# Okay -- so who \*does\* have the most Posts and Threads? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 19, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039 "2011-06-19T15:54:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/1 "2011-06-19T15:54:25Z")
In [Lurkers: Say something](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=612530) (started 06-15-2011, 09:18 AM) and in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13928391&postcount=82) the question was asked: > [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > … And as an aside…who is our most prolific poster? Who has the most overall posts? Is it Dio or someone else? I have no doubt that this question has been asked and answered before, perhaps more than once, and perhaps recently. But as that distinction can potentially shift from Poster to Poster and from Thread Starter to Thread Starter, I’d like to know who currently holds that distinction. Anybody? I know it’s not me! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/2 "2011-06-19T15:59:18Z")
**Diogenes The Cynic** is over 57,000 posts. I don’t know how you’d find most threads started. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/3 "2011-06-19T16:02:06Z")
It might be Dio. I just looked, and **Guinastasia** is only in the 40k range. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/4 "2011-06-19T17:37:40Z")
I’m about 90% certain that there’s some website that does a reasonable job of searching SDMB for all sorts of fun arcana and trivia. In the search for it, I have run across some fun threads that I’m putting here for others to explore if they like: > **[What is the most interesting thread ever started on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=250644)** > > I’ll be flattered if someone puts one of mine on this list!!! 😉 What is the most interesting thread ever started on the SDMB? 04-13-2004, 12:16 AM chefIL11 > **[Your most/least successful thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41199)** > > What has been your most successful thread on the SDMB? You can define “most successful” any way you like, but given that most of us hate to see our posts sink out of view like bricks in deep ocean water, I think there’s a probable consensus that a... Your most/least successful thread? 10-05-2000, 09:02 PM Cervaise > **[Useless SDMB Statistics (and long, too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=259417)** > > Prompted by this question, on May 30 I looked through the threads in each forum over the past year and ran some statistics on them. The raw data is available here (4.5 MB .ZIP file; expands to Excel format) for anyone interested in further... Useless SDMB Statistics (and long, too) 06-02-2004, 11:42 AM Earthling > **[Standard curve of views/replies for SDMB threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=491562)** > > This is borderline ATMB, but since I am not expecting an official answer, I figured this is the place for it. Has anyone bothered to estimate a standard curve of views/replies on the threads here? Would it vary by forum? What would you make of... Standard curve of views/replies for SDMB threads? 11-06-2008, 09:48 AM Sapo ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/5 "2011-06-19T18:29:10Z")
It’s for sure not a new question: [Here’s some Google help on the issue](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22who+has+the+most+posts%22+site%3Aboards.straightdope.com&hl=en&biw=1222&bih=677&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=) ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/6 "2011-06-19T18:42:29Z")
Post per day or total posts? Threads started, number of threads posted in, or highest average number of posts in a single thread? Gots to define your terms, people. 😉 I bet I’m pretty high up there in posts per day, especially if you subtract out the year or so I didn’t post here on self imposed hiatus. What can I say? I read fast, I type fast, I have a lot of opinions and I’ve always got the Dope on at least one tab while I’m reading or studying elsewhere online (in related news, I’m up to a consistent 98+% on my nursing test preps! 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/7 "2011-06-19T18:49:05Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Post per day or total posts? Threads started, number of threads posted in, or highest average number of posts in a single thread? > > Gots to define your terms, people. 😉 Well, actually it would be fun to have all those measures if they could be obtained with some amount of ease. But if we want just one or two, let’s say Totals Posts and Total Threads Started. [http://boardreader.com/site/Straight\_Dope\_Message\_Board\_11709.html](http://boardreader.com/site/Straight_Dope_Message_Board_11709.html) gives recent numbers. Is there a way to tweak that to go further back in time, or to do an All-Time measure? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-who-does-have-the-most-posts-and-threads/586039/8 "2011-06-19T21:21:27Z")
After a manual search through profiles, guided somewhat by those threads above, here are some of the contenders for Most Posts: Diogenes the Cynic Join Date 10-03-2002 Total Posts 57,302 Posts Per Day: 18.01 Last Activity: Today 01:23 PM Marley23 Join Date 04-19-2002 Total Posts 49,337 Posts Per Day: 14.74 Last Activity: Today 03:03 PM BrainGlutton Join Date 03-04-2003 Total Posts 47,461 Posts Per Day: 15.67 Last Activity: Today 02:56 PM Mangetout Join Date 05-08-2001 Total Posts 42,347 Posts Per Day: 11.46 Last Activity: Today 12:16 PM Guinastasia Join Date 07-17-2000 Total Posts 40,949 Posts Per Day: 10.27 Last Activity: Yesterday 12:12 PM Johnny L.A. Join Date 01-04-2000 Total Posts 40,157 Posts Per Day: 9.60 Last Activity: Today 02:35 PM John Mace Join Date 12-10-2002 Total Posts 40,035 Posts Per Day: 12.86 Last Activity: Today 03:57 PM Liberal Join Date 11-17-1999 Total Posts 39,401 Posts Per Day: 9.31 Last Activity: 07-30-2010 03:57 PM ====================== Those “Last Activity” grabs were accurate at the time, probably no longer. Except for **Liberal** who was last here nearly a year ago, I stopped capturing the Under-40,000 group. If you locate others in the Over-40,000 group, consider posting their stats. Now, what about Thread Starters? 🙂