200,000?

I noticed that techexams has nearly 200,000 registered users...but I only see 67 online right now. Where did our userbase go?...or do the admins just never get rid of all the old unused accounts?

[edit] I meant 200,000. :P

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RussS

hmmmm - what is an unused account?

The one opened a few years ago and not used currently?

How long should they be left open?

Why is the shy blue?

Why did I answer this post?

sheesh, questions, questions, questions

Lee H

Hi

Well observed KG

Just out of curiosity can the Techexams server cope with all 200,000 members all logging on at once.

Exactly howmany members would it take to make Techexams fall over, just a thought

Lee H

JDMurray

When we get the new TE software on the new server(s) Webmaster can hire a bot-net to log into all 200K member accounts within a few minutes as a live stress test.

Schluep

JDMurray wrote:

When we get the new TE software on the new server(s) Webmaster can hire a bot-net to log into all 200K member accounts within a few minutes as a live stress test.

Not just logging, but a real stress test should involve everyone actively posting too. A great test for the 200K accounts would be to use an existing thread such as say for example the weight thread found at http://www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28492&start=0. It could post fake body weights where the number of pounds (p) is defined as the following:

250 < p < 375

and the post generated is something like:

I am finally down to "p" lbs.

Then you would not need the bot for a second stress test when everyone starts sending urgent PMs! It is the perfect way to test any changes needed without using the bot again.

dynamik

We have 197700 registered users. Our users have posted a total of 190810 articles.

That's 0.97 articles per user. You have to figure that a lot of users register simply to ask a question and move on once it's answered. Registering a new account isn't exactly making a lifetime commitment to participate in the forums. A lot were probably created for spam as well.

sprkymrk

dynamik wrote:

We have 197700 registered users. Our users have posted a total of 190810 articles.

That's 0.97 articles per user. You have to figure that a lot of users register simply to ask a question and move on once it's answered. Registering a new account isn't exactly making a lifetime commitment to participate in the forums. A lot were probably created for spam as well.

Correct, and many troll but never post (which is fine), and there are plenty who register to access the excellent TechNotes.

Plantwiz

sprkymrk wrote:

dynamik wrote:

We have 197700 registered users. Our users have posted a total of 190810 articles.

That's 0.97 articles per user. You have to figure that a lot of users register simply to ask a question and move on once it's answered. Registering a new account isn't exactly making a lifetime commitment to participate in the forums. A lot were probably created for spam as well.

Correct, and many troll but never post (which is fine), and there are plenty who register to access the excellent TechNotes.

Yes indeed. I know of people I've recommended to come here who signed up to use the site for study, but have no intention of posting. I cannot make them post, and that's ok. I suppose if they have something to say, they will

JDMurray

sprkymrk wrote:

Correct, and many troll but never post (which is fine), and there are plenty who register to access the excellent TechNotes.

This is an excellent point. There are other TechExam features besides the discussion forums which require member registration. I don't what these features are, however, because I'm only ever in the forums myself.