Holy sh*t
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Topic: Holy sh*t
Posted By: Rupert
Subject: Holy sh*t
Date Posted: 04 Jul 14 at 5:20pm
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I know that there are some on here with split personalities who have many more postings to their name(s), but I've just noticed I've hit 5000... I really need to get a life. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 04 Jul 14 at 6:33pm
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It's a mental illness, one day there will be a cure.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Null
Date Posted: 07 Jul 14 at 11:18am
| Rupert, i wish they would lose the post count, that way i wouldn't have to keep setting up new accounts. |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 08 Jul 14 at 2:21pm
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yes 'Merlinboy'- it gets embarrassing when you need to change your username, especially when the OCD kicks in and it forces a change in boat to match the new username too.
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 08 Jul 14 at 3:16pm
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What does he call his boat, 'Void" ?
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Posted By: Null
Date Posted: 08 Jul 14 at 11:58pm
| That was a long time Jimbo, views change! As one gets older at least! |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 09 Jul 14 at 7:04am
| Why not just accept you're addicted and leave your names as they were? |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 09 Jul 14 at 8:46am
Merlinboy? He's still the 6th most prolific poster and he hasn't been active since 2011. 
Even more worrying my iPad ID is now also in the top twenty.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 10 Jul 14 at 8:35pm
| Is anyone desperate for me to hack the database and change their post count? I didn't realise this was a service I needed to offer. |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 10 Jul 14 at 9:06pm
It would seem so... |
Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 11 Jul 14 at 9:52am
it is possible to put them into negative numbers... just thinking of the hassle factor? If so, please can I go -5000 ... that should last a couple of weeks. ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 11 Jul 14 at 10:31am
One of those electromagnetic pulses in the atmosphere would soon cure me... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 11 Jul 14 at 3:03pm
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Aha! I get it now: you're worried your employers will notice the high post count next to the "far too distracted from work" caption, and start checking the time stamps on your discussions.
For a small fee, I can make this problem disappear... |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 11 Jul 14 at 3:54pm
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Employers? Wives more like...
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Posted By: The Moo
Date Posted: 12 Jul 14 at 8:56am
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I had always assumed that the frequent name changes were for the purpose of distancing oneself from embarrassing web faux pas. (A bit like leaving an eggy one in the parlour) or plain old vanity
I do struggle to work out who is who sometimes. I think Jimbo has had more regenerations than Dr Who 
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Posted By: kneewrecker
Date Posted: 12 Jul 14 at 6:55pm
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Regeneration serves many putposes, but vanity is not one of them. For a correlation between vanity and post count, check out a couple of the t**sers on the Boards Magazine forum ;-) ------------- |
Posted By: Null
Date Posted: 12 Jul 14 at 10:46pm
| Not worried about work, just how pathetic it is to have such a ridiculous post count, changing user name is a little like hiding the bathroom scales. |
Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 14 Jul 14 at 5:02pm
| Well, we could have some members join a select group which sets their post count to a new random number every day. Between 1 and 10 billion. |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 14 Jul 14 at 5:45pm
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I actually think post count puts some people off, they mistakenly think that somehow a high post count means your opinion counts for more, which patently it doesn't, not that you'd think it on some forums I visit. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 14 Jul 14 at 6:55pm
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I think my opinion counts for a lot... ...which just goes to prove grf's point. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |