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nrapallo · 02-22-2012, 09:48 PM

We are around post #1,950,000, so when do you think we will hit that 2,000,000th post?

Follow-up to Countdown to Mobileread.com's (Public Forum) One-Millionth Post...

Note: at the bottom of this linked page, in the "MobileRead Forums Statistics" section, the current number of Posts to date can be found!

The method I use to determine that 2000000th post is illustrated below:

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It uses the "time span" the # posts left to reach 2,000,000 (call it 'D') is needed to reach today's post # from the past and represents that as 'G' days. Then, 'G' days from now becomes the predicted date.

The first few times I have calculated these predictions have resulted in the same date i.e. April 1, 2012!

EDIT: Actual winning date was April 3, 2012 (with post #208342 being posted by pdurrant). Perhaps his mod powers are greater than first thought!

02-22-2012, 09:48 PM	#1
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,958 Karma: 2530691 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	Predict the Date: Two Millionth Forum Post... We are around post #1,950,000, so when do you think we will hit that 2,000,000th post? Follow-up to Countdown to Mobileread.com's (Public Forum) One-Millionth Post... Note: at the bottom of this linked page, in the "MobileRead Forums Statistics" section, the current number of Posts to date can be found! The method I use to determine that 2000000th post is illustrated below: It uses the "time span" the # posts left to reach 2,000,000 (call it 'D') is needed to reach today's post # from the past and represents that as 'G' days. Then, 'G' days from now becomes the predicted date. The first few times I have calculated these predictions have resulted in the same date i.e. April 1, 2012! EDIT: Actual winning date was April 3, 2012 (with post #208342 being posted by pdurrant). Perhaps his mod powers are greater than first thought! Last edited by nrapallo; 04-03-2012 at 06:17 PM. Reason: indicates the method I use to "predict" that date and charts the results!!!