[Linux-aus] Pithy Question re: Membership / MembersDB

[Stewart Smith]

David Lloyd <lloy0076 at adam.com.au> writes:
> If "membersdb" says that I'm member number seven, does that imply that
> I was the seventh person to sign up using it? Or is the algorithm for
> membership numbers somewhat more intriguing than a continually
> increasing number?

It means you were the seventh to at least fill in the form (minus one
initial entry usually). It's a MySQL AUTO_INCREMENT column.

-- 
Stewart Smith
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