LOL...I just made a rather big discovery....

Apparently the Front Gate module only tracks people and updates their "time-stamp" in the database if they are on a page that DISPLAYS the front gate (who's online box). So since I have had it on the right for many months (a year?) now many users cruising the forum have not been on the list (unless they came via a page that did show the front gate.

All very confusing I know but suffice to say I will be interested in seeing what our totals look like with the change.

Cheers.
Jim

Interesting...... I just noticed tonight that it is now appearing on the fourms pages..... is that new? I don't remember ever seeing it there before, (but then again I don't remember breakfast somedays.... OK most days) only on the home page. I like the idea, since I don't have to go to the home page to see if someone came in.

Jim,
That is a very cool addition I always like to see if any of my buddies are online.

Woow Jim

Looks like the addition of the Front Gate to all pages results in quite some impressive numbers of visitors.
Checked 81 in the forums just a minute ago.

great job

I like it! Much better than tracking them always at the front gate :-)

Woooooohooooooooooo It touched the 90

I liked being in the stealth mode. No one knew when I was here.

I just noticed we went over 100 users online, and America is just waking up on the East coast.

Maaaaan This is funny

I have not seen such numbers of visitors before.



Congrats Jim this is really good.

PS: I did not Photoshop that

I did Photoshop my wish !
BTW 104 now this is great...something to celebrate.congrats Jim.

Well... just now it's 106 FYI

Graywolf, now that's insane :-) That would make the site crash :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

"... I liked being in the stealth mode. No one knew when I was here. ..."

I always suspected you were lurking out there somewhere...........

Glad to see the new numbers Jim. I'm with shonen on this, I always had to go back to the main page to see if somebody was still online and could maybe still reply to my post.....
I like it, even though Sabot's probably missin' his 'camo'...

Tread.

Rob,
A lot of the newer forums offer a "don't show me as being online" feature. I can add that to the profile options if you'd like.

Jim

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tread....LOL

I had a feeling this would happen as when I made the change last night at 11pm PST our total went from 35 to 50+ right away.

I didn't know so man people were sneaking about in the forums.

Also some users are reporting a problem posting. I don't think the changes I made last night would affect posting in the forums... but DEFINATELY don't use the sites IP address as a means of browsing the site as that is what I am using to develop some new functionality for the site.

Thanks,
Jim

Hi,

47 enlisted
70 base visitors
117 active online

Okay...now this is record territory.

Base Visitors: 108
Enlisted Personel: 42
Actively Online: 150

But it's not like it hasn't been this way for some time. It was just the fact that the front gate system was not tracking this for many visitors.

Jim

Wow'
3:00PM eastern 108 base visitors, 42 Enlisted, 150 total!!!!!

Dave S.

Edit: Jim just beat me to it!!!!

"....But it's not like it hasn't been this way for some time...."


I've always suspected this...........

Tread.

WOW we have that many users online at one time, i always thought the max was around 70-80

by the way for those who say they want to be anonymous or lurk and dont' want to be on the name list.. just hit that text up on the right that says "LOGOUT" then you will just be a "base vistior"........i think

Hmmmmmm, this is interesting, now I'm home and on a different computer I have no front gate at all. Is it something I've done?
Pete