# account activation... ? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 5, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222 "2010-08-05T03:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/1 "2010-08-05T03:32:31Z")
Hi. I just signed up here, followed the links etc, and get messages that I’m restigered. Then, when I try to use features on the User CP, I get blocked with a message saying I’m not registered. I looked at my profile, and it says I’m a ‘guest’. Plz help! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/2 "2010-08-05T03:46:47Z")
All free memberships are listed as guests. One of the perks of buying a membership is use of all the features like custom titles and profile photos. Which feature were you trying to use? ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/3 "2010-08-05T03:48:45Z")
I was trying to use the ‘Who’s online’ feature. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/4 "2010-08-05T04:01:30Z")
That feature is not being used as far as I know, I don’t remember ever seeing a link for it. ETA: I reported your post to the mods to get their attention as they can answer your questions better than I. It may take a bit to get an answer as most of the mods/admins are offline this time of night. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/5 "2010-08-05T04:05:00Z")
There’s a ‘Who’s Online’ link in the User CP. The other stuff in CP seems to work OK for me, just not that one. De-activated, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/6 "2010-08-05T04:18:13Z")
That feature is not activated. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/7 "2010-08-05T04:22:41Z")
OK. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/8 "2010-08-05T05:47:48Z")
I seem to remember Ed saying we average around 6000 users, if that’s what you were interested in knowing. From what I understand, that high a number tends to cause slowdowns if the feature is active. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/9 "2010-08-06T02:22:55Z")
Ah, I guess it would. Thanks BigT. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/account-activation/549222/10 "2010-08-06T02:32:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I seem to remember Ed saying we average around 6000 users, if that’s what you were interested in knowing. From what I understand, that high a number tends to cause slowdowns if the feature is active. I seriously doubt a large fraction of that number would be online at the same time. Also, many people (like me) have their online status hidden, so the feature wouldn’t include them anyway.