Chess players:  NEW FORUM:  150,000 users pool.

 

Rules:

Take your best guess on the exact date that this site will reach 150,000 Users.  The winner will be the user who guesses closest to the exact date without exceeding it.  Ties will be resolved by the first person to post the closest date.   if you think erik is going to be 'right', just wait til he posts and do what matt did - pick a day later and post that for your guess....  heh heh.

e.g.  suppose erik guesses July 4, 2008.  and the site reaches 150,000 users on July 7, but no one guessed July 5 or July 6.  erik wins.  actually, - that erik can see how many sign up daily does NOT give him an advantage over us - we can all see that, by checking.

e.g. # 2   suppose erik guesses July 4, 2008, and the site reaches 125,000 users on July 3.  his guess exceeded the exact date so he is disqualified.  the winner will be selangor because he guessed July 2, 2008.

 

1. one guess per player.  you may not change your guess, first shot, one chance.

2. All 'guesses' must cease when this site size exceeds 145,000 users.   (that way, we must wait a while - there would be no point in allowing 'guesses' after the site reaches 149,700 for instance).   there are over 125,000 registered site users now    - we are not guessing the exact hour, so date is fine.

3. Prize:  recognition by all here for your accuracy. (for what that is worth); Fame. (fleeting at best for we will start a new 'pool' to guess the next membership milestone for this site) and a good feeling, sort of like winning a chess game.       

 

Reason for this pool:  about the same as many of the other Forum topics.

 

 

I will post my guess later.

  

 

EDIT BY ERIK:
"Here is the link to view the current number of members:
http://www.chess.com/members/member_countries.html "

thanks, ERIK.

Thanks RetGuvvie98...

As of today (3rd Mac 2008),

Chess.com has 127,770 members from 222 countries!

march 20 2008

april 6 2008

March 31 2008

4th April 2008

april 30,2008

11.05.08 I guess

June 20, 2008

Total as of today:

Chess.com has 149,942 members from 223 countries!

I will edit this whenever I feel like it.

BTW, I guess ... April 3rd, 2008.

58 left! Selangor can still win!

This will keep me on tonight.

april 27, 2008

My guess is April 1, 2008.    and yes, xbigboy, you may, of course, edit your contribution whenever you feel like it.   absolutely.  No one would want to stop you from editing your post.

  all guesses posted have been recorded.

No further guesses as to date this site reaches 150,000 users are allowed.  the site size is 145,097 as of approximately 8:55 am, EST.

Thanks Selangor,  other invalid responses are not regarded.

we'll hit the mark in 8 days.

The last time I checked Canary Islands was still Spain. A little accuracy with the Geographic’s is always welcome. :)

 

Only about 2,850 to go! i hope the people don't sign up until april 6, so i can win. but i predict Selangor will take it by a hair.

tommorow will be....

but i think today is already reach that mark

april 9,2008

I missed it.  oh well.

 

at present,  selangor, April 4,   benws: april 6, and Erik, April 6, look like the candidates to win this pool.

 

if entries slow down, cooltapes, April 27, would be the next possible winner.

 

anyone posting a guess and later changing it, is disqualified from the competition.  read the rules. one guess allowed -no changes.  I noticed one changed the date he 'guessed', and xbigboy is further disqualified for having his posting stating that the pool is closed on a posting dated 13 march - long before it was reaching the 'closing' number.