Is there anyway to view the number of members and guests online outside of posting a reply to a message and then seeing the number or members and guests ?? Thanks in advance for any input.
On the RF Forums go to the bottom of the page to "Info Center". Look at "Users Online". If you click on that, it shows Users/Members online and what Thread they are perusing.
As BubbleWright pointed out, there is "Who's Online"
https://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?action=who (https://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?action=who)
There is also a stats page that may be of interest
https://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?action=stats (https://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?action=stats)
Wonder how many of the "guests" are actually just 'bots
I'd say, the majority of them.