Here is something that may be interesting:
The first thread was established on 28-1-2001. This is to be considered as the start of HLP history. Since then, on 8th May 2004, 2 PM(GMT +1 Hr) :
1,800 members have registered
22,104 threads have been established.
452,453 posts have been posted
Knowing these variables, we can calculate the age of HLP considering the following facotrs:
A year normally consists of 365 days. Exception is 2004, it is a leap-year. As already told, the first post was made on 1-28-2001, it is 08-05-2004:
HLP has been active since 1224 days, 40.644 Months, and 3.275 years.
Knowing the number of days HLP has been active, the following averages can be calculated:
1.47 Members register a day
13.05 threads are established a day
369.6(!) posts are posted a day
And how I calculated the age of HLP in months?
With this method:
28th Jabuary is 3 days away from the end of the month. HLP was 0.096 months old when 2001 February began. [3(Days HLP has been alive): 31(Number of days in January) = 0.096]
Since then, HLP lived 39 complete months. 8 days in May, 2004 means that we have to add an additional of 0.161. This means that HLP has been alive for: 0.096 + 39 + 0.161 = 40.644.
The method is something similiar in the case of years:
28 days elapsed in 2004 when HLP was established, this 0.076. HLP did not exist in this part of the year, so if we calculate: 1- 0.076, we get 0.932. So HLP was 0.932 years old at 01-01-2002. Since then, 2 complete years(2002, 2003) elapsed + the 129 days in 2004(calculating 2004 as leap-year). If we divide 129 by 366, we get 0.35. So HLP is 0.932 + 2 + 0.35 = 3.275 years old
Phew! It took me a while to type this. I hope I did not miss to explain anything, and I was understandable.
