Infrequent poster unite - I feel slighted

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 12:26AM

While RUSS and all the other 10,000 plus posters get accolades, those of us who invest multiple responses to threads of interest get no respect. While I am approaching the 2000 post marker, a modest feat for my 2-3 years on the forum, I probably have 2 or 3x that in total responses. Why not a category too for total responses? A response to a new thread or an old one takes the same amount of time. But I must admit that back in 4th grade I was a proponent of the same club. We had a book report club and whoever read the most books for the year got a prize. It didn't take me long to realize that reading a 200 page book on Davy Crockett
(he was the bomb then) was worth the same points as a 15 page book called "What is a Magnet" (by Herbert S. Zim). This was my first REGISTRY SET and I didn't even know it back then!! Needless to say I won the award with around 50 books and got some cycnical remarks from those who read real books. Sorry Laurie wherever you are.

And we all know we spend too much time here as it is. LESS FILLING....TASTES GREAT.....LESS FILLING is my choice. Selective responders deserve credit too. TASTES GREAT?

roadrunner

ksteelheader · February 21, 2004 12:34AM

You get 1 post for 1 reply! Why do you think differently???

Russ · February 21, 2004 12:41AM

I guess he figures I've started over 17,600 threads.

I've actually started only a few hundred. The rest of the posts are responses.

Russ, NCNE

tjkillian · February 21, 2004 12:42AM

I feel the same way you do and usually only reply to a coin related thread. The political ones are the ones I stay out of.

I don't initiate a post too often.

Tom

kranky · February 21, 2004 12:46AM

All is well, roadrunner. Your post count includes every reply you've ever made.

farthing · February 21, 2004 12:51AM

Editing your own post will not bump your post count. Any other post will.

LucyBop · February 21, 2004 12:54AM

that Russel is the forum bully!

Kennedy Head!

cladking · February 21, 2004 3:59AM

I've always enjoyed reading stuff by Roadrunner, but now he's stooped to creating cheat threads and post padding.

Apparently everything takes practice before one gets good at it.

puff · February 21, 2004 4:04AM

<< <i>that Russel is the forum bully!

Kennedy Head! >>

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 6:36AM

Cladking,

Honestly, I wasn't aware that replies in the same thread counted, including those threads started by others. AT least from "gut feel" my post totals were hardly budging (at least it felt that way) and I deduced (wrongly of course) that you get one point per thread...period.

In my defense I offer to take a 1000 point cut in my totals. Frankly, anyone replying to fluff threads should get an automatic deduction.
Yeah, like this one.

Well we all make mistakes. It took me 6 months to figure out that I had a PM feature! The only one I know that took longer to figure that one out was Laura Legend. One of these days I'll even figure out how to change my icon! But that's another adventure.

Hey, what's going on with the all the gold bashers? Haven't heard a peep out of you guys in weeks? Takes all the fun out the forum.

roadrunner

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 6:44AM

True to my nature of empirical mathematical investigation I posted a new reply to a repeat thread to see what my post number did. In fact it did go up one. What I DID NOT realize is that all previous posts you ever made get updated to that number. Hence my confusion in that the post number doesn't appear to be changing. I doubt I'm the only one who made such an assumption.

We can all return to our regularly scheduled programs.

roadrunner

bearcave · February 21, 2004 7:44AM

1 more for me, love the fluff!!

JxnBoy · February 21, 2004 7:50AM

I hope I'm not the only one that appreciates farthing's avitar. That's a riot.

ksteelheader · February 21, 2004 8:00AM

roadrunner, Five lashes, or you have to buy us all an Accented Hair Kennedy....

tradedollarnut · February 21, 2004 8:05AM

Bubbleheads....you can larn em, but you can't larn em much!

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 8:08AM

TDN, we both knew that the safest place was UNDER the water and not above it. And they gave us hazardous duty pay for that! I think we larned something. Ever put the cross-hairs on a bird farm?

roadrunner

tradedollarnut · February 21, 2004 8:16AM

Roadrunner: our job was to drill 3 knot holes in the water and run away from anything that floated.

But it was nice to know that we could if we wanted to and there wasn't much they could do about it until after the fact!

oreville · February 21, 2004 8:24AM

Sorry, roadrunner, what the heck are you talking about?

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:27AM

Fluff the magic 'runner
Lived in the North East
And frolicked with Seated coins
On the CU message boards

EVP

cladking · February 21, 2004 8:29AM

<< <i>Sorry, roadrunner, what the heck are you talking about? >>

I'm not sure but note that now he knows each post counts and he has four on page one of this thread.

Practice does make perfect.

This is my second post here too, but I'm always looking for a good cheat thread.

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 8:30AM

TDN, besides the "688 hot rods" I also got to experience those 4 knot circles. In fact when I returned home from my very first (of 6) such meandering runs in March of 1980, my coins had doubled in price! I couldn't believe it. I sold off most of them in the next month or so. Nice return home present. Who says you can't profit from making holes in the ocean??

roadrunner

coppercoins · February 21, 2004 8:33AM

I hardly see why a number under your user name could mean so much - I would think it's the quality of the posts that would make the difference as to whether a person ranks highly or not. I frankly don't even know at this moment what number displays with my post because I don't care. What I care is to have fun and help spread numismatic knowledge.

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:35AM

Roadrunner,

Did you ever get to fire any of those "hot rods"?

(Yes, this is a blatant attempt to boost my post count!)

EVP

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:36AM

(Yes, this is a blatant attempt to boost my post count!)

Oh, and how do you like my new sig? Aren't they cute?

EVP

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:38AM

Oh, and how do you like my new sig? Aren't they cute?

And, they're Mets fans too. Ah, well, they can't be perfect... Wouldn't want them to get too big a head, would we?!?

EVP

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 8:40AM

Hey coppercoins, get real. You ever hear of the words cynical or satire before? Half of the posts on the forum are exactly that. Did you read the whole thread? I should just stick to the gold bashing threads.

Your post # is 3202. Have a nice day.

roadrunner

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:40AM

I just noticed that your bulb is blue -- indicating that you're no longer online. Well, that's ok 'cuz I still get topad my post count. Or, is this really a blatant way for me to show off my new sig?

Ain't they cute?

Well, I'm waiting for an answer!!!

EVP

tradedollarnut · February 21, 2004 8:42AM

Are those rats?

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:45AM

Well, I'm still waiting for an answer. Anyone? Ain't they cute?!?

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 8:47AM

coppercoins, my point exactly on writing the thread. I like to reply to select threads that I can input a meaningful discussion on. I avoid the fluff ones as much as possible. That was the meaning of this thread.

EVP: I got to fire one test ICBM on my 4 knot whole puncher. But fired dozens of test MS48 Adcap torpedoes as weapons officer on USS Boston when we were selected to be the test firing platform in the Atlantic fleet. WE affectionately called ourselves the "Love Boat" as we did a lot of port calls over 12 months to Port Everglades and Ft. Lauderdale to reload prior to heading out to the Tongue of The Ocean range to launch them. We also got rained torpedoes on when down on the range by every helo pilot within striking distance.
They got the full use of USS Boston.

roadrunner

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:48AM

Are those rats?

Bite me, you germ-infested varmint.

Now my post count is at 2915. Cool!

EVP

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 8:49AM

EVP, they are very cute....and this doesn't help my count either!

roadrunner

Fairlaneman · February 21, 2004 8:50AM

<< <i>Are those rats?

>>

One more for the post count...

tradedollarnut · February 21, 2004 8:50AM

Bigggggg rats....

Fairlaneman · February 21, 2004 8:52AM

<< <i>Are those rats?

Bite me, you germ-infested varmint.

Now my post count is at 2915. Cool!

EVP >>

Again

Be Nice Guys and Oh Yea another post count...

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:53AM

Bigggggg rats....

Are you looking for a world of hurt in OR?

Oh, shoot, there goes my post count!

EVP

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:55AM

Besides the 'Runner, who else likes my ra... er, dogs?

EVP

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 8:56AM

I don't like prime numbers. So, this Bud's for you!

EVP

PS How 'bout my girls?

fcloud · February 21, 2004 9:00AM

The more you post the more your count will go up. It is that simple. The more you participate the more you will by involved.

Fairlaneman · February 21, 2004 9:02AM

I was just going to stand back and watch you and TDN settle this Rat thingy...

See Ya there.

Ken

Nic · February 21, 2004 9:02AM

Submariner's ... they are all alike. One of my good friends is as well . He went to Tahiti for vacation and no one has heard from him, except postcards, for two years!
Those aren't dogs.
K

tradedollarnut · February 21, 2004 9:04AM

Well... at least we know that if EVP gets snowed in, he won't starve! Here, puppy, puppy, puppy!

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 9:07AM

EVP, I figured at least one person had to be kind about your ra..
I mean cats, uh, err, dogs. Yes, nice dogs.

roadrunner

Fairlaneman · February 21, 2004 9:14AM

To keep this on topic.... How about My Guy ?

Ken

Nic · February 21, 2004 9:17AM

Cool DOG Ken. K

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 9:33AM

What goes around comes around, guys!

Darn! Just ruined my post count. I hope it doesn't become another prime number!

EVP

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 9:33AM

Is that a boxer or a 4 speed 427 R code Fairlane? To stay on topic, did they make 427 Fairlanes or just Galaxies?

roadrunner

EVillageProwler · February 21, 2004 9:35AM

Nice boxer, Ken!

(Had to fix my post count -- no primes!)

EVP

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 9:40AM

EVP, what's the biggest prime you know???

roadrunner

Fairlaneman · February 21, 2004 10:27AM

Wow... Now I can really get the post count up.

Yes they made 427 Fairlanes. One of the most sought after High Proformance cars is the 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt. For 1965 and 66 I am not real sure but a 427 version was made in 1967, very few of them. Also there were 427 Comets which are much rarer than a Fairlane. The Comet would be comparable to a 1894S Dime versus a 1916D Dime which would be the Fairlane.

Hey hows that for Coins, Cars and Ra....er Dogs.

and this is post # 5392.

Ken

roadrunner · February 21, 2004 10:34AM

EVP, I'm afraid that 1963 is a prime. Can you help. Should I repost to get 1964. Nevermind.....divisible by 13. I'm safe for the time being. Phew!!! What's my next prime??

Ken, I've heard and seen photos of the T-bolt. Awesome car. I came very close to making a turquoise 1964 Galaxie XL convertible my first classic car in 1992. But I decided on a '1969 roadrunner and never looked back. It was all Mopars since. We could have been Ford buddies. AT least my wife's car is a Crown Victoria.

EVP, nice dogs ya got there! Would you trade one of them for a 1852 seated dollar??

Infrequent poster unite - I feel slighted

Comments

Leave a Comment