I take everybody seriously, as long as they post thoughtfully and intelligently.
Where I usually look it posting history is when people aren’t posting intelligently. I’ll glance at their post count, thinking, “Is this someone I should know?” (I’m terrible at names.) If they have a low post count, I think, “Oh. Newbie. I hope they go away soon.” Otherwise, I think, “Huh. Longtime poster. Probably not going to go away.” At that point, I invest the mental effort of remembering the person, and what a tool they are.
So it really works out to a nice probationary period, when you think about it. Unless you’re conspicuously obnoxious, you don’t get on my bad side until you’ve got 400 posts or so.
I thought the same thing and was wondering where one goes to see all the other Dopers’ privates. 'Tho I’m not sure whether I’d want to go there or want to avoid it as much as possible!
I’m not at liberty to discuss step 2 until you’ve taken The Oath. Suffice it to say that the initiation is a lot less fun when we’re faced with gorilla salad.
I hardly notice post count unless a poster makes a particulary outrageous statement. Then depending on the post count, I will chalk it up to newbieness or potential trolling or someone who should know better, and deal with it accordingly.
Ah yes… this is why I write all my posts in Word first and then do a little control C.
So what do you consider a newbie? Am I still a newbie?
Good point, but I really thought the pointless part of this forum described this thread.
For the record, anyone know who has the most posts of all, or if there is a way to find out?
I’ve been here for about six months now, and there are only a few people who I remember off the top of my head:
Eve (16,324 posts) and Liberal (20,948 posts) tend to get drawn into long debates that tend to be interesting.
Chronos (11,778 posts) because I am a physics geek and he posts on that subject a lot.
1010101101010101 because it’s a very unique user name, hard not to notice.
Kel Varnsen (1088 posts) because people seem to have issues with him.
And fetus (981 posts) because he took issue with my “Pure and Upstanding” thread.
I guess that’s an argument for people with a lot of posts.
I don’t know about taken seriously, but a good way to get known is to do something memorable, like our good friend Giraffe here and Hot Buttered Toast (if she’s still around). I would tell the story, but since Giraffe has been in this thread a few times, I’ll see if he wants to tell us. . .
[sub]I need a devious smilie. . .[/sub]
Oh hey, I think I remember you too… you were playing ball over there in another thread weren’t you? That thread was good for learning people’s names, since there were names all over.
I keep telling you, we’ll let you know when and if you make it in. Stop calling, stop emailing, and for the love of all that is good and true, stop sending us things in the mail. I still have nightmares after seeing what you did to that poor pig…
[sub]It was the lipstick marks that really creeped me out. Why there??[/sub]
I read that too, except substitute “abject fear” for “disappointment” upon my re-reading. Of course, on second reading I thought it told me to shave my PRIMATES, and the lemurs really react badly to being shaved.
