[Question] The Criteria for an "Active User"?

*Refractive Reflections* · 07-22-2013, 08:53 PM

LOL, so I have another random question about these forums.

At the bottom of the index page, under "The Technodrome Forums Statistics" heading, I noticed a number of "Active Members". What is the criteria for a user to be considered an "active member"? Just curious...

*Roseangelo* · 07-22-2013, 10:13 PM

Those are members who are currently logged in and browsing the forums.

*snake* · 07-22-2013, 11:35 PM

Members who have logged in/posted within a certain amount of days.
There's currently 2000+

*Refractive Reflections* · 07-23-2013, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Those are members who are currently logged in and browsing the forums.

....But wouldn't that be under the "Currently Active Users" heading?

Which is around 100-200 users, and not 2,000?

Quote:

Originally Posted by snakeweed101

Members who have logged in/posted within a certain amount of days.
There's currently 2000+

Yeah, but that's the question though.

Does it depend on posting or simply logging in? ...and within the time span of exactly how many days to be considered an "active" one (with over 2000)?
That's why I used the word "criteria" for the specifics.

Just wonderin'...

*snake* · 07-23-2013, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JYX

....But wouldn't that be under the "Currently Active Users" heading?

Which is around 100-200 users, and not 2,000?

Yeah, but that's the question though.

Does it depend on posting or simply logging in? ...and within the time span of exactly how many days to be considered an "active" one (with over 2000)?
That's why I used the word "criteria" for the specifics.

Just wonderin'...

I'm pretty sure it's if they log in or perform action. They don't have to post.

愛 · 07-23-2013, 10:28 AM

An active user is anyone who logs into the forums. There is a timeout period, however. If you do not move to any other page on the forums after a certain period of time, your name is removed from the list of Active Users. When you take an action, however, you are placed back on that list.

*Refractive Reflections* · 07-23-2013, 05:40 PM

Oh... okay.

Thanks Ai for the clarification. I thought maybe it was something specific or complicated to be considered "active"...

I'll clean the egg off my face now.

*MikeandRaph87* · 07-23-2013, 07:03 PM

I thought it meant number of users who logged in over a two week period. I went a month without logging in and it asked me if there was anything the site could do to make me come more often.

I took that to mean inactivity for over two weeks put me on the inactive users list.

**Krang** · 07-25-2013, 12:52 AM

To clarify, that counter is for members who have logged in within the past year.

07-22-2013, 08:53 PM	#1
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	The Criteria for an "Active User"? LOL, so I have another random question about these forums. At the bottom of the index page, under "The Technodrome Forums Statistics" heading, I noticed a number of "Active Members". What is the criteria for a user to be considered an "active member"? Just curious...
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07-22-2013, 10:13 PM	#2
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,115	Those are members who are currently logged in and browsing the forums. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

07-23-2013, 05:40 PM	#7
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	Oh... okay. Thanks Ai for the clarification. I thought maybe it was something specific or complicated to be considered "active"... I'll clean the egg off my face now.
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07-23-2013, 07:03 PM	#8
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,190	I thought it meant number of users who logged in over a two week period. I went a month without logging in and it asked me if there was anything the site could do to make me come more often. I took that to mean inactivity for over two weeks put me on the inactive users list. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

07-25-2013, 12:52 AM	#9
Krang Admin and Sega Guru Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dimension X Posts: 3,755	To clarify, that counter is for members who have logged in within the past year. __________________ "My motherboard's microchips are chomping at the... 'bit'. A little computer humor." --Krang, Welcome Back, Polarisoids

07-22-2013, 11:35 PM	#3
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Members who have logged in/posted within a certain amount of days. There's currently 2000+

07-23-2013, 10:28 AM	#6
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	An active user is anyone who logs into the forums. There is a timeout period, however. If you do not move to any other page on the forums after a certain period of time, your name is removed from the list of Active Users. When you take an action, however, you are placed back on that list.