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Those who sign up, make a brief foray into the Lounge, post a bit and leave after a short period, bored or offended or getting a life. I bet there have been hundreds if not thousands of them.
The permanent fixtures are few and far apart. Even fewer are those with less than four digit member IDs.
Then there are the sock puppets. I would post under my real identity, but that is too risky nowadays. Though we theoretically have freedom of expression, even the most casual statement could be misconstrued and come back to bite you on the behind. Since what is released onto the internet can never be truely retracted, it is not worth the risk.
I wonder how many members would be left if inactive accounts were wiped and members renumbered? (Remeber RENUM from the bad old days when editors couldn't move the caret location vertically? Like that) Around three times the online count, accounting for time zones? Maybe add another 50k for sporadic visitors?
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S u n s h i n e wrote: I would post under my real identity, but that is too risky nowadays.
I made the decision a while back to post under my real name. I do find myself thinking a little harder about what I post but that can't be a bad thing. The notion that you can say whatever you want is fine but just because you can doesn't mean you should.
I'm sure I've made some contentious statements in the past and may well do so in the future but nothing I would be ashamed of or would be afraid to repeat.
It's a choice, I suppose: hide behind a pseudonym and say whatever you want or use your real name and think about what you say. I prefer the latter.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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That's odd, you are just as offensive as when you were legal alien.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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I don't post whatever I like just because I'm using a pseudonym, I post the same way as when using my real identity. In fact I've posted more offensive stuff under my real name.
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S u n s h i n e wrote: I wonder how many members would be left if inactive accounts were wiped
A thousand? Probably way less even.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Since there are around 70K online right now, I think a thousand is a bit low.
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There might be, but the OP was about active users: 'make a brief foray into the Lounge'. I don't see 70k people posting here.
If there were, every other post wouldn't be from Dave or Nagy otherwise.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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I see what you mean. In that case the number might be closer to 100. 
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Yeah, add the few in SB1. In terms of 'community' it isn't massive. I am sure most just sign up, have a look, and move on. When was the last time 'fresh meat' came into the lounge for example?
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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Munchies_Matt wrote: 'fresh meat' came into the lounge
You mean a non-sock puppet?
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Thinking back, I didn't venture into the Lounge for awhile after signing up. Sometime later I explored this rabbit hole.
So, I wonder what the other 69K users are here for?...answers? articles?
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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And then there are those who use their real names and don't give a sh*t what people think.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Go Mike, go! 
Veni, vidi, vici.
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Are you sure his name is really Mike?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Kinda like a verse from Rocky Racoon; …her name was Magil and she called herself Lil but everyone knew her as Nancy.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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I believe it is. He is not a coward like me, hiding my real name in a super cryptic pseudonym.
Veni, vidi, vici.
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Exactly. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Then there are those of us who don't give a sh*t but really want to make the big data bastards earn their money. The only reason I use a pseudonym is a vain attempt to limit their ability to link up meat and digital identity.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Other than Chris, Uwe, and David, I don't recall any less-than-four digit members. I think most of them have died of old age, or have found more rewarding careers as gigolos. I post under my real name because all of my aliases are wanted by several different scary agencies.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I don't recall any less-than-four digit members.
42?
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Roger Wright wrote: several different scary agencies.
You have that many ex-wifes???
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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I post under my real identity, make lots of mistakes and inappropriate comments. But, really, I'm too old to worry about it any more.
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I don't post under my real identity because I don't want what I say to be censored by what I fear may happen in the future.
If someone wanted to find out who I was it wouldn't be hard at all.
There are some who seem to post under their real names, and I am astonished by what they post - I imagine them applying for a job with me; I'd google, find their posts and it would affect my judgment of them.
Even those who post with a pseudonym who readily 'expose' their identities are naive IMHO.
Take DD for example. Running for a place in local government - does he not realise the opposition will use what he posts in drunken nights to their advantage?
Or MM - posting 4-letter-word drunken waffle is amusing to us regulars (generally!) but a potential employer?
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I admit to being one of those "ephemeral" members, will try and change things going forward.
But let's face it, there are those of us who are very busy (lack of a life comes to mind ). And while we may not have time (or a bit of brain power) to spare for a reply, it does not mean we don't want to be part of this community, or that it isn't important to us.
I get up at 5ish AM, grab a coffee, and start my day reading the various articles I get emailed - and the ones I enjoy the most are those from the CodeProject Daily News. It gets my mind engaged for the day ahead, and I feel connected with a community that "gets" me and what I do.
In any case, I know too that a site such as this thrives when members contribute in any positive fashion, and I will do more to engage going forward...
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