# handy: The King is (almost) dead. Long live the Queen! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219 "2003-11-09T12:26:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/1 "2003-11-09T12:26:49Z")
Anyone who’s been around this board for any significant length of time should know that **handy** has the highest post count, and has held the title of “most prolific poster” by a huge margin for a very long time. In April of this year, **handy** had about 15,000 posts, and had a comfortable margin of about 1,400 posts in front of the nearest contender. Now it’s November, and **handy** has some 17,300 posts. But the closest rival is now only 90 posts behind. In about a week, **handy** will no longer hold the title. Everyone say good bye to **handy** , and hello to **Guinastasia**. End of one era, beginning of another. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/2 "2003-11-09T12:51:03Z")
It will be like losing a landmark. That, and the next time a new poster asks, “Who has the highest post count?” it’ll be “Oh, that’s Han- … er, no, hang on – I think it’s now …” _sigh_ Change can be _so_ confusing. Good on you, **Guinastasia**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![\_Flux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/47e85d/32.png) [@\_Flux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Flux)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/3 "2003-11-09T12:52:09Z")
Good sir, what is your opinion of Guinastasia? And handy? What of you, Ice Wolf? ---
**Author:** ![\_Flux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/47e85d/32.png) [@\_Flux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Flux)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/4 "2003-11-09T12:53:35Z")
Also, what will happen when that happens? Will something happen? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/5 "2003-11-09T12:54:58Z")
This seems very Mundane and Pointless to me. So I’m moving it. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/6 "2003-11-09T13:07:00Z")
Mundanely and pointlessly, I’m in awe of both of them. Bravo and brava and all of that. _mindless applause_ ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/7 "2003-11-09T13:14:53Z")
I’m honestly confused as to what’s awesome about having an extremely high post count. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/8 "2003-11-09T13:27:42Z")
There’s no fucking point to this thread now that it’s out of the pit. Mods, close up please. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/9 "2003-11-09T13:27:59Z")
I wish people like tomndebb had such a high post count. Imagine what this place would be like if the truly wise and thoughtful posted, instead of lightweights like myself who just love to see their own typed words on the screen…instead of people who have some warped agendo to get across… instead of people who jump to find offense in the words of their fellow posters and the world at large. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handy-the-king-is-almost-dead-long-live-the-queen/212219/10 "2003-11-09T13:45:24Z")
Closed at the request of the OP. * * * **Cajun Man** ~ SDMB Moderator