OK so I'm watching the numbers tick over. I need to know why the number of members doesn't equal the latest member's user id. To wit:
But Steve Runion's uid is 9996.
Is the difference because of the confirmation period thingy? Have some members been deleted but their uids not reallocated? Are there 6 imaginary members? Will the 10,000th member be the member with uid 10,000 or the 10,000th member as the crow flies, so to speak? Can't the forum software count? Is everything going to break when we hit 10,000 sort of like AN's own mini-Y2K or something? Should I be stocking up on bottled water and tinned food? How am I supposed to know who to congratulate for being the 10,000th member?
Bother.