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9zuqSN
No.429180
lmao dev@bchan keeps adding some rando num to his usercount everyday, 100 lurkers apparently. ye nahi sudhrega.
TjNnj5
No.429187
>>429180(OP)
Maybe it's just counting the last up hopped by those evading bans.
9zuqSN
No.429195
>>429187
it is probably not covering many edge cases like if someone minimized it in desktop, phone and there could be other, i would just gemini it.
U05XMZ
No.429198
>>429180(OP)
active users is directly proportional to fem/crow anon threads
9zuqSN
No.429204
The discrepancy between actual activity and the "Active Users" count on an anonymous imageboard like BharatChan is usually a mix of specific technical behaviors and administrative choices.
Since users don’t need accounts or emails, the site tracks "active" status through IP addresses or Browser Cookies. Here is the breakdown of why that number often looks inflated:
1. Persistent WebSockets and Ghost Tabs
Most modern imageboards use WebSockets or Long Polling to provide real-time updates (like "new post" notifications) without refreshing.
The "Lurker" Effect: If a user opens the site on their phone and then switches to another app without closing the tab, the browser may keep the connection "alive" in the background for a while.
Desktop Minimization: As mentioned in the thread, a minimized browser window often keeps its connection active. The server sees an open connection and assumes a human is reading, even if the screen is off.
2. Session Timeouts (TTL)
Systems usually don't know the exact second you leave. They use a Time To Live (TTL) value.
If the TTL is set to 15 or 30 minutes, a user who visited for 10 seconds and left will still be counted as "active" for the next half hour.
If the site has a steady stream of "hit-and-run" visitors (who check one thread and leave), the active count will stay high because the "exit" doesn't register immediately.
3. Bot & Scraper Traffic
Anonymous boards are heavily crawled by:
Search Engine Bots: Google, Bing, etc.
Archivers: Sites like TheBarchive or Yuki.la that scrape content to preserve it.
AI Scrapers: Newer bots training LLMs. If the developer hasn't filtered out known bot user-agents from the "Active" counter, every bot is counted as a "lurker."
4. Manual "Padding" or Multipliers
This is a common practice in niche communities to prevent the site from looking "dead."
Base Floor: The code might be written to never show a number below, say, 50.
Multipliers: Some scripts multiply the actual count of unique IPs by a factor (e.g., Active=Real×1.5) to account for users who might be using privacy tools that block tracking.
5. IP "Hopping" and Ban Evasion
As the second poster in the thread noted, users using VPNs, Tor, or mobile data often rotate IPs frequently.
If a user switches IPs three times in 10 minutes, the server might see three unique "active users" because it has no way to link the different IPs to the same device without a persistent account.
dBoKnS
No.429211
>>429204
Atleast post grok generated summary, no one gives af to jhantgpt
9zuqSN
No.429212
>>429211
its gemini
AAm4UD
No.429216
>>429198
Makes sense
TkO+aw
No.429217
>>429212
grok or nothin. Thats the bhach rule
9zuqSN
No.429220
>>429217
@grok is this true
