# Thanks to whoever sponsored me **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 22, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033 "2010-08-22T03:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/1 "2010-08-22T03:27:54Z")
Does this mean I’ve got a feudal lord now? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/2 "2010-08-22T03:34:45Z")
Yup – you’re the vassal with a passel. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/3 "2010-08-22T06:50:57Z")
With tassels? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/4 "2010-08-22T12:54:23Z")
Who hassles other posters… ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/5 "2010-08-22T20:12:06Z")
What is the criteria for having someone sponsor another? I mean, gee whiz… I’ve been here for 10 _ **years** _, while **AClockworkMelon** has been here for what, 6 _ **months** _? This doesn’t seem fair. However, in looking at the statistics, **AClockworkMelon** has certainly proven to be a far more prolific poster than me. He/She has more than doubled my post output in the short time here. I have achieved the lofty posting pace of .5 (that’s one-half of one) posts per day. **AClockworkMelon** , on the other hand, has cranked out posts at an astonishing 26.84 post a day. That’s almost 27 posts\*\*\* per day\*\*\* since joining. That’s an incredible pace. Prolific isn’t even the proper word for it. That’s impressive! In reviewing these stats, I feel that I should have sponsored **AClockworkMelon** myself. I can’t find the time to \*\*\*read \*\*\*28 posts a day, forget about writing them. So, instead of complaining or criticizing the board members for not recognizing a poster like myself who has been around for a decade, I will instead ask the following… if anyone would like to sponsor a sluggish poster like **StinkFishPot** , you may do so. And with this sponsoring, you will give all of us sad, less-than-a-post-a-day members a small bit of dignity, while also validating our less than spectacular presence on the board itself. We matter! Gee whiz ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/6 "2010-08-23T02:06:35Z")
Oh, don’t worry, most of my posts aren’t worth reading, you can keep feeling bad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/7 "2010-08-23T02:15:56Z")
Melon is funny, so people like him. And one person probably had some extra money, and thought they’d do him a favor. Also, not to make you feel bad, but even I got sponsored once. All I did was casually mention that I hated not being able to afford a membership. (And now I’d rather not be a member again until the malware thing is resolved.) ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/8 "2010-08-23T13:29:46Z")
It wasn’t me. I hate the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/9 "2010-08-23T14:54:37Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > It wasn’t me. I hate the guy. Ditto. In fact I hate him so much that I went and threw $15 in the trash. There that’ll teach 'im. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/10 "2010-08-23T14:58:53Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > I can’t find the time to \*\*\*read \*\*\*28 posts a day, forget about writing them. Clearly you are not spending your time wisely. Start rapid-fire posting to every thread on the board for six months straight. Post haste! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/11 "2010-08-23T15:32:23Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > What is the criteria for having someone sponsor another? Rules are flexible, but having a username that doesn’t trigger the gag reflex on every viewing probably increases one’s chances. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/12 "2010-08-23T15:39:26Z")
Why sponsor someone? For the hell of it, that’s why! Or perhaps if drinking is involved, that helps too. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/13 "2010-08-24T21:08:37Z")
Personally, I find that whining about how no one appreciates me is the best way to get them to realize they were wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/14 "2010-08-26T02:27:48Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Personally, I find that whining about how no one appreciates me is the best way to get them to realize they were wrong. We still don’t appreciate you, **Shot** , but it _ **is** _ nice to see “Clown Transporter” under your name, finally… > [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > … However, in looking at the statistics, **AClockworkMelon** has certainly proven to be a far more prolific poster than me. He/She has more than doubled my post output in the short time here. I have achieved the lofty posting pace of .5 (that’s one-half of one) posts per day. **AClockworkMelon** , on the other hand, has cranked out posts at an astonishing 26.84 post a day. That’s almost 27 posts\*\*\* per day\*\*\* since joining. That’s an incredible pace. Prolific isn’t even the proper word for it… I’ve been here a whole 2 months longer than **AClockworkMelon** , but he’s got somewhere in the vicinity of 5 times my post count. Dude, you seriously need to take up a real hobby (SDMB doesn’t count). I have no life. You make me feel like I actually do. Keep on posting… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/15 "2010-08-26T02:31:55Z")
I always thought it was a post count thing - get to 1,000 posts and you’re a trial member, 2,000 and you’re a full fledged member. At least that’s how it works on my other message forum! ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/16 "2010-08-26T15:35:01Z")
Oh yes, nothing could \*possibly \*go wrong with giving people a reason to inflate their post counts. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/17 "2010-08-26T17:37:36Z")
I’m not in this for the money, fame or membership. I’m just an artist doing what I do best. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/18 "2010-08-26T18:22:39Z")
Me too. If I could find some way of getting paid for wasting all my time here… ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/19 "2010-08-26T21:41:18Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Me too. If I could find some way of getting paid for wasting all my time here… Get a job like mine? 😃 ETA: Although I suppose technically it’s getting paid \*while \*wasting my time here, rather than _for_. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033/20 "2010-08-27T21:29:15Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > > [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > > > What is the criteria for having someone sponsor another? > > Rules are flexible, but having a username that doesn’t trigger the gag reflex on every viewing probably increases one’s chances. Vinyl - As much as telling you this makes me feel really really old, as a fan of M.A.S.H, I feel I must: ‘stink fish pot’ is a reference to a Frank Burns’ insult directed at Hawkeye. It has nothing to do with food. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-whoever-sponsored-me/551033.md?page=2)