ATS: How many are online?

Would'nt it be nice if we can see on ATS the count of people who are online? We already see in the profiles if the member is onilne or offline.

reply to post by sunny_2008ny


Hi sunny,

You can see the number and names of members who are online at the bottom of the "board" page.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Scroll down to the bottom of the Board page! You can see everyone there!

www.abovetopsecret.com...


IRM

Thanks a lot, that is what I was looking for.

reply to post by sunny_2008ny


Sunny, do keep in mind that the list has about a 10 minute lag.

Which is to say that it will still show logged off members as logged on for a little while after they have left the site. So double checking on their mini profile is always the best way to make sure.

reply to post by InfaRedMan


The one stat I would like to see is how many non members are on the site right now.

reply to post by SLAYER69


Here's a man who loves an audience!

IRM

Originally posted by InfaRedMan
reply to post by SLAYER69

 

Here's a man who loves an audience!

IRM

shhh

I'm a BOT.

Hey I wonder if ATS really has any BOTS

reply to post by SLAYER69



I have yet to come across a site which did not have bots. You need them to operate even a site with 500 total active members let alone this site.

Originally posted by SLAYER69
The one stat I would like to see is how many non members are on the site right now.

We stopped tracking that because there were just so many. About a year ago when we gave-up, guests would be an average of 5x to 8x the number of members logged-in... and these were not bots, since we were only tracking non-member users that accepted cookies.

another quicky while your there.
how do you know how many times a thread has been visited thanks

reply to post by foxhoundone


We're not tracking thread-views.

The server-strain of adding a view for each-and-every load of a thread was becoming problematic. Not to mention that, due to the high-number of bots and spiders on ATS at all times, the number never really reflected the quantity of people looking at a thread.

reply to post by SkepticOverlord

sounds fair to me boss, thanks for quick reply
2nd line ATS aware

reply to post by SkepticOverlord


Thanks I always wondering why that feature disappeared. I kind of watched that figure to see if any of the threads I posted would tank. It seemed to me at the time a fairly good indicator if a thread I posted to would sink into the Abyss or fly for a bit.

Oh well thanks for answering and solving another ATS mystery for us.


[edit on 21-5-2009 by SLAYER69]

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
We're not tracking thread-views.

The server-strain of adding a view for each-and-every load of a thread was becoming problematic. Not to mention that, due to the high-number of bots and spiders on ATS at all times, the number never really reflected the quantity of people looking at a thread.

What the..? I believe you guys had upgraded to a gazillion terrabite number cruncher?

reply to post by SLAYER69


yes that would be the #e i am sure the mods or admin can atleast see IP's ..so why not share with members not the ip just the numbers!

[edit on 21-5-2009 by paradiselost333]

Originally posted by mikesingh
I believe you guys had upgraded to a gazillion terrabite number cruncher?

Yep. A 16-CPU mega-fast hard-drive monster server with 8gigs of RAM.

However, there are limits to any hardware... and we're currently looking at the hard-costs of some additional upgrades.

reply to post by SkepticOverlord


hi mr overlord i am pretty much a newb but wanted to introduce myself and say i love this website and keep up the great work