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Can i lie about how many users are registered?

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by kolomty, Oct 14, 2008.

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    Say i have a vbulletin forum and at the botttom or side or wherever it shows how many registered users there are can i change the number of how mnay registered users there are?
     
    kolomty, Oct 14, 2008 IP
  2. glitto

    glitto Notable Member

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    I don't think it is possible, unless you create some fake accounts yourself.
     
    glitto, Oct 14, 2008 IP
  3. CommonDavid

    CommonDavid Peon

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    Sure, this forum does it every second! ;)
     
    CommonDavid, Oct 14, 2008 IP
  4. glitto

    glitto Notable Member

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    Which forum?

    you mean DP forum users are not real? :eek:
     
    glitto, Oct 14, 2008 IP
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    www.vbulletin.org has a mod that does exactly that you can choose how many users and how many are shown ect,.
     
    ApacheStark, Oct 14, 2008 IP
  6. Tearabite

    Tearabite Prominent Member

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    it's always good to "make it look bigger than it is" (hey, how do you think i got such a goodlooking wife?) - just be careful that you dont get all overboard.. A forum that claims to have 30,000 members, but only 25 posts might look a bit fishy..
    do it right and it will be helpful - i've always made a point to let everyone know how many members our site had (after it broke 5k or so)..
     
    Tearabite, Oct 14, 2008 IP
  7. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    vb.org has a fake user stats mod, but I wouldn't use it
    it will only piss your members off when they see they are the only ones posting, and your site says you have 100 users online :D
     
    Brandon Sheley, Oct 14, 2008 IP
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    It doesn't make sense even if you can display a fake registered users.
    Why not focus on promoting you forums ?
     
    justinlorder, Oct 14, 2008 IP
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    Well yea there is a mod showing fake stats but it can be detected easily.
     
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    why lie user ??
     
    RaulGonzales, Oct 15, 2008 IP