Topic: OK - What was happening on May 24th last year ? (Read 2564 times)

v8kenny · « **on:** March 07, 2006, 21:23:11 »

My nose has got the better of me - at the bottom of the forum index it states that the most members online (181) at the same time was on Tuesday May the 24th last year - so what was happening ?

wibble · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2006, 21:35:55 »

dunno but there was obviously a load of tosh on the telly..

probley BIG Brother :lol: :lol:

v8kenny · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2006, 21:42:47 »

Well it was just after 5 pm when I thought most people would either be still working or on their way home from work
Don't think it would have been a public holiday so how come so many peeps were off work ?

v8kenny · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2006, 21:45:04 »

C'mon guys - 181 is a lot talking at once - someone must remember - or were you all talking bout me ? :shock:

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2006, 21:56:24 »

why dont we organise a day where everyone logs, just to beat the record.

v8kenny · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2006, 21:59:48 »

Good idea - bit lets not tell "the 181 club" since there not telling us what happened ! :D

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:01:23 »

deal

vtrdaz · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:23:14 »

ok when? - How about this coming sunday night at 6.00pm? 8)

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:26:13 »

works for me, ill put it on a post-it, need to get it advertised lots and lots.

v8kenny · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:33:28 »

Off picking up another Landy on Sun but hopefully will be back in time - don't want everyone talking about me again :D

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:34:44 »

we will wait till you get back

vtrdaz · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:37:11 »

shall i stick it on a fresh post?

v8kenny · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:38:44 »

Mark has beaten you to it

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:38:48 »

well thats three peeps, only anotherv 179 to go!!

vtrdaz · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:40:53 »

too quick for me :lol: :lol:

Dirty Gertie · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:44:37 »

Would it have been Whitsun bank hol? Everyone just back from a playday, posting stories and pics? :D

v8kenny · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:47:14 »

I wouldn't know Gertie - we don't get that bank holiday up here ..............................

ian_s · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:57:29 »

Quote from: "mark.yellow.series.3"

why dont we organise a day where everyone logs, just to beat the record.

this all sounds remarkably familiar, and i think this is how it got to 181

/me searches back to find the thread

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 07, 2006, 22:59:43 »

the plot thickens

gords · « **Reply #19 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:01:13 »

I think someone important said that the count is affected by search engines indexing the site, which gives a false impression...

v8kenny · « **Reply #20 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:04:49 »

I hope the 181 wasn't acheived by someone posting "lets all log on at the same time " - I was hoping for something a bit more exciting than that and would find it annoying (and ironic) if we have just started another one ! :lol:

ian_s · « **Reply #21 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:08:43 »

couldnt find the thread i was thinking of, but did find this one......
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=9066

v8kenny · « **Reply #22 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:12:04 »

Thanks for trying Ian - maybe never get to the bottom of it
Gords - that went way over my head :D

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:22:03 »

Quote from: "v8kenny"

I hope the 181 wasn't acheived by someone posting "lets all log on at the same time " - I was hoping for something a bit more exciting than that and would find it annoying (and ironic) if we have just started another one ! :lol:

if loads of people are going log on and its not planned, then it will happen naturally ie if theres been a big event or whatever, but i think it would just be a bit of fun if we got the figuer up abit. no harm in it. :D

gords · « **Reply #24 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:22:45 »

Quote from: "v8kenny"

Gords - that went way over my head :D

Basically, it (probably) wasn't real people viewing the forum

v8kenny · « **Reply #25 on:** March 07, 2006, 23:43:48 »

Quote from: "gords"

Quote from: "v8kenny"
Gords - that went way over my head :D

Basically, it (probably) wasn't real people viewing the forum

Now you are starting to scare me :shock:

ian_s · « **Reply #26 on:** March 08, 2006, 07:37:51 »

big brother is watching you

Quote from: "Eccles"

oooooooOOOOOOoooohhh!

tomarse · « **Reply #27 on:** March 08, 2006, 13:38:07 »

I've often wondered what happened on that day too. Until last week, a saab forum which i also frequent had its highest number of concurrent users on that day.

jiffyman · « **Reply #28 on:** March 08, 2006, 21:48:02 »

Just seen this thread, I wasn't here then, but wouldn't have been online coz May 24ths my BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

I'll be 21 +VAT this year!!! :lol:

muddyweb · « **Reply #29 on:** March 08, 2006, 21:53:19 »

That "someone important" was me ;-)

There were a fair number of members online, but as Gords mentioned earlier... the search engines have little bits of softwre called 'spiders' which visit websites, recording content for their indexes. These will show up in the users online (normally as guests)

In the situation where you get a few of the spiders indexing the site at once, you can get an artificially high number of visitors.

So, no.. there weren't 181 real people online I'm afraid

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