After a couple of days and only 37 hits on this thread there is a conclusion one could reach.

That the number of real active participants on this forum is extremely low (much lower than I would have thought anyway).
That the threads and responses with much higher numbers in the hundreds is mainly point and counterpoint and counter counterpoint, etc is among a very few people.....most like more like half the 37(?).

If the original post had received hundreds of looks and no responses it would have been indicative of a higher forum participant count.

Confirms (in my opinion) the low number of participants.