The home page here says that there 187 members currently on line now, yet clicking onto that , it says 60 members on line ? hows that work ?

because 187 members are online but only 60 are actually looking at the Sheffield Forum pages....the others are online but could be on Ebay, etc etc

:)

Originally posted by Shiesh
because 187 members are online but only 60 are actually looking at the Sheffield Forum pages....the others are online but could be on Ebay, etc etc

:)

Don't quite get that Shiesh, you mean if someones on ebay and there a forum member it shown up on the forum ?

At first i thought it ment like 189 members on the forum, oh! forget it, forgot how i was going to explain what i thought ! must be wrong anyhow > Thanks

it means ON THIS FORUM, it doesnt track people across the net lol

it's ok Poppins I know what you mean...

think of it another way... 187 people who are registered Sheffield Forum users are currently on the internet at the moment and of those 60 are actually on the Sheffield Forum web address looking at the threads etc

;)

the others are looking on other web pages/addresses but the tracking cookies lets Geoff know they are logged onto the internet...

I think it may mean there are 187 people viewing the site. You can choose whether or not you wish to been seen online in your settings. I think those 187 may include registered users logged in whether visible or not and guests just viewing the site.

Like me, Im logged in but Im not shown as online :)

Don't want people knowing I'm lurking in the background :suspect:

Originally posted by Deejay
I think it may mean there are 187 people viewing the site. You can choose whether or not you wish to been seen online in your settings. I think those 187 may include registered users logged in whether visible or not and guests just viewing the site.

Like me, Im logged in but Im not shown as online :)

Don't want people knowing I'm lurking in the background :suspect:

Shiesh, thanks, but i thought just what DJ thought, just didn't know how to explain it.

Well thats all sorted then :thumbsup:

now get back to lurking you dirty lowdown good for nothing lurkers :P

Originally posted by Shiesh
it's ok Poppins I know what you mean...

think of it another way... 187 people who are registered Sheffield Forum users are currently on the internet at the moment and of those 60 are actually on the Sheffield Forum web address looking at the threads etc

;)

the others are looking on other web pages/addresses but the tracking cookies lets Geoff know they are logged onto the internet...


Not quite. The main reason is a lot of people (including me) opt out of being visible on the "Who's Online" list, so 187 people may be on the forum but that could include guests (who aren't listed in Who's Online) and people who have opted out of appearing on the list such as me, so only 60 may be listed of the 187. There also seems to be a slight time delay in logging off or going to another site so it's often not up to date.

Edit: Didn't see Deejay's post when I made this, not trying to steal your post Deejay!

Originally posted by t020
Edit: Didn't see Deejay's post when I made this, not trying to steal your post Deejay!

No worries mate, you do often have to repeat things around here so they sink in ;)

Well can someone explain this.....I look on the SForum for 10 mins when I first switch on computer etc ....then close the window and go into my ebay account for 3 hours etc

Next day at work mate says PM'd me as I was online all last night and why hadn't I replied....??? well in my eyes I wasn't there all night and therefore didn't get PM!!

Also, on WindowsXP if my hubby been on forum under his ID etc then closes all windows and logs off but leaves internet connection running as I wanna go on when I come to log onto SForum it still shows him as being online all night too...obviously as initial internet connection still running.... :confused:

Originally posted by Shiesh
Well can someone explain this.....I look on the SForum for 10 mins when I first switch on computer etc ....then close the window and go into my ebay account for 3 hours etc

Next day at work mate says PM'd me as I was online all last night and why hadn't I replied....??? well in my eyes I wasn't there all night and therefore didn't get PM!!

Also, on WindowsXP if my hubby been on forum under his ID etc then closes all windows and logs off but leaves internet connection running as I wanna go on when I come to log onto SForum it still shows him as being online all night too...obviously as initial internet connection still running.... :confused:

As I mentioned, there is a time delay which means your name usually stays on the list 5 - 10 mins after you've left. I think this is the case unless you explicity logoff rather than just closing the window or going to a new site.

I think I have read a post somewhere that says the 'users online' refreshes every 5 minutes or so.. could be the reason..

Originally posted by Deejay
No worries mate, you do often have to repeat things around here so they sink in ;)

Often have to repeat things ??? are you reffering to me DJ ?
you sound like my husband, he's always telling me that too !

Poppins

Originally posted by poppins
Often have to repeat things ??? are you reffering to me DJ ?
you sound like my husband, he's always telling me that too !

No Poppins it wasn't a reference to you at all.. Just making a general point on the subject.

:)

Originally posted by Deejay
No Poppins it wasn't a reference to you at all.. Just making a general point on the subject.

:)

Meant to add a smily to my post !

Originally posted by Shiesh
Well can someone explain this.....I look on the SForum for 10 mins when I first switch on computer etc ....then close the window and go into my ebay account for 3 hours etc

Next day at work mate says PM'd me as I was online all last night and why hadn't I replied....??? well in my eyes I wasn't there all night and therefore didn't get PM!!

Also, on WindowsXP if my hubby been on forum under his ID etc then closes all windows and logs off but leaves internet connection running as I wanna go on when I come to log onto SForum it still shows him as being online all night too...obviously as initial internet connection still running.... :confused:

Well.... I login using 2 different computers.

I'm logged out.
I login on the laptop.
The battery dies/phone rings & laptop sleeps.
I login on the PC.
I logout on the PC.
Next time I visit on the laptop, I'm still there.

I think that's how it works anyway :confused: could be wrong :suspect:

Are you sure it's not showing you the cached version when you do that? Maybe press refresh and see if you're still on it.

Originally posted by t020
Are you sure it's not showing you the cached version when you do that? Maybe press refresh and see if you're still on it.
You don't need to waste time pressing 'refresh', post reply' will tell you if you're logged in or not :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Strix
You don't need to waste time pressing 'refresh', post reply' will tell you if you're logged in or not :thumbsup:

No, you misunderstand me, or I misunderstand what you meant to begin with. What I mean is if you go to SF on a PC where you've not been on it for a few hours and you logged out, but the homepage shows you on the Who's Online list, it could be because the browser is showing a cached version of the page so pressing refresh would update it and should remove you from the list and show that you're actually logged out.

No idea t020. I usually just prod 'view new posts', or if it's not there, login :thumbsup:

It shows up as 'today's topics' if you're not logged in. (Here - have an egg to suck) ;)