You're right - it doesn't work - now or 20 years ago.!I doubt fake users would actually work.It's one of the many ways people get new users on to a board. Whether it's a moral way to do it is entirely up to the individual.
I had 2 (real) other users active on my site besides myself, and that hasn't resulted in anyone else joining.
While I never intended for membership on my site to skyrocket or even increase, I'm sure that would have happened if having a few users is the magic bullet for people to join.
Statistics: Posted by JLA — Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:27 pm