126 New Users registert today - is this much?

[Akka]

I have the feeling that recently a lot of new users are showing up (which is a good thing).

So I did some counting in members and as of this post 126 new accounts registered on the forum today.

Is this much or just the normal amount?

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[Lethn]

It can happen, just be wary of bots I'm getting members signing up to my forum and I've seen a few spammers trying to sneak through, that said, I find lurkers to be the weirdest bunch of all.

[myrkul]

Rarity needs more sockpuppets.

[logansryche]

I can see new members as a good thing - more for the dark side lol.

[Stephen Gornick]

Is this much or just the normal amount?

A little above average.

ZeroHedge probably didn't hurt.

Here's a way to see history:
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=stats

Be wary of using those metrics as criteria for investment.  It almost seems that when there is a rally there is an influx of the "one liners" who register and post.  Even if it was manual (e.g., paid via mechanical turk) it isn't reflective of true interest in Bitcoin and instead just a way to manipulate the market as some do consider things like forum posts and new users in their investment algorithms.