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If the current Top 10 posters continue at their 6-month post rates, here are the dates on which they will pass each other, and the resulting relative orderings. Note that these lists are the positions of the current Top 10 relative to each other, not the ten who will be in Top 10 on these dates. For example, mkrishnan is projected to be in the Top 10 within 6 months, but isn't one of the current Top 10 for whom these date predictions apply.

24-Jul-2006: ~Shard~ passes eyelikeart
Mr. Anderson, wdlove, mad jew, Doctor Q, edesignuk, ~Shard~, eyelikeart, jsw, Rower_CPU, iGary

1-Aug-2006: mad jew passes wdlove
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, edesignuk, ~Shard~, eyelikeart, jsw, Rower_CPU, iGary

5-Aug-2006: iGary passes Rower_CPU
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, edesignuk, ~Shard~, eyelikeart, jsw, iGary, Rower_CPU

12-Aug-2006: ~Shard~ passes edesignuk
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, jsw, iGary, Rower_CPU

16-Aug-2006: jsw passes eyelikeart
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, jsw, eyelikeart, iGary, Rower_CPU

5-Sep-2006: jsw passes edesignuk
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, jsw, edesignuk, eyelikeart, iGary, Rower_CPU

14-Sep-2006: iGary passes eyelikeart
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, jsw, edesignuk, iGary, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

7-Oct-2006: iGary passes edesignuk
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, jsw, iGary, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

4-Nov-2006: jsw passes ~Shard~
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, jsw, ~Shard~, iGary, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

22-Dec-2006: iGary passes ~Shard~
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, Doctor Q, jsw, iGary, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

28-Dec-2006: jsw passes Doctor Q
Mr. Anderson, mad jew, wdlove, jsw, Doctor Q, iGary, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

11-Jan-2007: mad jew passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, wdlove, jsw, Doctor Q, iGary, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

15-Jan-2007: iGary passes Doctor Q
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, wdlove, jsw, iGary, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

20-Feb-2007: iGary passes jsw
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, wdlove, iGary, jsw, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

27-Feb-2007: iGary passes wdlove
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, iGary, wdlove, jsw, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

28-Feb-2007: jsw passes wdlove
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, iGary, jsw, wdlove, Doctor Q, ~Shard~, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

18-Mar-2007: ~Shard~ passes Doctor Q
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, iGary, jsw, wdlove, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

3-Apr-2007: ~Shard~ passes wdlove
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, wdlove, Doctor Q, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

7-Apr-2007: Doctor Q passes wdlove
mad jew, Mr. Anderson, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, wdlove, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

1-Dec-2007: iGary passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, iGary, Mr. Anderson, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, wdlove, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

3-Feb-2008: jsw passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, iGary, jsw, Mr. Anderson, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, wdlove, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

26-Jul-2008: ~Shard~ passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Mr. Anderson, Doctor Q, wdlove, edesignuk, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

4-Oct-2008: edesignuk passes wdlove
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Mr. Anderson, Doctor Q, edesignuk, wdlove, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

16-Jan-2009: Doctor Q passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, Mr. Anderson, edesignuk, wdlove, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU

16-Oct-2009: Rower_CPU passes eyelikeart
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, Mr. Anderson, edesignuk, wdlove, Rower_CPU, eyelikeart

6-Mar-2023: Rower_CPU passes wdlove
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, Mr. Anderson, edesignuk, Rower_CPU, wdlove, eyelikeart

24-Jul-2032: edesignuk passes Mr. Anderson
mad jew, iGary, jsw, ~Shard~, Doctor Q, edesignuk, Mr. Anderson, Rower_CPU, wdlove, eyelikeart

The obvious lesson to be learned: Mr. Anderson has only 26 years to enjoy his lead over edesignuk!
 
Doctor Q said:

Thanks again for the stats Doctor Q, however I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw a wrench in these predictions. As of July 19th I'm away on 3 weeks of vacation and it is doubtful I will be on MacRumors at all until mid-August. So, I'll essentially be a month behind on those dates by my estimates.
 
~Shard~ said:
Thanks again for the stats Doctor Q, however I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw a wrench in these predictions. As of July 19th I'm away on 3 weeks of vacation and it is doubtful I will be on MacRumors at all until mid-August. So, I'll essentially be a month behind on those dates by my estimates.
Yes, but we all can be sure you will make up for it lol:D
 
At long last, I have decided to reveal how I compute all these statistics. I have a secret weapon... a giant calculator!

It's got everything a math geek could possibly want - all four functions, a Clear Entry button, and it even does percentages!

So now you know my secret. Whew! I feel better now that I've 'fessed up. :eek:
 

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my god, you've been liveing a sham all this time


(oh and can you switch me back to being a 601, thanks, being a stealth demi rules)
 
Doctor Q, I love it! Thank you for fessing up your secret, it makes you seem less omnipotent now, so perhaps more MR members will have an easier time relating to you. What a truly noble gesture.

(Notice I said less omnipotent. You still have a great deal of omnipotentness in my books... :cool: )
 
This is the first time I have checked out one of these extrapolation threads, and I think it's sad. :( I see all these names up on the Top 50 that I recognize from back in the day but haven't seen in a long time. On one hand it's amazing that they can still be up there even after all this time away, but on the other hand we no longer have their input and reassuring 'tars.
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
No, no, no... that's the "missing" e he's showing us, not pi... :rolleyes:
I'm glad somebody here knows what e's talking about.

What would really be nice would be to make a Top 50 list based on quality of posts rather than on quantity of posts. All I need is a volunteer to rate all 2.7 million posts at MacRumors, each on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being spam and 10 being outstanding-post-of-the-week. Make a spreadsheet with member name, post number, and post rating, and then I'll be glad to do the rest. :)
 
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