# How many dopers are there? Lets find out. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096 "2000-10-07T21:15:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/1 "2000-10-07T21:15:53Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41354](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41354) > [@](#): > > _posted by Yue Han_ > a) There aren’t 10,000 people here. Some registered to post once in the Comments Forum then left, some stopped coming, etc. The usual guess at the number of active posters is 500, I think. Ok, so lets see. One. ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/2 "2000-10-07T21:18:46Z")
two ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/3 "2000-10-07T21:21:24Z")
Two… About 40 of the 10K are various incarnations of **concrete** … ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/4 "2000-10-07T21:24:17Z")
Me! I’m a Doper! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/5 "2000-10-07T21:25:22Z")
Four. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/6 "2000-10-07T21:27:20Z")
Five ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/7 "2000-10-07T21:29:28Z")
Ah! Son of [Master List](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2136). I think we’re up to 7. ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/8 "2000-10-07T21:31:30Z")
Nono. NOW we’re up to 7. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/9 "2000-10-07T21:33:24Z")
Just when I was about to start my [Anabasis](http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/xenophon-anabasis.html) thread (complete with [map](http://www.atamanhotel.com/maps/xenophon.html)) someone points out we’re _not_ 10,000… \ _ **nine** _ ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/10 "2000-10-07T21:34:40Z")
8 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/11 "2000-10-07T21:37:05Z")
We are up to 10 keep them coming. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/12 "2000-10-07T21:38:03Z")
yojimbo = 1 tatertot = 2 Gunslinger = 3 Silver Fire = 4 Zenster = 5 Boscibo = 6 beatle = 7 mega the roo = 8 xenophon41 = 9 glee = 10 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/13 "2000-10-07T21:45:45Z")
[patrick mcgoohan voice]I’m not a number! I am a FREE MAN![/patrick mcgoohan voice] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/14 "2000-10-07T21:46:20Z")
Can I have a 10th poster party? number 8 (no, wait! number 10…) ---
**Author:** ![User\_10K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@User\_10K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/User_10K)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/15 "2000-10-07T21:48:07Z")
I’m going to say 10,000. Just because they left doesn’t mean they don’t count. This isn’t like the census. There’s probably only 200 active in one day, I’d guess, but the rest may come back at any time. (Translation: It’s my title, and I want to keep it! 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Cogitoergosum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Cogitoergosum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cogitoergosum)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/16 "2000-10-07T21:49:49Z")
me ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/17 "2000-10-07T21:53:36Z")
Am I unlucky 13? _worried_ ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/18 "2000-10-07T22:10:10Z")
me(14 maybe?..I may be an accountant, but I’ve already lost track) ---
**Author:** ![bunnymom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bunnymom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunnymom)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/19 "2000-10-07T22:17:46Z")
😃 fifteen 😃 ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096/20 "2000-10-07T22:21:44Z")
thirty seven eleventy six pi. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096.md?page=2)