+Simply Paul Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Hearing talk of spurious threads makes me wonder who adds to them to keep them alive. Ignoring the pinned topics for a moment, there's 44 topics on this forum's front page, and according to the number of black dots in the blue (and red) envelopes on the left side of the screen, I've contributed to 11 of them (not including this thread) - I wonder, am I an average contributor, or am I having more or less of my 'fair share' of screen-space? What are your posting stats -by thread, not an overall figure? If you feel the question is spurious (and perhaps you have a point there) then I won't feel bad if you don't add to this thread. SP Quote Link to comment
+Skate and Jane Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 This makes 4 Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 17 including the pinned ones, I must shut up. (/me ducks and waits for abuse...) Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 14 at the moment. Quote Link to comment
+bargee Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Spend way to much time reading the forum rather than working , and all that time waiting for the gags currently 8 topics and with this one, 9 Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've contributed to 5 off the first page (including starting one). Quote Link to comment
+Birdman-of-liskatraz Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 9 + This one.... I'll shut up Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 14 - now 15. I hope this isn't a representative sample - that is more than I expected. Never knew about the black dots before - cheers. Adrian Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 8 including this one (one the 1st page only) Quote Link to comment
+The Golem Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've contributed to 4. I must confess that I spend far to much time on the OT forum though... I must just apologise for my outburst on the "naughty boy" thread, most people on this forum do appear to be genuinely friendly people and it galls me to see someone being so negative about it and it's contributors... Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 13, Never realised I went on that much, always did wonder what the black dots were for? Better make that 14 now, to include this. Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 7 - including this one. Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 12 for me but then I'm not talking to you lot at the moment Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Only my 4th, looks like I can talk more rubbish Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Only one other on the first page, and that was something I posted back in Sept 04. Perhaps I should stay in more. Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Having only just discovered the forums today, I have not contributed that much. Milton (aka Moote) Quote Link to comment
+Sensei TSKC Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 8 (plus this one) Quote Link to comment
+Us 4 and Jess Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 only 2 ...........cos i'm the quiet one M Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 7 - 8 with this one. feels like more, so clearly more inane ramblings from me are in order! Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 10 now.... and I've only just learned that the dot on the envelope meant I'd posted to that thread..... doh!! Quote Link to comment
+lordelph Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 5 with this one, and now I know what the black dot means too! Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 6 including this one, and like Pharisee did not realise what the black dot was apart from taking it to Blythe Pew, or something like that, must be a Cornish place. Sorry just been informed and not by Mrs B for a change, that it was a black spot, not dot! Quote Link to comment
+Happy Humphrey Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 10 plus this one! And what a fine thread this is, SP: very geocaching-relevant to boot (any chance of an intro to your rubber-clad colleagues - I think that's what the others are after as well? ) I thought the black dot was The Black Spot . HH Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Errrrrrrrrrr...........................................20 Quote Link to comment
Deego Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) Only 8 I am slipping I do post way to much, but dont feel that its a crime My first post on the forums was 11 sept 2003 about.......... yep, You guesed it Trigpoints I am now the 45th highest poster overall and the highest UK poster. Edited November 23, 2005 by Deego Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) I joined GC.com on Sunday, February 13, 2005, just after Country File (yes Blame SP for that everyone!) I found my first cache on the Sunday 10th April 2005 I made my first forum post was a series of 5 posts about a GSAK issue I was having May 7 2005, 10:27 AM to May 9 2005, 06:45 PM That was it until Aug 25 2005, 09:02 AM, I got hooked! And now have 584 postings to my name OMG! I overuse this place Edited November 23, 2005 by Moote Quote Link to comment
The Royles Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 6 from me, so I am one of the quiet ones. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I thought the black dot was The Black Spot . HH .... and I thought it was given to Blind Pugh (Pew?) or was it Black Dog? Quote Link to comment
+2202 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Hard to say (on this page) as Lordelph's little script works wonders. Quote Link to comment
+Orchards Finest Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Something else I've learned - a black spot means I've made a post. Two now! Quote Link to comment
+Windsocker Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 two cause i read instead of writing Quote Link to comment
+Snosrap Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Just posting to try to get my numbers up. [] Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Just posting to try to get my numbers up. [] Me too - I'd no idea either why they were dotty! Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 7 not including this one, and there's 2 of us doing it from different places as well!! shocking!! Quote Link to comment
NickPick Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 14 for me (I've counted 2 locked ones which I think I'd replied to, but the locked logo covers the black dot). Thanks to SP for revealing what the black dot means. I personally think that this forum has (for me) the right balance of caching related chat and off-topic banter. Certainly sometimes there are a lot of OT postings, but I really don't think there would be as many contributors / readers if it was all serious, and people got told off for posting OT comments. That would reduce the number of people who bother to read it, which would reduce the number of people to reply when one has a problem. Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 . . . . . . . . and now + another . for this topic. Like others, always wondered what all those .s were. So now we know! ps. nice hat SP!! Quote Link to comment
+The HERB5 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Certainly sometimes there are a lot of OT postings, but I really don't think there would be as many contributors / readers if it was all serious, and people got told off for posting OT comments. Don't bring religion into it!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Jolly Jax has asked me to state, on his behalf, NONE!!!! Quote Link to comment
NickPick Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Certainly sometimes there are a lot of OT postings, but I really don't think there would be as many contributors / readers if it was all serious, and people got told off for posting OT comments. Don't bring religion into it!!!!! Religion? ps. nice hat SP!! PS. Nice hat yourself! Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 9 on page one. but what else is ther to do at stupid o'clock when i wake up? Quote Link to comment
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