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A random observation...
« on: November 15, 2005, 06:57:57 pm »
I just realized I'm a creepy forum stalker. I sit on the forums almost constantly. I mean, look at this: on the forums stats page, under most time online: morgul 18h 53m. Yeah, I spend waaaaay too much time online.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2005, 07:33:47 pm »
I'm almost as bad - 10.5 hours.

Go Forum Stalkers!
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2005, 07:51:35 pm »
woot! We should hold a Forum Stalker award... every month we check the stats, and give out awards. :-p
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2005, 07:54:28 pm »
That's not a bad idea - we have several statistics, and we can code up others as the need arises. We could likely just have a thing on the main board area that shows records - e.g., most posts total, most posts in a day, most time online, lurker award (fewest posts over the most time online), etc. I'm sure we could set it up where it automatically disqualifies at least forum admins and / or mods, since they're going to be (or should be) the most active on the forums anyways.
We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. 
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It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.
    ~GK Chesterton

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.
    ~Blaise Pascal

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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2005, 12:18:34 pm »
Yikes . . .

Forum stalkers are the bane of mass posters like me - I like to see my name under EVERY "last post" section, and then one of you jackasses posts and I just HAVE to respond.  ;)
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2005, 12:20:13 pm »
Yeah, I know how that is. ;)
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2005, 12:24:58 pm »
Bastard!!  There, now I've posted my reply.  :)

Nah, I hate leaving posts that have nothing intelligent to say (i.e. spam).

But yeah, that's my tactic - log on, and post til no one replies.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2005, 12:36:22 pm »
PRoblem is, you keep posting, and I'll keep posting... and neither of us will get anything useful done.


Except increasing our post count.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2005, 12:37:22 pm »
I've got nothing to do til 5 o'clock tonight. ;D  Nah, this'll be the last time I throw this convo back at you.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2005, 12:38:23 pm »
Neither do I. Bring it. ;) :-D
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2005, 02:03:00 am »
Damn you.  Ah well, I will restrain myself from doing to much competitive posting.

Ah, who am I kidding?  We'll see whose post count goes higher (you use the admin panel to mess with it and I swear you'll wish you'd never been born).   ;)
Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.

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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2005, 01:34:02 pm »
I'm with you guys, we should have a stalker award.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2005, 12:56:42 am »
Actually I say we come up with several awards.  The stalker one would go to morgul too quickly.

I could get the Spammer award.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2005, 01:12:55 am »
I guess I'm the only loser with no life, a laptops, and a wireless connection in most of the places he goes. It's not my fault the first tab I open in firefox is these forums, and then the GoRC forums. Sheesh. :P
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2005, 01:15:41 am »
Heh, you just described me.  I'm ALWAYS on my laptop - unless I'm at work.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2005, 01:19:56 am »
I'm even on my laptop at work... during my breaks. But, no internet there. (It's a Purina Facotry. Ugggh.. I hade stupid jobs. I want a techie job!!!  >:( >:( >:()
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2005, 01:21:00 am »
I work in a video store . . . I feel your pain.
Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.

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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2005, 01:48:55 am »
Yay, I get to start working for Dr. Cooke over thxgiving break! That's gonna be fun, and very interesting.
We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true. 
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It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.
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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.
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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2005, 11:36:10 am »
Sweet action!!  I'm negotiating with Dr. Strauss.  As soon as I graduate, he's gonna get me a job as a TA in the math department.
Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.

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Re: A random observation...
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2005, 05:19:57 am »
I'm even on my laptop at work... during my breaks. But, no internet there. (It's a Purina Facotry. Ugggh.. I hade stupid jobs. I want a techie job!!!  >:( >:( >:()

...i have to work at a plant nursury....so dont talk to me about bad (even though im part-time tech guy :))