25-01-2003 11:01									#31
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

You can register with a hotmail account, can't you? . IIRC I did...

	25-01-2003 12:00									#32
	Remove this text

how many of the 27k users are still posting here and how many aren't using more than one login

	25-01-2003 13:00									#33
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud All we would have to do is register a few DL's... and if mark allowed hotmail people to register, we'd probably have a few more 1000

Under the old software, free email accounts weren't excepted. But once they switched over, those types of accounts are now allowed. It seems like a third of the new members come in on hotmail or yahoo email accounts.

	25-01-2003 13:32									#34
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I didn't realize we could use free e-mail accounts now.

....must...resist...temptation...to...create...dl's

	25-01-2003 13:41									#35
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Please resist... I liked that "old" feature. Now, it's way to easy to create a DL. sigh...

	25-01-2003 15:28									#36
	Remove this text

Still, many people I know only have free email accounts.

	25-01-2003 16:36									#37
	Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Still, many people I know only have free email accounts.

Yes, it is the norm these days.......although Ming's point is undoubtedly valid, if you stop allowing users with free email accounts from registering that would stop a lot of genuine new 'Polytoners.

	25-01-2003 23:20									#38
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

yeah I tried to change my address to my yahoo account (since my original was an aol account ). I ended up having to use my cable modem e-mail account. I usually don't like using that one to register to bb's and stuff. Don't want to risk getting spam.

	25-01-2003 23:23									#39
	Full PM-box? Change here!

is the dl-problem that big on this forum ?

	25-01-2003 23:33									#40
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I'm not sure....who're you?

	25-01-2003 23:37									#41
	Support Apolyton

i admit i'm ming's dl...hope he'll be banned now

	26-01-2003 00:02									#42
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by alva You can register with a hotmail account, can't you? . IIRC I did...

I hope so because all I use is a hotmail account.

	26-01-2003 03:47									#43
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

when i first joined way back in the day i only used my hotmail account and markos was nice enough to disable the software to allow me to create an account.....

	06-02-2003 03:30									#44
	Inflate your Upload Space

is it better to have 27'000 users of which 33% never even post once and another 33% are fake, DL or are gone for years.
or is it better to "just" have 10-15k, but say, that these are regular posters...?

quality or quantity?

	06-02-2003 04:02									#45
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

quantity of quality

	06-02-2003 05:28									#46
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

'Poly has a huge number of active posters. It is probably true that that stat should be kept track of as well as the total registered users stat, because IMO knowledge about active posters is more interesting.

	06-02-2003 08:30									#47
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Ey! I use hotmail account and am not a DL. (I've already spa--posted up my post count enough so that I'd be a DL of someone really dedicated (like Markos ).

Alas, we do have many DLs (probably between 10-25%, definately not 33%) and many many many inactive accounts (somewhere around 75% or more).

BTW, the Markos reference comes from the theory:
a) Ming is Markos's double personality (i.e. he's schizophrenic.)
b) Everyone is either Markos's DL or Ming's DL.
c) Markos (and Ming?) do this to push up ad revenue ("Hey! We've 27000 members!")

(btw, no offense if someone _is_ schizophrenic )
I've got the feeling I'm not spelling schizophrenic right...well, I'm talking about it as in you've got an alter personality that you sometimes use without even knowing it i.e. one day you're MarkG and the next day you're Ming and you consider yourself two entirely different entities (or don't know of the other at all.)


(please dont ban me for poking fun at you

	06-02-2003 09:19									#48
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote: Originally posted by mrmitchell (please dont ban me for poking fun at you

That is one thing they won't do. They are pretty good at taking shots, and returning them on occasion.

ACK!

	06-02-2003 09:34									#49
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

^^Yeah, although they might give you a "snazzy" personal title or something. Just ask AH.

	06-02-2003 13:58									#50
	Get a bigger avatar today!

actually, DL's/banned acounts are less than 2.5%

	06-02-2003 17:33									#51
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by MarkG actually, DL's/banned acounts are less than 2.5%

But that's only those you know about.

	06-02-2003 18:07									#52
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Something you want to admit Eli?

	06-02-2003 18:19									#53
	Got spare money?

Come on Eli. They won't ban you if you tell the truth.
---
Well, at least I was guessing a lower range for DLs than everyone else

	06-02-2003 22:40									#54
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Markos: What portion of the accounts haven't been logged in for over two years? I'm betting it is a significant amount.

	07-02-2003 00:03									#55
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I once had a hotmail address, no problems with it.

	07-02-2003 13:44									#56
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

oerdin, if look around for recent posts of mine in this forum, you'll find some stats....

	07-02-2003 13:51									#57
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Pah... How about a bone for those of us who don't want to go on treasure hunts?

	07-02-2003 14:00									#58
	Get a bigger avatar today!

How many of the 2.5% are from Horsie?

	07-02-2003 22:50									#59
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

2.5% is what, still about 500 accounts?