Some interesting PC Mech member stats

[Panama Red]

I was looking over the members list yesterday and out of curiosity decided to check out a few items. First off there are 27, 363 registered members here. Of those only 57 members have stayed and posted long enough to reach the 1024 post mark which entitles them to a custom avatar. 34 of these 57 have posted in the last 4 months. That leaves 23 members with posts over 1024 that have not posted in 4 months or more. Here's a little breakdown of those 23:

Last Post
4 - 6 months 4
6 - 12 months 8
1 yr or more 11

There's no real significance to these numbers. I just found it interesting to see how people's interests or circumstances change over time. Makes me wonder though how many folks would have enough interest and committment to PC Mech to show up for a Convention.

edit: These numbers are corrected later in this thread. My apology for the confusion.

[rjfvillarosa]

When you say "posts" is that replies to questions or starting new threads?

[Panama Red]

Any post that isn't in General Discussion. It's the same as the number under a member's name listed as "Posts: xxxx".

[Litespeed]

So if I post in General Discussion it doesn't count?

[rjfvillarosa]

That is a dramatic drop considering how long it can take to reach the 1024.


But as you said.

Originally Posted by Panama Red There's no real significance to these numbers. I just found it interesting to see how people's interests or circumstances change over time. Makes me wonder though how many folks would have enough interest and committment to PC Mech to show up for a Convention.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by Litespeed So if I post in General Discussion it doesn't count?

Nope... there is a note on the main forum page under General Discussion that the posts here don't tally for your post count.

[Litespeed]

I am embarrassed. I should have seen that in plain sight. I need new glasses.

[mouse1]

Originally Posted by Panama Red Any post that isn't in General Discussion. It's the same as the number under a member's name listed as "Posts: xxxx".

I am really not into post count myself,I have PC Mech as my home page and I visit it every day,since I am not a computer genius, I just like to see what kind of problems occur and if I have simular then I know what to do....

[HAL9000]

Post count is just a number.... sure, I have a lot here... the majority being meaningful, but on another site, I have 36k+ posts in less than a year... all mindless drivel.

[TwoRails]

Originally Posted by Panama Red I was looking over the members list yesterday and out of curiosity decided to check out a few items. First off there are 27, 363 registered members here. Of those only 57 members have stayed and posted long enough to reach the 1024 post mark which entitles them to a custom avatar. 34 of these 57 have posted in the last 4 months. That leaves 23 members with posts over 1024 that have not posted in 4 months or more. Here's a little breakdown of those 23: Last Post 4 - 6 months 4 6 - 12 months 8 1 yr or more 11 There's no real significance to these numbers. I just found it interesting to see how people's interests or circumstances change over time. Makes me wonder though how many folks would have enough interest and committment to PC Mech to show up for a Convention.

I find that pretty fasinating. I can see your concern over showups at a convention. And that's not to mention the people that would like to come, but don't have or can't get the time off to visit, and those who couldn't afford the travel and lodging.

Still can't get over that 34/57 number... Wow.. I never thought about it, but I would have *guessed* the number would have been a lot higher. Glad I didn't bet on that!

[doctorgonzo]

Originally Posted by TwoRails Still can't get over that 34/57 number... Wow.. I never thought about it, but I would have *guessed* the number would have been a lot higher. Glad I didn't bet on that!

I would have guessed higher too. I'm pretty amazed that the numbers are so low.

Also, another interesting stat: the top 25 posters (0.0913% of the total membership) are responsible for 24% of the total posts here.

[imbest123]

wow i never would have guessed those numbers.

[mbossman2]

like a lot of things: if you ran those numbers all the way out you would find that 80% of the posts come from 20% of the users...

if it were me, I would be interested to know why those 23 haven't been back and address the reasons (if applicable and to the best of my ability).

[mairving]

Originally Posted by mbossman2 like a lot of things: if you ran those numbers all the way out you would find that 80% of the posts come from 20% of the users...

Nearly 9% (75,000) of all posts come from GLC, Hal and Cricket.

if it were me, I would be interested to know why those 23 haven't been back and address the reasons (if applicable and to the best of my ability).

I think more to do with interests and job situations than anything else. Some no longer do much with computers. Some don't sit in front of one any more or have time/desire to post.

[hETUL]

i just started couple days ago and already got 10 post... i want to get custom avatar..Hope I can Make It.

[shazam]

I have been comring to this site for a couple years. I visit every day more than once most days. I do not have many posts. Why? because i only post when I have a problem. I hope I never have 1;000 posts. But I have learned more on this site than any other from just reading someone else`s problems.

[allannabas]

i joined back in 2002 with a mobo question regarding my first build. been getting the daily tip in emails since then, but just logged last week when i decided i'd do some upgrading, or if the time is right to build a future proof machine (build was the i850e rdram--dead ending soon )

[Panama Red]

Oops! I'm embarassed to admit that my statistics are flawed. For some reason I was using 25 members per page when in fact it is 50 per page! That raises the number of members with post counts over 1024 from 57 to 132. And the number of who have posted in the last 4 months should be corrected from 34 to 109. The 23 posters with no activity in the last 4 months or more is still correct.

Sorry for the confusion. And thanx to the forum member who was kind enough to point out my stupidity with a PM!

[dragonxx4]

I think quite a few people would show up. Such as myself. I have been coming here for a couple years. Mostly I only answer questions that no one else seems to be able to help on. Im pretty dedicated when it comes to PCmech. I visit at least once a day for about half an hour. I am sure there are lots more who are the same.

[CaptTuna]

Originally Posted by Panama Red There's no real significance to these numbers. I just found it interesting to see how people's interests or circumstances change over time. Makes me wonder though how many folks would have enough interest and committment to PC Mech to show up for a Convention. edit: These numbers are corrected later in this thread. My apology for the confusion.

Where might this convention be held? If there is a beach near by, I'm in!

[Propain]

LOTS of peoples main thing is to have an avatar , they reach that point and the novelty wears off and they fade away. Ive also noticed that theyres alot of users that ignore other replies and just repost what has been said .

[Stryker]

I find that there are a lot of users who ignore other replies and just repost what has already been said. It can be a little annoying. (sorry, I had to do it)

I say, post count be darned. I'm here to absorb as much as I can, and when I am able, to hand out some answers too. If people are posting just to get their post count high enough to get a custom avatar, the quality of information they are providing is going to be pretty low because they will tend to post something just to increase their count. I've been here less than a year, and my posts are over 400. It has nothing to do with trying to get as many as I can, I truly like to help when I can (and be helped quite a bit too ). Check my post history... I would like to believe that the vast majority of my posts contain valid information. I've also noticed people with well over 1024 posts and they aren't even using a custom avatar. Now that's dedication!

[raftero]

interesting, the ones that post the most are the ones that know the most, and that is as it should be, 3 or 4 yrs. ago i knew nothing so had to ask a lot of questions, as i learned more i ask fewer questions . i usually don't try to post answers to others because there are so many who have better solutions but i do come to the forum often and enjoy reading and LEARNING , this is where i have obtained most of what i know about computers.

[J1978]

Hi there, well just to say that i go to pc mech about three times a day at least but i dont post much because most of the time some more knowlagebale member
got there before me but i still very much aprecciate this great site and learn very much from other posts.willing to help if i can..

[TeenPcknowit]

I've read just about every pcmech article on pc's since I became interested in them. I've found this is the most resourcfull website in realation to pc's on the entire web. I post on the forums mostly to learn from other peoples mistakes :-p. But helping out is fun too because everybody has had different problems that maybe even old timers like GLC hasn't ran into. The rules are strict on this forum but I am sorda happy about it because I don't have to see a "Who has the most posts?" Thread anywhere. Then endless babling back and forth with no significance. Most everybody here is here to help out and learn and thats why I like it.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by TeenPcknowit ... The rules are strict on this forum but I am sorda happy about it...

That's exactly why I like it here so much too. The Mods don't tolerate stupidity and immaturity. A couple of them are virtually always around to help out and "moderate" as needed. It's too bad when the "veteran" members drop off though. It's a shame that the site looses experienced people like that buy I'm sure they have their reasons.

Originally Posted by TeenPcknowit everybody has had different problems that maybe even old timers like GLC hasn't ran into.

I don't know about that... I would say even if he doesn't KNOW the answer, he has enough experience that he could GUESS the right answer and be pretty accurate. (hey... it never hurts to make nicey-nice with the mods!! )

[HAL9000]

Well I know G and I have in the past hammered back and forth with some intresting problems that weren't obvious to answer... didn't always come up with the right answer right away.

[kram 2.0]

The thing I will point out here is that the 30+ members that PR has compiled as being 11-bit but not having posted recently include former moderators. Coming through the months here, I have, like you said, seeing smaller significance in the numbers and signatures. I do agree with the idea of implementing this custom avatar requirement as a symbol of accomplishment and committment.

kram

[TeenPcknowit]

Originally Posted by kram8806 The thing I will point out here is that the 30+ members that PR has compiled as being 11-bit but not having posted recently include former moderators. Coming through the months here, I have, like you said, seeing smaller significance in the numbers and signatures. I do agree with the idea of implementing this custom avatar requirement as a symbol of accomplishment and committment. kram

Can accomplishment and committment come before i'm 80 >.<.

[shazam]

We should get over the post count. It is the quality of this site that counts. From Hal, doc Two rails to cricket and everyone in between are doing a GREAT JOB.That to me is what is importent. In fact before I came here I did not know what an avatar was.