I have noticed something odd with our sign-up numbers when looking back at previous months.
For example, I recorded 98 new user sign-ups for May, but when I’ve gone back to check today, it’s now showing as 95.
This isn’t the first time I’ve noticed monthly sign-up figures changing when I look back at older months.
Could someone explain why this happens? Does Discourse recalculate historical sign-up counts based on current active users? Is it linked to account deletions (like spam accounts being removed) or is there something else in the way the data is calculated that I should be aware of?
I just want to make sure I’m explaining this accurately in our reporting.
Thanks!