Nth Post Angst? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 10-21-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

I don't think I have ever marked any post with "yay my nth post!", whatever the number. What's really so special in your 100th, 500th, 1,000th &c post?

You're just too cool

I'm one of these people who gets all excited when the milometer on a car goes past a landmark sum - in fact I'm so sad I got upset that I recently missed my car passing 50k because my dad was driving it. Grrr...

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Originally Posted by Legate

Number, let's say, 3987 by itself does not warn you in any striking way on first sight.

Well uncannily I am just a couple below that and I'm watching that counter grow each time I post and look, you've just made it go down more...

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Well, since any milestone I would reach probably won't happen for another year or more, I hadn't really even considered an nth post; however, I will gladly offer spam, spam, spam, spam, spam and eggs (minus the eggs) to assist you in reaching your lofty goal.

Any more of those amusing letters to the editor sir and you will soon be going "Oh God, my 1,000th post! What do I do to mark it!"

I think I might use it for a Crazy Caption actually. Why the jiggins not? I have a load of thread ideas stewing on topics I've been wanting to discuss but the irony is here I am rambling on and....

Formendacil · 10-21-2008, 05:06 PM

The only post I ever bothered to track the arrival of was the 500th--for the obvious reason of then becoming eligible for a title, though that still wasn't something that came my way for a good while thereafter, and was not necessarily a consequence of attaining that lofty figure.

Actually... I don't even know how many posts I have right now.

Morthoron · 10-22-2008, 07:33 AM

Perhaps the criteria for posting milestones should be changed to reflect a more Barrow-Downerish model. For instance, one's eleventieth post (Bilbo's Birthday), or one's 1420th post (a proper mark, to be sure), or 3824 (seemingly, the amount of werewolf threads in the Mirth Section).

It's just a thought. Geeze, lycanthropes can be so touchy.

Mithalwen · 10-23-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

You're just too cool

I'm one of these people who gets all excited when the milometer on a car goes past a landmark sum - in fact I'm so sad I got upset that I recently missed my car passing 50k because my dad was driving it. Grrr...

I missed 50K too

- one of those times when I realised I was a couple of miles off one evening but forgot all about it the next morning. But it hit 51K tidily as I pulled into my parking space yesterday. Most exciting of all was when my old car had the speedo reading 54321.0 as I climebed a hill in Kent.

I did think my 5555 should be special then I forgot.

Eönwë · 10-23-2008, 11:43 AM

I forgot about my 1000.

Aganzir · 10-23-2008, 12:06 PM

Before the Downs I used to frequent a forum with no reputation system where an user's reputation kind of depended on the number of posts - the more the better. It was a serious forum with relatively strict moderators, though, so no spam posts were allowed (except in the mirth section where users could eg just post jokes and others comment on them like "Haha!

"). There I was much keener on how many posts I had.

I really like the Downs' rep system. It encourages to write proper posts instead of just trying to add up to the post count.

Lalwendë · 10-23-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

I missed 50K too - one of those times when I realised I was a couple of miles off one evening but forgot all about it the next morning. But it hit 51K tidily as I pulled into my parking space yesterday. Most exciting of all was when my old car had the speedo reading 54321.0 as I climebed a hill in Kent.

I did think my 5555 should be special then I forgot.

I'm glad I'm not alone in this odd little pleasure

It's only in three posts' time (two now, actually - unless I get skwerled and have posts wiped for making up rambling threads like this of course!).

It always strikes me that Downers are a celebratory bunch, any excuse for a bit of a party, Tolkien's birthday, Bilbo's birthday, the Barrow Downs' birthday, the opening of an envelope.... so you surprise me, though you could all be much cooler than I am being all old now and having to find cheap thrills in things like numbers

Naz · 10-24-2008, 12:42 AM

I'm oblivious as to my number of posts. All i know is that i'm horrible when it comes to posting here. .___.

Oh, look. Two seventy.

Shastanis Althreduin · 10-24-2008, 07:49 AM

Lal is only 2 posts away! *cheer!*

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-24-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

It's only in three posts' time (two now, actually - unless I get skwerled and have posts wiped for making up rambling threads like this of course!).

Now, here's a good idea - what about this: you start to make off-topic posts now, and they are deleted all the time, and this way you may celebrate your jubilee post over and over again

Mithalwen · 10-24-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I'm glad I'm not alone in this odd little pleasure

You are not - the odd thing is it is a habit I inherited from my mother who was otherwise the least number orientated person imaginable. Her very good school gave up trying to teach her maths and she had to give up a hotel job she loved because she had to make good any errors out of her pay and she couldn't afford to stay!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 10-24-2008, 03:38 PM

4000, eh? I can... yes, I can just about see it myself.

I don't know how it happened though, Lal: you're a newbie, really.

This thread should be closed because it's only going to encourage people to get their post-count up. Unless a moderator deletes this post, I will have essentially stolen one.

Yes, I also obsess.

10-21-2008, 05:06 PM	#2
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	The only post I ever bothered to track the arrival of was the 500th--for the obvious reason of then becoming eligible for a title, though that still wasn't something that came my way for a good while thereafter, and was not necessarily a consequence of attaining that lofty figure. Actually... I don't even know how many posts I have right now. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

10-22-2008, 07:33 AM	#3
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Perhaps the criteria for posting milestones should be changed to reflect a more Barrow-Downerish model. For instance, one's eleventieth post (Bilbo's Birthday), or one's 1420th post (a proper mark, to be sure), or 3824 (seemingly, the amount of werewolf threads in the Mirth Section). It's just a thought. Geeze, lycanthropes can be so touchy. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

10-23-2008, 11:43 AM	#5
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	I forgot about my 1000. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

10-23-2008, 12:06 PM	#6
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Before the Downs I used to frequent a forum with no reputation system where an user's reputation kind of depended on the number of posts - the more the better. It was a serious forum with relatively strict moderators, though, so no spam posts were allowed (except in the mirth section where users could eg just post jokes and others comment on them like "Haha! "). There I was much keener on how many posts I had. I really like the Downs' rep system. It encourages to write proper posts instead of just trying to add up to the post count. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

10-24-2008, 12:42 AM	#8
Naz Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: my TARDIS! Posts: 288	I'm oblivious as to my number of posts. All i know is that i'm horrible when it comes to posting here. .___. Oh, look. Two seventy. Last edited by Naz; 10-25-2008 at 12:04 AM.

10-24-2008, 07:49 AM	#9
Shastanis Althreduin Werewolf Psychic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In fire, water, earth, and air. But mostly water. Posts: 2,832	Lal is only 2 posts away! cheer! __________________ Shasta– ... However, if he's innocent his famous clairvoyant powers must be taking the week off. Meanwhile, the Night-kills have been awfully effective– almost like we're dealing with a psychic wolf... - Nerwen, WW LXXV

10-24-2008, 03:38 PM	#12
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	4000, eh? I can... yes, I can just about see it myself. I don't know how it happened though, Lal: you're a newbie, really. This thread should be closed because it's only going to encourage people to get their post-count up. Unless a moderator deletes this post, I will have essentially stolen one. Yes, I also obsess. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond