Member 4,444

Glenn Epic · 06-05-2005, 03:41 AM

That's right, your eyes do not deceive you:

pinkgothic · 06-05-2005, 04:30 AM

Why 4,444? *suspicious* Glenn, are you part of of the 440 conspiracy? *jabs in the side* Give up, I know it, you might aswell admit it...!

Jazhara7 · 06-05-2005, 05:09 AM

If the person is Chinese, they might not be too glad about that number: I heard that "4" is a number of death in China.

(Don't know if this is true, though)

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gillyruless · 06-05-2005, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

If the person is Chinese, they might not be too glad about that number: I heard that "4" is a number of death in China.

(Don't know if this is true, though)

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Well, Jazy, it's somewhat true. The words indicating the number 4 and death in Chinese (and Korean too) are homonyms so the number is known to be bad luck like the number 13 in some Western cultures.

You still get a smiley for knowing so much about Asian cultures.

AFGNCAAP · 06-05-2005, 12:17 PM

Hmm... If jejjajevel was indeed 4,444th registered member, why does their profile's address end with "4449"? When and how did the difference of 5 appear?

Jazhara7 · 06-05-2005, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gillyruless

Well, Jazy, it's somewhat true. The words indicating the number 4 and death in Chinese (and Korean too) are homonyms so the number is known to be bad luck like the number 13 in some Western cultures.

You still get a smiley for knowing so much about Asian cultures.

Thank you!

I also noticed that at the Chinese Airports they did not have a Terminal 13 or something like that. I didn't look if they had a Terminal 4, though (I noticed the absence of Terminal 13 by coincidence).

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Sage · 06-05-2005, 07:22 PM

On the flip side, 4,444 reduces to 7 (4+4+4+4=16, 1+6=7) which is considered a very lucky number.

ScottMate

Hamham Chan · 06-06-2005, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

If the person is Chinese, they might not be too glad about that number: I heard that "4" is a number of death in China.

(Don't know if this is true, though)

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Number 4 is an unlucky number in Japan.
The Japanese word for "4" is "Shi", which also means death.

***tabacco*** · 06-06-2005, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

Hmm... If jejjajevel was indeed 4,444th registered member, why does their profile's address end with "4449"? When and how did the difference of 5 appear?

Because every now and then people PM/e-mail me and ask to have their accounts removed. Apparently 5 people have done that.

The number in the URL is the database id for the user, whereas the member count is the number of rows in the user table of the database. The max id and the count don't have to match

AFGNCAAP · 06-06-2005, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabacco

Because every now and then people PM/e-mail me and ask to have their accounts removed. Apparently 5 people have done that.

The number in the URL is the database id for the user, whereas the member count is the number of rows in the user table of the database. The max id and the count don't have to match

Ahh... thanks. It never occured to me that someone may want to have their account removed.

EDIT:...because I was convinced, until a minute ago, that users who got banned stay in the table. But I just checked and they apparently don't (only their user profile page is still there). It's a fairly recent design change, isn't it?

***tabacco*** · 06-06-2005, 08:19 AM

Banned users are still in the users table. They have to be so that their old posts can still be linked to an account. vB just moves banned users to the "Banned Users" usergroup, which has no priveleges.

AFGNCAAP · 06-06-2005, 08:23 AM

In that case, "Banned" usergroup members don't get displayed when I search through the Members List.

***tabacco*** · 06-06-2005, 08:46 AM

That makes sense. I think for the total memberrs thing it just does a COUNT(*) FROM users with no qualifiers.

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06-05-2005, 07:22 PM	#7
Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	On the flip side, 4,444 reduces to 7 (4+4+4+4=16, 1+6=7) which is considered a very lucky number. ScottMate Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

06-06-2005, 08:19 AM	#11
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Banned users are still in the users table. They have to be so that their old posts can still be linked to an account. vB just moves banned users to the "Banned Users" usergroup, which has no priveleges. Share Share this post on Twitter

06-06-2005, 08:23 AM	#12
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06-06-2005, 08:46 AM	#13
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	That makes sense. I think for the total memberrs thing it just does a COUNT(*) FROM users with no qualifiers. Share Share this post on Twitter

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