# How many active Dopers are there?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539
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**Created:** [October 22, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539 "2012-10-22T16:34:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/1 "2012-10-22T16:34:46Z")
Being the new kid here, I was curious to know how many active Dopers are on this MB. I went to “who’s online”, but don’t have access. Went to “members list”, again don’t have access. Does anyone know? Or is it confidential?
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/2 "2012-10-22T17:19:58Z")
I know of at least one.
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### Author:  [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/3 "2012-10-22T17:20:21Z")
At the bottom of the forum list in the “What’s going on?” section it says:
Threads: 636,193, Posts: 15,494,878, Members: 139,574, Active Members: 6,864
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567168) suggests that the active criteria is users who have logged in in the last 60 days.
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### Author:  [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/4 "2012-10-22T17:52:18Z")
Seven.
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### Author:  [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/5 "2012-10-22T18:03:05Z")
> [@Shadez](#):
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> At the bottom of the forum list in the “What’s going on?” section it says:
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> Threads: 636,193, Posts: 15,494,878, Members: 139,574, Active Members: 6,864
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> [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567168) suggests that the active criteria is users who have logged in in the last 60 days.
Thank you Shadez. Still unable to find the “What’s going on” section, but I have my answer.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/6 "2012-10-22T18:45:13Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#):
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> Thank you Shadez. Still unable to find the “What’s going on” section, but I have my answer.
Go here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php)
go to the bottom of that page
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/7 "2012-10-22T19:04:44Z")
> [@Shadez](#):
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> At the bottom of the forum list in the “What’s going on?” section it says:
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> Threads: 636,193, Posts: 15,494,878, Members: 139,574, Active Members: 6,864
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> [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567168) suggests that the active criteria is users who have logged in in the last 60 days.
That is the best answer that you are going to get but keep in mind that a huge percentage of those are spammers that have been killed, people who just lurk and people who signed up and left after just reading for a little while. My guess is that around half to a third of that number are non-spammers who made at least one post in the last two months.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/8 "2012-10-22T19:47:41Z")
Active? Most haven’t moved off the couch in years.
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/9 "2012-10-22T19:56:36Z")
I’m just sitting here, so, not it.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/10 "2012-10-22T23:54:40Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> Seven.
It’s the Sock Puppet Jamboree!
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/11 "2012-10-23T02:42:26Z")
My aging body has slowed down quite a bit in recent years. I used to be out there hiking, riding my bike. I can still walk up the six floors to our condo though.
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### Author:  [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/12 "2012-10-23T03:22:01Z")
> [@Loach](#):
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> Active? Most haven’t moved off the couch in years.
I’ll have you know that I hiked around the nearest Target for over 4 hours this afternoon.
Next time I’m making a list, instead of relying on my fading memory. I remembered that I needed note cards when I was on the other side of the store, and things like that.
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### Author:  [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/13 "2012-10-23T12:13:03Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#):
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> I’ll have you know that I hiked around the nearest Target for over 4 hours this afternoon.
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> Next time I’m making a list, instead of relying on my fading memory. I remembered that I needed note cards when I was on the other side of the store, and things like that.
Ok so there’s one.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/14 "2012-10-23T14:15:44Z")
There are only two Dopers at any one time, a master and an apprentice. Eventually the apprentice rises up and bans the master, but until then, they keep very busy making all of these posts under various names.
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/15 "2012-10-23T14:16:55Z")
I’m typing while jogging in place.
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/16 "2012-10-23T14:24:02Z")
There’s nobody here except us chickens.
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/17 "2012-10-23T15:13:03Z")
There’s just me, three other posters and all my sock accounts.
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### Author:  [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/18 "2012-10-23T16:14:28Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> There’s just me, three other posters and all my sock accounts.
So back when **Marley** banned the board, he was really on to you?
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### Author:  [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/19 "2012-10-23T16:19:22Z")
All I’ll say is **Marley** _might_ not be one of the three other posters.
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### Author:  [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-active-dopers-are-there/638539/20 "2012-10-23T17:51:36Z")
> [@Shadez](#):
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> [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567168) suggests that the active criteria is users who have logged in in the last 60 days.
On the SDMB, they actually have the setting that controls this set to 75 days.
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