Will PF Reach 200,000 Members Before Threads Hit 333,333?

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The discussion centers around the Physics Forums' membership milestone of 200,000 members, with participants speculating on the date and time it will be reached. Current membership stands at 197,293, with an average growth rate of 200 to 300 new members daily. Predictions for the milestone range from April 18 to April 22, with various humorous exchanges about the significance of the milestone and past member purges affecting total counts. The forum is noted as one of the largest physics discussion platforms online. As the conversation progresses, members track the growth closely, leading to excitement when the forum finally surpasses the 200,000 mark at approximately 3:40 AM PDT. The discussion concludes with light-hearted banter about future milestones and member engagement.
  • #61
drizzle said:
:smile:
That is so Evo :biggrin:

Actually, my post depicts what went through my mind when I read about Evo's nightmare. It gave me an idea for a way to manipulate the outcome of this member contest by using some expendable income, for selfish reasons of course. :biggrin:
 
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  • #62
721 new members to go! Can we do it in the 3 days from now until chat?
 
  • #63
turbo-1 said:
721 new members to go! Can we do it in the 3 days from now until chat?

Yesterday, our average from the first post was 225 new members per 24 hrs.
 
  • #64
Ivan Seeking said:
Yesterday, our average from the first post was 225 new members per 24 hrs.
Quite do-able, then. Let's hope that instructors and profs hand out some very tough homework questions today and tomorrow. :devil:
 
  • #65
turbo-1 said:
Quite do-able, then. Let's hope that instructors and profs hand out some very tough homework questions today and tomorrow. :devil:

Yes, I was betting on a few relatively slow days, but we haven't seen any.
 
  • #66
Membership is at 199,487, getting very close!
 
  • #67
Evo said:
Membership is at 199,487, getting very close!

I would like to change my guess please.
 
  • #68


MotoH said:
April 10-30, GMT+/-12hr.

I have already won.

When do I receive my prize?
 
  • #69
DaveC426913 said:
I would like to change my guess please.

What would you guess Dave?

I'd say chat eve... Good guess turbo, you're the closest apparently.
 
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  • #70
3pm chat day might be closer. We'll see.
 
  • #71
199,500
 
  • #72
Ivan! those numbers you originally gave me were way off!
 
  • #73
zomgwtf said:
Ivan! those numbers you originally gave me were way off!

Those were for the horse race!
 
  • #74
We broke another record yesterday

Active Users: 1341
(54 members and 1287 guests)
Record: 5,432 @ Y
 
  • #76
Wow, I was actually closer than I thought I'd be, to be honest.
 
  • #77
I am really impressed, you come a long way baby!
 
  • #78
Physics Forums Stats
Threads: 332,530
Posts: 2,496,253
Members: 199,666
 
  • #79
Evo said:
Physics Forums Stats
Threads: 332,530
Posts: 2,496,253
Members: 199,666

Ah, we did see it slow down a bit for the weekend. My guess is looking better by the minute.
 
  • #80
199,859

+359 over the last 48 hours.
 
  • #81
Obviously we won't hit 200k during chat.
 
  • #82
It looks to me like rootX is going to be the closest. But I'm not sure how much traffic we see on Monday mornings.

TheStatutoryApe is locked in at 1159; between Dave at 12 noon, and rootX at 11:58 AM. :smile:
 
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  • #83
121 to go.
 
  • #84
Ivan Seeking said:
121 to go.
Aren't we due for an obsolete member purge? :smile:
Hate to get a false positive on the goal...
 
  • #85
DaveC426913 said:
Aren't we due for an obsolete member purge? :smile:
Hate to get a false positive on the goal...

I only purge members who sign up and don't confirm their email.
 
  • #86
110

11 new members in less than an hour.
 
  • #87
I guess it'ld be at 00:42 GMT... How many guesses did I take so far :P
 
  • #88
need 18, Hurry sundown.
 
  • #89
drizzle said:
I guess it'ld be at 00:42 GMT... How many guesses did I take so far :P

It is anyone's guess.
 
  • #90
turbo-1 said:
need 18, Hurry sundown.

Don't you mean 118?
 

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