# Searching members by post-number? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 23, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330 "2006-12-23T07:02:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/1 "2006-12-23T07:02:59Z")
I was thinking of the nature of my membership on the SDMB due to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401166), and I realized, I’ve been a member for going on 7 years, and I have ~250 or so posts. This lead me to think of several questions: Does anyone else on hear (besides the perfect master and the SDSAB, of course) have anywhere near such a disparity between length of membership and number of posts? How about the opposite, is there someone who joined very recently but has an inordinately high number of posts? Is there a way for the average user to search and find who has the most (or least) posts overall? This post is being written somewhat on the fly, and since the answers involve questions about this board, searching data, and record-keeping, I really wasn’t sure where to put this in. If it’s the wrong forum, I apologize, and would appreciate it being moved. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/2 "2006-12-23T07:12:21Z")
[QUOTE=H3Knuckles] I was thinking of the nature of my membership on the SDMB due to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=401166), and I realized, I’ve been a member for going on 7 years, and I have ~250 or so posts. This lead me to think of several questions: Does anyone else on hear (besides the perfect master and the SDSAB, of course) have anywhere near such a disparity between length of membership and number of posts? [/QUOTE] 6 years, ~20 posts… ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/3 "2006-12-23T07:44:20Z")
This reminds me of the story about a peer who sat in the House of Lords for about 20 years without once speaking on any issue. When he finally decided to break his silence he stood up and asked if it would be possible for someone to open a window. ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/4 "2006-12-23T08:51:31Z")
Alright, **Hekk** ’s got me beat. Heh, funny anecdote, **Chez Guevara**. Any answers to my other questions? PS. Yes, I just caught that I said “hear” when I meant “here.” I’m sure there are other mistakes too. This is the kind of stuff that keeps my posts low; I always have the intention of taking my time and carefully writing posts, but then I procrastinate and forget about it. When I do post, I’m often embarassed by my post when reviewing it later, which discourages me. My kingdom for an edit button, and all that jazz. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/5 "2006-12-23T23:35:31Z")
[QUOTE=H3Knuckles] When I do post, I’m often embarassed by my post when reviewing it later, which discourages me. My kingdom for an edit button, and all that jazz. 😛 [/QUOTE] If you’ve read other’s posts on this board, you have NO need to be embarrassed. 🙂 I think this one belongs more in ATMB, so I’m gonna move it. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/6 "2006-12-24T01:41:00Z")
I am sure I am over 257 posts and haven’t even joined yet ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/7 "2006-12-24T01:47:42Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] If you’ve read other’s posts on this board, you have NO need to be embarrassed. 🙂 I think this one belongs more in ATMB, so I’m gonna move it. **samclem** GQ moderator [/QUOTE] Wait until he experiences Gaudere’s Law! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/8 "2006-12-24T02:24:37Z")
[QUOTE=Sapo] I am sure I am over 257 posts and haven’t even joined yet [/QUOTE] 381(45/day) to be exact, but who’s counting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/9 "2006-12-24T16:25:11Z")
Unfortunately, there are many (thousands ?) of “members” that signed up before there were fees and posted once or never. I presume that if and when they try to post again they will be asked to donate. So, were they one-day cruisers or multi-year lurkers? Or are they fully paid up but painfully shy? Or automated spambots? It is a puzzlement. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/10 "2006-12-24T19:33:45Z")
I vaguely remember someone posting in the pit sometime within the last year and others commenting about them being the Ultimate Lurker. If I recall correctly, they’d joined in '99 and had less than 5 posts. When asked why they didn’t contribute more (seeing as their post was very articulate and interesting), s/he said they just waited for something they felt it _absolutely necessary_ to respond to. Needless to say, that was incredibly impressive, disheartening and admirable of restraint in a way one usually doesn’t encounter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/11 "2006-12-24T21:37:14Z")
[QUOTE=H3Knuckles] Does anyone else on hear (besides the perfect master and the SDSAB, of course) have anywhere near such a disparity between length of membership and number of posts? [/QUOTE] Already answered, and yes there are many mostly lurkers that just enjoy reading and pay for the ability to post and search. > [@](#): > > How about the opposite, is there someone who joined very recently but has an inordinately high number of posts? I would be the best example of the opposite, but there are others, \*\*LOUNE \*\* and \*\*Oakminster \*\* are relatively recent joins and post everywhere and often. \*\*Guinastasia \*\* has the most posts and is about to go over 30,000. She cannot start a post party, but can we hold one for her? She will be the first over this mark. Recently returned \*\*Liberal \*\* is running second at over 26,237 but at a lower rate. \*\*Mangetout \*\* appears to be third at nearly 26000 posts. \*\*John Mace \*\* has the second highest posting rate at 15.21, in general I believe the quality of his posts are superior to mine and he has kept up the rate for an impressive amount of time. **Diogenes the Cynic** has the third highest posting rate. \*\*BrainGlutton \*\* I believe has the fourth highest posting rate and the highest thread starting rate of anybody on the dope with over a years time as a member. > [@](#): > > Is there a way for the average user to search and find who has the most (or least) posts overall? There is no way to search or check except by hit or miss and knowing which posters post a lot. This method is faulty, as I do not know many of the posters that have left or were banned. There have been posters in the past that maintained a higher posting rate then myself for over a year. \*\*Handy \*\* was apparently one of them. I accumulated my stats two nights ago, I am not sure why. There is guaranteed to be some errors. I am sure I have a few usernames wrong as my notes are on paper and not in excel. Jim ---
**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-members-by-post-number/385330/12 "2006-12-25T07:05:23Z")
Thanks, **What Exit?**. That was interesting and informative. Since I tend to stay in Cafe Society, and I’m terrible about remebering people (or indeed, social matters in general), I tend not to be up on who’s who and why in the circles I follow. Heh, I guess that ends this thread. 🙂