Top 50 Posters Extrapolated, January 2018

[eyoungren]

But, reading your references to him, it did strike me that this was an interesting illustration of the strangeness of time; for, I have been a member of the forum for the best part of a decade, - which is quite some time in an online environment - and I never remember seeing him make a post.

I'm a member of another forum, the first one I joined some time in 2001. One particular user there joined around the same time. She was a high volume poster, much like the reference to madjew and racked up a lot of posts.

Unfortunately, for her, myself and a lot of the other long-term posters the forums were closed for over a year from 2004-2005 due to controversies and when they returned everyone's post count was reset to 0. Still, she was again prolific and managed to rack up 2285 posts in the final three months or so that she was there.

This particular forum revolves around one specific app so most members are usually one and done. They get their question answered and never return. With the exception of myself and a few other postsers who passed her mark but have moved on this user's post count still dominates. Most of the employees who engage on the site do not have her post count.

But there's barely anyone there now who was around during that time period.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'm a member of another forum, the first one I joined some time in 2001. One particular user there joined around the same time. She was a high volume poster, much like the reference to madjew and racked up a lot of posts.

Unfortunately, for her, myself and a lot of the other long-term posters the forums were closed for over a year from 2004-2005 due to controversies and when they returned everyone's post count was reset to 0. Still, she was again prolific and managed to rack up 2285 posts in the final three months or so that she was there.

This particular forum revolves around one specific app so most members are usually one and done. They get their question answered and never return. With the exception of myself and a few other postsers who passed her mark but have moved on this user's post count still dominates. Most of the employees who engage on the site do not have her post count.

But there's barely anyone there now who was around during that time period.

Excellent and thought-provoking post.

Actually, I remember my utter amazement at the post counts of some members when I joined this forum, wondering how on earth one could amass thousands of posts.

But time - time as measured in years, or time as measured in short bursts of intense activity - periods where you are spending a lot of time online - can account for that, I now know.

 

[eyoungren]

Excellent and thought-provoking post.

Actually, I remember my utter amazement at the post counts of some members when I joined this forum, wondering how on earth one could amass thousands of posts.

But time - time as measured in years, or time as measured in short bursts of intense activity - periods where you are spending a lot of time online - can account for that, I now know.

The funny thing with that particular user I mentioned is that she would come in infrequently and then lay down a carpet bombing campaign of posts for just about every single thread started in any subforum since the last time she had visited.

That resulted in hundreds of posts racked up each time she visited. It was amazing though because none of her posts were intended to be for post count. She was familiar with a broad range of topics and issues that pertained to this particular app and posted intelligently in EVERY damn post!

There was a time where no one there thought they'd ever pass her post count. But that fact that all her posts were intelligently made was the really amazing part.

 

[rhett7660]

Can mad jew be stopped?

At recent post rates, here's when others will pass mad jew's post count of 32,194:

• Scepticalscribe in September 2018
• Relentless Power in January 2019
• Weaselboy and Apple fanboy in 2020
• Newtons Apple in 2021
• eyoungren in 2022
• kdarling in 2025
• Rogifan in 2027
• AidenShaw and IJ Reilly in 2035
• MacNut in 2039
• alphaod in 2042
• Nermal in 2045
• Peace in 2059
• SandboxGeneral in 2061
• Dagless in 2062
• ucfgrad93 in 2065
• MacDawg in 2084
• WildCowboy in 2096
• Intell in 2136
• rdowns in 2140
• dukebound85 in 2147
• samcraig in 2166
• balamw in 2168
• Abstract in 2207
• Eidorian in 2544 (337 years after Abstract)
• jsw in 6743 (4,199 years after Eidorian)

When we get to 6743, please let me know if I was right. But wait until after December 4, since that's the day in that year that jsw will pass mad jew.

Yes, I accounted for leap years.

Bonus fact: If all current Top 50 members continue at the current post rates, then the Top 50 will finally have 100% active users on August 11, 2037. If anyone stops posting, you'll ruin the whole thing!

When I first joined, the Mad Jew was always on top and everyone behind him/her was waaaaay behind. Now it looks like in only a few months that persons post count will finally be eclipsed.

This is a pretty cool stat and I love the fact JSW will only need to be around for a mere two thousand years or so!

 

[Clix Pix]

I well remember Mad Jew; he was always posting something during the first few years I was a member here. Then suddenly he was gone..... Always wondered what happened there.

 

[Gutwrench]

Can mad jew be stopped?

• Abstract in 2207
• Eidorian in 2544 (337 years after Abstract)
• jsw in 6743 (4,199 years after Eidorian)

Lol, sweet humor!

 

[jav6454]

I well remember Mad Jew; he was always posting something during the first few years I was a member here. Then suddenly he was gone..... Always wondered what happened there.

Some say he was abducted by aliens, others say he was the MacRumors bot, while others simply choose to assume he was part of the an experimental AI that is now known as Watson.

All in all, it’s a conspiracy I tell you.

 

[D.T.]

Well, your charts dropped me off a while ago due to me being inactive.

Looks like you're making up for lost time

 

[dukebound85]

Yes, I assumed that it was a joke.

Actually, the first time I noticed these lists - the "Top 50 Posters Extrapolated" threads - I noticed his name, and wondered who he was. And yes, he had been so prolific that he remained on top of this list for ages, even though he hasn't posted in years.

But, reading your references to him, it did strike me that this was an interesting illustration of the strangeness of time; for, I have been a member of the forum for the best part of a decade, - which is quite some time in an online environment - and I never remember seeing him make a post.

I recall the mad jew days and it really does seem like yesterday

Do any of you remember lacero?

 

[jav6454]

Looks like you're making up for lost time

Guilty as charged, gotta go back up to before I was inactive.

My native forum is the iPhone forums. Later did I enter the MacBook scene. However, I also loved to play the WW games where I grew fame as an expert wolf. @Scepticalscribe can voucher for that.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Guilty as charged, gotta go back up to before I was inactive.

My native forum is the iPhone forums. Later did I enter the MacBook scene. However, I also loved to play the WW games where I grew fame as an expert wolf. @Scepticalscribe can voucher for that.

Indeed I can.

For, truth to tell, we have soldiered together in a number of the WW games (although I seem to recall a steel blade inserted between my ribs - the rear side of my ribs, lest there be doubt as to the duplicitous nature of this nefarious activity - on one or two lamentable occasions).

But yes: They were great fun.

 

[Clix Pix]

I recall the mad jew days and it really does seem like yesterday

Do any of you remember lacero?

Yep!!!!! Another mystery there, too......

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I recall the mad jew days and it really does seem like yesterday

Do any of you remember lacero?

No, alas.

That name does not ring a bell; I joined - very green, and completely oblivious as to whatever requirements membership of the online world might entail - in July 2008.

All of the names were new to me at the time, although some did register their presence through sheer force of personality - I always liked @leekohler, for example - and it took me quite a while to get my bearings.

 

[dukebound85]

No, alas.

That name does not ring a bell; I joined - very green, and completely oblivious as to whatever requirements membership of the online world might entail - in July 2008.

All of the names were new to me at the time, although some did register their presence through sheer force of personality - I always liked @leekohler, for example - and it took me quite a while to get my bearings.

He/She was the madjew before madjew. Was only a member for a year to the day iirc

Yea, I do miss leekholer and others, such as iGary, mkrishnan, Eidorian, etc
and most of the inactive people on the top 50 list. There was a time when they were obviously very active.

I have always wondered how people can be such a presence on a forum and just disappear. Most say life and what not and I have experienced that myself but I still like to check in from time to time

 

[D.T.]

Guilty as charged, gotta go back up to before I was inactive.

The multiple posts looks like a strip of film

 

[Scepticalscribe]

He/She was the madjew before madjew. Was only a member for a year to the day iirc

Yea, I do miss leekholer and others, such as iGary and most of the inactive people on the top 50 list. There was a time when they were obviously very active.

I have always wondered how people can be such a presence on a forum and just disappear. Most say life and what not and I have experienced that myself but I still like to check in from time to time

A mixture of 'life' - for example, my own professional (and personal circumstances) changed - in late June/early July - and my posting habits reflected that in that the number of posts I was able to make daily declined markedly (a point noted by @Doctor Q), even though I remained a relatively prolific poster.

However, some of the other long term members have 'gone fishing' to employ a euphemism; they are no longer a part of the forum, and I believe that this is what happened to @leekohler.

 

[Clix Pix]

The whole Lacero thing was fascinating.......loads of posts around his/her disappearance, too.

I also remember leekohler and iGary and Blue Velvet and Chundles and iBlue and ChipNoVaMac.....and many, many more. Looking at the older top 50 posters lists is a real walk down Memory Lane. Oh, yeah -- anyone remember mymemory?

 

[Apple fanboy]

Not wanting to be morbid, but of course it is possible that some of the folk you mention that are no longer with us may no longer be with us.

 

[rdowns]

MadJew was fun.

1. Scepticalscribe's diminished post rate was still sufficient to pass slow-and-steady rdowns for slot #10. rdowns had been in the Top 10 since July 2010

Curtsies. Enjoyed these over the years @Doctor Q, thanks for doing them.

I recall the mad jew days and it really does seem like yesterday

Do any of you remember lacero?

Now that was some fun ****.

 

[millerj123]

Looks like you're making up for lost time

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He/She was the madjew before madjew. Was only a member for a year to the day iirc

Yea, I do miss leekholer and others, such as iGary, mkrishnan, Eidorian, etc
and most of the inactive people on the top 50 list. There was a time when they were obviously very active.

I have always wondered how people can be such a presence on a forum and just disappear. Most say life and what not and I have experienced that myself but I still like to check in from time to time

There’s been a huge uptick in zombie threads, and I’ll start reading and think “ah man, whatever happened to so-and-so?” I’ll check their stats, and yeah, last seen 5 years ago.

 

[Clix Pix]

Everything really changed once the iPhone really took hold and more and more people were buying and using it..... Prior to that, MR was really all about Apple's computers and how people were using them and how much they liked them. Even with the switch to Intel, the mood of the community was still focused on the value of their computers for what they needed in daily life. Once the iPhone was more popular among the general population, not just people who had been using Apple products for a while, the entire atmosphere on this and other sites changed as a new reality developed.......

 

[Doctor Q]

When I joined MacRumors, nobody was ever expected to catch the post count of Mr. Anderson, who was originally named Dukestreet. He was one of the original four moderators, with AmbitiousLemon, eyelikeart, and Rower_CPU. They roped me into volunteering to be a moderator.

 

[GGJstudios]

Not wanting to be morbid, but of course it is possible that some of the folk you mention that are no longer with us may no longer be with us.

I think of that more often since reaching that time of life when friends and relatives depart in greater numbers. It’s not like we can come back for a final farewell post, explaining why we left.

 

[MacDawg]

A few of the old timers are still around, but sadly yes, many have fallen by the wayside or are posting more and more infrequently. A lot of the names mentioned here used to be quite prolific, insightful, witty and fun to hang out with. The atmosphere was more like hanging out at a local pub with friends and family and chewing the fat. Oh there were lively debates about numerous things, but the rancor, vitriol and downright lack of any respect or civility was not present. Even the PRSI was somewhat tolerable in those days.

But alas, nobody likes to listen to an old fart reminisce about the good old days.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Not wanting to be morbid, but of course it is possible that some of the folk you mention that are no longer with us may no longer be with us.

Everything really changed once the iPhone really took hold and more and more people were buying and using it..... Prior to that, MR was really all about Apple's computers and how people were using them and how much they liked them. Even with the switch to Intel, the mood of the community was still focused on the value of their computers for what they needed in daily life. Once the iPhone was more popular among the general population, not just people who had been using Apple products for a while, the entire atmosphere on this and other sites changed as a new reality developed.......

What @Apple fanboy has suggested is, of course, more than possible (and I don't doubt that it could well have been a factor in a number of cases), but I think that what @Clix Pix has written bears witness to a deeper truth.

A few of the old timers are still around, but sadly yes, many have fallen by the wayside or are posting more and more infrequently. A lot of the names mentioned here used to be quite prolific, insightful, witty and fun to hang out with. The atmosphere was more like hanging out at a local pub with friends and family and chewing the fat. Oh there were lively debates about numerous things, but the rancor, vitriol and downright lack of any respect or civility was not present. Even the PRSI was somewhat tolerable in those days.

But alas, nobody likes to listen to an old fart reminisce about the good old days.

I think the nature of the medium (smart phones and physical distance so that an ever increasing amount of communication becomes 'virtual') - plus a generational change which has meant that people with a different sense of what constitutes etiquette - have both contributed to this transformation in tone and content.