You do realize that as long as the laws of physics remain as they are no one could ever see the Board register a participant total of zero.
Aaah the cat in the box!
how do you know brownie, that when you enter and there is noone else here, that there were zero people visiting this site just before that???
answer: the number of participants during the last 15 minutes is recorded so if it says one user when you enter, it were zero just before that. My guess is B3er can simply view this info in his stats.
and BTW grey: if brownie wants an audience, his phrasing is correct. He's the focus and the others are his crowd. It takes a lot of interaction with them french to pick up on these subtleties of grandeur.