if you CANNOT get it to work in 3.8.4 then do this instead:
edit styles & templates -) FORUMHOME
find this code and ADD some fake numbers in like i did here:
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: 2,7$totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: 4,6$totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: 23,0$numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
works just as well
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UPDATE:
chop off a few commas it looks better:
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: 2,7$totalthreads
$vbphrase[posts]: 4,6$totalposts
$vbphrase[members]: 23,0$numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>