Inktomi Slurp Spider? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eruanna · 02-24-2005, 04:29 PM

More spiders?
Most users ever...yesterday, 335!
Now there are Google Spiders and the very alliterative Speedy Spider Spider.
I never kill spiders, I just transfer them to my garden. However, I don't think I could cope with 335 all at once.

Encaitare · 02-24-2005, 04:50 PM

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I note it posts at what would be "just finished work time for a Brit" or "lunchtime for East Coast America /Canada" which may be a clue. And I think I would guess a Brit..... But I think it is possible to analyse writing (and I mean content not handwriting) to ID wok. But I doubt we have enough to go on yet. (Mith)

Ooh, it's a mystery! *dons Sherlock Holmes hat*

Should be interesting to see if we can figure it out... any computer-savvy members know how to find a user's IP address?

Kuruharan · 02-24-2005, 05:49 PM

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And I think I would guess a Brit

Well, that would narrow the field of potential candidates...considerably.

As far as I know there is only one Brit moderator.

However, there are two in Germany, which is not so very far off on time that it would be impossible for a small piece of evening mischief.

There is one mod that I know for certain who lives on the east coast of the US. He can occasionally be a bit...rascally.

However, going by your theory, that would eliminate the mod that I thought was doing it because I think he lives in entirely the wrong place.

mark12_30 · 02-25-2005, 04:23 AM

Floridian Spirit of Mist? Hmmm, Inktomi Mithslurp...

Rimbaud · 02-25-2005, 04:37 AM

I think it's fairly evident.

mark12_30 · 02-25-2005, 04:53 AM

My first guess would have been the Wight, considering the rapidity of the pounce. But then, there's more playfulness in the Spider than I would expect.

Bêthberry · 02-25-2005, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

Well, that would narrow the field of potential candidates...considerably.

As far as I know there is only one Brit moderator.

However, there are two in Germany, which is not so very far off on time that it would be impossible for a small piece of evening mischief.

There is one mod that I know for certain who lives on the east coast of the US. He can occasionally be a bit...rascally.

However, going by your theory, that would eliminate the mod that I thought was doing it because I think he lives in entirely the wrong place.

Actually, there are two Brit moderators, Kuru as well as the two in Germany. Two admins on the East Coast and a mod. An Admin and mod in Texas. One Mod on the West Coast and one Admin. One mod in North North America. But let us not be too hasty. I can think of others, though, who aren't officially mods, who are well known for their playfullness and who have done their share of 'keeping the forum together'.

Helen, do frogs pounce as lightly and easily as spiders?

ISP might give us some idea, but only mods have access to that, and only in their own forum. We all know who mods this forum.

Lhunardawen · 02-25-2005, 06:30 AM

Oh, thank you very much. Now I've got arachnophobia to deal with. As if having fear of stalkers is not enough.

mark12_30 · 02-25-2005, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Actually, there are two Brit moderators, Kuru as well as the two in Germany. Two admins on the East Coast and a mod. An Admin and mod in Texas. One Mod on the West Coast and one Admin. One mod in North North America. But let us not be too hasty. I can think of others, though, who aren't officially mods, who are well known for their playfullness and who have done their share of 'keeping the forum together'.

Helen, do frogs pounce as lightly and easily as spiders?

Bb, to the best of my admittedly limited understanding, frogs are known less for their pouncing than for their lightning-fast tongue.

Thank you for the most excellent rundown of mods, admins, and their locale. I shall have to bookmark your post for future reference.

Lhunardawen · 02-25-2005, 06:46 AM

Inktomi Slurp Spider, why did you choose to become an official member of the Downs among all the merely visiting Inktomi Slurp Spiders? Are you their official spokesperson sent to make your species' intentions clarified?

Kuruharan · 02-25-2005, 08:58 AM

Well, learn something new everyday.

(I at first thought the Wight was doing it, but now I'm not so sure. But, then again, who else could authorize this egregious waste of bandwidth?

However, Bethberry seems to know a lot.)

EDIT: Duh! I went and forgot Rimbaud was a mod! *smacks self in head*

Mithalwen · 02-25-2005, 12:34 PM

Well if Incey-wincey posts again we may see how he/she spells.... but although I said Brit.. if I didn't know he has limited net access for a few days I would guess Fordim .. the spider has a professorial tone me thinks and doc Hedgethistle has moments os out Briting the Brits....

Mithalwen · 02-25-2005, 12:36 PM

Well if Incey-wincey posts again we may see how he/she spells.... but although I said Brit.. if I didn't know he has limited net access for a few days I would guess Fordim .. the spider has a professorial tone me thinks and doc Hedgethistle has moments of out Briting the Brits....

Bêthberry · 02-25-2005, 12:54 PM

Hmm, Mithalwen for your reasoning. We follow Brit spelling up here. Except for tyre, so I suspect we shall need more linguistic clues than that.

Helen, alas for the future applicability of my post. We've already seen one Mod move 'cross the pond and rumour has it that others, nay, even Admins, are contemplating long distance moves.

I hate to think though that I gave anyone this idea. *shudders at one of my previous posts*

[QUOTE = Bethberry]
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posted by Rimbaud:
04:37 PM--------Inktomi Slurp Spider--------Giving Reputation

Ah, but I thought one had to be registered in order to give Reputation! Or do we have a member called Inktomi Slurp Spider? [/QUOTE]

02-24-2005, 04:29 PM	#1
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	More spiders? Most users ever...yesterday, 335! Now there are Google Spiders and the very alliterative Speedy Spider Spider. I never kill spiders, I just transfer them to my garden. However, I don't think I could cope with 335 all at once. __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

02-25-2005, 04:23 AM	#4
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Floridian Spirit of Mist? Hmmm, Inktomi Mithslurp... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

02-25-2005, 04:37 AM	#5
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	I think it's fairly evident. __________________ And all the rest is literature

02-25-2005, 04:53 AM	#6
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	My first guess would have been the Wight, considering the rapidity of the pounce. But then, there's more playfulness in the Spider than I would expect. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve. Last edited by mark12_30; 02-25-2005 at 05:04 AM.

02-25-2005, 06:46 AM	#10
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Wait a minute... Inktomi Slurp Spider, why did you choose to become an official member of the Downs among all the merely visiting Inktomi Slurp Spiders? Are you their official spokesperson sent to make your species' intentions clarified?

02-25-2005, 06:30 AM	#8
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Oh, thank you very much. Now I've got arachnophobia to deal with. As if having fear of stalkers is not enough.

02-25-2005, 08:58 AM	#11
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	<---We still need a magnifying glass icon... Well, learn something new everyday. (I at first thought the Wight was doing it, but now I'm not so sure. But, then again, who else could authorize this egregious waste of bandwidth? However, Bethberry seems to know a lot.) EDIT: Duh! I went and forgot Rimbaud was a mod! smacks self in head __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no... Last edited by Kuruharan; 02-25-2005 at 09:02 AM.

02-25-2005, 12:34 PM	#12
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Well if Incey-wincey posts again we may see how he/she spells.... but although I said Brit.. if I didn't know he has limited net access for a few days I would guess Fordim .. the spider has a professorial tone me thinks and doc Hedgethistle has moments os out Briting the Brits.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-25-2005, 12:36 PM	#13
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Well if Incey-wincey posts again we may see how he/she spells.... but although I said Brit.. if I didn't know he has limited net access for a few days I would guess Fordim .. the spider has a professorial tone me thinks and doc Hedgethistle has moments of out Briting the Brits.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-25-2005, 12:54 PM	#14
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Hmm, Mithalwen for your reasoning. We follow Brit spelling up here. Except for tyre, so I suspect we shall need more linguistic clues than that. Helen, alas for the future applicability of my post. We've already seen one Mod move 'cross the pond and rumour has it that others, nay, even Admins, are contemplating long distance moves. I hate to think though that I gave anyone this idea. shudders at one of my previous posts [QUOTE = Bethberry] Quote: posted by Rimbaud: 04:37 PM--------Inktomi Slurp Spider--------Giving Reputation Ah, but I thought one had to be registered in order to give Reputation! Or do we have a member called Inktomi Slurp Spider? [/QUOTE] __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

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