Number of people on site

Charis

According to the tally on the Chat forums, there are currently 3161 Currently active users. I did a quick count and could only find just over 1000 in the forums, going by the number quoted for each. Could the bloated figure be due to the fact that if you don't log out, you stay logged in? In that case I have been on here 24/7 for over a week, cos I keep forgetting to log out and the site doesn't seem to log me out after an hour or so when I am inactive...:p I can't remember when I last logged on, I just keep marching in here through the open portal.

I will log out now.:A

Charis

newmum1

The total figure you have quoted may be the total for the whole site not just the forums???

sophie_maxwell

E.g. looking at it now it says 3342 (883 members and 2459 guests)

Maybe the 1000 ish you counted were the members. Remember the guests don't have usernames so I don't think you could have counted them :rotfl:

sra

Having watched the forum grow, I'm 100% sure that figure is not bloated.

The forum only keeps you logged in a certain amount of time after you last requested a page - I think around 15 minutes.

Right now, Charis, you are logged out (your icon isn't green anymore) so you're definetly being logged out. But when you request a page next - like to read this thread - you're status changes to back online, which is why you'll see the green icon next to your name and might think it's always been there

The only time you would stay logged in would be if you left a page open that auto-refreshes - like your buddy list

MSE_Martin

The count is updated on a rolling 15 minute basis - ie if you haven't been active for 15 minutes, even if you're logged in, you don't count.

The names listed are 'members' the guests dont show up (as they dont have names).

Many sites set a longer period than 15 minutes (which is why they expand it). This is a realistic number. And there are many times that viewing the main site

Martin

RoCas

All the fatties count as two


*gets coat and scrams*