How long have we been posting? [Archive]

krossfyter

Mar 3, 2002, 09:03 PM

i started in January of this year. Since then I have learned a lot about what not to do on this forum. I dont want to bother arn so im trying to be as cool as I can.

I understand that minless posts...or wortheless dribble posts only waste bandwidth.

dig it.

MacAztec

Mar 3, 2002, 09:09 PM

I have been here since October something. I guess I am considered old, because most people are after december. I am not a MAD poster like eye;) but I post only when I feel I should. Since I have been a member here, I can't even enphasize how much I have learned. Before being a member here, I hadnt ever been to a MacWorld! I didnt know a thing about anything on a mac. This Site has really taught me lots.

As for Macworlds...I want to know who is going to MWSF 03. I went to 02, and 01, and I think 01 has been the greatest. It was the release of the Powerbook, superdrive, iDVD, and some other little things. Who here has gone to a MacWorld like WAY back when?

krossfyter

Mar 3, 2002, 09:14 PM

yes i can agree...i too have learned a lot from everyone here on these forums..thats why i constantly gravititate to it. one of these days i wish i can be of help to someone on here....so i can give back. i want to be a positive influence not a negative one. i realize i dont know as much as the next guy but that wont stop me from trying to help out.

MacAztec

Mar 3, 2002, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by krossfyter
yes i can agree...i too have learned a lot from everyone here on these forums..thats why i constantly gravititate to it. one of these days i wish i can be of help to someone on here....so i can give back. i want to be a positive influence not a negative one. i realize i dont know as much as the next guy but that wont stop me from trying to help out.

I like that. You seem like a pretty cool guy. I kind of need help. Send about 1500 dollars to my house, so I can buy my new computer :D ;) ! Just kidding. I try to help people on the forums, not flame em. But when I see people like gocyrus and redeye, it just comes natural;)

eyelikeart

Mar 3, 2002, 09:45 PM

I registered I think the day of MacWorld last January...got into the discussions on the TiBook...

I didn't become very active here until around September/October...

I can say I've learned a lot since becoming a member here....always interesting conversations going on....

almost like Cheers....always nice to see the same friendly faces ;)

irmongoose

Mar 3, 2002, 09:48 PM

I registered on December 3rd of last year... so I guess I'm pretty new...

irmongoose

eyelikeart

Mar 3, 2002, 10:09 PM

I just want u to know that your avatar rules! :D

krossfyter

Mar 3, 2002, 10:17 PM

thanks alot eyelikeart. besides being a fan of Apple im a big fan of pulp fiction..one of my favorite flicks. i dig the trunck shots and jewles (samuel l jacksons role). not many people know but jewles and vincent (in the movie) are guardian angels who were protecting wallaces soul from the demons ....his soul was what was in the case. sort of symbolic. i got this from the mouth of tarentino himself.

dig it!

voicegy

Mar 3, 2002, 10:54 PM

This forum rules, as far as the high percentage of excellent posts, the firm yet fair administration, the clean, easy to use "look and feel" of the board, organization of topics, and personalities.

It's the only board of it's kind that I visit almost daily, and actually joined instead of lurked on (like appleturns.com and macintouch.com, it's among my everyday rituals, and is on par with the best of boards regarding Mac information, be they rumors or what-have-you)

I only joined in January of this year, but it quickly felt like I've been here forever. It just "feels" right (kinda like a Mac)

I'll not soon forget that week of FURIOUS activity during the Apple site's Macworld Countdown. Boy, was that ever a BLAST!

(not to mention that OTHER furious evening of silly posting activity, which we won't go into, will we krossfyter my friend?):D

And a day without that EYEBALL would be like a day without orange juice and doughnuts...

(Ya know, I've always wondered about the use of the "McGuffin" prop in Pulp Fiction, one of my favorite flicks of all time as well. (I think it's spelled "mcguffin"...it's Hitchcockian in its origin). Thanks, krossfyter...I never gave it much thought to try and figure out what was in the case, and now I have a new bit of trivia to blurt out at cocktail parties!)

Macrumors.com. Where ELSE could one find out such useful stuff?:p

mac15

Mar 3, 2002, 10:57 PM

I'm phsyced
december 12th I registered and I have 403 posts

eyelikeart

Mar 4, 2002, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by krossfyter
thanks alot eyelikeart. besides being a fan of Apple im a big fan of pulp fiction..one of my favorite flicks. i dig the trunck shots and jewles (samuel l jacksons role). not many people know but jewles and vincent (in the movie) are guardian angels who were protecting wallaces soul from the demons ....his soul was what was in the case. sort of symbolic. i got this from the mouth of tarentino himself.

dig it!

Pulp Fiction is a killer movie! I knew about the case containing his soul...all that stuff....

u got to meet Tarantino or something?

menoinjun

Mar 4, 2002, 12:35 AM

I almost resent being classified as "not loyal" because of my post amount. I've been here for quite a while, and I always try to be helpful with my posts. I don't consider this a race to be highest. I would love an avatar, but if I never get one...so be it. I'm just glad that I have some people like me to talk to and somewhere to go to get and give mac help. I have contributed to this site and earned by Demi-God status just like the 200+ posters.

-Pete

voicegy

Mar 4, 2002, 12:46 AM

ptrauber's post just made me go back and re-read the original post.

Geesh, now I feel dumb for adding my 2 cents. Not only did I breech the originator's desire for people to post ONLY if they had 200 or more, but I, too, feel it's rather silly to compare number of posts to LOYALTY and WORTH, of all things.

(well, thank goodness for mistakes...otherwise I wouldn't have learned that Pulp Fiction tidbit)

AlphaTech

Mar 4, 2002, 12:46 AM

I registered in October of last year but only got really into posting around xmas time. I had the span between xmas and new years off, and needed something to kill some time. I am now ranked #4 in the top ten, not tooo shabby.

I like it most when I can actually offer up real help to people with computer problems. Since I am a tech by day, and by night too, it is what I have become.

I went to my first MW last year (in New York) but don't expect to be able to go to another any time soon. There are at least two other tech's in my department that want to go next. I might get to go in 2004 or 2005 unless it comes back to Boston (fingers crossed). If that happens, then I will go every year.

evildead

Mar 4, 2002, 01:04 AM

I started June 2001 And I have 524 posts right now... I took I look that that top 10 list... im suprized that I was on it.

arn

Mar 4, 2002, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by ptrauber
I almost resent being classified as "not loyal" because of my post amount. I've been here for quite a while, and I always try to be helpful with my posts. I don't consider this a race to be highest. I would love an avatar, but if I never get one...so be it. I'm just glad that I have some people like me to talk to and somewhere to go to get and give mac help. I have contributed to this site and earned by Demi-God status just like the 200+ posters.

Agreed - post quality is far more important than quality... and in general people's posts are generally of very good quality... as some have found - I will delete messages that are just filler posts with no content...

I never meant it to become a race to 500 posts though... I didn't realize an Avatar would be such a desired thing... however, it is a nice perk to those who have been on the site for a while... so I'm keeping it a post-related feature. Besides, it helps limit bandwidth to a point and also prevents Avatar overload... with ever random person having a different avatar... makes it a little more recognizable.

arn

krossfyter

Mar 4, 2002, 03:10 AM

Originally posted by eyelikeart

Pulp Fiction is a killer movie! I knew about the case containing his soul...all that stuff....

u got to meet Tarantino or something?

well yes and no...actually it was on an online chat.

so it was him that was typing to me but I did not get to meet him in person. i was so shocked that i was on the same chat as the guy. it was a neat expierence. there is where i got this answer first. i then found heard it again from a cousin of my who is going to film school and he was told the same thing from a friend meet him. without the online chat thing i wouldnt have really believed it....well maybe i would have because it does seem to fit.

how did you hear about this?

crassusad44

Mar 4, 2002, 04:59 AM

I had over 140 post, now I'm down to 135. What's up? Eyelikeart had well over 1200.... What's this????? :(

Beej

Mar 4, 2002, 05:11 AM

I've been here since Jan 6 this year and I've loved every minute of it. The people here are fantastic.

Awwwwwwwwwwww... :D

krossfyter

Mar 4, 2002, 05:14 AM

worthless postings deemed by the power that be (arn) are deleted. understandable. your posts were deleted....im assuming here...from expierence.

:D

crassusad44

Mar 4, 2002, 05:24 AM

I did a bit of research, and it seems like most of gocyrus' threads have been deleted, and all who posted in reply to him (me among them) have gotten their posts deleted as well...

arn

Mar 4, 2002, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by crassusad44
I did a bit of research, and it seems like most of gocyrus' threads have been deleted, and all who posted in reply to him (me among them) have gotten their posts deleted as well...

Threads that spiral out off topic into flame wars frequently get "locked" (no further replies can be posted)- this may take them out of the search pool... but they still exist. I don't believe I've deleted any of gocyrus's posts... but have locked quite a few of them.

As for post counts... I think the system recounted recently... as everyone's post count is down a bit... (may also account for locked threads).

In general, posts are not deleted.... the exceptions are 1) irrelevant "fluff" posts - with no content in themselves...* 2) illegal requests - warez/serials

see http://www.macrumors.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=2254
for more details about editing policies.

arn

note: these "fluff" posts are usually simply people posting to increase their counts... for example 10 posts that say "I agree" etc...

MacAztec

Mar 4, 2002, 09:18 AM

I dont care about gocyrus, and I dont think anyone does. Just dont talk about him. I just want to know about this site and how long you have been here. :) :D :p :rolleyes:

eyelikeart

Mar 4, 2002, 01:56 PM

I think I got the info on the briefcase from the manuscript.....u can buy it at most book stores. Anyway, that's pretty cool u were able to chat with Tarantino...he's kinda strange....bad actor....but has some good ideas.

Arn says the server recounted itself or something like that....it's cool....did anyone lose their posts or just some post amounts? I'm not worried :p

Ensign Paris

Mar 4, 2002, 04:13 PM

I just ignore GoCyrus now, I say we just all ignore him and never respond and I bet he will go away after a while.

I used useless posts to get to 100 and 200 but now I don't bother because I seem to move at a similar speed without posting 1 and 2 word posts.

I am happy to see I am 5th in the post rankings, but I will not try to stay or change my post average change because of this.

I think Avatars are a great idea for people who have over 500 because its more personal. And today I am going to announce a new avatar. Stand By!

Ensign

krossfyter

Mar 4, 2002, 04:39 PM

a trekie aye! well cool.

havent heard from gocyrus...i wonder what he is doing or thinking? i wonder why he does not respond and defend his view? oh well maybe he jsut thinks it is not worth it.

me hate windows

Mar 4, 2002, 05:17 PM

Even though I dont have 200 posts or more, someone asked what Macworlds people have been too. I went to Macworld SanFran. 2000 and 2001. Didn't go to 2002 becuase I was a volunteer for the Salt Lake Games and one of my training days was during Macworld.:( But the Olympics only come to your city once in a lifetime pretty much. And I can go to Macworld any other year I want:)

eyelikeart

Mar 4, 2002, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Ensign Paris
I am happy to see I am 5th in the post rankings, but I will not try to stay or change my post average change because of this.

I think Avatars are a great idea for people who have over 500 because its more personal. And today I am going to announce a new avatar. Stand By!

Ensign

I'm not a fan of Star Trek....but nice anyway ;)

as far as sticking around....I'll hopefully stay around as long as possible....since I donated to the site I'd like to have a bit of staying power :p

MacAztec

Mar 4, 2002, 06:29 PM

..need a new nickname. MacUser is dull and boring. Any ideas? I like macs, most sports, speed, math, I dont know, just help me out!

krossfyter

Mar 4, 2002, 06:41 PM

macphast, firewire kid, iVelocity, Apollo, iJock .....

just what i have right now...not to creative because i need more time to think about it...but i hope you find one you like.

mischief

Mar 4, 2002, 06:41 PM

Sports AND tech huh?

How bout: MuscleGeek

or

MacGique

:D ;) :rolleyes:

evildead

Mar 4, 2002, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by crassusad44
I had over 140 post, now I'm down to 135. What's up? Eyelikeart had well over 1200.... What's this????? :(

My post count dropped from 525 to 509 in the last few days... I guess some of my posts have been removed as well... I thought most of mine were fairly decent. I dont remember posting any one liners like hahah, yes, or I hate gates!

Maybe I have and I just dont remember.

jefhatfield

Mar 7, 2002, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by evildead

My post count dropped from 525 to 509 in the last few days... I guess some of my posts have been removed as well... I thought most of mine were fairly decent. I dont remember posting any one liners like hahah, yes, or I hate gates!

Maybe I have and I just dont remember.

if the original thread starter decides to drop a thread by deleting it, all the posters on those threads will lose those posts in their count

i had a thread i dropped and the counts went down on everyone involved but this was way way back so don't jump on me...i have almost been here two years back when many of the posters were still on their bondi blue imacs or then new black g3 powerbooks

Jookbox

Mar 7, 2002, 05:52 PM

i would actually get embarassed if my post count got too high compared to when i signed up. it just shows you don't do much at work.. considering you have a job.

eyelikeart

Mar 7, 2002, 06:01 PM

hmm.....I have a job.....I go to night school....I freelance....I exercise often....I frequent coffee shops.....AND I have a girlfriend (of course she just moved out of town 2 weeks ago, but besides the point!)....

so how the hell do I manage to stay around here so much?! :) :D ;) :p :cool: :eek:

MacAztec

Mar 7, 2002, 06:10 PM

Thanks for the ideas guys!

jefhatfield

Mar 7, 2002, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by eyelikeart
hmm.....I have a job.....I go to night school....I freelance....I exercise often....I frequent coffee shops.....AND I have a girlfriend (of course she just moved out of town 2 weeks ago, but besides the point!)....

so how the hell do I manage to stay around here so much?! :) :D ;) :p :cool: :eek:

hey eye,

i used to be a human resources professional and the second highest burnout rate job in america is high tech/IT right after being an air traffic controller

i think it is because us techies usually tend (much of the time) to overbook like crazy

take it easy and underbook...there is no hurry for school or growing as a techie as i have gathered from your goals reading your posts over the last few months

but i like that you are in first place and that it isn't me anymore...that got really tiring for sure (and look at spikey, he seems to be gone these days...but probably came on as a new persona)

eyelikeart

Mar 7, 2002, 08:24 PM

u know....when I was in tech school we took a personality test....my results said I was headed for burnout.....go figure? My instructor said I was meant for the "high stress" job....

As far as going too far....I agree u do hold a valid point there. All my life I've set goals for myself that didn't always come easy....but I've managed in one way or another to achieve them. I've tried more, however, in the past few years to really grab a hold of life instead of taking it so seriously.....which I have been able to do.

True I am in a big rush to get to where I want to be...even though I question that each passing day! Still, I know better than to think I can have instant gratification....so I'm try to be as patient as possible, knowing that good things come when one is patient. I also realize that my return to college is going to last for several years before I finish....it helps out when u see the reality in it instead of the perks.

All that said, I don't mind being in first place in the postings here....even if I get flamed for posting like crazy....it gives me something to do between tasks while working. I'm just waiting for someone around here to surpass me....I know it'll happen...so I suppose I'll enjoy it while it lasts! :p

jefhatfield

Mar 7, 2002, 09:51 PM

i was last on my baseball team...i never hit one ball

the best athelete at our high school has been fighting aids

the star quarterback died in a one car accident in his 20s

i was last around the track and never broke 5 minutes for the mile

our best track guy now has als

my ivy league buddy lawyer just commited suicide after high school

i got my BA at 30 and have been a grad student for seven long years

i didn't start my tech career until i was 35 when a lot of techies in the valley are/or were thinking of retiring (before the the bust)

i won't even get a microsoft storefront selling and fixing computers and networks until i am in my 40s

and i won't even get a professional mac until i really need it, and that will be when i retire in my 50s

so it is ok to be slow or last...really

i mean who wants to be the youngest and richest bafoon in the cemetary...sometime just look at a silicon valley area cemetary and see that it has the youngest tombstones in all of america

in other words, chill and enjoy the sunset

stoid

Mar 7, 2002, 09:57 PM

I just signed up less than a month ago, and I'm already at like 74 I think, I'm not nessecarily on all the time, I just browse quickly for anything interesting most days, but every week, or maybe twice a week I get relly bored, and post like 15 times in one night, for anyone on right now, you can see that I've just posted quite a bit.

madamimadam

Mar 7, 2002, 10:09 PM

iSpy (this would be a good name for Spy Mac)
c:/DOS RUN
mac rumors user
nnnnaaaahhhhhhhh
nnnnnnggggggggg
Pen-ti-Ummmmmm
Pen-ti-hose

I don't know

I know I switched here from MacOS Rumors on 4/1 because that site is SO slow to get information and lacks in content. Saw a link once there for this site and the content and up-to-date nature got me registered and adding a Toolbar Favorite in a flash.

stoid

Mar 7, 2002, 10:15 PM

I've been reading MacRumors since last summer, but recently, I signed up, and immediately set it as my homepage. Have OS X with multiple users is nice so that way other users aren't bothered, and can go right to a "useful" website.

evildead

Mar 8, 2002, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield

if the original thread starter decides to drop a thread by deleting it, all the posters on those threads will lose those posts in their count

i had a thread i dropped and the counts went down on everyone involved but this was way way back so don't jump on me...i have almost been here two years back when many of the posters were still on their bondi blue imacs or then new black g3 powerbooks

So thats how it happens... I was just wondering what it was about. Thanks