# 200th post? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2002, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195 "2002-12-03T11:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/1 "2002-12-03T11:23:23Z")
I’ve seen several references. Whats the significance of the 200th post? ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/2 "2002-12-03T11:39:18Z")
You are finally let into the real forums. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/3 "2002-12-03T12:27:24Z")
It depends; what colour is the crystal embedded in your palm? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/4 "2002-12-03T13:16:09Z")
I’m hoping that i get some kind of carriage clock or at least a supermarket discount. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/5 "2002-12-03T13:24:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Harmonix \* > \*\*I’ve seen several references. Whats the significance of the 200th post? \*\* Seriously? There’s nothing significant; perhaps some posters will cease to see you as a newbie, you’ll be ready to make your 201[sup]st[/sup] post. There’s no award, there’s no fanfare, there’s no invitation to join a cabal or clique. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/6 "2002-12-03T13:50:35Z")
eh, _shurgs_ I probably already went over 200. I had an account years ago. No clue what it is now. > [@](#): > > You are finally let into the real forums. I guess all the 200+ posters are computer generated eh? > [@](#): > > It depends; what colour is the crystal embedded in your palm? blue with a smaller red gem inside it. > [@](#): > > I’m hoping that i get some kind of carriage clock or at least a supermarket discount. I want an oqo ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/7 "2002-12-03T15:42:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*There’s no award, there’s no fanfare, there’s no invitation to join a cabal or clique. \*\* On your _thousandth_ post, tho’ – watch out! –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/8 "2002-12-04T00:01:35Z")
Under your name, to the left of your posts, is the number of posts you’ve made (as I type this, yours is 127). Some folks happen to notice when they reach a round number of posts, and consider it significant. So you’ll see things like “This is my 200th post”, or “I wasted my 500th post on this?”. I don’t think that 200 invites any more comment than any other round number; it may be coincidence that you noticed that particular number. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/9 "2002-12-04T00:46:23Z")
Off to MPSIMS. **DrMatrix** -General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/10 "2002-12-04T01:01:22Z")
It’s nice to notice a milestone, but there’s no special significance, and certainly no clique. BTW is anyone travelling from the west? ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/11 "2002-12-04T02:03:01Z")
I didn’t notice when I got my 200th post, but I did notice my 300th. Of course, I think I passed 300 even earlier, for unless I’m mistaken, the posts and threads that went poof! last winter also impacted post counts. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/12 "2002-12-04T03:44:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Harmonix \* > \*\*eh, _shurgs_ I probably already went over 200. I had an account years ago. No clue what it is now. \*\* You had an account previously? Hope you contacted the proper authorities… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/13 "2002-12-04T04:09:21Z")
> [@](#): > > You had an account previously? Hope you contacted the proper authorities… Sorry, I think my ochem book is sapping my iq. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/14 "2002-12-04T12:51:47Z")
Well, you’re not allowed two accounts here. If you had one previously, I’m just saying I hope you let the powers that be know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/15 "2002-12-04T12:59:35Z")
It was 2-3 years ago. I don’t remember the name let alone the password. sorry. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/16 "2002-12-09T01:13:48Z")
Do you remember the titles of any of your old threads? Maybe you could do a search for some of them. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/17 "2002-12-09T01:28:05Z")
nope. I already e-mailed an admin with what I think was the e-mails I used for the account. Thats the best I could come up with. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/18 "2002-12-09T04:24:30Z")
200? That ain’t nothing. Try 300 pal! I reached that **today** too. What a day it’s been. BTW, because of you guys I’m going to fail English. I’ve done little work on my due tomorrow paper. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/19 "2002-12-09T05:48:18Z")
Blackeyes, your post count is now showing 340, meaning you’ve made 40 new posts so far today - thats got to be a record! ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195/20 "2002-12-09T05:53:55Z")
Yeah, nothing really happens till 300. Then, woah… If I survive past my 400 post I’ll let you know what happens. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200th-post/140195.md?page=2)