How many of us are there

Pearls Before Swing this morning, Mouse asks, "Don't you hate when you sit down to get work done on the computer and then find yourself just wasting time on the Internet?"

If you mean members, there's just shy of a quarter million. Back when the membership information was published, most never posted a thing and a fairly large number had one or two posts. Many of those drop in, post one of those spammy links and depart forever.

Maybe we need a separate bot forum. We could all gather 'round and not talk to each other, 'cuz bots never reply.

Don't be disheartened - I enjoy reading your posts, even if I can't think of something to say in reply to all of them.

Rog you've made my day

….but then how can I be a Bot

Con it's a rare day, you and Con have made my entire week

I don't know, Dale. You just are, so learn to live with it.

I'm open to suggestions

The difficulty isn't so much living with it, as I've managed some 82 years so far. It's only knowing how to preserve my status. For instance should I quit responding to other participants' q's

FWIW, last year I did an unofficial, semi-organized count of the regular or habitual responders. I arrived at a rough count of approx. 150-175 regular responders. In addition, semi-regular (weekly) might be a few hundred more.

Bran and high fiber diets make for greater regularity.
Now watch the spambots arrive with suggestions for high fiber additives.

Have you problem with your lower bowel? Can you not progress food into proper grade 1 or even grade 2 turds?
Have you considerings to High Fibre diet? If so, try Brekkyfibe, and go **** yourself satisfactorily.
High Fibre Brekkyfibe. Guarantee to stop bathroom yelpings.

Holy moley...I never woulda thunk it to be that high. Seems like there are a few dozens at most these days.

Maybe Dale could do a thread with a list of all regular contributors. Eventually we could get a number for the ones who post at least once per week.

Hi, Dale.

Note that when I did that unofficial unscientific count was more than a year ago. I have no idea where the count of regulars is at now; however, I'd be surprised if it was more than 50-75 regs, nowadays.

Thanks Rag, how do you think that compares with other forums of this sort and why

Alas alack Frank that's the impression I was getting

…and why, do you suppose

Well, I love pearls before swine. Mr. Glitterbag thinks reading the comics is silly, but I got him hooked on Pearls.

I don't post very much anywhere. I concentrated on SB for awhile, but it dwindled to four regulars including the site creator and then me. I was the only woman left because all the other women were too smart to get stuck in that tar baby. But, here, I post like crazy for a day or two, then something comes up like normal life and it may be days, weeks or months before I get back.

Don't worry about people responding to your threads, just get involved in ones that interest you. Posing a question doesn't assure you will get many answers, but getting involved gives others a chance to get to know you. There are a ton of interesting folks here, and a quarter ton of not so interesting folks. Pretty good odds I'd say, probably better odds than you would find if you got to know everyone on your block.

Why is the "Forums:" name for this thread "Naval-Gazing"? What has it to do with sailors or warships?

You missed the boat?

I thought we were in the same one, but let's rock it otherwise it will be plain sailing..

I think maybe tongue in cheek!

That's navel, not naval

Navel gazing involves your own tongue in the middle of your own forehead. Not in the cheek.