How many regular Dopers?

are there?

By regular I mean; The ones that post at least once a week.

Does anyone know?

Has this been asked before?

If so; I’m sorry. I can’t use search, that’ll take ages.

Thank you.

31 viewers and no-one knows?

This is more of a poll than a General Question.

Off to IMHO.

DrMatrix - General Questions Moderator

There should be a factual answer to the question: How many people are there who currently post to the SDMB on at least a weekly basis? Perhaps the answer can’t be determined very easily but there is a correct answer that is not a matter of opinion. Right?

IIRC, I have seen the figure of around 2000 thrown around by Moderators in the past.

Haj

The poster kabbes, through some sort of mental imbalances, loves numbers and stats has come up with a formula for calculating how long a poster will post.

I remember kabbes also calculated other interesting factettes about doper posting. Maybe the poster know as kabbes will come to this thread and give links.

I don’t remember if the poster kabbes is a he or a she. I think he’s a she. I also don’t really think the poster kabbes is mentally imbalanced. Except when the orgasms over the numbers start. Then I get a little scared.

This thread gives some figures concerning “active” members, starting about page 3, which I have linked to. Look especially for posts by kabbes, as Biggirl has mentioned. As I recall, the estimate was around 2,000 active at any one time, but this will vary on how you define “active.”

Let’s count off. I’ll start: One.
:slight_smile:

Oh me me me!

I get withdrawl symptoms if I go for more than a day without posting.

Three.

I suppose it might be possible (I don’t know the code behind vBulletin) to list all the posters with a posting rate higher than a given value. Even if it is possible, though, it might involve high-pitched screams of complaint from the hamsters, so not something to be done out of idle curiosity.

kabbes has probably done the most research in this area, look for his posts. (kabbes is a “he”, btw.)

My metamucil keeps me regular…

…oh.
I am!

By the way, if by regular you mean “once a week” (as per your OP), then that’d be only 0.14 times a day, if my math’s any good.

That doesn’t seem too regular to me… :slight_smile:

Talk about a misleading thread title! :slight_smile: I post here at least once a day during the week, but on weekends I tend to miss merely because I’m not usually online.

Once a week? Hell, if I don’t check the boards once every few hours I get withdrawal symptoms.

I think if I went a week without posting I’d get a bunch of frantic, worried emails from people who were wondering if they should be looking for my obit…

You know, Patrick, I think I’d be much the same way. Though I did survive those crazy wedding weekends and everything else… :slight_smile:

F_X

I get on probably every few days, but I post far less often. I just never think I can contribute to the thread. I usually dont have funny/interesting stories.

Er, I’ve been around on the boards since April 2000. I just don’t post that often.

I thought this thread was about drug use.

I post sometimes.

And my digetsive tract is regular.

Yeah, that about covers it.

Oh hell, I check every 5 minutes… what’s with you slackers?!?!? :wink:

Monday - Friday I’m here. I don’t usually post, but I definately check the boards. Is that regular enough?

Well we know Flamsterette X qualifies!

Me? I’m posting all the time, hamsters permitting.