# How many posts to not be a newbie anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2001, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049 "2001-10-02T21:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Justin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@Justin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/21 "2001-10-03T19:54:59Z")
ive been here since '99 and still havent broke 100 yet… \ ---
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/22 "2001-10-03T23:01:33Z")
You must perform a task. You must go on a sacred quest for one of the Doper Peerage (those whom we all know and mostly love; **jarbabyj** , **Esprix** , so on…). The quest usually involves running through a gauntlet of some sort wearing nothing but paper napkins and carrying a leaky flamethrower through a 200-metre long trough of burning coals. Then you must venture forth into the sacred rock mines of Neptune, in which you must do battle with the Giant Sock Puppet of Aaaaarrrrrgh! (exclamation point really a tongue-click, like in Xhosian). If you survive, you are then a Doper, and probably very bloody, and stumbling about due to lack of oxygen on Neptune’s atmosphere. So, anyone willing to sponsor this newbie? Anyone? I just want to have a custom created after me, something like the ‘hi Opal’! **jarbabyj**? C’mon, I _mentioned_ you… ---
**Author:** ![jonfromdenver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@jonfromdenver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonfromdenver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/23 "2001-10-03T23:17:43Z")
you are no longer a newbie when you realize that the way to settle arguments around here is to just say “because i’ll kick yer ass.” so to answer your question: 34.7 why is this answer correct? because i’ll kick yer ass if you don’t believe me. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/24 "2001-10-03T23:57:47Z")
When the other users know your post style, you’re no longer a newbie. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/25 "2001-10-04T00:17:18Z")
when your post count is 63,639; only then you are ready. [sub]for those not “in the know”: 63,639 is the post counter’s maximum. (approx.) ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/26 "2001-10-04T01:34:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by saepiroth \* > \*\*when your post count is 63,639; only then you are ready. > > [sub]for those not “in the know”: 63,639 is the post counter’s maximum. (approx.) \*\* Is the exact value 65,535? ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/27 "2001-10-04T02:54:20Z")
When you stop consistently killing threads, then you are a full-fledged member. Under my criteria, I am still a newbie. ---
**Author:** ![rayniday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@rayniday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayniday)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/28 "2001-10-04T04:42:19Z")
_posting so Nutty Bunny doesn’t kill the thread_ Uh, how about when you’ve joined a Doper orgy? No one’s mentioned that yet… And I still consider myself a newbie, though not quite as new as the newest newbies. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/29 "2001-10-04T07:35:47Z")
“mu” (obscure Zen reference) ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049/30 "2001-10-04T11:29:24Z")
i’m not sure, ultrafilter. but i do know that the first number is 63… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-to-not-be-a-newbie-anymore/85049.md?page=1)