Thanks @JNat for the data, here are some graphs to visualize this information better.
Notes:
- I'm going to refer to "Users whose first post was a (currently undeleted) identification-request question" as ID-Users during this post.
- Curve graphs are smoothed.
- I'm listing some observations too, hopefully being unbiased.
When Are ID-Users Accounts made?
Most Users accounts are created at the same time as the question is asked. Or at least, in the same day.
When do ID-Users visit after asking their question?
There's a big dip between 1hr and 24hrs. Do we have a split of ask-and-run users and users who genuinely care about their question?
The majority of users don't care enough to visit again, but there are also users who have revisited the site later.
A lot of users only ask one question, Some ask another, but less than 10% ask more than that
ID_Users with the "Informed" badge
@Senshin's Graph of ID Requests over time:
