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| | | Author: | Cyndis_Bricks  | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2017 18:16 | | Subject: | User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| Hello all. I have been going through the Members - Feedback ratings list, going
on page 21,158 to find information on something that I have been wondering about.
Well in doing this I have seen thousands of users that don't seem to be
"active" users. So I am thinking the 731,476 registered users is somewhat irrelevant.
Many are a once and done, sort of user.
I would like to suggest, that leaving the registered user count intact, but add
the count of "Active" users. Have BL not count the inactive users after say
6 months or 1 year, of actual log in date. This would give us all a better idea
of how many actual users are using BL. This could work just as the purge orders
after 6 months. This would still allow a user to log in after being put into
not active, and then would be in the active number for the 6 months or year.
What say you?
Dave
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| | | | | Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2017 18:51 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Cyndis_Bricks writes:
| | Hello all. I have been going through the Members - Feedback ratings list, going
on page 21,158 to find information on something that I have been wondering about.
Well in doing this I have seen thousands of users that don't seem to be
"active" users. So I am thinking the 731,476 registered users is somewhat irrelevant.
Many are a once and done, sort of user.
I would like to suggest, that leaving the registered user count intact, but add
the count of "Active" users. Have BL not count the inactive users after say
6 months or 1 year, of actual log in date. This would give us all a better idea
of how many actual users are using BL. This could work just as the purge orders
after 6 months. This would still allow a user to log in after being put into
not active, and then would be in the active number for the 6 months or year.
What say you?
Dave
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Sorry, implementing would be a waste of time and resources.
It would be disappointing to know how few really 'active' members BL
has.
There used to be a site visitor counter below on each page.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Cyndis_Bricks | | Posted: | Oct 13, 2017 19:29 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Brickwilbo writes ave
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Sorry, implementing would be a waste of time and resources.
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A line or two of code about the difference between last logged in(that's
already there)
and today's date would work.
| | It would be disappointing to know how few really 'active' members BL
has.
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The truth should be know.
| | There used to be a site visitor counter below on each page.
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I really miss this counter, I looked at that all the time I was on.
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| | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2017 02:58 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Most companies don't want you to know the number of active users, they prefer
to use registered as this number is obviously bigger.
Plus there is the problem of defining an active user. Is someone logging on once
a year when they visit to check an inventory (even though they don't have
to) an active user?
I'd prefer to see accurate numbers for orders placed - presented by buyer
location, seller location, order value (in bands).
That would give an impression about sales, but I doubt they'd ever do it.
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| | | | | Author: | jenwick | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2017 08:13 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| Dave,
Defining what is an active user can be difficult. Just this week I got, for
me, a very large order from a customer who only buys every couple of years.
So would this customer be active or not?
Jennifer
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| | | | | | | Author: | Cyndis_Bricks | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2017 10:52 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jenwick writes:
| | Dave,
Defining what is an active user can be difficult. Just this week I got, for
me, a very large order from a customer who only buys every couple of years.
So would this customer be active or not?
Jennifer
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Good Morning. This user would be active again, for the year after they logged
in.
Active vs, Inactive, is merely showing who has been on BL within the last year.
Scroll through the 36,000+ pages of registered members, you will see, especially
in the (0) and (1) feedback members, that signed up in 2003, 2004, 2005, and
so on, that have done nothing. Do you really consider these as "active" members?
I don't. I would call them in the "once and done" list.
Again, being inactive does nothing to the account, merely they would not be counted
in the recently active group.
Dave
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Oct 14, 2017 11:37 | | Subject: | Re: User count Active vs. Inactive | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, Cyndis_Bricks writes:
| | In Suggestions, jenwick writes:
| | Dave,
Defining what is an active user can be difficult. Just this week I got, for
me, a very large order from a customer who only buys every couple of years.
So would this customer be active or not?
Jennifer
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Good Morning. This user would be active again, for the year after they logged
in.
Active vs, Inactive, is merely showing who has been on BL within the last year.
Scroll through the 36,000+ pages of registered members, you will see, especially
in the (0) and (1) feedback members, that signed up in 2003, 2004, 2005, and
so on, that have done nothing. Do you really consider these as "active" members?
I don't. I would call them in the "once and done" list.
Again, being inactive does nothing to the account, merely they would not be counted
in the recently active group.
Dave
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It's interesting stuff, Dave.
Jennifer's post got me thinking. I don't see much value in knowing how
many have visited the site or even signed-up over a given timeframe. But I do
see some value in knowing member/site activity vis-a-vis the transactional activity,
either buying or selling transaction rate, it doesn't matter as one indicates
the other, exampled by Jennifer's transaction. But even more valuable information
is the $ amount transacted per diem or month or even year. Now, that would be
valuable info. and strong enough to make me rethink investing in the site, or
not 
-Cory
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