OK, so how many of the 7 thousand members post here

October 26, 2000, 15:24

With this cookie feature surely there is a way of determining this. What % of total posters posts in these forums at least once a week?

Ming · October 26, 2000, 16:16

Actually, I was thinking of setting up a census thread in the OTF. But now that you raise the question, maybe we could do something forum wide.

Or maybe MarkG or DanQ have an easier way to answer the question

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Narck · October 26, 2000, 17:42

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Ming on 10-26-2000 04:16 PM</font>
Or maybe MarkG or DanQ have an easier way to answer the question

<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>I'm sure they do. The question is.. do they want to tell us

October 26, 2000, 17:49

4 this far

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Paul · October 26, 2000, 17:59

I remember that Markos once posted how many people had posted in the forums in that month or something like that. I don't remember exactly when that was or what the title of the thread was, but if you look back you should probably be able to find it.

DarkCloud · October 26, 2000, 20:52

I assume 240-700 people post here monthly.

October 27, 2000, 00:30

It would really be interesting if the monthly statistics could be posted somewhere.

To be included would be:

No. of people posting in all forums that month
No. of people posting in each forum
Average no. of times people posted altogether
Average no. of times people posted in each forum

UltraSonix · October 27, 2000, 00:32

I assume it somewhere between 0 and 7082.

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October 27, 2000, 06:18

I estimate we have between 250 and 700 regular and semi-regular posters in any given month (similar to DarkCloud's estimate). (Actually, the number could be as high as 1200... it's really anyone's guess.)

MidKnight Lament · October 27, 2000, 06:47

I agree that it would be very interesting to know these figures. Can't something be set up to tabulate these automatically? I can understand that it would be taxing having to do them manually every week/month.

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UltraSonix · October 27, 2000, 07:27

I think the reason they don't do it is because the true number of unique posters would be revealed...

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Builder · October 27, 2000, 08:49

I just wonder how you thought about this numbers(250-700)...

i'll say that it is ~1000 active posters, and ~400 regulars.

Provost Harrison · October 27, 2000, 09:27

Well I am here...Hi

Cthol · October 27, 2000, 09:56

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Builder on 10-27-2000 08:49 AM</font>

i'll say that it is ~1000 active posters, and ~400 regulars.
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so what's the difference between active posters and regulars?

i believe there are about 1000 posters monthly

Builder · October 27, 2000, 13:20

active are the ones that enter apolyton once a month, post 2 messages and leave.

al the rest are regulars or dead logins.

October 28, 2000, 05:11

If you're looking at people who post here daily, or near-daily, I wouldn't be surprised if the figure was below 100. Possibly even as low as 50, but that's still a busy forum.

Builder · October 28, 2000, 08:31

around the 100 IMO.

The Mad Monk · October 28, 2000, 14:37

It's got to be more than that...the 'Apolyton Army' thread lists about 95 people who post at least once a day, and a few others that post at least every other day, and it certainly dosen't include all of the regulars.

Builder · October 28, 2000, 15:07

oh, so lets make it 175.

Builder · October 28, 2000, 15:09

we can also make a small poll in the OT and CHECK it there instead of guessing numbers.

Caesar the Great · October 28, 2000, 16:49

I have no idea...

I only know 1 person posts here... me, everyone else could be a computer for all I know... does that answer your question!! probably not

UltraSonix · October 28, 2000, 21:58

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</font>we can also make a small poll in the OT and CHECK it there instead of guessing numbers.
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But even if everyone just posts once in the thread, it would have to stop at 150.

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October 29, 2000, 00:30

A very respectable percentage by my estimation.

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Builder · October 29, 2000, 12:23

Ultra, we can make a second one...

DarkCloud · October 29, 2000, 17:27

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by The Mad Monk on 10-28-2000 02:37 PM</font>
It's got to be more than that...the 'Apolyton Army' thread lists about 95 people who post at least once a day, and a few others that post at least every other day, and it certainly dosen't include all of the regulars.
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Well at least someone reads the Apolyton Army thread!

Cthol · October 30, 2000, 14:22

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by DarkCloud on 10-29-2000 04:27 PM</font>
Well at least someone reads the Apolyton Army thread!

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what's the Apolyton Army thread?

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Builder · October 30, 2000, 15:05

nice place...

Builder · October 31, 2000, 01:35

heh

October 31, 2000, 08:14

I did an OT census thread a couple of months ago, where I manually went through the last 15 or so pages of OT threads and recorded each poster. I also included posters from Narck's Age & ICQ FAQ that I was sure of had been known to post in the OT. People chipped in on the thread itself, naming old timers who'd been gone for a long time, but were known to be OT'ers. I believe the total was somewhere around 340, but unfortunately the thread is no longer to be found on the boards. I might have a copy of it on my home computer - I'll give it a check to see if I can come up with the correct number from this particular count. Not that it's the truth about how many people post, but it's at least a reflection of the general number we're looking for.

tonic · October 31, 2000, 16:56

Can we conclude then that the real membership of ACS is some 1000 or about 15% of the inflated 7K?