MacRumors Reaches 1,000,000 Posts

[MacRumors]

MacRumors Forums (http://forums.macrumors.com/), the discussion board section of MacRumors, has reached a milestone: one million posts. The one millionth post was made by member edesignuk, a long-term member of the forums, at 5:01 EST (6:01 EDT) on Monday, August 23, 2004, in the Community Discussion forum. Congratulations, edesignuk, and congratulations, MacRumors!

MacRumors Forums began when the first members registered in June 2000. There are now over 39,000 registered users, over 85,000 forum threads, and over a million individual posts. The forums cover Apple news and rumors, hardware and software, and other topics of interest to the Macintosh community.

MacRumors would like to take this opportunity to thank the members who participate in the forums and make MacRumors the success it is.

[edesignuk]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

[BakedBeans]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

i had a feeling it might be you mr e. design uk

[narco]

What was said in the millionth post? I hope it was something that is hilarious when taken out of context.

.narco

[munkle]

Think you should be granted a special status in recognition! :)

[edesignuk]

What was said in the millionth post? I hope it was something that is hilarious when taken out of context.

.narco
See the new link in my sig :D Nothing to exciting, but to the point :).

[AmigoMac]

did macrumors.com need for the 1M post?

Does anyone has calculated when is the 2M expected?

[Trimix]

congratulations macrumors - i check this page ever day - a very good source of information - and the friendly banter sometimes between members makes for good reading - here is to two million posts

[Applespider]

did macrumors.com need for the 1M post?

Does anyone has calculated when is the 2M expected?

I can see it now - iTMS style post predictions for each 100k

[hob]

congrats mr e! I remember talking to you about our mutual interest in Keira Knightly along with many mac related subjects!

Hob

[BWhaler]

Congrats.

But with that said, I think what makes Macrumors the best forums on the web is the quality of the posts. Informed Mac folks posting with humor, smarts, and rarely a personal attack out there.

I just hope we keep the focus on quality, not quantity. It's a nice milestone to celebrate, but Macrumors needs to ensure it's forums don't end up like Spymac...where it's 90% filler with people trying to increase their post counts for no reason whatsoever. (A shame, since they used to have a great community.)

[paxtonandrew]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

Sorry edesign, but I liked your old 'tar better.

Anyway, congratulations on the milestone, I had an inkling it might be you, and to Arn and the other Demi-gods and administrators, and moderators, and to the other members, Well-done, and lets look forward to 2 million!

[PHARAOHk]

How does this compare to other forums? 1 million is quite a lot.

[iMeowbot]

How does this compare to other forums? 1 million is quite a lot.
Well, Usenet currently gets about that many in a day, plus spams.

[edesignuk]

Sorry edesign, but I liked your old 'tar better.Don't worry, it'll be back one day :) I have quite a few to cycle through before though.

[Ge4-ce]

Ok.. Time to throw something on the table..

My guess is that there are a couple of people who make a hobby out of it, to just rate every single newsitem Negative.

How come this one has (had) 8 NEGATIVE rates?? How can this be negative?

I noticed this on EVERY single thread as long as I am here.

Is it a vast clan of Wintel Spy's that want to trash any Mac news?

Let's hunt them down and go for the kill... :mad:

Actually, news can easily be rated..

good news is rated "Good"
Bad news is rated "Bad"

How can that be difficult?

Everything that helps Apple, or introduces new features, free stuff, or new things coming to Mac is good news, not?

Every feature, or hardware spec that are equal or better than the competition is good right?

Every thing that is less then realistically achievable is bad isn't it?

Everything that puts a bummer on things that have to do with apple is bad..

It's as simple as that..

But you don't rate this thread negative..

you don't rate G5 delays as positive!


feeeewww.. glad I've got that of my chest!

[iMeowbot]

How come this one has (had) 8 NEGATIVE rates?? How can this be negative?
I rarely rate stories, but I made an exception and rated this one negative immediately. I was curious to see 1) if others would follow and 2) how long it would take before someone submitted the obligatory "why are people rating this item negative?" posting. Nearly an hour, I'm impressed. :D

[munkle]

I rarely rate stories, but I made an exception and rated this one negative immediately. I was curious to see 1) if others would follow and 2) how long it would take before someone submitted the obligatory "why are people rating this item negative?" posting. Nearly an hour, I'm impressed. :D

So you're the one!! And I was just about to jump on and submit the obligatory "why are people rating this item negative" as well!! :p

[solvs]

Congrats edesignuk!

And sometimes people rate things negative by accident. You go to click on something, and click on the wrong button. Happens all the time. Sometimes people just do it to mess with people (as per above). And sometimes it's just jealousy.

You know you wanted the glory that is the millionth post all you negative voters. :p

[Ultie]

1 million posts, Thats cooler then the invention of sliced bread. :eek:

[MacDawg]

Congrats to all...
Although I haven't read ALL the posts, I have found the forum to be informative on items I knew little about, helpful when I have had a problem and entertaining whenever I read it.

Long live MacRumors!!

[MattG]

I just hope we keep the focus on quality, not quantity. It's a nice milestone to celebrate, but Macrumors needs to ensure it's forums don't end up like Spymac...where it's 90% filler with people trying to increase their post counts for no reason whatsoever. (A shame, since they used to have a great community.)

Yes, let's hope "Tonkin" and "AQUAMANN" don't find their way over here.

[obeygiant]

Congrats edesignuk!



Congrats Macrumors

[CmdrLaForge]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

Congrats !!! How did you do that ? Have you waited for the counter going up ?

Cheers

[Ge4-ce]

Congrats to all...
Although I haven't read ALL the posts, I have found the forum to be informative ...

Long live MacRumors!!

Well, I remember post 576 974 was not quite informative, and post 784 527 was just hilarious!!!

As for post 139 023, that guy did not know what he was doing..

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[LimeiBook86]

Yay! Congrats MacRumors! And Arn, you got one hell of a site here.

GREAT JOB!! Keep it up ;)

Yee-haw!

[chibianh]

congrats MacRumors! I've contributed my 449 posts :p

Here's to another million posts :)

[Abstract]

How about a new slogan under the MacRumors banner?

"MacRumors: Over 1 Million Served" ;)

[edesignuk]

Congrats !!! How did you do that ? Have you waited for the counter going up ?

Cheers
I was just browsing this morning (when I should have been working ;)), and I saw we were at 999997, I kept refreshing, 999998, 999999, then I thought that loads of threads would pop up all trying to be 1000000, but nothing :eek: So I knew what had to be done...:D

[keysersoze]

Hey, Congrats!

Round on the House!


:)

[virividox]

wow 1 million!!! give him a free ipod hehe

[Longey Nowze]

YaY! w00t w00t! when's party? how about a gathering at the next Apple event? like MW Paris? or the opening of the London store? wait a minute how many of us here are in the US?? anyway a great achievement! here's to ten million!

w00t w00t
MaT

[Sharewaredemon]

I rarely rate stories, but I made an exception and rated this one negative immediately. I was curious to see 1) if others would follow and 2) how long it would take before someone submitted the obligatory "why are people rating this item negative?" posting. Nearly an hour, I'm impressed. :D

lol so funny

Congrats macrumors and mr. e design uk

[goof_ball]

I visit macrumors nearly everyday.

On a side note, I also used to vote on the macpoll everyday through macrumors.com, however it's been broken for a long time.

Perhaps its time to tell those guys to fix it, or take it off your website!

[Chaszmyr]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

You just wouldn't be happy unless you made the millionth post would you? :p

Congrats, bro.

PS. I liked your old 'tar better too ;) Not that this one is bad... But I think your previous was best of the bunch.

(Woooo now that the excitement over approaching a million posts is over everyone can get back to posting their PowerBook G5 threads :rolleyes: )

[macridah]

congrats macrumors! Here's to 2 million post ...

[edesignuk]

You just wouldn't be happy unless you made the millionth post would you? :p:eek:
PS. I liked your old 'tar better too ;) Not that this one is bad... But I think your previous was best of the bunch.oh :( I have another good B&W one, but I thought if I changed to that one no one would notice it had changed at all! That one will be up next :D

[Chaszmyr]

I thought if I changed to that one no one would notice it had changed at all!

I can't speak for anyone else, but I would have noticed, I observe your avatars very closely ;)

[stoid]

So when will the winners of the avatar contest be announced?

[wPod]

congratulations macrumors and everyone who contributed. and thanks for the wonderful time!!! cant wait for many more wonderful posts

[LimeiBook86]

There was a post counter??

I guess I missed something... :rolleyes:

[~Shard~]

Congrats, edesignuk - it's nice to see a dedicated member as yourself get this honor and not some newbie with 4 posts to his name lucking out and posting the one millionth post. ;) You deserve it! So is Arn giving you a 17" PowerBook, 40 GB iPod and 10,000 free songs on iTMS?

And personally, I've been a fan of all of your 'tars... :cool:

[edesignuk]

So is Arn giving you a 17" PowerBook, 40 GB iPod and 10,000 free songs on iTMS?I'm sure they'll be in the post soon enough, right Arn? :D

[silvergunuk]

Congrats Macrumors and edesignuk...and thanks for helping me increase my gallery of keira knightley images. Shes bloody GORGEOUS!

[Mord]

i think ed should get an extra special mug,

[Mr. Anderson]

So when will the winners of the avatar contest be announced?

You do realize that we have over 200 avatar entries to go through, right?

Give us mods a little time and we'll have the 3 polls set up ready for voting.

D

[ifjake]

if i had money like some corporate executive, i'd buy you an iPod on behalf of everyone here. heck, if i had money i'd buy myself an iPod on behalf of everyone here.

[stoid]

You do realize that we have over 200 avatar entries to go through, right?

Give us mods a little time and we'll have the 3 polls set up ready for voting.

D

Oh, I wasn't impatient, just casual wondering. I know you guys have a lot to do, and you do a darn good job too. I just didn't want to miss out on any action. :D

[Trekkie]

Well, I remember post 576 974 was not quite informative, and post 784 527 was just hilarious!!!

As for post 139 023, that guy did not know what he was doing..

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

So this one would fall in the not so informative section? :p

[NusuniAdmin]

congrats, edesignuk

Let us just see who reaches the 2 millionth post ;) :p

[ZildjianKX]

When I was going to macrumors.com today, I was wondering what they would post if there was no real mac news, lol.

I'm happy to say I make up more than 0.1% of all forum posts :)

[slughead]

Everything that helps Apple, or introduces new features, free stuff, or new things coming to Mac is good news, not?

Every feature, or hardware spec that are equal or better than the competition is good right?

Every thing that is less then realistically achievable is bad isn't it?

Everything that puts a bummer on things that have to do with apple is bad..

Like when Apple releases a new revision to something that's less than expected (aka G5 DP2.5s)?

Or when the new iPods came out and they looked (to me) the same as the old ones aside from a lower price tag and rearranged control panel?

I like Apple products as much as the next guy, but I voted both of these stories negative. These products should have been either revised to these specs sooner or have been more of an upgrade. It's a constantly moving business, are we supposed to be excited when Apple releases these minor speed/feature bumps after a year or two of zero updates??

Or what about those of us who are against iTMS (AKA DRM-depository)? Every time they release a new feature, we vote negative because we feel more people will get locked and be screwed over when Apple chips away at the 'rights' you have over your music. After all, almost every iTunes +0.1 upgrade has disabled something in some way--from interoperability with toast and such, to playlist burns, to Internet-wide music streaming.

I'm not saying these stories should be negative to everyone, I'm saying there are more than 1 perspective on many events.

Although if you don't think macrumors to 1m posts is positive I don't think you really belong here :X

[FuzzyBallz]

What did you win? What, you mean just lots of ass kissing?

[encro]

Congratulations edesignuk.

[pgwalsh]

Congratulations MacRumors.. forget edesignuk :p

Thank you to MacRumors for providing the free community to which we are able to kill valuable hours debating what Apple will pull out of it's bottom...

[edesignuk]

What did you win? What, you mean just lots of ass kissing?:D oh yeah, suck it up...oh wait...:eek: :D

[Mechcozmo]

To think, I just posted a million and something-ith post. I feel so proud...well. Maybe.

[jsw]

Congrats, edesignuk!

Perhaps the celebrity and fame arising from being the MacRumors Millionth-Poster will grant you access to Keira. I'd at least hope that the BBC will pick up on it. Perhaps you can be interviewed on a morning show when she is promoting her next film?

[Rower_CPU]

Congrats, edesignuk!

Perhaps the celebrity and fame arising from being the MacRumors Millionth-Poster will grant you access to Keira. I'd at least hope that the BBC will pick up on it. Perhaps you can be interviewed on a morning show when she is promoting her next film?

Jeez...don't inflate his ego anymore than it already is. We'll have to bring out the horse picture and put him in his place. :)

[swissmann]

What a great feat! Congratulations to a great site! Keep the rumors etc. coming.

[Mac Dummy]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

Congrats and Uh, Nice Avatar! :D

[edesignuk]

Jeez...don't inflate his ego anymore than it already is. We'll have to bring out the horse picture and put him in his place. :)Oh noes! Don't use my image macros against me! :D :p

[Kingsnapped]

Good job, all. I wish I wasn't out of town, away from my airport extreme. Not being able to post from bed really keep me out of here ;)

[AirUncleP]

I feel honored to contribute my .000115 to the million post mark.

[beatle888]

wow i didnt know that my rampant posting over the weekend would have such an effect. :p

[Don't panic]

You do realize that we have over 200 avatar entries to go through, right?

Give us mods a little time and we'll have the 3 polls set up ready for voting.

D

pick me! pick me! (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies/shrek/ohpickme.wav)

[aidamahn]

congrats, edesignuk

Let us just see who reaches the 2 millionth post ;) :p

Which will come first... my 2.5 GHz G5 shipping? or the 2,000,000th post? :rolleyes:

[Charko]

Congratulations!

I bought my first Apple product (an iMac) at the age of fifty. I'm now, at fifty-six, on my second (a flat-screen iMac) and I'm drooling in anticipation over the next one.

I spend many hours of my spare time just reading the Mac-sites - particularly this one. What's going on?

I spend a lot of my modest income on buying a product which I then use to read and communicate about the firm that make that product.

Is this some kind of devilish, viscious-circle contagion.

Do I need help?

[g4cubed]

Congrats to edesignuk for posting the million mile stone and to all else who contributed.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/atil/forum/sautent2.gif

[anjaki]

Congratulations!

I bought my first Apple product (an iMac) at the age of fifty. I'm now, at fifty-six, on my second (a flat-screen iMac) and I'm drooling in anticipation over the next one.

I spend many hours of my spare time just reading the Mac-sites - particularly this one. What's going on?

I spend a lot of my modest income on buying a product which I then use to read and communicate about the firm that make that product.

Is this some kind of devilish, viscious-circle contagion.

Do I need help?

I think that's what used to be known as a hobby.

[vocaro]

1 million is quite a lot.

Not really, considering that many posts consist of nothing more than "Cool!", "That sucks!", or some other brief pointless comment like that. Am I the only one around here who wishes MacRumors had a user-moderated forum (like Slashdot or MacSlash)? I never even get to read any insightful or informative posts because I get tired of wading through all the "Me, too!"s and whatnot.

Trevor

[edesignuk]

I never even get to read any insightful or informative posts because I get tired of wading through all the "Me, too!"s and whatnot.

TrevorMay I suggest you go elsewhere then if we're all to immature for you with our un-insighful posts :rolleyes:

How the hell does user-moderation work?

[Charko]

Right anjaki. I was complicating things.

The original definition of hobby:-

a small or smallish strong, active horse: a pacing horse: a subject on which one is constantly setting off, as in hobby-horse: an early form of bicycle.

I'm just riding my bike.

Which is healthy enough.

[wdlove]

I feel so proud...:)

I even changed my 'tar to celebrate :D ;)

This is a very momentous occasion, congratulations to edesignuk, MacRumors, and the members. A very nice new Avatar. You should list this occasion in your signature. :)

[edesignuk]

I have wdlove (see txt in red) ;)

[wdlove]

I have wdlove (see txt in red) ;)

You are very deserving, done just right. How about further support for MacRumors and join us in folding? See my signature.

[homerjward]

congrats, edesignuk. your image macros (which i sometimes steal...theyre so damn funny!) are an inspiration to us all. and so is keira...

[cb911]

nice 'tar as usual edesignuk. :D

but someone wants to give you a special title or something... but you're already a Demi-God, so you don't need it. :p

but if there is going to be a 'special title giving', i'd go with what mymemory said in the contest thread somwehere... "Mac Rumors Demi-Good". :D almost like 'Demi-God' but, it's just good. but i think the impact would be lost on someone who was already a Demi-God...

[Sun Baked]

Oh noes! Don't use my image macros against me! :D :pDon't worry if he uses one of mine, you'll need a running start before you're stuffed back into your proper place. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15922&stc=1

[~Shard~]

Not really, considering that many posts consist of nothing more than "Cool!", "That sucks!", or some other brief pointless comment like that. Am I the only one around here who wishes MacRumors had a user-moderated forum (like Slashdot or MacSlash)? I never even get to read any insightful or informative posts because I get tired of wading through all the "Me, too!"s and whatnot.

Trevor

Yah, because scrolling through all those 1-line posts is so exhausting, time-consuming and complicated... :rolleyes:

I find it ironic that in a thread discussing the millionth post, with many of the MacRumors "veterans" participating in the discussion, some guy with a grand total of 6 posts to his name starts complaining like this. ;) :cool:

[cb911]

well, you know these lurkers read through the whole MR archives before they even register? :eek: :p :D

and what are these 'macros' you're talking about? is this another term for 'avatar'? i really hope you people haven't been using Word... :eek:

[CubaTBird]

who would vote negative on such a topic? i would think that this topic would be a good thing. :o

[SeaFox]

who would vote negative on such a topic? i would think that this topic would be a good thing. :o

That's what I'm sayin'! There's more negetive than positive votes for this story so far and I can't figure out why.

[stoid]

That's what I'm sayin'! There's more negetive than positive votes for this story so far and I can't figure out why.

I didn't rate it, but maybe people are jealous that their mac site sucks and so they are trolling over here. Or maybe some members here are all sour grapes over NOT posting the millionth post, or because they didn't have time to post that 'insanely great' avatar they'd been pouring hours into this past week.

[Mr. Anderson]

That's what I'm sayin'! There's more negetive than positive votes for this story so far and I can't figure out why.

come on, people are doing it on purpose. Seems the maturity level here at MacRumors has taken a down turn :rolleyes:

Regardless on whether you think its a good or bad idea, its a great milestone. Anyone have any problems with that, PM me :D :p

D

[iris_failsafe]

This one is for you Steve!!!!! :) :D

[Ultie]

I voted possitive....

[tveric]

come on, people are doing it on purpose. Seems the maturity level here at MacRumors has taken a down turn :rolleyes:

Regardless on whether you think its a good or bad idea, its a great milestone. Anyone have any problems with that, PM me :D :p

D

It seems anytime someone does something online that others don't like or agree with, it's an easy out to declare "oh they're just immature!". Sometimes that criticism is justified; far too often, it stems from an inability on the part of the critic to understand the motivations of whomever they're complaining about.

I have a feeling that the 100+ negative votes are a statement that we come here for mac-related news/rumors, and this item just doesn't qualify. Added to that, it can be argued that it's a sort of milestone that's a little silly. I'm sure it's a source of pride to the site operator(s), and maybe to the people that post 30 times a day, but the rest of us just kind of don't care.

And keep in mind that around 40% of the people voting don't agree with the negative voters, so you've got a reasonably even balance there. The votes serve as a barometer of public opinion, nothing more. But to label the negative voters as "immature" while implying the positive voters are more mature is simultaneously arrogant and ignorant.

[voicegy]

Congrats to all, and congrats to MacRumors!

As a sort of "old timer" here, I feel compelled to say that I'm very grateful to the mods, arn, and overall members from keeping MacRumors.com getting better with age and not worse. For the amount of posts that are here and the large membership, generally speaking, this is a mature, together, and helpful group of men and women, and it has avoided beautifully the type of random garbage and noise that usually destroys other sites with similar set ups.

Except the "drunk" post, of course. <ducking> :D

Raising a toast with my treasured MacRumors mug...Huzzah!

[iMeowbot]

I have a feeling that the 100+ negative votes are a statement that we come here for mac-related news/rumors, and this item just doesn't qualify. Added to that, it can be argued that it's a sort of milestone that's a little silly. I'm sure it's a source of pride to the site operator(s), and maybe to the people that post 30 times a day, but the rest of us just kind of don't care.
Wouldn't not caring manifest itself more in skipping the article than reading through all the comments and then replying to one in order to state that one doesn't care about the story? :D

Those ratings don't really carry any information. For a rumor, people might be voting on whether or not they believe it, or on the prognosis is the rumor is assumed to be true. It's all mixed in and therefore meaningless.

For news, it's, well, news. It doesn't really matter if the item attracts a cheerleading squad, because the goodness or badness depends on the individual reader, and those ratings on the front page aren't going to change anything.

Those numbers are light entertainment at best, there's no point in getting worked up over them :)

[edesignuk]

and what are these 'macros' you're talking about? is this another term for 'avatar'? i really hope you people haven't been using Word... :eek:You must have seen them around. Images with some text on them, making a point in a slightly funny way! Bit like this (http://upload.yo-momma.net/uploads/macros/banhamster.jpg) one, only normally I'd use them with the [IMG] tags :D

[edesignuk]

BTW...

Do I get anything? Being able to set my own custom tile or something would be :cool:.

[LimeiBook86]

BTW...

Do I get anything? Being able to set my own custom tile or something would be :cool:.

Under where it says MacRumors Demi-God, it should say "1,000,000th Post" or something :)

Must.....stop......starring.........at.........avatar........... :eek:

[obeygiant]

Maybe if this thread tops MR any longer, it will get another million posts!

[myapplseedshurt]

if edesign didn't do it, someone else would have. it's not like it took a lot of talent.

[centauratlas]

Ok, I keep getting an ad for "Free Screen Savers" when I pull up the macrumors.com web pages (http://register.freeze.com/(ozepgv553htn1tbjrhdows55)/index.aspx?s=marine&f=13152). Of course they are for Windows only (but it doesn't say that).

Any idea WHY they'd advertise that on a Mac site?

:-)

[~Shard~]

if edesign didn't do it, someone else would have. it's not like it took a lot of talent.

You're obviously missing the point - the focus is not on who posted the millionth post, or if they planned it, etc., it's the celebration of a milestone for the MacRumors site. If you read through the posts in this thread carefully you'll see many people actually congratulating MacRumors as well, not just edesignuk. It's a very cool event for some of us who have been here for a while, but I can understand why someone with only 20-something posts to their name may not fully appreciate this.

[~Shard~]

ARE THERE ANY REAL RUMORS HERE???? this is a rumor sight, I think this thread is focusing on factual info, not speculation. let's see some juicy rumors.

To answer your questions, no there are not any rumors in this thread - it is celebrating the millionth post on MacRumors, why would there be any rumors at all? :confused: And yes, you are correct, this thread is focusing on factual info - and your point is?...

I think it is important for a site (or "sight" as you refer to it) such as MacRumors to post rumors, however try to ensure the most reliability in their source, the details, etc. as possible - no one wants to read hair-brained rumors with no substance to them whatsoever, as that is a waste of everyone's time. I like to think of MacRumors as giving us "intelligent" rumors we may actually be able to rely on and that have some basis of truth to them. (There are of course going to be some hits and some misses.) And if that means dry spells from time to time, so be it - I would rather have slow days on MR than new rumors for the sake of posting new rumors.

And I also enjoy MacRumors for an accurate broadcast of news and confirmed events - the site isn't only about rumors. If it wasn't for MacRumors there are many things I would never have known about - a good example of late being Steve Jobs' condition.

If you are looking for wild and crazy rumors when none exist and do not care about factual information and news items, perhaps MacRumors is not the site for you.

[Mr. Anderson]

It seems anytime someone does something online that others don't like or agree with, it's an easy out to declare "oh they're just immature!". Sometimes that criticism is justified; far too often, it stems from an inability on the part of the critic to understand the motivations of whomever they're complaining about.

I have a feeling that the 100+ negative votes are a statement that we come here for mac-related news/rumors, and this item just doesn't qualify. Added to that, it can be argued that it's a sort of milestone that's a little silly. I'm sure it's a source of pride to the site operator(s), and maybe to the people that post 30 times a day, but the rest of us just kind of don't care.

wow, you took this way too seriously :D

I have no inability to understand or postulate on the motivations of the negative posters. Having been around here long enough to notice trends, its quite simple and should be obvious once you see it first hand yourself. There will always be negative votes, however, there is a marked increase in negative voting as soon as someone says something about in the thread. It happens all the time, and it was mentioned and discussed here several times before I even said anything about it. So, based on that, its just a silly little bit of fun, nothing more. In most cases, the ratings don't accurately represent the overall opinions of the members anyway since it only tracks the members who are actually doing the voting.

As for the 1,000,000 post being a silly milestone, you're way off there. The more posts to the site mean more hits. What do you think keeps MacRumors around? Income from the advertising is important to keeping the site around.

And even though this is a MacRumors site, you might be surprised at the number of members who come here for more than just the rumors :D

I hope you have a wonderful, sun shiny day!

D

[Sir_Giggles]

Im typically a happy, pro-Apple, pro-MacRumours person, but I voted this thread negative, because this thread is given way too much time and prominence on Page 1. Could we finally put this off to the sidebar or something?

[Mr. Anderson]

Im typically a happy, pro-Apple, pro-MacRumours person, but I voted this thread negative, because this thread is given way too much time and prominence on Page 1. Could we finally put this off to the sidebar or something?

Well, its just a matter now of some other news worthy item to come along....and it seems to be a bit slow. That's just the way it goes sometimes.

D

[JoePike]

wow, you took this way too seriously :D

And just like negative voters, there are always going to be a few folks on here who take just about everything way too seriously. I think it's the combination of mac-passion and a certain degree of anonymity that breeds overly-intense emotions in online forums such as this one. Plus, a lot of the stuff up for discussion around here is highly speculative or based on personal opinions. But that's the nature of the beast, after all this is a Mac RUMORS site. It's also more difficult to convey subtle humor, like sarcasm, without the benefit of facial expressions (beyond smilies, anyway), or without tone of voice, timing, etc. so it often goes completely unnoticed -- and a statement intended to be said in joking can be taken as an attack. Folks just need to remember that it is possible to have an opinionated online conversation without getting personal.

Anyone who doesn't realize that is just a complete buffoon. (Yes, that was ironic sarcasm. :cool: )

As for the accomplishment of 1,000,000 posts, I congratulate everyone involved in keeping this site operational, as well as the entire posting community of Apple fanatics. I'm relatively new to the site, but I'm sure I'll be around for the next million!

-Joe

[sillycybin]

this is pretty lame. oh great a million posts!!! really, am i supposed to care. Page 2 please, where 75% of the page 1 stories belong.

[Edot]

this is pretty lame. oh great a million posts!!! really, am i supposed to care. Page 2 please, where 75% of the page 1 stories belong.

It is their freakin site. They can post what they like, and I think they and a lot of people are pretty proud of what they created and how successful it has been. This is great news for MacRumors and a really nice milestone. It portrays a promising future for MacRumors. Show some respect and thanks. Celebrate this milestone instead of putting the site down.

Congrats edesignuk and MacRumors!

[NusuniAdmin]

Which will come first... my 2.5 GHz G5 shipping? or the 2,000,000th post? :rolleyes:

hah...thats a toughie. By the time u'll get the g5 there will be new ones out :p

[~Shard~]

As for the 1,000,000 post being a silly milestone, you're way off there. The more posts to the site mean more hits. What do you think keeps MacRumors around? Income from the advertising is important to keeping the site around.

Thanks for that Mr. Anderson, I couldn’t have put it better myself. Its not a silly milestone, and it does contribute to the maintenance and the future of MacRumors in general, both through continuing contributions by members (intellectual and/or monetary) as well as advertising.

And even though this is a MacRumors site, you might be surprised at the number of members who come here for more than just the rumors

Lord knows I’m one of those... ;) :cool:

[~Shard~]

this is pretty lame. oh great a million posts!!! really, am i supposed to care. Page 2 please, where 75% of the page 1 stories belong.

This is a major milestone for MacRumors, and a testament to all the members who have contributed in many ways to the site’s success over the years – I would hardly use a juvenile term as “lame” to describe this meaningful occasion. Are you supposed to care, you ask? No, you may do what you wish, why are you asking us? If you believe this belongs on Page 2, along with 75% of the other stories, then perhaps you do not grasp the concept of MacRumors. Lastly, it is not necessary to imply swears here on MacRumors, we’re all adults (well, perhaps not all of us...), but to address your subject line, it should be obvious that many people care, myself being one of them. Sorry, but you can’t expect to carry much weight making negative statements like this with your current myriad of posts. :cool:

Congrats again to edesignuk, and more importantly to the MacRumors team for running such a great site. I'll be with ya all the way to the 2 millionth post and beyond! :cool:

[sillycybin]

I'd say judging by the votes, this story is lame. Call it what you want, but obviously most people think otherwise. just because i havnt posted 36,000 posts here doesnt mean that i donnot visit it as often, if not more often than you. I also find it bizarre that every one is giving props to edesignuk. as if he did something marvelous. I guess i donnot understand the social meaning that some of you hold for this site. I come here to find out whats going on in the Mac world, not whats going on in the MacRumors Family. Maybe you guys should have a MacRumors Family page for your selfindulgent needs.

[Mr. Anderson]

I'd say judging by the votes, this story is lame.

As I mentioned above, all voting indicates is what the people voting selected. Its not representative of the whole community.

And lets all play nice and move on - we can go back and forth all day on this - its pointless. Everyone has their own opinion, that's fine, leave it at that and move on.

This site means different things to different individuals. There are rumors and there is a large community. There's even a whole section devoted to political and war discussion. Use it for what you like, but if you don't like the site, there are other places to go on the web :D

D

[Rower_CPU]

Enough with the off-topic, spam, arguing, etc, folks.

[pimentoLoaf]

I can't understand why there are so many negative votes on this million-th post news item.

oops... me bad! not reading all the posts again...

[Dave00]

I didn't vote one way or another on the positive/negative thing. However, I'm not that thrilled with emphasizing numbers of posts. Quantity != quality. Back when I used to participate in Usenet, it was almost universally true that the top 2 or 3 posters contributed very little, whereas some of the most insightful and helpful posts were from those who only posted once or twice. Hence, the development of "kill files" so you didn't have to read posts from those who really didn't have anything useful to say.

I would much rather the user's description (newbie, regular, 68000, etc.) reflect the amount of time that had passed from when they first registered, rather than be based on number of posts. And I'd be much happier to know that MacRumors had been around for a long time than to know that the forums have had a ton of posts.

--D

[~Shard~]

As I mentioned above, all voting indicates is what the people voting selected. Its not representative of the whole community.

And lets all play nice and move on - we can go back and forth all day on this - its pointless. Everyone has their own opinion, that's fine, leave it at that and move on.

This site means different things to different individuals. There are rumors and there is a large community. There's even a whole section devoted to political and war discussion. Use it for what you like, but if you don't like the site, there are other places to go on the web :D

D

Well said Mr. Anderson, I agree - let's not tarnish this thread any further. ;)

Oh, and I finally took a close look at your avatar to try and decipher its meaning - very clever, I like it! :cool:

[edesignuk]

I would much rather the user's description (newbie, regular, 68000, etc.) reflect the amount of time that had passed from when they first registered, rather than be based on number of posts. And I'd be much happier to know that MacRumors had been around for a long time than to know that the forums have had a ton of posts.So post count doesn't mean jack to you, and the time since registered does? :confused: Neither are a clear indicator of how useful someone is to have around, you just get to know by hanging around the forums on a regular basis, and seeing who's who.

[vniow]

Holy flying tampons it actually happened.

Count one more congrats to edesignuk!

[edesignuk]

Holy flying tampons it actually happened.

Count one more congrats to edesignuk!Thanku vniow, but you do know you just upset a lot of MR lurkers by saying that don't you? Lurkers which I'm sure you care a great deal about :D ;)

[MacsRgr8]

Me 2, edesignuk! CONGRATS!

Gosh, I'm late for this!!!

Typical me: not around for a couple of days and missed the sweetspot :D


BTW, why are people complaining??
This is gr8 news, good fun 4 all of us, and a nice reward for a very contributing member of this community.

[BeoVir]

Congratulations macrumors!! I have only recently started taking part in the discusions here but they have already increased my knowledge of the Mac platform.

And what's up with the negative ratings!!

[MacsRgr8]

Congratulations macrumors!! I have only recently started taking part in the discusions here but they have already increased my knowledge of the Mac platform.

And what's up with the negative ratings!!

Those are the reactions we want to hear!
Gr8 to find out MacRumors is helping you out!! :)

[vniow]

Thanku vniow, but you do know you just upset a lot of MR lurkers by saying that don't you?


Haha, if I scare them away by that then I'd hate to see what happened when they looked at some of my previous posts!

[sweetaction]

instead of sitting around and cheering about the record count in your db, why dont you catch up with some of the news going on around you?

www.appleinsider.com
www.thinksecret.com
www.theregister.co.uk

do i need to go on?

[rog]

Dat's one crazy "macrumor." I think this rumor is too outlandish and belongs on page 2. How can this site know for sure? What is their source, someone's cousin who cleans the toilets at an Apple Store?

[rdowns]

This is a major milestone for MacRumors, and a testament to all the members who have contributed in many ways to the site’s success over the years – I would hardly use a juvenile term as “lame” to describe this meaningful occasion. Are you supposed to care, you ask? No, you may do what you wish, why are you asking us? If you believe this belongs on Page 2, along with 75% of the other stories, then perhaps you do not grasp the concept of MacRumors. Lastly, it is not necessary to imply swears here on MacRumors, we’re all adults (well, perhaps not all of us...), but to address your subject line, it should be obvious that many people care, myself being one of them. Sorry, but you can’t expect to carry much weight making negative statements like this with your current myriad of posts. :cool:

Congrats again to edesignuk, and more importantly to the MacRumors team for running such a great site. I'll be with ya all the way to the 2 millionth post and beyond! :cool:

Who cares what this (insert appropriate insult) thinks? Why bother replying to him and giving him any recognition?


Oh yeah, congrats MR and eD.

[cb911]

You must have seen them around. Images with some text on them, making a point in a slightly funny way! Bit like this (http://upload.yo-momma.net/uploads/macros/banhamster.jpg) one, only normally I'd use them with the [IMG] tags :D

ROTFLMAO HE HE!! :D :D

oh yeah, now i know what you're talking about! those are so damn funny... good work with those 'macros', and keep it up. :D

[~Shard~]

Who cares what this (insert appropriate insult) thinks? Why bother replying to him and giving him any recognition?


Oh yeah, congrats MR and eD.

Fair enough rdowns, you're right - sometimes it's just too tempting! Hmm, kinda scary that you're acting as a voice of reason for me, huh? ;) :cool:

[Doctor Q]

The number 1,000,000 is only important because most of us have 10 fingers. Mathematicians might argue that powers of two are more beautiful so we should have waited until 1,048,576 to pat ourselves on the back. And then again at 2,097,152. Let's see... what year will we reach 4,294,967,296 (that's 2^(2^5)) posts?

[MacNut]

I would much rather the user's description (newbie, regular, 68000, etc.) reflect the amount of time that had passed from when they first registered, rather than be based on number of posts. And I'd be much happier to know that MacRumors had been around for a long time than to know that the forums have had a ton of posts.
--D

I might be wrong but I thought at one time the date a member registered was listed under there name.

[JGowan]

The number 1,000,000 is only important because most of us have 10 fingers.That is so ST,000,000,PID. I think it's important because ... well it's huge. And it's got all those pretty zeros.

[Doctor Q]

That is so ST,000,000,PID. I think it's important because ... well it's huge. And it's got all those pretty zeros.Type "1,048,576 in base 2" into G,000,000,gle and you'll see that you get even more pretty zeroes!

[relimw]

instead of sitting around and cheering about the record count in your db, why dont you catch up with some of the news going on around you?

www.appleinsider.com
www.thinksecret.com
www.theregister.co.uk

do i need to go on?

And change the macpoll while yer at it (or change it to 'a new poll every month or two...').

[Doctor Q]

The polls are open.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

[~Shard~]

And change the macpoll while yer at it (or change it to 'a new poll every month or two...').

This title of this thread is "MacRumors Reaches 1,000,000 Posts", not "Let's Have a Bitch Session About MacRumors". Please stay on topic, post your complaints somewhere else, and listen to what not 1 but 2 Mods have already stated in this thread - enough with this!

[~Shard~]

The polls are open.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Thanks for the head's up Doctor Q, and thanks to all the MacRumors staff (yourself included, no doubt!) who worked hard to sort through the myriad of submissions!

My votes are in! :cool:

[nagromme]

There are so many high-quality avatars on here... I bet most were never even submitted but I'll still give them my collective "honorable mention" :)

[Krizoitz]

instead of sitting around and cheering about the record count in your db, why dont you catch up with some of the news going on around you?

www.appleinsider.com
www.thinksecret.com
www.theregister.co.uk

do i need to go on?

Don't see anything of significance in any of those sites that MR doesn't have. My thinking on the whole thing is, if you don't like the site, no one forces you to come here. Congrats to both Arn and crew and to edesign, heres to another 1,000,000 great posts!

[relimw]

This title of this thread is "MacRumors Reaches 1,000,000 Posts", not "Let's Have a Bitch Session About MacRumors". Please stay on topic, post your complaints somewhere else, and listen to what not 1 but 2 Mods have already stated in this thread - enough with this!

Well dang Shard, I was just trying to be the 1,000,100th post :p

Besides, I've already voted for some very good pics. Congrats to those that made them, and to those that win :)

Didn't some admin mention that we should vote in the polls? Or am I yet again straying from the almighty topic?

[~Shard~]

Well dang Shard, I was just trying to be the 1,000,100th post :p

Besides, I've already voted for some very good pics. Congrats to those that made them, and to those that win :)

Didn't some admin mention that we should vote in the polls? Or am I yet again straying from the almighty topic?

Ah, sorry, didn't realize that was the case... :rolleyes: :)

Actually I was referring to sweetaction's comment which you quoted, and then to a lesser, degree, your own statement about new polls. And for the record, yes, the polls for the Avatar Contest are open and we have been encouraged here in this thread to vote - however this is different than your initial statement regarding the daily MacPolls being changed, so don't try and backtrack. :p ;) The polls for voting in the Avatar contest and the daily MacPolls are 2 very separate things.

So no, you're not straying form the "almighty topic" as you put it - at least not in this post.... :cool:

[relimw]

Ah, sorry, didn't realize that was the case... :rolleyes: :)

Actually I was referring to sweetaction's comment which you quoted, and then to a lesser, degree, your own statement about new polls. And for the record, yes, the polls for the Avatar Contest are open and we have been encouraged here in this thread to vote - however this is different than your initial statement regarding the daily MacPolls being changed, so don't try and backtrack. :p ;) The polls for voting in the Avatar contest and the daily MacPolls are 2 very separate things.

So no, you're not straying form the "almighty topic" as you put it - at least not in this post.... :cool:

Ah, sorry, I tend to reach for the 'quote' button before I reach for the 'post reply' button...

I apologize to get the great and might Shard, we the lowly, are just not worthy to speak in yer presence (or some such drool... ;)

Now get out there and vote for somebody!

[~Shard~]

Ah, sorry, I tend to reach for the 'quote' button before I reach for the 'post reply' button...

I apologize to get the great and might Shard, we the lowly, are just not worthy to speak in yer presence (or some such drool... ;)

Now get out there and vote for somebody!

Your praise (although dripping with sarcasm) is still appreciated - I'll take whatever I can get. ;) :cool:

And yes, everyone should make sure they vote - polls close today!

[wdlove]

The polls are open.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Thank you for informing us Doctor Q. Seeing that the time limits for voting end today, hope that I can make the deadline.