Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!

**RKKS08** · 09-22-2018, 04:11 PM

Near the bottom of the Pentaxforums Forum Home page its says "79,261 members".
Near the top of the same page it says "60,000+ Members and counting".

Mathematically that's of course not wrong.
But is there a special hidden sense in leaving that number lagging behind?

bertwert · 09-22-2018, 04:18 PM

It's technically the truth.

I'd say the exact number is automatically changed with each new registration, and the top text is manually changed in the description, and it just hasn't been changed in a while. (I'm also not seeing the '60000+ members' =, wherever it is...)

**RKKS08** · 09-23-2018, 11:44 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

It's technically the truth.

I'd say the exact number is automatically changed with each new registration, and the top text is manually changed in the description, and it just hasn't been changed in a while. (I'm also not seeing the '60000+ members' =, wherever it is...)

Of course that's what I think, too.

But a difference of roughly 33% between these 2 numbers is a lot.
Is someone afraid the number of members could drop by 20000 within a short time, and force another modification?

**ChrisPlatt** · 09-23-2018, 12:26 PM

Eventually they stopped changing the McDonald's sign
and settled on "BILLIONS AND BILLIONS SERVED"...

Chris

**Rondec** · 09-23-2018, 01:33 PM

There are a lot of members who aren't currently active. Technically, if I didn't post again after today, I would still be a member and would be able to log back on at any point.

Not that that is the reason for the difference there, but I don't think either 60,000 plus or 79,261 is really accurate.

09-22-2018, 04:11 PM	#1
RKKS08 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,241	Why inconsistant number of members Near the bottom of the Pentaxforums Forum Home page its says "79,261 members". Near the top of the same page it says "60,000+ Members and counting". Mathematically that's of course not wrong. But is there a special hidden sense in leaving that number lagging behind?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Night Why Why Why	eccentricphotography	Pentax K-3 Photo Contest	3	06-02-2014 09:36 AM
Why does every Pentax model number have a K in it?	bobjames	Pentax DSLR Discussion	30	11-28-2010 06:28 AM
Burning of the Koran ... ! Why? Why? Why?	jpzk	General Talk	128	09-14-2010 04:45 PM
Any Japanese members or members in Japan?	RobG	Travel, Events, and Groups	14	01-16-2010 09:27 PM
inconsistant k20d whitebalance	WerTicus	Pentax DSLR Discussion	6	04-27-2009 11:28 AM

09-22-2018, 04:18 PM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	It's technically the truth. I'd say the exact number is automatically changed with each new registration, and the top text is manually changed in the description, and it just hasn't been changed in a while. (I'm also not seeing the '60000+ members' =, wherever it is...)

09-23-2018, 11:44 AM	#3
RKKS08 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,241 Original Poster	Originally posted by bertwert It's technically the truth. I'd say the exact number is automatically changed with each new registration, and the top text is manually changed in the description, and it just hasn't been changed in a while. (I'm also not seeing the '60000+ members' =, wherever it is...) Of course that's what I think, too. But a difference of roughly 33% between these 2 numbers is a lot. Is someone afraid the number of members could drop by 20000 within a short time, and force another modification?

09-23-2018, 12:26 PM	#4
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,702	Eventually they stopped changing the McDonald's sign and settled on "BILLIONS AND BILLIONS SERVED"... Chris

09-23-2018, 01:33 PM	#5
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,666	There are a lot of members who aren't currently active. Technically, if I didn't post again after today, I would still be a member and would be able to log back on at any point. Not that that is the reason for the difference there, but I don't think either 60,000 plus or 79,261 is really accurate.

Question Why inconsistant number of members

Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!