influx in new members

[nbrcrunch]

Maybe I'm just suspicious to begin with, but it seems that there is an unusually high number of first-time posters on this board. While on the surface this may appear good, I'm wondering if they are all being created by a just a few people that post once and then create a new profile (for whatever reason). while i realize that posters behind firewalls might show the same IP, I'm wondering if there is any monitoring of this being done.

 

[Joe4]

Or it could just be that a new semester of high school/college (or "university" for the traditional English speaking folk) has just begun!

We typically see increases around September and January when new semesters start.

 

[Domski]

Didn't the site switch tack recently become more prelevant on Google etc? Would that not be likely to have had an effect?

I do also think that there seem to have been a larger number of first time posters recently. Never thought it would be pesky students.

I have also noticed, and am only judging by the user names picked, but more than before of these appear to come from India/Asia where as before it always seemed a large proportion of users were European, North American or Australasian.

 

[texasalynn]

I've noticed that as well. But I have also suspected about users have multiple log-in names, and some have even hinted about that. Hmm - thinking that we don't want to answer one user but a different user we will?????? Thoughts to ponder

 

[Ron Coderre]

OR....Maybe I just decided start posting in this forum, too!

 

[Smitty]

Good to have you here Ron!

 

[DonkeyOte]

Ditto

 

[texasalynn]

OR....Maybe I just decided start posting in this forum, too!

And glad to have you!!!

 

[RoryA]

Always nice to have another MVP around!

 

[Richard Schollar]

Good to see you here Ron!