Why are new users inactive?
Why are new users inactive?
(usually), Why does the "newest member" have 0 forum posts? It seems weird to me that people join only to do... er... nothing.
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Re: Why are new users inactive?
One thing that those with a user account can do that those without cannot (other than post) is look at the profiles of others. So that may be one explanation.
Or possibly, there are users out there who sign up first and then look around and then leave. There's that too. (Personally, I never sign up unless I commit to doing something that requires signing up, such as posting.)
Or possibly, there are users out there who sign up first and then look around and then leave. There's that too. (Personally, I never sign up unless I commit to doing something that requires signing up, such as posting.)
Re: Why are new users inactive?
1. "Ok! Let's see... muzik lives in Scotland, Saka is 11..." I wouldn't imagine people doing thatFractalFusion wrote:One thing that those with a user account can do that those without cannot (other than post) is look at the profiles of others. So that may be one explanation.
Or possibly, there are users out there who sign up first and then look around and then leave. There's that too. (Personally, I never sign up unless I commit to doing something that requires signing up, such as posting.)
2."Cool! I found a new forum! Let's register! Ok, hmm... not that interesting, oh well!" Lesson: Check first, THEN register
Re: Why are new users inactive?
There's a non-zero interval of time between a user joining and that user making his or her first post.
In that interval, another user could have joined.
Continue this process ad infinitum, and the current newest member will always have 0 posts.
In that interval, another user could have joined.
Continue this process ad infinitum, and the current newest member will always have 0 posts.
What do you do with ill crystallographers? Take them to the mono-clinic!
Re: Why are new users inactive?
wow. Much philo-mathematics.calcyman wrote:There's a non-zero interval of time between a user joining and that user making his or her first post.
In that interval, another user could have joined.
Continue this process ad infinitum, and the current newest member will always have 0 posts.
Re: Why are new users inactive?
I think they go "This is cool, let's go"
So they sign up and see all of the crazy shenanigans and huge patterns and go:
"oh"
"oh no"
*sign out*
So they sign up and see all of the crazy shenanigans and huge patterns and go:
"oh"
"oh no"
*sign out*
Re: Why are new users inactive?
Oh my god! I just found this 83-cell 360-gen mesuthelah!drc wrote:I think they go "This is cool, let's go"
So they sign up and see all of the crazy shenanigans and huge patterns and go:
*creates account*
*looks at threads*
Hmm, perhaps not.
Help wanted: How can we accurately notate any 1D replicator?
Re: Why are new users inactive?
Perhaps more like
Wow! I found an awesome 420 gen 42 cell methuselah!
Let's post it!
*signs up*
*makes bunch of topics*
-1 hour later-
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|Sorry, you have been|
|banned for: |
|Over-vandalizing |
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What!? This forum is horrible!
*Logs out and never returns*
Wow! I found an awesome 420 gen 42 cell methuselah!
Let's post it!
*signs up*
*makes bunch of topics*
-1 hour later-
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|Sorry, you have been|
|banned for: |
|Over-vandalizing |
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What!? This forum is horrible!
*Logs out and never returns*
Re: Why are new users inactive?
Then they will have more than 0 postsSaka wrote: Let's post it!
*makes bunch of topics*
Help wanted: How can we accurately notate any 1D replicator?
Re: Why are new users inactive?
But then the topics would be deleted because the topics are vandalism, making the user have 0 postsmuzik wrote:Then they will have more than 0 postsSaka wrote: Let's post it!
*makes bunch of topics*