11||0|2093|0|yes 0|0|0|||||While we%27re talking post counts... |Gryphon||22:22:19|06/27/2001|... ladies and gentlemen%2C the Post of the Beast.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%28666 posts%29%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 1|1|0|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Wedge||23:40:30|06/27/2001|%3E... ladies and gentlemen%2C the Post of the Beast. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%28666 posts%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMust...not...snarf...roasted...peanuts...%0D%0A%0D%0AOw.%0D%0A%0D%0A------------------------%0D%0A%22We are totally fluxed.%22%0D%0A------------------------%0D%0AChad Collier%0D%0ADigital Bitch%0D%0AJ. Random VFX Company 2|2|1|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Star Ranger4||04:57:08|06/28/2001|Except that it looses some of its potency%2C seeing as how every post shows your total number of posts rather than what number of your%27s this was.%0D%0A%0D%0AI mean... seeing 668 posts under your name just doesn%3Bt carry the same weight%2C since you posted twice after this one.%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0AVaughn doesn%27t know I exist. I guess this explains why the rest of reality keeps ignoring me as well. %3E_%3C 3|3|2|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Gryphon||05:00:58|06/28/2001|%3EExcept that it looses some of its potency%2C seeing as how every post %0D%0A%3Eshows your total number of posts rather than what number of your%27s %0D%0A%3Ethis was. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C I know. Which is why I mentioned which post number it actually was in the post itself... %0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 4|4|3|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |LostFactor||08:46:49|06/28/2001|%3EYeah%2C I know. Which is why I mentioned which post number it actually %0D%0A%3Ewas in the post itself... %0D%0A%0D%0AWhich is good%2C because I didn%27t get the joke before and if you hadn%27t I%27d be totally lost.%0D%0A-Eliot %22So it%27s not really private%2C not really mail%2C but is really talking about posts%3F%22 Lefebvre%0D%0A-%3D%28%29%3D-%0D%0AWe%27re only given a little time in our lives to waste. Make the most of it.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.lostfactor.net%7CElectronic Transcendance Productions%5D%0D%0AProducer of%2C um%2C stuff for an unspecified time-period. 5|1|0|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Laudre||11:21:44|11/07/2001|%3E... ladies and gentlemen%2C the Post of the Beast. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%28666 posts%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ADitto.%0D%0A%0D%0AWas wondering how long that would take.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 6|2|5|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |LostFactor||15:55:38|11/07/2001|%3EDitto. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EWas wondering how long that would take. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C well%2C I was catching up with you for a long time. I probably would have%2C too%2C if I ever posted in the UF boards more than once per thread.%0D%0A-Eliot %22Congratulations anyways%22 Lefebvre%0D%0A-%3D%28%29%3D-%0D%0AWe%27re only given a little time in our lives to waste. Make the most of it.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.lostfactor.net%7CElectronic Transcendence Productions%5D%0D%0AProducer of%2C um%2C stuff for an unspecified time-period.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flostfactor%2F%7CThoughts of the moment%2C and such%5D 7|3|6|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Laudre||17:58:33|11/07/2001|%3EYeah%2C well%2C I was catching up with you for a long time. I probably %0D%0A%3Ewould have%2C too%2C if I ever posted in the UF boards more than once per %0D%0A%3Ethread. %0D%0A%0D%0AI noticed. On looking around a bit%2C I realized that the only person on the boards with a higher post count than me is Gryph %28who posts three times to my one%29. Zoner was ahead of me%2C but he hasn%27t been posting lately.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot that I really care%3B post count dicksize is about as juvenile as you can get%2C superceding even %22first post%22 competitions. The only reason I was paying attention to my post count at all was because%2C since I was in the 200%27s before I even registered the post count feature %28thus missing any special comment on posts 42 and 69%29%2C I wanted to say something when I got to 666. Now that I%27ve passed that milestone%2C I probably won%27t even look except to periodically check if I%27ve hit 4 digits yet.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 8|4|7|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |LostFactor||19:13:54|11/07/2001|%3ENot that I really care%3B post count dicksize is about as juvenile as %0D%0A%3Eyou can get%2C superceding even %22first post%22 competitions.%0D%0A%0D%0APH34R %7C%5C%2F%7CY L337 P057 C0U%7C%5C%7C7%2C F00. 3L107 0W%7C%5C%7CZ J00R P057Z. %3B%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI remember that back when I hung around on the Keenspot%2FKeenspace forums on a regular basis%2C there was a long discussion arising because of post counts. There%2C it only made slightly more sense%3B they had a ranking system based off of how many posts you had under your belt. So if you had no life%2C you could make yourself feel better by posting to the forums constantly. Actually%2C I think that described a lot of people who posted there.%0D%0A-Eliot %22Thankfully%2C no such feature exists on these boards%22 Lefebvre%0D%0A-%3D%28%29%3D-%0D%0AWe%27re only given a little time in our lives to waste. Make the most of it.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.lostfactor.net%7CElectronic Transcendence Productions%5D%0D%0AProducer of%2C um%2C stuff for an unspecified time-period.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flostfactor%2F%7CThoughts of the moment%2C and such%5D 9|5|8|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Laudre||00:49:06|11/08/2001|%3EI remember that back when I hung around on the Keenspot%2FKeenspace %0D%0A%3Eforums on a regular basis%2C there was a long discussion arising because %0D%0A%3Eof post counts. There%2C it only made slightly more sense%3B they had a %0D%0A%3Eranking system based off of how many posts you had under your belt. %0D%0A%3ESo if you had no life%2C you could make yourself feel better by posting %0D%0A%3Eto the forums constantly. Actually%2C I think that described a lot of %0D%0A%3Epeople who posted there. %0D%0A%0D%0AI believe both ultimatebb and ikonboard have that particular misfeature. I prefer when said %22ranks%22 are more sarcastic and insulting as you progress further%2C from%2C say%2C %22Newbie%22 %280 - 50 posts%29 to %22Officially Needs To Get A Life%22 %28250%2B%29. %28That%27s what I remember of the ranking system at wilwheaton.net%27s %22soapbox%22 forum%2C which ran on ikonboard%2C and has been dead for some time.%29 ikonboard also adds little balls under your handle on the board%2C each one representing 50 posts%2C and denoting your rank thusly.%0D%0A%0D%0APersonally%2C I fail to see any significance to post count%3B I%27m mostly just amused at seeing my own%2C and fail to see any reason to give a damn about anyone else%27s.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 10|6|9|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |Star Ranger4||03:18:40|11/08/2001|%3EI believe both ultimatebb and ikonboard have that particular %0D%0A%3Emisfeature. I prefer when said %22ranks%22 are more sarcastic and %0D%0A%3Einsulting as you progress further%2C from%2C say%2C %22Newbie%22 %280 - 50 posts%29 %0D%0A%3Eto %22Officially Needs To Get A Life%22 %28250%2B%29. %28That%27s what I remember %0D%0A%3Eof the ranking system at wilwheaton.net%27s %22soapbox%22 forum%2C which ran %0D%0A%3Eon ikonboard%2C and has been dead for some time.%29 ikonboard also adds %0D%0A%3Elittle balls under your handle on the board%2C each one representing 50 %0D%0A%3Eposts%2C and denoting your rank thusly. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AActually%2C the titles are user definable. I hang out on a Roller coaster sim site that uses it%2C and both the %27rank names%27 and the posts per rank are user defineable.%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0AVaughn doesn%27t know I exist. I guess this explains why the rest of reality keeps ignoring me as well. %3E_%3C 11|6|9|||||RE%3A While we%27re talking post counts... |LostFactor||09:31:19|11/08/2001|%3EI believe both ultimatebb and ikonboard have that particular %0D%0A%3Emisfeature. I prefer when said %22ranks%22 are more sarcastic and %0D%0A%3Einsulting as you progress further%2C from%2C say%2C %22Newbie%22 %280 - 50 posts%29 %0D%0A%3Eto %22Officially Needs To Get A Life%22 %28250%2B%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AKeenwhatever%27s boards all run off UBB. I actually don%27t much like that style of board - the reply trees simply don%27t exist%2C so any given thread winds up with lots of posts that have to have references hunted down. Which is part of the reason why I haven%27t bothered to register for MegaTokyo%27s boards.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf I was ever to get my own discussion board %28I%27ve considered it more than once%29%2C I%27d probably shoot for DCForum. There was a free script a while ago that I used with some of the same features%2C but it had some serious faults and was a little buggy besides.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EPersonally%2C I fail to see any significance to post count%3B I%27m mostly %0D%0A%3Ejust amused at seeing my own%2C and fail to see any reason to give a %0D%0A%3Edamn about anyone else%27s. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s more about what you post than how often you post it. Personally%2C I just find post counts amusing%3B you can tell the people who haven%27t been doing anything but hunting for topics to reply to. Also%2C I%27m waiting to get to 666 myself. %3B%3E%0D%0A-Eliot %22Ah%2C well%2C message boards are kind of a waste of time in any event%22 Lefebvre%0D%0A-%3D%28%29%3D-%0D%0AWe%27re only given a little time in our lives to waste. Make the most of it.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.lostfactor.net%7CElectronic Transcendence Productions%5D%0D%0AProducer of%2C um%2C stuff for an unspecified time-period.%0D%0A%5BLink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flostfactor%2F%7CThoughts of the moment%2C and such%5D