I only wanted to comment on the last bit. I don't give two shits about ICSTOR at this point
Couldn't agree more.
But, I wouldn't be surprised if there were 4 million on this site. World wide porn site will have people, end of story. Porn has driven more technology than people seem to realize. Betamax vs VHS battle back in the day? Porn decided the winner. DVD vs Laserdisc? Porn decided the winner. Bluray vs DVD? Porn decided the winner.
The trick is that, whether people admit it or not, nearly everyone consumes porn in one way or another. So, to think that 4 million people wouldn't be on a porn site, pirate VN site or not, is a bad bet.
Well, things are pretty simple.
First, if you take a closer look at statistics (number of messages, likes, threads), you will easily figure that absolute majority of of accounts here are not that active. Some four millions of users, and 6 and half millions of messages.
Some 90 000 of threads....
Yes, there are many of people who just lurk and download the games. But it doesn't change picture a lot.
Second, many of active users have multiple of accounts in use. Finally, there are tons of accounts made by various bots. I would guess it can be up to more than half of accounts.
Also, last but not the least, you have the people who just left forum, and didn't log for years.
Bottom end, this is a big forum, but not as big as you think. There is no 4 million people here.