Amazing -- this forum is now octo-sized compared to when I joined in Sept 2003. I remember it seeming big back then - and being a newcomer. All very interesting indeed.
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MacRumors Reaches 150,000 Members
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Different areas of the site keep track of stats different ways. The broadest measure is simply number of registrations...that is charted by following the user numbers present in the URLs for members' profiles. We're up to 150,092 as I type this message.
The front page of the forums lists 149,961 as the number of members, so there is obviously a small number of members who are not included in that total. What the difference results from, I don't know.
Third, there's the Members List, which currently totals 131,692 members. This list is even more selective in what it displays. I know that it does not include banned members, but I'm unsure about who else is omitted from this count.
We all love graphs!
Is there a script that will remove users with zero posts if they haven't logged in after a certain time? Is there any problem with leaving so many zero post users around?
I remember signing up for a few forums but never getting around to posting.
A script could be written, but our policy is to keep no-post memberships as well as inactive memberships. Sometimes they spring back to life, even after years. The disadvantages are minor: first, that they inflate statistics if you treat the total number of members as a reflection of active membership; second, that the user names can't be reused, so new members sometimes have to be more creative or use their second choice. The overhead on the forum system for inactive memberships is trivial, so that's not an issue.
We've had 150,000 people register, and that's what this milestone is about.
I'm kicking myself because I was "Anonymous" for nearly a year before I joined. I wonder how many others are in the same boat?
Plenty of us. I discovered MR back in late 2004. I kept coming back for the rumors and the forums for info (searching can be quite amazing when you're not a registered user
). Then in May, I randomly decided to register, and I'm glad I did. This place is 10 times better when you're on "the other side" .
You betcha...I started lurking here in July 2001. I didn't get around to registering until the original iPod shuffle was released in January 2005. I've been a bit more active since then.