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Usagi Musashi

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03-26-2007 07:10

March 30rd........

Wulfric Chevalier

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Posts: 947

03-26-2007 07:16

March 26, 1:30pm PDT

Dnel DaSilva

Master Xessorizer

Join date: 22 May 2005

Posts: 781

03-26-2007 08:15

Almost there, to save ppl from posting thier 'guess' when it actually hits, I'll give ya till 9:00 AM SLT after that all guesses are void.

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Uvas Umarov

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03-26-2007 08:16

any minute now...

mcgeeb Gupte

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Posts: 1,152

03-26-2007 08:56

Hey no fair to the people guessing today.

Only 8942 to go

Marianne McCann

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Join date: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 7,145

03-26-2007 09:00

March 27th, somewhere in the early morning (SLT) hours.

Mari

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Ylikone Obscure

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Join date: 24 Jan 2007

Posts: 335

03-26-2007 09:03

I was first to post March 26th on the day this thread was created.
People posting today are disqualified. Did I win the L$1000 ?

Gaybot Foxley

Input Collector

Join date: 15 Nov 2006

Posts: 584

03-26-2007 09:04

Well I see that guesses are no longer being accepted. lol. That's ok. I just looked at the total residents number; it is 4,991,058. I heard that about 10,000 new residents sign up each month. Based on that, I will say April 15th at 7:24PM SL time.

Learjeff Innis

musician & coder

Join date: 27 Nov 2006

Posts: 817

03-26-2007 09:17

That number isn't very significant, IMHO. The significant one is the number logged in. Growth continues to be amazing. I signed up end of November, and 20K was pretty much the upper limit. Less than 4 months later, it's over 30K. One wonders how long LL can keep up with such extreme growth.

Hold onto your seats, folks, because growth like this will cause growing pains. My guess is the rate will remain steady until SL seriously buckes under the load. It's in LL's best interest to grow as fast as possible, which means we'll be putting up with a lot of reliability issues. Such is life. My hat's off to LL for doing as well as they have.

Kamael Xevious

Dreams are like water

Join date: 24 May 2004

Posts: 248

03-26-2007 09:20

From: Gaybot Foxley

Well I see that guesses are no longer being accepted. lol. That's ok. I just looked at the total residents number; it is 4,991,058. I heard that about 10,000 new residents sign up each month. Based on that, I will say April 15th at 7:24PM SL time.

Right now, it's more like 10,000 every 18 hours. The 10,000 a month figure is an old one, unless, of course, you mean individuals signing up and not alts. Then you might be on to something.

My guess (I know this doesn't count), is that we'll cross 5 million users sometime in the next 12-18 hours.

Kam

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Colette Meiji

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Join date: 25 Mar 2005

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03-26-2007 09:23

From: Learjeff Innis

That number isn't very significant, IMHO. The significant one is the number logged in. Growth continues to be amazing. I signed up end of November, and 20K was pretty much the upper limit. Less than 4 months later, it's over 30K. One wonders how long LL can keep up with such extreme growth.

Hold onto your seats, folks, because growth like this will cause growing pains. My guess is the rate will remain steady until SL seriously buckes under the load. It's in LL's best interest to grow as fast as possible, which means we'll be putting up with a lot of reliability issues. Such is life. My hat's off to LL for doing as well as they have.

this is true - but another number is more important to me - How many actual new people we are getting in Second Life.

lol and Id love to know how many New players have 5 alts running the SLZOMBIECAMPER client

Dnel DaSilva

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03-26-2007 11:17

Seems the numbers update hourly, and at the current pace the website should be over 5 million at the next update which will be noon. At the outside it will be 1:00. If my prediction pans out Wulfric Chevalier will be the winner.

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Maggie McArdle

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03-26-2007 11:42

March 26 Monday at 12:30pm Sl time

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Dnel DaSilva

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03-26-2007 12:08

Well noon came and went with a total of 4,999,230. Sooo close. The actual time it hits is probably before quareter past.

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Colette Meiji

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03-26-2007 13:05

we missed it supposedly already over 5,000,000

wonder if we hit 1 million humans yet.

Quixotica DeCuir

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Join date: 25 Feb 2007

Posts: 33

03-26-2007 13:05

5m 1:04 p.m. SLT.

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

03-26-2007 13:08

Well, I hit it within 5 hours, but I believe others were closer.

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Dnel DaSilva

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03-26-2007 13:17

Judging by the hourly numbers, there were 2,078 registrations between noon and 1:00 PM SLT. (4,999,230 at noon, 5,001,308 at 1:00)

Thats 34.6333 registrations per minute.

We needed 770 registrations to hit 5 million, which would be 22 minutes and 14 seconds.

My estimated time of 5 million is therefore 12:22:14, March 26, 2007

The winner of my little contest is Wulfric Chevalier with a guess of 1:30 SLT.

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Meade Paravane

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Join date: 21 Nov 2006

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03-26-2007 13:23

Right now!

Woohoo! I win! I win!!

What did I win?

Ylikone Obscure

Amatuer Troll

Join date: 24 Jan 2007

Posts: 335

03-26-2007 15:15

oh, I can't believe you accepted entries posted today! oh well, your contest, your rules.

Dnel DaSilva

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Posts: 781

03-26-2007 16:11

From: Ylikone Obscure

oh, I can't believe you accepted entries posted today! oh well, your contest, your rules.

Ya it was an oversight, probably should have closed it sooner, but hey, I didn't state a cut off in the rules so I had to accept them until I officially cut it off.

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Warda Kawabata

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Posts: 1,300

03-26-2007 16:32

Actually, I hate to break the news to you, but you are all my alts.

When will SL hit 5 million residents?
Usagi Musashi UM ™® Join date: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 6,083	03-26-2007 07:10 March 30rd........
Wulfric Chevalier Give me a Fish!!!! Join date: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 947	03-26-2007 07:16 March 26, 1:30pm PDT
Dnel DaSilva Master Xessorizer Join date: 22 May 2005 Posts: 781	03-26-2007 08:15 Almost there, to save ppl from posting thier 'guess' when it actually hits, I'll give ya till 9:00 AM SLT after that all guesses are void. _____________________ Xessories in Urbane, home of high quality jewelry and accessories. Coming soon to www.xessories.net Why accessorize when you can Xessorize?
Uvas Umarov Phone Weasel Advocate Join date: 8 Feb 2007 Posts: 622	03-26-2007 08:16 any minute now...
mcgeeb Gupte Jolie Femme @}-,-'-,--- Join date: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1,152	03-26-2007 08:56 Hey no fair to the people guessing today. Only 8942 to go
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	03-26-2007 09:00 March 27th, somewhere in the early morning (SLT) hours. Mari _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden
Ylikone Obscure Amatuer Troll Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 335	03-26-2007 09:03 I was first to post March 26th on the day this thread was created. People posting today are disqualified. Did I win the L$1000 ?
Gaybot Foxley Input Collector Join date: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 584	03-26-2007 09:04 Well I see that guesses are no longer being accepted. lol. That's ok. I just looked at the total residents number; it is 4,991,058. I heard that about 10,000 new residents sign up each month. Based on that, I will say April 15th at 7:24PM SL time.
Learjeff Innis musician & coder Join date: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 817	03-26-2007 09:17 That number isn't very significant, IMHO. The significant one is the number logged in. Growth continues to be amazing. I signed up end of November, and 20K was pretty much the upper limit. Less than 4 months later, it's over 30K. One wonders how long LL can keep up with such extreme growth. Hold onto your seats, folks, because growth like this will cause growing pains. My guess is the rate will remain steady until SL seriously buckes under the load. It's in LL's best interest to grow as fast as possible, which means we'll be putting up with a lot of reliability issues. Such is life. My hat's off to LL for doing as well as they have.
Kamael Xevious Dreams are like water Join date: 24 May 2004 Posts: 248	03-26-2007 09:20 From: Gaybot Foxley Well I see that guesses are no longer being accepted. lol. That's ok. I just looked at the total residents number; it is 4,991,058. I heard that about 10,000 new residents sign up each month. Based on that, I will say April 15th at 7:24PM SL time. Right now, it's more like 10,000 every 18 hours. The 10,000 a month figure is an old one, unless, of course, you mean individuals signing up and not alts. Then you might be on to something. My guess (I know this doesn't count), is that we'll cross 5 million users sometime in the next 12-18 hours. Kam _____________________ IX Exotica--It's where you want to be!
Colette Meiji Registered User Join date: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 15,556	03-26-2007 09:23 From: Learjeff Innis That number isn't very significant, IMHO. The significant one is the number logged in. Growth continues to be amazing. I signed up end of November, and 20K was pretty much the upper limit. Less than 4 months later, it's over 30K. One wonders how long LL can keep up with such extreme growth. Hold onto your seats, folks, because growth like this will cause growing pains. My guess is the rate will remain steady until SL seriously buckes under the load. It's in LL's best interest to grow as fast as possible, which means we'll be putting up with a lot of reliability issues. Such is life. My hat's off to LL for doing as well as they have. this is true - but another number is more important to me - How many actual new people we are getting in Second Life. lol and Id love to know how many New players have 5 alts running the SLZOMBIECAMPER client
Dnel DaSilva Master Xessorizer Join date: 22 May 2005 Posts: 781	03-26-2007 11:17 Seems the numbers update hourly, and at the current pace the website should be over 5 million at the next update which will be noon. At the outside it will be 1:00. If my prediction pans out Wulfric Chevalier will be the winner. _____________________ Xessories in Urbane, home of high quality jewelry and accessories. Coming soon to www.xessories.net Why accessorize when you can Xessorize?
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	03-26-2007 11:42 March 26 Monday at 12:30pm Sl time _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Dnel DaSilva Master Xessorizer Join date: 22 May 2005 Posts: 781	03-26-2007 12:08 Well noon came and went with a total of 4,999,230. Sooo close. The actual time it hits is probably before quareter past. _____________________ Xessories in Urbane, home of high quality jewelry and accessories. Coming soon to www.xessories.net Why accessorize when you can Xessorize?
Colette Meiji Registered User Join date: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 15,556	03-26-2007 13:05 we missed it supposedly already over 5,000,000 wonder if we hit 1 million humans yet.
Quixotica DeCuir Registered User Join date: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 33	03-26-2007 13:05 5m 1:04 p.m. SLT.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	03-26-2007 13:08 Well, I hit it within 5 hours, but I believe others were closer. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Dnel DaSilva Master Xessorizer Join date: 22 May 2005 Posts: 781	03-26-2007 13:17 Judging by the hourly numbers, there were 2,078 registrations between noon and 1:00 PM SLT. (4,999,230 at noon, 5,001,308 at 1:00) Thats 34.6333 registrations per minute. We needed 770 registrations to hit 5 million, which would be 22 minutes and 14 seconds. My estimated time of 5 million is therefore 12:22:14, March 26, 2007 The winner of my little contest is Wulfric Chevalier with a guess of 1:30 SLT. _____________________ Xessories in Urbane, home of high quality jewelry and accessories. Coming soon to www.xessories.net Why accessorize when you can Xessorize?
Meade Paravane Hedgehog Join date: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 4,845	03-26-2007 13:23 Right now! Woohoo! I win! I win!! What did I win?
Ylikone Obscure Amatuer Troll Join date: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 335	03-26-2007 15:15 oh, I can't believe you accepted entries posted today! oh well, your contest, your rules.
Dnel DaSilva Master Xessorizer Join date: 22 May 2005 Posts: 781	03-26-2007 16:11 From: Ylikone Obscure oh, I can't believe you accepted entries posted today! oh well, your contest, your rules. Ya it was an oversight, probably should have closed it sooner, but hey, I didn't state a cut off in the rules so I had to accept them until I officially cut it off. _____________________ Xessories in Urbane, home of high quality jewelry and accessories. Coming soon to www.xessories.net Why accessorize when you can Xessorize?
Warda Kawabata Amityville Horror Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 1,300	03-26-2007 16:32 Actually, I hate to break the news to you, but you are all my alts.

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