# 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:** 3
**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, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/41 "2001-10-12T20:53:45Z")
I just like people. Which may not seem like an answer, but it really is. If you want me to expound, I will and it will get me one more post. šŸ™‚ ---
**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, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/42 "2001-10-12T21:05:45Z")
I have **ABSOLUTELY** no idea how that happened, and I am racking up yet another post to say I aplogize. [sub]and I REALLY TRULY have no idea how that happened. But if it KEEPS happening, I am going to hit 2500 before I know it![/sub] ---
**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, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/43 "2001-10-12T21:21:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Searching For Truth \* > \*\*Life isnā€™t all on a monitor. \*\* Yes it is. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/44 "2001-10-12T22:33:11Z")
Iā€™m averaging about 3.18 posts per day, but I was off the board (computerless) for a couple of months. With winter coming, Iā€™m sure my ppd will rise. ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/45 "2001-10-13T02:45:09Z")
The question on my mind isā€¦ Whoā€™s got the most posts?? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/46 "2001-10-13T03:14:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Star Light Star Bright \* > \*\*The question on my mind isā€¦ > > Whoā€™s got the most posts?? \*\* You mean you donā€™t know? Wasnā€™t the whole universe waiting with hair-pulling suspense while they waited and waited. . . and waited for the Doper everyone complained posted way, _way_ too much to make his 10,000th post? What? The SDMB is the whole universe, isnā€™t it? ---
**Author:** ![Kalashnikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kalashnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalashnikov)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/47 "2001-10-13T03:39:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruby \* > \*\*[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 canā€™t ever seem to even log on until 10pm. I want a job like yoursā€¦ > [end slight hijack in whiny voice] \*\* Engineering, computer guru, jobs like that The trick is to get a job where youā€™re _supposed_ to be looking up work related stuff on the net, then get real efficient at it so you have time for other surfing. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/48 "2001-10-13T03:51:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalashnikov \* > Engineering, computer guru, jobs like that > \*\* Thanks, **Kalashinikov**. Since my expertise does not include anything remotely similar to ā€œengineeringā€ or ā€œguruā€, I guess Iā€™ll always be a victim of net-envy šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/49 "2001-10-13T03:56:53Z")
What? **Handy** hasnā€™t come by? He should be able to answer this one!!! ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/50 "2001-10-13T06:31:54Z")
Why are you all staring at me? Esprix ---
**Author:** ![BigGiantHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/51 "2001-10-13T06:56:38Z")
Well, I dunno about anyone else, Esprix, but Iā€™se staring 'cuz you so CUTE! šŸ˜› Hehā€¦ all these ā€œ3-4 posts per dayā€ people. Iā€™ve got about 3 _days per post_. - Dave (who would prefer to remain silent and be thought a fool) ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/52 "2001-10-13T07:45:17Z")
I donā€™t reckon that five or so posts a day is a lot. It helps by knowing a little about lots of things, but not enough to know when to shut up šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/53 "2001-10-13T18:41:15Z")
three words: ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/54 "2001-10-13T18:41:36Z")
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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/55 "2001-10-13T18:43:16Z")
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**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/56 "2001-10-13T18:43:41Z")
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**Author:** ![WH1TE-T1GERESS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@WH1TE-T1GERESS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WH1TE-T1GERESS)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/57 "2001-10-14T18:40:21Z")
This is only my second post do I qualify ?? :))))))))) ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/58 "2001-10-14T19:14:28Z")
Eh, a little here, a little there. My own computer with DSL or cable or equvilent. Double posts help. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/59 "2001-10-14T21:52:48Z")
I agree with the sentiment in the OP. Iā€™ve been here since last May, and, what, 670 posts? Doing the math, it comes out to less than 40 posts per month. But I spend **hours on here every day**. Okay, maybe not **every** day (not when Iā€™m at my boyfriendā€™s, he doesnā€™t have a computer), but Iā€™d guess at least 10-15 hours/week. Maybe Iā€™m just the silent type. Or maybe the high-post count people post proportionally to me, and spend 60 hours/week on here. Lifeā€™s little mysteries. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843/60 "2001-10-14T23:07:52Z")
This will be my 4534th post. Iā€™ve been here nearly 18 months which works out to approximately 8.4 posts per day, or a little over one post an hour while Iā€™m at work. My job mostly involves me sitting around waiting for something in the network to break, so I have lots of spare time. Plus weekends are even slower than weekdays, so Iā€™ll get even more posting time in then. Add my shameless flirting (much more tones down than when I first got here, but itā€™s still pretty bad), a couple flame wars in the Pit, and my Welcome Wagon threads and you got my post count. That number would be much higher, BTW, if Iā€™d had internet access at home before last week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-thousand-posters-how-do-you-find-the-time/86843.md?page=4)