# How often do you check in at SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172 "2016-03-16T15:13:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/1 "2016-03-16T15:13:22Z")
To try to get a feel for who all are “regulars” here and who all just browse occasionally here’s a little poll to get quick answers and (if you wish) longer ones about your Dope Habits. One choice. Your name will appear by your choice. Add whatever comments suit you. Thanks in advance. Poll on the way… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/2 "2016-03-16T16:16:49Z")
I’m here so often, I should pay rent. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/3 "2016-03-16T16:31:22Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’m here so often, I should pay rent. True dat! Days will go by with no posts from me but I almost always check in several times a day. ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/4 "2016-03-16T16:36:07Z")
I only recently signed up to be able to post, but I’ve been reading it for months. I check in several times day, usually while waiting for my computer to do something. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/5 "2016-03-16T16:38:15Z")
I have to check in at the MMP daily, or they’ll stop using the coasters. 😃 I’ll scan for topics that might interest me or check to see if anyone responded to any comments I’ve made. But I’m not as bad as I used to be. In fact, I’ve turned the computer off after an hour and that was that. Still, I do check in at least a couple times every day. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/6 "2016-03-16T16:41:58Z")
Once a day. From when I get up to going to bed. Only breaks for errand running. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/7 "2016-03-16T16:46:00Z")
My people. I salute you. _\_ ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/8 "2016-03-16T17:02:02Z")
Can someone who’s here less than once a week truly be considered a Doper?, damn dilettantes ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/9 "2016-03-17T00:43:29Z")
Only once a day, usually in the evenings, after work, frequently interrupted by life of a married man, but still, even if not logged in I read between 3-6 hours of, well everything on here really. Sigh, its this or actual books, and this doesn’t clutter up the home as much. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/10 "2016-03-17T00:45:14Z")
We won’t have a good sample of people who check in once a week, a month, or a year, until this poll is open for some time. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/11 "2016-03-17T00:51:14Z")
Now that I’m not on dial-up any longer, say twice a day. Once in the morning and sometimes at night. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/12 "2016-03-17T00:53:58Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Can someone who’s here less than once a week truly be considered a Doper?, damn dilettantes I typically only check in once every few months, but I’ve been a member for 13 years and have far too many posts, so I would think I would count. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/13 "2016-03-17T00:59:12Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > We won’t have a good sample of people who check in once a week, a month, or a year, until this poll is open for some time. Great point. I left it open _forever_ just to see how it will build over time. After we get 100 or more responders we ought to be able to figure what the real population here is. The fudge factor would involve a guess as to how many who read here just refuse to post. The **Lurker** threads from a while back might help on that score. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/14 "2016-03-17T01:15:24Z")
There’s fudge? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/15 "2016-03-17T02:57:03Z")
I’d say about once a day on average. Sometimes more, sometimes not at all. This place keeps me sane. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/16 "2016-03-17T03:07:28Z")
Yes, too much. Kids off to school. Check. Have coffee. Check. Think about something I wanted to say, back to the Dope. We’ll go with multiple times per day. ---
**Author:** ![Blackstock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/17 "2016-03-17T04:01:24Z")
The SDMB is my daily dose of sanity in a sea of irrationality and nonsense. As the poet says, “I come here often. I visit it like a temple.” And this is my 100th post. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/18 "2016-03-17T04:09:15Z")
When I’m at work, every fifteen minutes to an hour, depending on how busy things are here. On my weekend, almost never. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/19 "2016-03-17T04:32:48Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > There’s fudge? Certainly do! Willy is bringing a wheelbarrow full for all the little cheeren. Whatever kind you want, too. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172/20 "2016-03-17T05:20:13Z")
Probably once an hour (at least). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-check-in-at-sdmb/749172.md?page=2)