# Multi-Thousand Posters: How do you find the time? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 11, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843 "2001-10-11T18:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/21 "2001-10-12T02:27:33Z")
I work two jobs and go to school. But one of my jobs has a LOT of spare time - I’m just here in case something goes wrong. If everything works, I’m not very busy. But back before a couple months ago, I had the one job (the one with the spare time) and was doing nothing else. I posted a lot back then. Even then, though, I tended to read a lot more than I posted. I generally try to post only when I have something to add. Usually, because I’m here in the evening, someone’s already made my point for me before I show up, so I don’t post at all. ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/22 "2001-10-12T02:38:04Z")
Wow, jobs with spare time! Nice work if you can get it, huh? Thanks for the tips…but I would never gratuitously pad my post count. ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/23 "2001-10-12T02:39:20Z")
…On the other hand, though, gotta learn from the pros! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/24 "2001-10-12T03:01:55Z")
I’ve got next to no time at work to cruise the board or post, so most are from home. I read the board and see a lot of stuff for which I generate a comment on in my head, but pass on posting because, well, either my comment wasn’t that great or somebody else hit the sweet spot before I even saw the thread. No way can I read it all, but I scan. Tonight I’ve got myself dragged into a probability thing in GQ where I’m probably on the losing side (jury’s still out), but I might learn something - that will result in 6 or 7 posts. I haven’t seen any good opportunities for wisecracks or need to say “Hi” in MPSIMS tonight and, although I’ve been there of late, the Pit rarely draws a comment. I’d say GQ and MPSIMS just draw a bit out of me often enough. And you can always bone up on vB and go help out in ATMB. Great Debates is for the wordy who care not who hears them speak, for speak they will. Or something like that. Relating to what I said in my second paragraph - yeah, not all I say is great, but - pull the trigger. If you are delivered of a comment, throw it in the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/25 "2001-10-12T03:16:20Z")
I can type 78wpm with 96% accuracy. :shrugs: ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/26 "2001-10-12T03:18:43Z")
A lot of people are apt to throw in something- no, make that anything, whether it’s relevant or not. Plus some of us obviously have been around longer. Some have slacker jobs, more time at home, etc. During the summer I posted more than I do now during the school year (then again, look at my post count) I’m beginning to read more and post less. As long as you get something out of it, does it matter? Nah, not to me, not really. [sub][sup]Besides, is multi-thousand posts on an online MB something to be proud of? Life isn’t all on a monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/27 "2001-10-12T03:33:52Z")
Ive got the answer to the OP. They do it by responding to threads like this 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/28 "2001-10-12T03:36:20Z")
Three Minute Mysteries and Bricker Challenges. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/29 "2001-10-12T03:38:00Z")
I work nights and post from work. I rarely have to actually ‘work’ more than 20 minutes a night. Also, I’ve been posting here a while… ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/30 "2001-10-12T04:16:52Z")
Well, when I first registered I had nothing better to do with my time. We had a cable modem, and I could spend 3:30 pm until 12:30 am every night, just surfing and posting. Then in the summer, I would stay up till 2 or 3. Then school started again and I cut back. I stopped posting completely for 2 1/2 months this summer. I didn’t have a computer. I don’t know where all my posts come from. I very rarely go to MPSIMS, I may participate in 1 in 50 flirt threads…geeze, I don’t remember any of my posts at all. Though I _do_ know that if I posted as many responses as I type, I’d easily have 8000 posts right now. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/31 "2001-10-12T04:35:37Z")
I think I come out to about 3 posts a day…that’s plenty of time to make all of them meaningful…not that they neccessarily are… ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/32 "2001-10-12T05:44:12Z")
[slight hijack in whiny voice] Where in the world do you people get jobs where they pay you to surf the Dope? With work and family, I can’t ever seem to even log on until 10pm. I want a job like yours… [end slight hijack in whiny voice] ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/33 "2001-10-12T12:32:05Z")
Three or four posts a day - my average - doesn’t exactly take all day, fortunately. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/34 "2001-10-12T12:41:06Z")
When I’m at home with the kids (no job, no school), I average 5-8 posts a day, and yes, that is with four kids running around. When I’m in school full time, I probably average 3-4 posts a week. \*Fast internet connection \*Fast typing \*Answer a lot of polls and stuff that doesn’t take a lot of time to think about or to type. I’ve actually come across the “60 second rule” posting to different topics. Even then, I’m not in the multi-thousands yet, but I can easily see how someone gets there. ---
**Author:** ![Acco40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Acco40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acco40)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/35 "2001-10-12T18:30:50Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **jarbabyj** _: > > I’m a personal assistant… Will you assist me personally, **jarbaby**? Please? ---
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/36 "2001-10-12T18:40:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Theobroma \* > Ragging on Wildest Bill again & again? I agree these people have just WAY TO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/37 "2001-10-12T18:56:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wildest Bill \* > \*\*I agree these people have just WAY TO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS! 😃 \*\* **o** toss that up there please. thankyou. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/38 "2001-10-12T19:14:47Z")
Me too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/39 "2001-10-12T19:18:17Z")
Me three. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/40 "2001-10-12T20:49:04Z")
I just like people. Which may not seem like an answer, but it really is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843.md?page=3)