Why are new users inactive?

[Saka]

(usually), Why does the "newest member" have 0 forum posts? It seems weird to me that people join only to do... er... nothing.

[FractalFusion]

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.)

[Saka]

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.)

1. "Ok! Let's see... muzik lives in Scotland, Saka is 11..." I wouldn't imagine people doing that
2."Cool! I found a new forum! Let's register! Ok, hmm... not that interesting, oh well!" Lesson: Check first, THEN register

[calcyman]

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.

[Saka]

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.

wow. Much philo-mathematics.

[drc]

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*

[muzik]

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 my god! I just found this 83-cell 360-gen mesuthelah!

*creates account*

*looks at threads*

Hmm, perhaps not.

[Saka]

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*

[muzik]

Let's post it!
*makes bunch of topics*

Then they will have more than 0 posts

[Saka]

Let's post it!
*makes bunch of topics*

Then they will have more than 0 posts

But then the topics would be deleted because the topics are vandalism, making the user have 0 posts