Looking for Hack to make forum look alive

[greenapples]

I was wondering if there was a way to make my forum look a little more alive with "fake guest" numbers.

Say for instance where it says "General Discussion (3 Viewing)"

Is there a way to change it to say "General Discussion (27 Viewing)" just so it looks a bit more alive?

I've heard of a few people doing this, but wasn't sure how to do it. Does anyone know of a way to do this?

Thanks

[nexialys]

the best thing is to invite all your friends and family... real users is always better... people get used to fake users and never come back.

[greenapples]

I have done those things and we are active, but I would like to make it look a wee bit more alive.

[Dave Hawley]

There's a hack on this site somewhere for fake stats. However, why kid yourself?