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Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.

5,000 posts, unless you're really good.


The only poster I regularly noticed who was well under 1,000 was Nicollo Medici.


The key for you is to get enough posts to be known a little bit, and then pine about 'the good old days'. It's rare these days to see an early 2003 nation

OK, so that's why no one takes me seriously. I'm still shy of 2400.

5,000 posts, unless you're really good.
Like me :D

Do you mean before you're a regular, recognised as a regular, or simply a serious debator?

I'd say you're a regular after a couple of months of haunting the forums.

It can take anything from a single to infinitly many posts, before people start recognising you.. People tend to recognise gibbering idiocy a lot faster than coherent thought. You may wish to keep that in mind if you're seeking fame.

It only takes one serious post to be a serious poster.

I'm still not a serious poster.

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster?

Exactly 1,530 posts... ;)

Infinity+1

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.
Are you asking about seriousness or regularity???
Regularity i would say 1000 but you can stop there, the best have gone on to bigger nd better things, except Eutrusca.

Seriousness
I am very really serious on anything but i have my times and then these times are filled with the odd brain explosions with nonsensequal jibberish or the pun that no one gets.

But i am great.

Master Debators and Cunning Linguists.

Meh.

I'm still not a serious poster.


You have to cut out all that non-sensical 'sleeping and eating' before you're a serious poster.

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.
I think you just need to be as profane (but not curseful) here as you are IRL, and make sure you get the buzz, and people will pay more attention to you. As a "regular poster" wouldn't that also include your frequency? Some people take YEARS to get anywhere on postcount, it would seem.
Corneliu, for example, is a terrible, TERRIBLE debater, but he's got brand - two nicks AND a maneuver named after him! He's seriously famous here.

I think you just need to be as profane (but not curseful) here as you are IRL, and make sure you get the buzz, and people will pay more attention to you. As a "regular poster" wouldn't that also include your frequency? Some people take YEARS to get anywhere on postcount, it would seem.
Corneliu, for example, is a terrible, TERRIBLE debater, but he's got brand - two nicks AND a maneuver named after him! He's seriously famous here.

Didn't you give him that maneuver name?

Well, I was serious from my first post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8821080&postcount=117) onwards. But I don't think most other people here realised that until waaay into the piece.

I'd say about 2000 and you start being known to people. But it varies from person to person, and with individual conduct.

dunno bout you lot, but when i see someone is racking up 1000 posts in, ooh, a month... kinda can't take them too seriously.

Didn't you give him that maneuver name?
There's some corroboration on that, ask The Cat-Tribe.
I suspect, since they were involved as well, USMC Leathernecks might spot.
Besides, i'm fairly sure people already knew it. It was the brand that hadn't been applied. Or maybe it had, but, meh. He's earned it, in spades.

dunno bout you lot, but when i see someone is racking up 1000 posts in, ooh, a month... kinda can't take them too seriously.
I think I have gotten the bulk of my posts in the last 6 weeks.

Like Keruvalia, I am also not a serious poster. Nor do I have any plans to become one in the near future.

On my list of goals, it's on the back underneath the taco sauce stains. :)

I tend to recognize most people over about 200 posts, but I wouldnt expect everyone to do that. And I wouldnt say they were famous or known, just that i recognized them.

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dunno bout you lot, but when i see someone is racking up 1000 posts in, ooh, a month... kinda can't take them too seriously.
Propa spelin healps tu.

Propa spelin healps tu.
That reminds me. Ritlina had a clever ruse. Another quick way into infamy.

That reminds me. Ritlina had a clever ruse. Another quick way into infamy.
She's still on the boards with a new name. I think it is Naltiir. Turning into a reasonable poster, butI think This Has Had Some Effect On Me.

That reminds me. Ritlina had a clever ruse. Another quick way into infamy.
Who and how so?

That reminds me. Ritlina had a clever ruse. Another quick way into infamy.

Hating short skirts, or being an emo 13-year-old with issues.

Dammit I think it worked on me.

She's still on the boards with a new name. I think it is Naltiir. Turning into a reasonable poster, butI think This Has Had Some Effect On Me.
That's what i mean! Brand!
How many posts before the transfiguration occurred?

Who and how so?
Natilir or however the new incarnation goes ... see Posi's post.

Hating short skirts, or being an emo 13-year-old with issues.

Dammit I think it worked on me.
The "hating skirts" part?

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.

One, if it's relevant.

From my experience it is always exactly one more than i have.
No matter what i say it gets ignored. Which is why i dont bother with making well argued posts with serious time investments anymore, unless i am sure someone actually reads it. On other boards i argue at lot more stringent and provide links etc but here it seems its rather useless and people seem to shun away from longer posts.

One, if it's relevant.
Was this it?





*I was hoping for some white text, but ... meh*

'bout 100 more than i have


if you are just wanting to be taken seriously in a thread (as opposed to being remembered) you only need about 100. enough to show you are probably not someone's puppet (easy to tell by the constant flamebait) and that you are going to stay to defend your points.

I couldn't really give a damn about post count on most forums.
There's only a few that I really care about and those are developer forums.
If you start posting seriously and aren't being a tool, you're ok in my book.

@Jester III: You should see what they're like at offtopic.com. You have people asking for cliffcs on a 5 line posts. It's stupid.

It's not a matter of post count, its being either A. Intelligent, B. Funny, or C. Fucking Annoying.

Well, the latter two rule out "serious" poster, but that's how i'd remember you anyway.

Natilir or however the new incarnation goes ... see Posi's post.
Check her sig it advertises who she is/was.
What is the ruse?
Poor spelling?

Check her sig it advertises who she is/was.
What is the ruse?
Poor spelling?
Caps For Each Word Initiation.

Who in their right mind would want to be taken seriously here? Last time someone took me seriously here, I ended up married. Yikes!

Check her sig it advertises who she is/was.
What is the ruse?
Poor spelling?

This Was Ritlina's Ruse. It Was Really Quite Annoying, But We All Remembered Him As A Result.

Who in their right mind would want to be taken seriously here? Last time someone took me seriously here, I ended up married. Yikes!

Dude, that sucks. My condolences. :p

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Spooky, but when I looked at this post, Myotisinia's post count was 666.
Which is probably very apt.

Spooky, but when I looked at this post, Myotisinia's post count was 666.
Which is probably very apt.
Echo ... echo ... echo ...
He made mention of it on another thread. I gave him an angel smilie for his toil.

This Was Ritlina's Ruse. It Was Really Quite Annoying, But We All Remembered Him As A Result.
Ipso Facto

Caps For Each Word Initiation.
O.K. I Guess I Missed It.:)

WTF is a "serious poster"?
Is that like a "hardcore poster"?
And who would care anyway?
When your right your right and when your wrong your wrong, and some silly number next to your name doesn't change the facts.

From my experience it is always exactly one more than i have.
No matter what i say it gets ignored. Which is why i dont bother with making well argued posts with serious time investments anymore, unless i am sure someone actually reads it. On other boards i argue at lot more stringent and provide links etc but here it seems its rather useless and people seem to shun away from longer posts.
yeah

serious posts are read and not commented on. if you want to be engaged, you have to troll. people arent interested in a true serious discussion, they only respond to the easy points made by attention whores and trolls.

that makes it very not worth putting effort into a post.

Number of posts is unimportant and misleading; have you seen some of the shameless post-logging threads in the spam forum?

I'm suspicious of anyone who places a 'credibility barrier' on an arbitrary number of posts (usually a multiple of 1000 and always conveniently below their personal total)

It also makes a difference if the nation primarily posts in General or is an avid participant in the other sections of the game.

In my opinion, it's all a bit pompous and pathetic.

The jolt post rankings are the only official markers and they're just a bit of fun.

Based on 'more posts you make, the more serious you are' then Lunatic Goofballs, with 10,424 posts must be one of the most serious people here.

Oh, wait...

O.K. I Guess I Missed It.:)
There was even a poll about it.
IIRC, there were THREE threads about Ritlina simultaneously.
I voted for them *NOT* to change their writing style.

Depends on what you mean by serious. If you want to be remembered for intelligence, it takes many many many posts. If you want to be remembered for humor, it takes a lot of spam posts, or a few quality ones. If you want to be remembered for something else, think of something obnoxious to do and then do it.

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.
<-- i think i've got it covered by now ;) :D

personally its a mix of number of posts, quality, memorability, defining features, time spent... but seeing how number of posts = greater memorability and time spent, i guess a rule of thumb for me would be a regular poster is anyone between 1000 to 2000 posts. 5,000 sets em up as a real regular/serious poster, i guess :)

Post counts are misleading. Most of my posts don't get deleted because they are done in NS and II, maybe a 3rd here in General.

Post-count is irrelevant.

It takes a mix of intelligence, debating skill, and overall post quality compounded with regular forum attendance, even if not constant posts. Therefore I may well respect someone with 700 posts more than someone with 14,000 simply due to the fact that the first is a reasonable, intelligent debator and/or good roleplayer while the second is a spammer.

I'm not referring to any specific examples here. Really.

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WTF is a "serious poster"?
Is that like a "hardcore poster"?
No. A hardcore poster is the same as a regular poster, but he's listening to punk rock while he posts.

Then there are extreme posters, who listen to Death Metal....

I think that seriousness can mean less posts than sillyness, and many people would say that people who post a lot have less to say than people who post less....

*this has of course been another gem from the most excellent and wonderful opinion that is mine, and mine alone, although others are invited to agree with my opinions, and even tell me how great they think they are.....If you don't agree with me, then clearly you are not worth listening to anyway*

*nods*

I don't know, all I know is that I have too many.

-snip-
i remember you for cake, the name, being nice, and being just over the water there :p :)
you have less than 1000 posts. thus proving its not all about postcount *nods* :fluffle:

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.
Oh, at least 20,000! Heh! Heh! Heh! :p

Some people have lives Eutrusca.....

I've got a long way to go it seems.

Oh, at least 20,000! Heh! Heh! Heh! :p
Actually, I find that all current NS posters with over 20,000 posts cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be called "serious".

:p

Some people have lives Eutrusca.....
:p

And some people were limited to their keyboards perforce, oh dweebish one. :p

i remember you for cake, the name, being nice, and being just over the water there :p :)
you have less than 1000 posts. thus proving its not all about postcount *nods* :fluffle:

I love you, in a 'not really' kind of way....I already sent you some cake and fudge via telegram today. :D

Isn't it a nice day again?

See this is how you get more posts....saying stuff like this....

*nods*

Actually, I find that all current NS posters with over 20,000 posts cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be called "serious".

:p
That's ok. We don't consider you "serious" either! :p :D

That's ok. We don't consider you "serious" either! :p :D
That's unfair. I at least spend some time roleplaying and seriously debating, rather than just making random comments involving blind patriotism, accounts of former sexual prowess, and/or smilies and one-sentence posts.

See this is how you get more posts....saying stuff like this....

*nods*
That or spending some time in the spam forum. Your choice, really. ;)

It's not a matter of post count, its being either A. Intelligent, B. Funny, or C. Fucking Annoying.

Well, the latter two rule out "serious" poster, but that's how i'd remember you anyway.
Which am I?

I've got a long way to go it seems.
I've got an even longer one. :p

Edit: double post :(

Which am I?

Well, i've never seen you debate, so funny I guess. I recall appointing you as a knight when someone declared me king of NS.

Did we ever define what we meant by "serious", I assume I am a regular, and I have been told I am "popular", but I don't know what you mean by serious, I could pick out the regulars and the cool kids, pretty easily but serious?! I have not a clue.




holy cow in a chevy!!!!!! where did I get that post count?! last time I noticed it was under 1,000 :eek:

I love you, in a 'not really' kind of way....I already sent you some cake and fudge via telegram today. :D

Isn't it a nice day again?

See this is how you get more posts....saying stuff like this....

*nods*
ah, spam, disguised as social banter... gotta love it, no? ;) :p

though no, its a horrible day here... all windy and cloudy :( you crazy island folk and your outlandish weather! :D



edit: oh and eut, i envy your 25,000 + postcount... i'll get there some day, damnit! :D

Did we ever define what we meant by "serious", I assume I am a regular, and I have been told I am "popular", but I don't know what you mean by serious, I could pick out the regulars and the cool kids, pretty easily but serious?! I have not a clue.

There are cool kids here?

holy cow in a chevy!!!!!! where did I get that post count?! last time I noticed it was under 1,000 :eek:

Yow, took me two years just to get 6K.

Yow, took me two years just to get 6K.
I think I really do talk too much :(

Everyone IRL says so, my boss, my husband, my kids, the neighbors, my cell phone company..........

ah, spam, disguised as social banter... gotta love it, no? ;) :p

though no, its a horrible day here... all windy and cloudy :( you crazy island folk and your outlandish weather! :D




Since I posted, a big grey yukky cloud has passed over Carisbrooke, making the sun run away! Curses!

Tonight, I am going to be trying on evening dresses in Cowes, so give me a little wave!

I think I really do talk too much :(

Everyone IRL says so, my boss, my husband, my kids, the neighbors, my cell phone company..........
Heh. You beat me out there. I averaged about 1000/month for a while, but then I stopped spamming.

You have too much time on your hands, Smunkee. ¬_¬

Heh. You beat me out there. I averaged about 1000/month for a while, but then I stopped spamming.

You have too much time on your hands, Smunkee. ¬_¬
I don't spam.......much.

oh, and I get everything else done, I am really only on here about 1 hour a day, but it's broken up into 3 minute sections.

I don't spam.......much.
Hahaha. Yeah. Right. :p

I don't spam.......much.

oh, and I get everything else done, I am really only on here about 1 hour a day, but it's broken up into 3 minute sections.

Hmmm, got to do something about my 3K per year ... maybe learn to type properly. :eek:

Hmmm, got to do something about my 3K per year ... maybe learn to type properly. :eek:
it probably helps that I speed read with comprehension (it takes about 2 days to read a 600 page novel) and can type about 60 wpm if I am not typing off a paper (then it's like 75wpm)

Hmmm, got to do something about my 3K per year ... maybe learn to type properly. :eek:
Shorter posts

:)

Since I posted, a big grey yukky cloud has passed over Carisbrooke, making the sun run away! Curses!

Tonight, I am going to be trying on evening dresses in Cowes, so give me a little wave!
lol i'll go down the docks and waive aimlessly into the dark :)

:p

(ooh did you see that giant new liner that's been docked here for the last couple of days, by any chance? its like a city unto itself, i swear... biggest passenger liner ever built. took a pic (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pics/Town%20Quay%2001'05'06%20009.jpg)yesterday as it happens (while glitz was down :))

Just posting to see when I joined...

EDIT: November 2003... not bad! :cool:

lol i'll go down the docks and waive aimlessly into the dark :)

:p

(ooh did you see that giant new liner that's been docked here for the last couple of days, by any chance? its like a city unto itself, i swear... biggest passenger liner ever built. took a pic (http://www.hlj.me.uk/pics/Town%20Quay%2001'05'06%20009.jpg)yesterday as it happens (while glitz was down :))

I did, as it happens! AND were you two out and about in Southampton shopping by any chance?

it probably helps that I speed read with comprehension (it takes about 2 days to read a 600 page novel) and can type about 60 wpm if I am not typing off a paper (then it's like 75wpm)
I can read a 600-page novel in a day and remember the basic outlines of the plot and maybe some of the blurbs on the back cover, does that count?

Also, I used to be capable of incredibly fast typing, but the index finger of my dominant hand was injured, leaving me to rely more and more on #3.

I did, as it happens! AND were you two out and about in Southampton shopping by any chance?
that we were, yesterday :)
tell me you didn't see us :eek: :p

I can read a 600-page novel in a day and remember the basic outlines of the plot and maybe some of the blurbs on the back cover, does that count.

sure, I could do that, I read one in about 6 hours once, the problem is that I don't have hours on end to read anymore :(

It takes 2 days because I only really have a few hours at most to devote to reading time, the rest are taken up with cooking, cleaning, working, taking care of my kids, homeschooling, being my husband's agent, teaching, planning, volunteering, posting on NSG, and you know like bathing and sleeping.

Shorter posts

:)

Considering the length and effort of most of my posts my 9K is pretty impressive, no?

sure, I could do that, I read one in about 6 hours once, the problem is that I don't have hours on end to read anymore :(

It takes 2 days because I only really have a few hours at most to devote to reading time, the rest are taken up with cooking, cleaning, working, taking care of my kids, homeschooling, being my husband's agent, teaching, planning, volunteering, posting on NSG, and you know like bathing and sleeping.

I finish most books in the course of a flight (I spend a lot of time on planes). Most of the books are less than 300 pages and the flights are usually 3 hours or under. I never thought of it as speed reading though.

I finish most books in the course of a flight (I spend a lot of time on planes). Most of the books are less than 300 pages and the flights are usually 3 hours or under. I never thought of it as speed reading though.
yeah, maybe everyone around me just reads really slowly.... it takes them a week or more to finish a book.

I used to read faster, I read Beowulf (a very short 700 page excerpt) in like an hour once, although I didn't pick up a lot, I got enough to get an A on the test, which was nice.

yeah, maybe everyone around me just reads really slowly.... it takes them a week or more to finish a book.

I used to read faster, I read Beowulf (a very short 700 page excerpt) in like an hour once, although I didn't pick up a lot, I got enough to get an A on the test, which was nice.

I'm another in the 'didn't realise I read fast' group. A friend at work is known as being a 'fast reader', because he tucks away 400-word-plus books in a week. I didn't have the heart to tell him that a 400-word book will MAYBE last me two nights...

I'm another in the 'didn't realise I read fast' group. A friend at work is known as being a 'fast reader', because he tucks away 400-word-plus books in a week. I didn't have the heart to tell him that a 400-word book will MAYBE last me two nights...

I'm not a speed reader by any means. I average a book a week.
Sometimes I fall asleep reading-once I get that comfortable and have no other distractions, I generally lose consciousness.

And If I had 20,000 posts, I wouldnt be a serius poster. Just one with very little else to do.

Considering the length and effort of most of my posts my 9K is pretty impressive, no?
You've also been around for 2 years, it's no surprise.

Although I'm actually more inclined to respect the really infrequent posters who have been around for two years or more. The Blaatschapen is a good example.

ah 1
ah 2
ah 3

*crunch*

3

Even with all the topics available to discuss i'm just not interested in most of them,by the time i see most of the topics i'd like to add to, they've already been debated to death,so unless i lurk around here most of my free time i'm sol. Oh Well.

I'm not a speed reader by any means. I average a book a week.
Sometimes I fall asleep reading-once I get that comfortable and have no other distractions, I generally lose consciousness.

And If I had 20,000 posts, I wouldnt be a serius poster. Just one with very little else to do.

I have about 10,000 post, I think... but I'm not sure WHEN that happened. There was a big period where I had a few thousand, then, I guess I must have had a busy spot. :)

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I'm just slightly weirded out that as I read this you have 666 posts. :p

And as to being a serious poster... I'm not a very good General poster. My desire for debate tends to be for completely irrelevant gameplay politics.

I'm just slightly weirded out that as I read this you have 666 posts. :p
Actually, I believe that was intentional. :p

3,000, pritty regually (3/4 per day)

I've never considered myself a "serious" poster. I think I've built up a decent count, considering that I only started in February, but most of them were only arguing RL politics. Now NS politics would be serious. :)

I have about 10,000 post, I think... but I'm not sure WHEN that happened. There was a big period where I had a few thousand, then, I guess I must have had a busy spot. :)


Some days, you just have more to say than other days.

It's not just a question of postcount, it's a question of reputation and 'brand name' recognition. I was well-known for wiping the floor with pretty much anyone in here back in 2003 when I was a 1k-2k postcount 'noob'. You will find there are a few people out there who have an excellent grasp of certain subjects and are capable of making an eloquent argument...but don't have much time to spend here, so their postcounts are not impressive. Then there are those with massive postcounts, but who evidently skipped grammar classes.

It's not just a question of postcount, it's a question of reputation and 'brand name' recognition. I was well-known for wiping the floor with pretty much anyone in here back in 2003 when I was a 1k-2k postcount 'noob'. You will find there are a few people out there who have an excellent grasp of certain subjects and are capable of making an eloquent argument...but don't have much time to spend here, so their postcounts are not impressive. Then there are those with massive postcounts, but who evidently skipped grammar classes.
WTF U TLKIN BT NOOB! Me is great at grammmarrr

Does anybody think I'm a serious poster, or do my day or two breaks from NS in order to have a life preclude me from being a regular?

Although I'm actually more inclined to respect the really infrequent posters who have been around for two years or more. The Blaatschapen is a good example.

Ah! So we old-timers with low postcounts get respect for.. what? Quiet tenacity?

<shrug> I'll take what I can get - respect is always in such short supply.

WTF U TLKIN BT NOOB! Me is great at grammmarrr
omfg i lunch 42385356q7 n00ks @ j00 communazi nub lolololz oneoneoneeleven!!

(I rest my case) :p

omfg i lunch 42385356q7 n00ks @ j00 communazi nub lolololz oneoneoneeleven!!

(I rest my case) :p

That stuff actually hurts my eyes, yet, like a car accident, I am unable to look away.

That stuff actually hurts my eyes, yet, like a car accident, I am unable to look away.
How do you think I felt spending half my time on NS wading through this sort of thing? :p

How do you think I felt spending half my time on NS wading through this sort of thing? :p

I agree with your original point. Post counts mean little. What counts I think is the effort that people put into posting. I don't mind the occasional grammar or spelling error (I make many), but I do mind when you can barely read a post. I am not amused by the "we're not in school" response. Last I checked, I would get laughed out of the office if I sent an email that looked like some of these posts. I also find the people who parrot talking points of various groups rather than adding a new view or showing the result of research on the subject. I don't see how it helps to hear Bush is great or Bush is the devil over and over.

I agree with your original point. Post counts mean little. What counts I think is the effort that people put into posting. I don't mind the occasional grammar or spelling error (I make many), but I do mind when you can barely read a post. I am not amused by the "we're not in school" response. Last I checked, I would get laughed out of the office if I sent an email that looked like some of these posts. I also find the people who parrot talking points of various groups rather than adding a new view or showing the result of research on the subject. I don't see how it helps to hear Bush is great or Bush is the devil over and over.

I agree. I hope this doesn't count as parroting.

omfg i lunch 42385356q7 n00ks @ j00 communazi nub lolololz oneoneoneeleven!!

(I rest my case) :p
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Dammit. Stop it. I threw up a little in my mouth.

Does anybody think I'm a serious poster, or do my day or two breaks from NS in order to have a life preclude me from being a regular?
well i dont suppose im the person to answer this since i cant even get on the list of "female posters of ns general" when i have 9,000 posts (not the list of HOT women or FUN women, just those posters who have female genitals, not even after i tweaked the boy with the photographic memory)

but i recognize your name and think of you as a reasonable person. that might count for something.

well i dont suppose im the person to answer this since i cant even get on the list of "female posters of ns general" when i have 9,000 posts (not the list of HOT women or FUN women, just those posters who have female genitals, not even after i tweaked the boy with the photographic memory)

but i recognize your name and think of you as a reasonable person. that might count for something.

I recognize you, my dear. You'll always be in the minds of those of us that matter. ;)

well i dont suppose im the person to answer this since i cant even get on the list of "female posters of ns general" when i have 9,000 posts (not the list of HOT women or FUN women, just those posters who have female genitals, not even after i tweaked the boy with the photographic memory)

but i recognize your name and think of you as a reasonable person. that might count for something.

Don't worry, I don't get remembered either.

People know who I am, but I'm never on a list, hence I must be extremely non-interesting to many.

Dammit. Stop it. I threw up a little in my mouth.
Lol I found an extention to convert text to leet lol

You could do this one

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Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.


When you don't care about how many posts you have anymore, but post thoughtfully and amusingly on the boards, you're a serious poster.

I recognize you, my dear. You'll always be in the minds of those of us that matter. ;)
thank you jocabia

*lipsticked kiss on the cheek*


(im going out soon so you get the fancy kiss)

Don't worry, I don't get remembered either.

People know who I am, but I'm never on a list, hence I must be extremely non-interesting to many.
when i see someone like you with a big post count but i dont know anything about you, i wonder whats wrong with me that i dont recognize you and i hope that you are really big in the RP part of the forums.

the same ... 20 ... people get mentioned over and over again on the polls. i dont normally worry about it. it was only the "female poster" one that got on my nerves.

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hehe. i have lots a fun with that! :D

oh, on topic, mebbe 1000-2000 posts. like, recently, me!

Dammit. Stop it. I threw up a little in my mouth.
QUICK! To Colbert's baby bird, pronto!

when i see someone like you with a big post count but i dont know anything about you, i wonder whats wrong with me that i dont recognize you and i hope that you are really big in the RP part of the forums.

the same ... 20 ... people get mentioned over and over again on the polls. i dont normally worry about it. it was only the "female poster" one that got on my nerves.

RP? Bwahahaha...er...nope not me...

Actually, to be honest, the first couple of thousand posts were done in Paradise Club, before I knew better. Now I just avoid the topics where a poster can make their name.

As for female poster, one time I had a few votes for me in there despite the fact I'm male. Oh well :D

Don't worry, I don't get remembered either.

People know who I am, but I'm never on a list, hence I must be extremely non-interesting to many.
Yeah, I'm pretty similar. Similar amount of posts to you, and I don't think I've ever been on a list. Doesn't really bother me, I just carry on doing my own thing.

Off on a tangent, but does anyone know who has the highest post count of all?

Off on a tangent, but does anyone know who has the highest post count of all?
Yes (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=15)

Eut is the first NSer on that list.

im going to go with 1/2

Does anybody think I'm a serious poster, or do my day or two breaks from NS in order to have a life preclude me from being a regular?
Who are you again? :p

im going to go with 1/2
I say 2.

Make an ass out of you with the first, pwn with the second :D

Yes (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=15)

Eut is the first NSer on that list.

Holy shit, i'm fourth.



Smell the geekiness. I said smell it!

....Hey, where is everyone going?

Yeah, I'm pretty similar. Similar amount of posts to you, and I don't think I've ever been on a list. Doesn't really bother me, I just carry on doing my own thing.

Hehe, I actually put you down as one of the people I'd take on a quiz team in a thread not so long back.

Oh well. as you said, we just carry on as is, I know who you are...and why you put up that god awful picture of the David Healy goal for NI against England...

Holy shit, i'm fourth.



Smell the geekiness. I said smell it!

....Hey, where is everyone going?

I prescribe: 1 life.

Pick it up at your nearest chemist :p

Hehe, I actually put you down as one of the people I'd take on a quiz team in a thread not so long back.

Oh well. as you said, we just carry on as is, I know who you are...and why you put up that god awful picture of the David Healy goal for NI against England...
You did? I'm flattered :)

Oh, Healy? Because it's the only decent thing that NI have managed while I've been following them :p

I prescribe: 1 life.

Pick it up at your nearest chemist :p

Hahaha.

What's weird is that I manage to go to uni, work part time, post this often on here, and still go out and get wasted at least one night a week. Meh. I must be doing something right....surely. *nods*

Hahaha.

What's weird is that I manage to go to uni, work part time, post this often on here, and still go out and get wasted at least one night a week. Meh. I must be doing something right....surely. *nods*
Yeah, I do pretty much the same thing. Maybe we're just exceptional at time management.

Or something.

Yes (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=15)

Eut is the first NSer on that list.
and he's on the first page!

i'm quite pleased with being in jolt's top 50 :) (4th page)

Yeah, I do pretty much the same thing. Maybe we're just exceptional at time management.

Or something.

It might have something to my superior insomnia skillz. :p

Page 11 for me :D

Hahaha.

What's weird is that I manage to go to uni, work part time, post this often on here, and still go out and get wasted at least one night a week. Meh. I must be doing something right....surely. *nods*
Hmmm... well, you may be unfettered by a necessity to sleep, like me, Eut, PM, and dozens of other NSers.

I'm in the top 100 on Jolt! (well, top 103... meh.)

and he's on the first page!

i'm quite pleased with being in jolt's top 50 :) (4th page)

I made page 6. I'm shocked. It's actually an interesting list. I like looking at how NS users match up against general jolt users. The top guy has 100,000 posts. I'm exhausted after 10,000 (well, a little less, but I used to have another nation).

I made page 6. I'm shocked. It's actually an interesting list. I like looking at how NS users match up against general jolt users. The top guy has 100,000 posts. I'm exhausted after 10,000 (well, a little less, but I used to have another nation).
The top guy has also been around since 2001 and spends most of his time on the spam forum, which is a mindless activity requiring almost no mental exercise. You, on the other hand, have 9,687 well-thought-out, long, and highly involved posts (and counting), which is commendable. If all my posts were the same I might be barely past 6,000, most of which would be in roleplays.

Czardas
Uber Spamgirl
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: In the place where there is no darkness.
Posts: 8,879

And still not a serious poster. :p

I think quality should outrank quantity if one wants to find "serious" posters. If someone has a million posts of nonsensical dribble, what logic would give that person a higher status over someone who has one or two truly insightful posts. As far as recognition goes, naturally the more prolific types are bound to do better; but I do not think it has very much to do with being a serious poster.

The top guy has also been around since 2001 and spends most of his time on the spam forum, which is a mindless activity requiring almost no mental exercise. You, on the other hand, have 9,687 well-thought-out, long, and highly involved posts (and counting), which is commendable. If all my posts were the same I might be barely past 6,000, most of which would be in roleplays.

Well, if serious poster means no sense of humor, I'd rather be you.

2472

(hilarious hahaha)

well i dont suppose im the person to answer this since i cant even get on the list of "female posters of ns general" when i have 9,000 posts (not the list of HOT women or FUN women, just those posters who have female genitals, not even after i tweaked the boy with the photographic memory)

but i recognize your name and think of you as a reasonable person. that might count for something.

Hey! As Jocabia said... you are not only known, but much appreciated by those who have interest in what you have to say!

Okay - maybe you don't get lauded in spam threads, but that's because those who would sing your praises usually don't DO 'spam threads'.

You should take comfort in the knowledge that you are one of the posters that will make me check a thread, if I see your name as the last poster. :)

Hey! As Jocabia said... you are not only known, but much appreciated by those who have interest in what you have to say!

Okay - maybe you don't get lauded in spam threads, but that's because those who would sing your praises usually don't DO 'spam threads'.

You should take comfort in the knowledge that you are one of the posters that will make me check a thread, if I see your name as the last poster. :)

Yes, that's exactly what I do as well. There are about six of those posters and you're (Ashmoria) one so you're in a very small group. As are you, GnI.

Yes, that's exactly what I do as well. There are about six of those posters and you're (Ashmoria) one so you're in a very small group. As are you, GnI.
okay, so now you have to post the "short list", I am very curious.

okay, so now you have to post the "short list", I am very curious.

You're on mine!

My shortlist is: Jocabia, Secluded Islands, Muravyets, Ashmoria, Straughn, Dempublicents, Bottles, Smunkee, UpwardThrust, Willamena.

Mine's not quite as short as Jocabia's, perhaps. :)

I'm sure I've missed a couple, too.... maybe it'll come to me if I ever get some sleep...

You're on mine!

My shortlist is: Jocabia, Secluded Islands, Muravyets, Ashmoria, Straughn, Dempublicents, Bottles, Smunkee, UpwardThrust, Willamena.

Mine's not quite as short as Jocabia's, perhaps. :)

I'm sure I've missed a couple, too.... maybe it'll come to me if I ever get some sleep...

Mine looks a bit like that. I won't add or subtract because I think posting the list just ends up in creating another one of those list threads. Smunkee, don't worry. I like talking to you.

*dances ands sings and grins*
Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare. Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare. Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare.
...
Okay, I'm done now. :(

5,000 posts, unless you're really good.


The only poster I regularly noticed who was well under 1,000 was Nicollo Medici.


The key for you is to get enough posts to be known a little bit, and then pine about 'the good old days'. It's rare these days to see an early 2003 nation
Is there anyway I can check my join date?

lol! right next to my name! Since I hardly ever post, maybe you can forgive me!

Is there anyway I can check my join date?

lol! right next to my name! Since I hardly ever post, maybe you can forgive me!


http://forums.jolt.co.uk/member.php?u=93541 tells me that it's 15-05-2003 that you joined, meaning you joined NS 8 days before me...

*dances ands sings and grins*
Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare. Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare. Monkeypimp thinks I'm rare.
...
Okay, I'm done now. :(

Don't see many Jan 03 nations on the forums anymore :p

Woohoo I think this is the longest running thread I have ever started...I guess 10 pages is pretty tame but I will take it...with relish....and some mustard.

Seen our region forum? Natch.
BTW, i have another convert or two. Your guess as to whom.

Woohoo I think this is the longest running thread I have ever started...I guess 10 pages is pretty tame but I will take it...with relish....and some mustard.


It's only 4 for people like me who have it set to 40 posts per page :p

Seen our region forum? Natch.
BTW, i have another convert or two. Your guess as to whom.
region forum?

region forum?
Yeah when you log in.
Our region has a forum, under the daily issue rankings.

It depends whether you're mainly a generalite or an RPer. RP posts tend to be longer on average, so you'd need less. For general, posts are often so short, that you need more.

Yeah when you log in.
Our region has a forum, under the daily issue rankings.

never really considered that a forum more of a bulletin board

never really considered that a forum more of a bulletin board
Less smilies but same essence.
But pragmatically, sure.

Less smilies but same essence.
But pragmatically, sure.

I guess chatting here is better than burning pages on your serious thread about Jack. You know you could just get Yahoo messenger.

I guess chatting here is better than burning pages on your serious thread about Jack. You know you could just get Yahoo messenger.
You know there was actually a motion to make a thread devoted specifically to 'jacks?
No one knew where to take it!
J/K
The infamous "Choose Wisely ..." thread ... *Peechy*

Also, for some reason, no one particularly feels like commenting on Jack.
The only reason i brought it up is because of the White House's reaction.
That's quite telling.

They are playing it smart this time. Admitting he might have been around more just in case someone manages to discover more meetings.

They are playing it smart this time. Admitting he might have been around more just in case someone manages to discover more meetings.
Damned right, damage control.
BTW, some threads are all about timing.
And the right bump in the right hip.

Damned right, damage control.
BTW, some threads are all about timing.
And the right bump in the right hip.

*shrug* Don't really care about long running threads actually I was just surprised this has stuck around this long. Anyway Bush needs some better advisors real fast and he needs to change the direction of his policy making. If he can do that he may be able to save his presidency from taking the worst president in history books. But knowing his stupidity he probably won't.

*shrug* Don't really care about long running threads actually I was just surprised this has stuck around this long. Anyway Bush needs some better advisors real fast and he needs to change the direction of his policy making. If he can do that he may be able to save his presidency from taking the worst president in history books. But knowing his stupidity he probably won't.
He damns everyone he touches.
Of course, many of them already were, and it's just a matter of reinforcement ...

He damns everyone he touches.
Of course, many of them already were, and it's just a matter of reinforcement ...

Hmmm I could think of a few rivers he needs to visit. Maybe we should send him to go hang with OBL. Take em both out with one cruise missile at least he would go out a hero.

Hmmm I could think of a few rivers he needs to visit. Maybe we should send him to go hang with OBL. Take em both out with one cruise missile at least he would go out a hero.
The river Styx, first and foremost.
If he wanted a hero's death, he could've miscalc'd on that "Mission Accomplished" photo fiasco on flightdeck and got impaled by one of the com antennae.

The river Styx, first and foremost.
If he wanted a hero's death, he could've miscalc'd on that "Mission Accomplished" photo fiasco on flightdeck and got impaled by one of the com antennae.

I was under the impression he wasn't actually flying the jet. Fighter pilots aren't stupid enough to dump a plane no mater what their politics are. Though I kinda wished some of the bases would have been shelled during some of the presidential visits or those of the SecDef maybe when there were no extra flaks they would have realized how important armor is.

I was under the impression he wasn't actually flying the jet. Fighter pilots aren't stupid enough to dump a plane no mater what their politics are. Though I kinda wished some of the bases would have been shelled during some of the presidential visits or those of the SecDef maybe when there were no extra flaks they would have realized how important armor is.
Uhm ...
if ... he ... was ... flying ... the ... jet ... he ... 'chuted ... outta ... then ... who ... was ... there ... to ... land ... it ...?

You know, the photo op that helped emphasize his ... as Guy LeDouche would say, "bulging profits" :eek:

nope no clue what are you insinuating...I never noticed anything

nope no clue what are you insinuating...I never noticed anything
I see - he wasn't a sailor in uniform.
;)

Don't see many Jan 03 nations on the forums anymore :p

My old nation MIGHT have been... before I was without an internet connection for a year or so...

My old nation MIGHT have been... before I was without an internet connection for a year or so...
:eek: *gasp*
Year of Hell, part I?

:eek: *gasp*
Year of Hell, part I?

Seriously, it was pretty bad.

I'd just got established, too... then, like an idiot, I moved to the US.

I had about a thousand posts, I think.... mostly about Wicca, of all things...

Seriously, it was pretty bad.

I'd just got established, too... then, like an idiot, I moved to the US.

I had about a thousand posts, I think.... mostly about Wicca, of all things...
Ah the US ain't that bad - just the fundies .... ;)
and the health care ...

Ah the US ain't that bad - just the fundies .... ;)
and the health care ...

Yeah - both of those, because I moved into the fundie heartland...

But, I was rather more thinking of the fact that my relocation means I left my CD collection in the UK (That's like, 500 albums...) and spent a couple of years getting all the stuff sorted out over here, which left me without basic amenities like... an internet connection.

Hell, in this godless backwater, I didn't even get DSL till about September of this last year...

Yeah - both of those, because I moved into the fundie heartland...

But, I was rather more thinking of the fact that my relocation means I left my CD collection in the UK (That's like, 500 albums...) and spent a couple of years getting all the stuff sorted out over here, which left me without basic amenities like... an internet connection.

Hell, in this godless backwater, I didn't even get DSL till about September of this last year...
ouchouchouchouchouchouchouch
I was wondering what happened to ya!

ouchouchouchouchouchouchouch
I was wondering what happened to ya!

I'm thinking that my DSL might be the actual difference between the few thousand posts I remember having... and the sudden 10,000+ that I recently noticed I had...

I don't have to wait five minutes for the page to refresh anymore...

I'm thinking that my DSL might be the actual difference between the few thousand posts I remember having... and the sudden 10,000+ that I recently noticed I had...

I don't have to wait five minutes for the page to refresh anymore...
RAmen to that.
I got DSL a couple months ago, and i think i'm experiencing a parallel ...
could also be my wife outta town gives me more time on the compie.
Both.
:)
At least you get more read in a day, eh?

BTW, what the hades possessed you to move inland U.S. again?

RAmen to that.
I got DSL a couple months ago, and i think i'm experiencing a parallel ...
could also be my wife outta town gives me more time on the compie.
Both.
:)
At least you get more read in a day, eh?

BTW, what the hades possessed you to move inland U.S. again?

Ah - the same thing that causes trouble for men the world over... the feminine wiles of a Georgia girl...

She came and lived with me in the UK for a while, and then, she needed to relocate back to here... :(

Ah - the same thing that causes trouble for men the world over... the feminine wiles of a Georgia girl...

She came and lived with me in the UK for a while, and then, she needed to relocate back to here... :(
Ah, i hear ya.
Snowbirding, perhaps?

I gotta go to sleep. I hope that works out for ya, Grave.
I can relate - my wife's in Anchorage, so we're factoring in more computer and phone time for our relationship (yay ... :( )

Funny thing, usually this time of night i can expect to see "Girls Gone Wild" commercials.
NOT TONIGHT.
"Guys Gone Wild"!!!! :eek:
Well, :eek: for me.

Nightie!

Ah, i hear ya.
Snowbirding, perhaps?

No... she's a Georgia girl, and they can't seem to leave the nest for long... :) I'm more of a Gypsy spirit, so it's far less important to me WHERE my 'walls' are... although I did lament leaving my all my music 4000 miles to the East of me... :(

(Yep - somewhere in the UK, someone is probably listening to my signed copy of "ADIOS"... waaahh!)

Just out of mild curiosity as I cruise the topics. How many posts does it take for someone to be considered a regular poster? I am guessing 650-1000 yeah that is a big gap but somewhere around there. Or is it the quality of ones post. Does being a master debator make you a more serious poster? Just curious.
Why should it matter if we're "serious" posters or not? Isn't it all just a bit of fun? Heh. (sorry)

*cue random telling-off*:p

5,000 posts, unless you're really good.


The only poster I regularly noticed who was well under 1,000 was Nicollo Medici.


The key for you is to get enough posts to be known a little bit, and then pine about 'the good old days'. It's rare these days to see an early 2003 nation
You better watch out, I am getting really close to that.

The key for you is to get enough posts to be known a little bit, and then pine about 'the good old days'. It's rare these days to see an early 2003 nation

You calling me old?

You calling me old?


Well are you gonna get out of your rocking chair and stop me?

Well are you gonna get out of your rocking chair and stop me?

*sigh*

No. This chair is really comfy.

Did anyone else know that Legless Pirates is gone? He's no longer on the members list.

*sigh*

No. This chair is really comfy.

Did anyone else know that Legless Pirates is gone? He's no longer on the members list.

:(

That really sucks. I'd obviously noticed that he hadn't been on the forums much, but I kept forgetting to check his nation to see if it was still alive.