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Zhym
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phpBB can't count?

#1 Post by Zhym »

I just noticed this:
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If there are 5 registered users online, why are only four listed? If the five registered users includes one hidden (which, hi, is obviously me. What can I say? I'm a little embarrassed about how often I'm logged in), shouldn't that be 6 total users instead of 7?

I know this is probably a phpBB thing, and is too trivial to put on a fix list. I just thought I'd mention it since it seems odd.

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#2 Post by GreyWolfVT »

maybe it was counting google and the word Bot lol
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#3 Post by Alethan »

It's just a syncing issue between the count and the displayed names.

If you click the Who Is Online hyperlink it displays a snapshot of current users and counts accurately. Of course, the list changes so often by the time you've returned to the main screen it could be different, especially during peak use times.

Don't think it's something we're going to worry about, in any case.
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#4 Post by Zhym »

Watching the numbers a bit more, it seems pretty clear that the total at the bottom of the board index adds the number of registered users, hidden registered users, and anonymous users to get its total user count. I hadn't even noticed the "Who is online?" link.

Like I said: nothing that needs to be fixed. Just a curiosity.

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#5 Post by GreyWolfVT »

don't worry half the time now I have stooped to your level Zhym hiding while online ;)
“All men did have darkness. Some wore it in the form of horns. Some bore it invisibly as rot in their souls.”
― Paul S. Kemp, Shadowbred
"If good people won’t do the hard things, evil people will always win, because evil people will do anything."
― Paul S. Kemp, Twilight Falling

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Dalin Silverhand Dwarf Thief - Barrowmaze
Elwood 'Dug' The Bounty Hunter Dwarf Swashbuckler - Hedge's Adventures in the World of Golarion
Roan Gravelbeard Dwarf Fighter - Hedge's Greyhawk Adventures
Torvik Shadowhood Dwarf Fighter/Thief - Nocturne
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#6 Post by rredmond »

Neither of you worry... at high enough levels we can detect your shadows...
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#7 Post by GreyWolfVT »

:lol: not surprising in the least considering the source. ;)
“All men did have darkness. Some wore it in the form of horns. Some bore it invisibly as rot in their souls.”
― Paul S. Kemp, Shadowbred
"If good people won’t do the hard things, evil people will always win, because evil people will do anything."
― Paul S. Kemp, Twilight Falling

Algrim Tirion Dwarf - HarnMaser
Dalin Silverhand Dwarf Thief - Barrowmaze
Elwood 'Dug' The Bounty Hunter Dwarf Swashbuckler - Hedge's Adventures in the World of Golarion
Roan Gravelbeard Dwarf Fighter - Hedge's Greyhawk Adventures
Torvik Shadowhood Dwarf Fighter/Thief - Nocturne
DM - GreyWolf's Mystara Adventures - AD&D 2e

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