# Newbies **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 1, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967 "2001-11-01T18:52:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/21 "2001-11-03T06:33:52Z")
For March 4, 2001 (my “birthday,” of course): JonScribe (234) korszowsky (0) Kahuzza\_Rebuzza (4) Noisia (2) reoch (22) swanny (0) x27 (32) SkyIsFalling (0) bolivar (1) Michael Ellis (442) Danielinthedoghouse (2) Barophobe (1) funnymass918 (0) ALLDAYALLENK (1) humbreto (0) Only two I recognise (Jon and Michael). ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/22 "2001-11-03T06:34:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daowajan \* > \*\*P.S. I am a moron. \*\* What has your religion got to do with newbies? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WEW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/23 "2001-11-03T07:02:32Z")
I guess I’m a moron too. Where are you guys getting this info? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2001, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/24 "2001-11-03T13:21:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by heraldgwena \* > \*\*Wow, i think that I have the first SDMB b-day where no one was Banned 🙂 > \*\* Well, then I more than made up for _your_ lack of bannings…I must have joined on a troll sign up day. 🙂 6-28-2000 Unix Geek (19) dpr **(banned)** (49) JJones (1) Chupacabra (58) **Lsura** (1246) Rafaqat (0) qakkad **(banned)** (11) IvanK (0) PepperMan (8) zwaldd (603) Ayesha **(banned)** (22) alymaitland (2) Lil’ Kiffy (43) Ayesha **(banned)** (7) billrd01 (0) bp628 (1) Saysha (82) Roxanne\_in\_the\_red\_light (0) Tymp **(banned)** (11) Enigma (0) Lord Vega (75) Heloise **(banned)** (2) **Jack Batty** (3130) gump (8) scoutmom6 (0) SILENT-BOB NOT REALLY **(banned)** (57) Salton (14) Clayfighter (1) SILENT-BOB NOT **(banned)** (33) Sarnoff (0) Badge (74) That’s 8 banned members from my sign up day, and there were 2 numbers that did not have any sort of name or profile attached to them-deleted perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![sleeptrainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@sleeptrainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeptrainer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/25 "2001-11-04T00:57:58Z")
Yes, that’s what would happen if the entire name was deleted. Perhaps the name itself was scandalous, like SILENT-TUBA NOT REALLY? Or maybe it was just a couple more SILENT-BOB clones and they got tired of renaming them. ---
**Author:** ![sleeptrainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@sleeptrainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeptrainer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/26 "2001-11-04T01:01:25Z")
I do have to notice all the 0-post counts. Was the board slow getting the permissions through that day, and the would-be posters went elsewhere? I know most question-answer boards don’t have the two-stage signup hassle. ---
**Author:** ![sleeptrainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@sleeptrainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeptrainer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/27 "2001-11-04T01:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jet Jaguar \* > \*\*Interesting project. Mind if I contribute another data point? I decided to look at who shares my posting birthday (January 3, 2001): > > hijack (0) - Banned > little me (34) > \*\* There’s a story here that’s been told on the Fathom (Teeming Millions) board. hijack never posted anything to bother anybody, but the name was too “threatening” for the paranoid board to tolerate. He was instantly banned, and came back as little me. Once the connection was in the open, that name was blocked from posting, but not listed as banned. So he got another and didn’t tell what it was. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/28 "2001-11-04T03:30:30Z")
Um, that’s not quite the story, you left out the part about all the screen names before “hijack.” your humble TubaDiva Administrator \*When everybody’s out to get you, paranoia is just good thinking. – \*That great philosopher Dr. Johnny Fever ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/29 "2001-11-04T04:01:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Um, that’s not quite the story, you left out the part about all the screen names before “hijack.” Yeah, but why should we believe you rather than an anonymous coward posting his gripes over on another message board? Oh, and among others that I’ve never heard of, **obfuscatrist** is a fellow 3/9/00’er. 17 of us total, 2 still active after 20 months. I remember around the time **Lsura** joined, when that jackass was registering under several users’ names (with a leading space) every goddam day for a week or two. The ones that don’t have names probably were caught before they posted anything. God, what a fucking stupid waste of flesh that guy was. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/30 "2001-11-04T09:59:56Z")
Okay, I’m awake, I’m bored and it’s off-peak time… 3/13/1999 **Shadowfox** - 1536 MrKnowItAll - 1230 **Kat** - 3371 (after this post) TomB - 0 **Rilchiam** - 3530 (wow, last post less than a half hour ago) Brad - 0 PUNdit - 234 **Jess** - 853 (last post was Oct 4, just barely made my cutoff for active) **Nickrz** - 1965 Skarlett244 - 0 GersonKoenig - 0 ::sits and waits for the 3:30 am maintenance to finish:: Tom Scarin - 1 bob0203 - 0 IrishTxLdy - 0 [DAUNTIE@aol.com](mailto:DAUNTIE@aol.com) - 0 4\_1\_world - 0 Jester Boy - 0 Glen Smith - 5 Gail - 219 Wow. Not many people from back then hung around. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/31 "2001-11-04T11:30:42Z")
OK, I couldn’t sleep, and then I saw this thread and it was all over. Here’s the compiled list of my esteemed brethren from February 15, 2001: Gabe80 - 0 posts goldfish\_among\_sharks - 0 posts **fecal\_nugget** - 91 posts Foureyes - 0 posts lynx - 0 posts Kent Allard - 0 posts **Photog** - 45 posts WhosTheMan - 0 posts **Winnie** - 95 posts Simple - 2 posts May - 2 posts nrdygrrl - 0 posts From this I can divine that it was one crappy day for the SDMB, since based on posts (not necessarily on content) I’m the front runner by an astonishing margin. And since I haven’t had anything useful to say anyway, I think we can honestly say that February 15, 2001 was a wash. I think my brethren need to carry their weight a little bit better, or I’ll make them carry my bags or something. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/32 "2001-11-04T15:22:23Z")
Users number 8855 - 8881 Under the night Sky - 4 posts NickyBob - 3 posts Seven - 58 posts BobW - 2 posts vilms - 4 posts cerberus - 1 post (10 days after signing up) Samwise - 3 posts tvalley00 - 1 post **BobSchroek** - 191 posts Sagesgirl - 9 posts the bored guy - 0 posts (must have been REALLY bored) **lawoot (8866)- 753 posts (+1)** momcat - 67 posts **caldazar** - 240 posts Maggie2122 - 0 posts Kwiturbitchyn - 4 posts IvaHD - 2 posts neofishboy - 0 posts mindy - 1 post kjorsty - 52 posts Bolero - 1 post cynthee - 4 posts **PRNYouth** - 102 posts pmwgreen - 11 posts kindablue - 12 posts (last one 2 months ago - big time lurker, eh?) fernmeldetruppe - 49 posts socpro69 - 133 posts 4 still active (posted since October 1, 2001 - stretching it a bit). 0 BANNED - we play nice with others. I’m the winner in post count, by a LONG shot. Total posts from my brothers and sisters - 2308 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/33 "2001-11-04T15:47:09Z")
OK, it’s a slow Sunday morning, and it’s interesting to see what the board profile is like, so I’ll play: October 11, 2000, in order of number of posts (members posting within last month in bold): **Colibri** : 1054 Gollum: 102 **moodtobestewed** : 80 **Lazlo** : 72 ?authority: 65 **Andy L** : 23 Lady Anubis: 13 oldenh: 9 Ranger2099: 6 AV Man: 4 Doctor Jones: 4 masterminx: 3 Don Smith: 3 ogmios: 2 shanesss: 2 johnnygeneris: 2 little\_Missy: 2 Incog: 1 Pastor of Muppets (waste of a good username): 1 nossac: 1 Rogue9: 0 female poet: 0 Cajun: 0 Debraj: 0 shoeman: 0 beerzieboy: 0 donwill: 0 heywood jablomey: 0 jnsimon: 0 alifromcali: 0 BitFlipper: 0 vinnyd: 0 32 members, of which there are: 4 active 1000+ posts: 1 100-999 posts: 1 10-99 posts: 5 1-9 posts: 13 0 posts: 12 None banned, but I wonder if heywood jablomey made it past registration. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/34 "2001-11-04T16:31:42Z")
I want to play. My registration date: 2-02-01 “Recent” posters only: **hardygrrl** (1927+) I feel so honored. **C Thompson** (19) **kaiju** (93) **Nymaz** (10) **AlbertRose** (697) Good company. ---
**Author:** ![sleeptrainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@sleeptrainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeptrainer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/35 "2001-11-04T17:02:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by waterj2 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > > Um, that’s not quite the story, you left out the part about all the screen names before “hijack.” > > Yeah, but why should we believe you rather than an anonymous coward posting his gripes over on another message board?\*\* Why can’t they both be correct? Seems to me that’s possible in the real world, why not in the little waterj2 fairy playland? ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/36 "2001-11-04T17:04:10Z")
12-27-00 was a busy day! sparks (0) weapons grade bullonium (45) (BANNED) OZMA (1) **cazzle** (763) Truncated (5) AVSC916 (49) (BANNED) SmoothP (1) psylocke (22) Dubland (4) SteveG (0) lolaOne (0) Elgoatropo (0) Shadow1886 (7) bigscaryowl (1) Gringo (0) Chief Pedro Guanekeyu (0) Breathe (10 PoorYorrik (3) **Tranquilis** (1671) \*\*Kinghted Vorpal Sword \*\*(367) **Linear Crack** (105) Clay\_e (4) spark applied to powder (38) harriet (10) pythonzzz (28) netH8er (1) Crystalgrl (8) elite (23) **Arden Ranger** 4022 Eternal Paradox (0) Deadball (1) TheMoonGazer (58) **Jeremytt** (82) [don’t know him, but his last post was about a month ago] brainsoft (1) Of 35 users: BANNED: 2 Never posted: 7 Posted once: 5 Less than 100 posts but more than 1: 15 Still active: 6 (posted in the last month) ---
**Author:** ![highjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@highjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highjack)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/37 "2001-11-04T17:15:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > \*\*Um, that’s not quite the story, you left out the part about all the screen names before “hijack.” > > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator > \*When everybody’s out to get you, paranoia is just good thinking. – \*That great philosopher Dr. Johnny Fever \*\* While I’m sure you trust in paranoia, it has failed you in this case. Highjack was my first name on this board. ---
**Author:** ![highjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@highjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highjack)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/38 "2001-11-04T17:17:10Z")
That is to say, it was spelled like this, which was funnier: [hijack] ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/39 "2001-11-04T18:25:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sleeptrainer \* > Why can’t they both be correct? Seems to me that’s possible in the real world, why not in the little waterj2 fairy playland? Because they are mutually exclusive. If one has had multiple previous screen names, that is sufficient cause for banning, and it would be incorrect to blame it on paranoid people finding the name threatening. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967/40 "2001-11-04T18:36:10Z")
Sadly, I think I’ve done this before 😉 but WTH, here’s the 18 who signed on **April 2, 1999** (I bolded those I recognize) Surly Canadian - 6 SMG - 1 SpyGuy - 0 **aseymayo** - 1348 saffron - 0 **RTA** - 907 wizard5247 - 0 **krish** - 401 Jett - 69 ElizaMoelita - 1 Steve Schonwald - 1 \* KiwiStar21 - 0 danharwick - 1 Ed Heil - 11 **Ringo** - 4805 Pete - 291 robertfhm - 34 Emilee - 16 Only 4 zero posters out of eighteen. \*whose [lone post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1581950#post1581950) was _two and a half years_ after he registered. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbies/90967.md?page=3)