# How many new members? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2000, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848 "2000-06-28T08:51:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/1 "2000-06-28T08:51:06Z")
how many new members join per day? what is your best guess? ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/2 "2000-06-28T08:53:21Z")
I’d say maybe one, if we’re lucky. Almost every “new member” I’ve seen is just a dumbshit impersonator or troll respawn. How many of the members listed on this board are real members? Half? 2 thirds? ---
**Author:** ![Dylan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@Dylan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dylan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/3 "2000-06-28T13:07:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I’d say maybe one, if we’re lucky. Almost every “new member” I’ve seen is just a dumbshit impersonator or troll respawn. > \*\* UMMMMMMMMMM…oh…I see you said ‘almost’ every… ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/4 "2000-06-28T13:11:36Z")
Hey! I’m a real dumbshit, not a dumbshit impersonator! ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/5 "2000-06-29T00:49:31Z")
Hey monster, I take personal offence to that. I am neither a ‘dumbshit’ or a ‘troll’ - just a little eccentric. P.S. Does 2 months make you an ‘old member’? ---
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/6 "2000-06-29T00:59:59Z")
> [@](#): > > How many of the members listed on this board are real members? Half? 2 thirds? Reality check, it’s not that high. My best guestimate is 150-200 of the members of the total group (currently) have been banned. Most being those sockpuppet thingies. Some members just don’t post much, while other members don’t post here anymore (for a variety of reasons). ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/7 "2000-06-29T01:09:42Z")
Damn, I thought this was gonna be “How many new members does it take to screw in a lightbulb?” Sua ---
**Author:** ![\_SILENT-BOB\_NOT\_REALLY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/3ec8ea/32.png) [@\_SILENT-BOB\_NOT\_REALLY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_SILENT-BOB_NOT_REALLY)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/8 "2000-06-29T01:12:08Z")
:wally ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/9 "2000-06-29T04:24:19Z")
Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/10 "2000-06-29T04:32:36Z")
that’s silent bob’s sock puppet. the original wasn’t banned. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-new-members/23848/11 "2000-06-29T04:36:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Hey monster, I take personal offence to that. > I am neither a ‘dumbshit’ or a ‘troll’ - just a little eccentric. > > P.S. Does 2 months make you an ‘old member’?\*\* That’s nice that you take personal offense to that, but maybe you should read what I wrote. **Almost every “new member” I’ve seen is just a dumbshit impersonator or troll respawn.** You’re taking offense from your lack of reading comprehension. And 2 months doesn’t make me an old member. I’m sure in some people’s minds I’m a “newbie”. However, many people have accepted me here, so I don’t consider myself to be new.