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  1. Sep 16, 2005 #1

    Ivan Seeking

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    Day and time?

    I'll guess next Monday at 8 PM PDT.
     
    Ivan Seeking, Sep 16, 2005
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  3. Sep 16, 2005 #2

    JamesU

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    I'll say next tuesday at 6:00 Mountain time.
     
    JamesU, Sep 16, 2005
  4. Sep 16, 2005 #3

    zoobyshoe

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    If everyone would just spend the rest of the evening joining up under assumed names, we could do it by midnight.
     
    zoobyshoe, Sep 16, 2005
  5. Sep 16, 2005 #4

    wolram

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    I will guess 12,00 wednesday Bishops itchington time.
     
    wolram, Sep 16, 2005
  6. Sep 16, 2005 #5

    Ivan Seeking

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    Zooby, no prediction...? Come on, use your spidey senses. :biggrin:

    Yomamma, you didn't indicate AM or PM.

    Edit: and wolram...

    Also edited another Zobby :rofl:
     
    Ivan Seeking, Sep 16, 2005
  7. Sep 16, 2005 #6

    Greg Bernhardt

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    Check the number now, muahaha
     
    Greg Bernhardt, Sep 16, 2005
  8. Sep 16, 2005 #7

    Ivan Seeking

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    Are you purging again?
     
    Ivan Seeking, Sep 16, 2005
  9. Sep 16, 2005 #8

    mattmns

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    Knocked out over 2k, whew.

    I will say 4am. I will leave the date and time zone off, so that I can change them as needed.
     
    mattmns, Sep 16, 2005
  10. Sep 16, 2005 #9

    zoobyshoe

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    That was curious.
     
    zoobyshoe, Sep 16, 2005
  11. Sep 16, 2005 #10

    Ivan Seeking

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    Well, that sure blows the hell out of my little contest.

    Too bad, I as going to offer a $1000 cash prize, but why bother now? [oh yes, I forgot this, :rolleyes:]
     
    Last edited: Sep 16, 2005
    Ivan Seeking, Sep 16, 2005
  12. Sep 16, 2005 #11

    zoobyshoe

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    I figured that just by bringing attention to it you had created the temptation for people to play with the rate of increase.

    Little did I know the power existed to make it go backwards.
     
    zoobyshoe, Sep 16, 2005
  13. Sep 16, 2005 #12

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    Greg is all powerful. :approve:

    He also periodically deletes inactive accounts so that the membership number reflects actual active members, not every person that registered since the beginning of time. Some forums claim huge membership, but only have three members at a time online. :rolleyes:
     
    Evo, Sep 16, 2005
  14. Sep 16, 2005 #13

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    27,158, Hmmm, so we need another 158-1000 = well its 158+2 = 160
    160 +40 =200 no its 2 +40 = 42 + 800 = 842

    So i change my guess to 2200 Wednesday Bishops itchington time.
     
    wolram, Sep 16, 2005
  15. Sep 16, 2005 #14

    Ivan Seeking

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    So true. I used to frequent another physics forum that claimed 50,000, but the threads only proceeded at a rate of a few posts a day; that is to say, the sum of all posts to all threads! 50,000... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: At the time, PF had ten times the level of activity with 3000 members.
     
    Ivan Seeking, Sep 16, 2005
  16. Sep 16, 2005 #15

    JamesU

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    I meant PM, sorry
     
    JamesU, Sep 16, 2005
  17. Sep 16, 2005 #16

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    i say in 18 days from the very moment that i post
     
    1123581321, Sep 16, 2005
  18. Sep 16, 2005 #17

    Smurf

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    *Rubs skull* "I am seeeeeiinngg innnttooo the fuuttuuurrree"

    Wednesday... afternooon.. around dinner.... just after simpsons.... cable channel 64.... and a half.... 7:01.... am...
     
    Smurf, Sep 16, 2005
  19. Sep 16, 2005 #18

    JasonRox

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    Yeah, I agree. The amount of members never seem to reflect the activity.

    This is by far the best forum I've been on. Not the most active, but certainly the best.
     
    JasonRox, Sep 16, 2005
  20. Sep 16, 2005 #19

    motai

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    If the data was at hand (PF members over time) it would be possible to roughly extrapolate a date and time of when there will be 30,000 members.

    Have to fit a curve to it though.
     
    motai, Sep 16, 2005
  21. Sep 16, 2005 #20

    Smurf

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    Pfft, my way is definitely easier than that. Get some psychic powers wimp.
     
    Smurf, Sep 16, 2005
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