0
0
0
Magazine
2
0
0
2
Newspaper
1
0
1
2
"News"
1
0
0
1
Mail
0
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
1
0
0
1
Ron Paul
2
2
0
4
Ed Brown
0
0
0
0
Walter Williams
1
0
0
1
PJ O'Rourke
0

1
0
1
Claire Wolfe
0
0
0
0

November 2007 Signup Statistics

November 2007 Signup Statistics
       
 
PARTICIPANTS
FRIENDS
PIONEERS
TOTAL
TOTAL
70
41
12
123
No Answer
13
4
3
20
Internet
24
15
4
43
Word of Mouth
8
8
1
17
Miscellaneous
2
1
0
3
FTL
8
3
0
11
LP
2
1
1
4
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
0
TV
0
0
0
0
Magazine
1
1
0
2
Newspaper
0
0
2
2
"News"
1
0
0
1
Mail
0
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
0
Ron Paul
1
8
8
17
Ed Brown
0
0
0
0
Walter Williams
2
0
0
2
Claire Wolfe
1
0
0
1
Seeing discovered long ago and was a member previously more often. Wikipedia shows up infrequently but regularly in the last few months. Lots of RP mentions from Meetup, FaceBook, YouTube. The endorsement was mentioned specifically.

October 2007 Signup Statistics

October 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
87
20
107
No Answer
9
2
11
Internet
30
6
36
Word of Mouth
20
3
23
Miscellaneous
0
1
1
FTL
9
3
12
LP
0
0
0
Radio (not FTL)
0
1
1
TV
1
0
1
Magazine
0
0
0
Newspaper
1
0
1
"News"
1
0
1
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
Ron Paul
16
4
20
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
0
0
Radio mention is Brian Wilson from wspd Toledo. Ron Paul mentions were up sharply. Several mentions of YouTube and Facebook for RP.

September 2007 Signup Statistics

September 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
48
11
59
No Answer
9
4
13
Internet
19
3
22
Word of Mouth
10
1
11
Miscellaneous
0
1
1
FTL
2
0
2
LP
1
1
2
Radio (not FTL)
2
0
2
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
0
0
0
"News"
1
0
1
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
Ron Paul
4
1
5
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
0
0

August 2007 Signup Statistics

August 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
49
24
73
No Answer
9
4
13
Internet
13
10
23
Word of Mouth
8
2
10
Miscellaneous
3
3
6
FTL
8
2
10
LP
0
0
0
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
1
2
3
"News"
2
0
2
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
1
0
1
Ron Paul
4
0
4
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
1
0
1

Misc: European websites/libertarian groups, "constant waves".

One mention of Mensa article included in "magazine"


July 2007 Signup Statistics

July 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
58
27
85
No Answer
11
4
15
Internet
19
8
27
Word of Mouth
9
8
17
Miscellaneous
4
6
10
FTL
8
1
9
LP
1
0
1
Radio (not FTL)
1
0
1
TV
1
0
1
Magazine
4
0
4
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
Ron Paul
0
0
0
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
0
0
Misc: bureaucrash, warp tour 2006, Mensa bullein 506, NRA, NHUnderground.com, PorcFest 2007

June 2007 Signup Statistics

June 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
56
31
87
No Answer
12
4
16
Internet
14
12
26
Word of Mouth
9
6
15
Miscellaneous
6
4
10
FTL
8
1
9
LP
3
1
4
Radio (not FTL)
1
1
2
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
1
0
1
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
Ron Paul
1
1
2
Ed Brown
1
0
1
Walter Williams
1
0
1
Misc: Aaron Russo, YouTube, European FSP, NH Underground, PorcFest 2007, First 1000

May 2007 Signup Statistics

May 2007 Signup Statistics
     
 
Participants
Friends/Pioneers
Total
TOTAL
29
17/8
54
No Answer
6
4/3
13
Internet
9
7/3
19
Word of Mouth
9
1/0
10
Miscellaneous
1
4
5
FTL
2
1/0
3
LP
1
0
1
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
1
1
2
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
0
0
Ron Paul
0
0
0
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
0
1
1
Miscellaneous: Claire Wolfe, iTunes (2005), Porcfest, NH Common Sense
Internet: digg.com, slashdot.org, facebook, wikipedia, constitutionpreservation.org
 

April 2007 Signup Statistics

April 2007 Signup Statistics
 

Participants

Friends
Total
TOTAL
40
22
62
No Answer
10
5
15
Internet
12
10
22
Word of Mouth
9
1
10
Miscellaneous
2
0
2
FTL
3
2
5
LP
1
0
1
Radio (not FTL)
0
1
1
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
1
1
2
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
0
1
1
Ron Paul
1
0
1
Ed Brown
0
0
0
Walter Williams
1
1
2

 

March 2007 Signup Statistics

March 2007 Signup Statistics
Total
Participants
Friends
TOTAL
66
46
20
No Answer
19
13
6
Internet
17
11
6
Word of Mouth
14
12
2
Miscellaneous
6
3
3
FTL
5
3
2
LP
0
0
0
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
1
1
0
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
1
1
0
Ron Paul
1
1
0
Ed Brown
1
1
0
Walter Williams
1
0
1


February 2007 Signup Statistics

February 2007 Signup Statistics
Total
Participants
Friends
TOTAL
63
40
23
No Answer
16
10
6
Internet
22
14
8
Word of Mouth
6
4
2
Miscellaneous
4
2
2
FTL
9.5
7
2.5
LP
2.5
2
0.5
Radio (not FTL)
0
0
0
TV
0
0
0
Magazine
2
0
2
"News"
0
0
0
Mail
0
0
0
Media
0
0
0
Michael Badnarik
1
1
0

January 2007 Signup Statistics

34 Friends

60 Participants

Channel to FSP
Friend Participant
newspaper 1
J.R. (FSP participant)
1 1
M.L. 1
Free Talk Live 4 7
Libertarian Alternative 1
samizdata/net/blog 1
internet 4 9
Word of Mouth/friend 3 4
Advocates for Self Govt 1
Reason 1
TV, newspapers 1
media 1
Fosters Daily Democrat article 1
European Free State Project 1
Digg 1
Backwoodsman Magazine 1
Time magazine 3
Walter Williams 1
Libertarian Party 1
Facebook 1
slashdot 1
mothering.com 1
A.S. (FSP Participant) 1
Rollye James 1
Jeff Rense Radio (GCN) 1
article about Ed Brown 1
T.L. (FSP Participant)
 1
icarry.org 2
Boston Globe 1
Northeastshooters.com 1
wikipedia 1
speakeasyforum 1
Keene Free Press 1
DGCchat.com email list 1
Portsmouth Herald 1
Seacoast Online 1
M.D. (FSP Participant)
 1
MySpace 1

 


December 2006 Signup Statistics

31 Friends

81 Participants

Channel to FSP
Friend
 Participant
word of mouth   3 9
internet   4 6
Backwoodsman Magazine   1  
NPR   1 1
newspaper article several years ago   1  
Steve Cobb   1  
facebook.com   1 14
digg.com   1 1
news magazine   1  
high school in MD   1  
Free Talk Live   1 7
2004 Libertarian National Convention   1  
national LP   1  
moosetrophy.com   1  
phone call(?)   1  
newspaper   1  
school     1
Varrin Swearingen     1
internet forum     1
FSP Participant (name masked for privacy)
    1
Myspace     1
Mark Edge     1
Wikipedia     2
befreetech.com     1
Walter Williams editorial     1
packing.org     2
mailing list     1
Time magazine     1
mail     1
S.O.L.O.     1
TV     1
a libertarian website     1
www.lp.org     1
FSP Participant (name masked for privacy)
    1
FSP Participant (name masked for privacy)
    1
www.lewrockwell.com     1
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=starpilot1 1


November 2006 Signup Statistics

39 Friends

90 Participants

Channel to FSPParticipantFriend
word of mouth 15 10
Jason's original paper  1
Badnarik website  1
LPNM  1
unknownnews.com  1
subguns.com  1
reason magazine 1
1
nhfree.com  1
This American Life on NPR  1
liberator.dk  1
unspecified media  1
internet 11
5
Time magazine article 4
2
Free Talk Live 15
1
michiganmilitia.com  1
Facebook 6
 
radio show on GBN 1
 
University Libertarian Society (in Cambridge, UK!) 1
 
Time.com via digg1 
recent California elections have driven me insane1 
slashdot.org2
 
protestwarrior.com1
 
reason.com1
 
FSP participant [name masked for privacy]
1
 
A pamphlet handed to me by the University of Florida Libertarian Activist Network1
 
Business card in Heinlein novel at a B&N in Vernon Hills, IL1
 
FSP participant [name masked for privacy]
1
 
LP.org
1
 
Lew Rockwell/Mises Institute websites (overlaps w/ one FTL) 1
 
university club in Indiana1
 
Brian Sullivan1
 
Wikipedia2
 
Ayn Rand Institute1 

 


October 2006 Signup Statistics

17 Friends

60 Participants

Channel to FSP


Friends

Members
Michigan Militia website     1
Facebook.com     1
word of mouth   1 11
Mike Lorrey     1
Free Talk Live   4 3
Walter Williams     2
Liberty magazine     1
[name masked for privacy]
     1
college professor     1
Something Awful forums     1
internet   3 5
news article     1
www.lp.org     1
"Libertarian Party" Orkut community     1
ISIL     1
West Virginia LP website forum     1
[name masked for privacy]
     1
www.digg.com front page     1
AR15.com     1
GARKO of AFTF ORGANIZATION     1
Mycotopia.net     1
Libertarian Party     1
Worldaffairsbrief     1
American Nationalist times     1
Second Life: Gimme Liberty Bar     1
Brian Sullivan     2
Keene Free Press   1  
http://constitutionpreservation.org/index.html 1  
LPNH website   1  
Legalize All Drugs Facebook Group   1  
Mensa SIG "Free Stater"   1  
media   1  
Jennifer Gov - Nation States   1  
W.Williams,ClaireWolf,Lib.Enterprise,...   1  



September 2006 Signup Statistics

20 Friends

52 Participants


Channel to FSP


Member

Friend
Internet   6 4
word of mouth   8 5
Free Talk Live   5 1
LP     2
High Times     1
Tax Honesty Movement   1  
lewrockwell.com   3  
MySpace   2  
news article a year or two ago 1  
Walter Williams column   1  
Christopher Hornbaker (Open Schooling advocate)
   1  
researching homeschool on 'net 1  
blogs   1  
Backwoods Home magazine 1  
DougStanhope.com   1  
Estelle Edwards   1  
Yahoo message board   1  
wikipedia   2  
VTLP   1  


August 2006 Signup Statistics

         

21 Friends

        

61 Members

        
         
Channel to FSP   Member Friend  
Libertarian Party of Illinois     1  
Internet   3 2  
word of mouth   7 3  
Varrin Swearingen     1  
Van's Warped Tour, Buffalo     1  
Objectivism Club at MIT     1  
Strike-the-Root.com     1  
newspaper     1  
boingboing.net   2 1  
Free Talk Live   5 1  
Seattle PI message board     1  
www.homelandstupidity.us     1  
Russell Kanning's August 2006 arrest   1  
www.lp.org   1 1  
Van's Warped website   1 1  
Billy and Jenn Coffey   2    
Neal Boortz   1    
MySpace   1    
C.L. (name masked for privacy)
   1    
Backwoodsman magazine   1    
NPR   1    
Walter Williams   2    
LewRockwell.com   1    
Playboy magazine   1    
I.M. (name masked for privacy)
   1    
unspecified political humor website 1    
Derry, Alex, Jack, RBN etc etc 1    
ad on SomethingAwful forum 1    
Shuvom Ghose on LPFlorida forum
 1    
Digg   1    
L.T. (name masked for privacy)
   2    
slashdot   2    

July 2006 Signup Statistics

       

23

Friends

      

57

Members

      
         

Channel to FSP

Member

Friend

  
Neo-Warriors group   1  
http://www.liberidiscegliere.org   1  
Inquisition 21   1  
Bob Schultz   1  
Internet   7 4  
Free Talk Live 9 3  
unnamed member 1 1  
friend   4 1  
Russell Kanning   1  
Libertarian Party website   1  
Digg.com linked to an article about an FSP activist getting arrested   1  
Walter Williams 1 1  
Barefoot Radio forum board (a fellow poster has the link in his signature)   1  
Neal Boortz 1    
LP   1    
Roycerson 1    
Backwoodsman magazine 1    
Michigan Militia 1    
Facebook   1    
MySpace discussion 1    
LP National Convention 2006 1    
Warped Tour homepage 1    
Hammer of Truth website 1    
Michael Badnarik's Constitution Preservation Class 1    
Reason magazine 1    
lalumo.com, which was linked from Bureaucrash.com 1    
unspecified Yahoo group 1    
         
         
Note: Alex Jones was also mentioned.      

June 2006 Signup Statistics



25

Friends		        
48 New Participants        
           

Sources

          
http://www.fsp-deutschland.de     1 Friend
Van's Warped Tour     1
 Friend
squidoo lens     1 Friend
Reason magazine     2 Friend
newspaper 1 Member 1 Friend
Free Talk Live 5 Member 3 Friend
John Babiarz     1 Friend
internet   5 Member 1 Friend
A.C.**
     1 Friend
digg.com       1 Friend
diggdot.us     1 Friend
wikipedia   2 Member 1 Friend
slashdot comment 2 Member 1 Friend
family member 1 Member    
LP News   1 Member    
Evan Nappen 1 Member    
"cannabis magazine" 1 Member    
friend/coworker 1 Member 4 Friend
"it came to be in a dream" 1 Member    
Claire Wolfe 1 Member    
Jim Moll's livejournal 1 Member    
LPNH website 1 Member    
WXNT 1430 1 Member    
NRA publication 1 Member    
radio guest 1 Member    
T.M.**
 1 Member    
American Free Press 1 Member    
IRC EFnet #libertarian 1 Member    
           


**names masked to preserve privacy