How Many Posts.....?

[Dr Helix]

I am approaching the 500 post mark on this forum and I started thinking; At what point do you have enough posts to be considered a veteran of eplaya? 50? 100? 1000? I look at some of the larger post numbers (Cryptofish, Ygmir, AntiM, Gyre, Ugly Dougly, Jkisha, Simon) and they are definitely held in high esteem by this board. And well they should be. So I ask you all; What's the number? When do you crack the newbie ranks and become a grizzled vet?

[lemur]

high esteem on eplaya is directly proportional to how many people have met you in real life at the burn (or elsewhere) and found out that the shit you say is just shit and you are actually a "nice person" in real life.

post count doesnt come into it.

[theCryptofishist]

If you look at the spread, 500 is up there. Many people post once, if at all. I recognize your name and avatar and I don't shrink when I see them. I'm not sure what more is possible.

[lemur]

dont forget the realm where in some heated arguments people start pulling out the 'YOU POST TOO MUCH' thing!

so clearly, for some people ... esteem based on post count becomes tempered by 'too much'

its the goldiloxcks paradox..


theres is a "JUST RIGHT"

[Eric]

I don't think it's a quantity of posts that make you a "veteran" here, it's quality. Are you adding knowledge, humor, dead-on snark... something...? I think meeting people on-playa helps us connect further, but I don't think that makes you a veteran either (I started posting on here in '03, I finally made the Meet & Greet in 2010. I think I only met a dozen or so posters in those 7 years)

There are members with under 100 posts who I look forward to read, others... not so much.

[ygmir]

yup, I agree:
Quality, not quantity.
There are high count posters here (and to some, I may well be one), who make me cringe when I see them post.
Sure, it takes at least dozens, to get a "feel" for a persona, but, by low hundreds, it's usually pretty dang clear.
And, to be fair, some folks do change and stuff.......some I have completely changed my opinion of, over time.

[Shambala]

Yag, you are BOTH quality AND quantity. You got it all my friend!

[ygmir]

**blushing**

[TomServo]

Are the Post count and Joined date proportional?
Is the content relative to their "Burnier-than-thou-ness?"

[lemur]

[TomServo]

[gyre]

Post count really has nothing to do with anything.

[Drawingablank]

What matters is that you participate, and in the process hopefully contribute something worthwhile - be it help or humor, I find everything other than whineyness and blame placing has some value. Just my opinion on this.

Looking back as I approach the 1k post mark, I find that many of my posts could probably have been better. Hopefully my posts that add useful things to these boards outweigh those that don't.

[lemur]

all of my posts have been the "BEST OF EPLAYA"

if there was a list of 2000 best of eplaya posts... mine would be the first 1803 on the list

[theCryptofishist]

all of my posts have been the "BEST OF EPLAYA"

if there was a list of 2000 best of eplaya posts... mine would be the first 1803 on the list

Actually, this one is 1812.

[Drawingablank]

all of my posts have been the "BEST OF EPLAYA"

if there was a list of 2000 best of eplaya posts... mine would be the first 1803 on the list

No doubt about it! You are a regular legend in your own mind.

[Dr Helix]

Post count really has nothing to do with anything.

And yet.........you have weighed in here over 13,000 TIMES. It matters to you. That's all I'm trying to say.

[lemur]

some forums dont show post count cuz it really doesnt mean much.. and join date..

[gyre]

I asked admin to remove or reset my post count a couple of times, but turns out that isn't easy on this forum.


I was on here many years before I posted more than once a year or so.
Limited net access, like many.

[gyre]

My favorite comment on post count.
Sig line on a car forum.
My post count there is forty.

A little hint, I did not reach a post count over 40k+ by posting useful tips on which tyre is best for your car or how you can jack it up.
If this is all the information you require from this forum then please click HERE and add R____ to your ever growing list.
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[Dr Helix]

No, I agree that quality should matter more than quantity. I was not trying to say that the most prolific posters have the best insights. But I think they definitely care very much about what is said on these boards, and try very hard to help folks if they can. I appreciate that very much.

[oneeyeddick]

There is a shortcut for immediate veteran-ship here on Eplaya.

First you must tell Gyre to shut the fuck up and then you must call Iso a cunt.

it really is that easy.

[jkisha]

some forums dont show post count cuz it really doesnt mean much.. and join date..

Ya, that's what everyone with less than 2,000 posts say.

[gaminwench]

There is a shortcut for immediate veteran-ship here on Eplaya.

First you must tell Gyre to shut the fuck up and then you must call Iso a cunt.

it really is that easy.

or...
you get in a flame war with one of Simon's socks...

this overrides all other requirements

[AntiM]

There is a shortcut for immediate veteran-ship here on Eplaya.

First you must tell Gyre to shut the fuck up and then you must call Iso a cunt.

it really is that easy.

or...
you get in a flame war with one of Simon's socks...

this overrides all other requirements

Flaming SOPsox is pure gold.

Ah, but Platinum Membership has earmarks also:

You know longer confuse the three Badgers for each other.

You understand the hazards lurking in the back of Doc Pyro's RV.

You know the Fuck thread is where you can seek solace.

You thump the ECM in the morning, have a virtual feast and bender, and tuck in the NEB at night.

You don't snark the Q&A until after the real answers get posted.

[MyDearFriend]

Pay attention and participate, that's all. Post counts are bullshit, sorry (((JK))).

Dr Helix you are a Seriously Respected Veteran from where I sit, so...

[tamarakay]

Oh well crap, i'm so out then. I think Iso is the bomb and Simon's socks are some of my favorite people. Ok, maybe i've hit one of the qualifiers.

[Shambala]

I was previously registered on eplaya under my real name and changed to this one a while back. I think that every one of my posts has substance and a bit of twisted humor. I hope that each of them is worthwhile reading.

You will never get only a smiley face , lol or hahaha as one of my posts.

Post count really means nothing, it's the substance that matters. SUBSTANCE BABY!

[The CO]

Solve for E:

(n/e)(B/y)=E

Start with number of posts. (n)
Divide by years you have been on eplaya. (e)
Multiply by the number of times you have been to BRC. (B)
Divide that by the last two digits of the first year you went (y)

The result gives you E, your Eplaya rank. Wear this number proudly, and if you find any way in which it means something, let me know.

As of this post, my eplaya rank is 20.58901515151 repeating.

[OregonRed]

Well, CO. According to your ranking system, I am ranked at 1032.77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777

I thought I might've ranked higher than that, but math says no.