# The membership counter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 19, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542 "2001-09-19T05:38:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/1 "2001-09-19T05:38:41Z")

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Does the membership counter on the front page include staff?  
Do y’all sign in like us regular folks, or have some secret manner to access the bowels of the SDMB? (I’ve read what people say to you…I’m pretty sure “bowels” is accurate!)

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**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:** [September 19, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/2 "2001-09-19T05:59:33Z")

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I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you.

Jenny  
your humble TubaDiva  
The scars are really cool looking, though.

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**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/3 "2001-09-19T06:04:25Z")

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God, I just love you Tuba!!!

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/4 "2001-09-19T10:14:33Z")

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Heh.

We’re just regular folk. Take me, for examle. No, better yet, take **Ukelele Ike**. He was a regular member before he became a moderator, just last month. Yet, he has over 6200 posts. Obviously, he didn’t get all those within a couple of weeks. I can only think of one poster who could pull _that_ off (and he’s not likely to become a moderator anytime soon ;)).

So, to answer your question: the membership counter applies to all. Now, if you would be so kind as to place your head in this guillotine?

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**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/5 "2001-09-19T14:42:12Z")

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Certainly, Coldfire.

My only regret is that I have but one life to give…

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-membership-counter/82542/6 "2001-09-19T20:28:52Z")

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'Tis a far, far better rest you go to, than you have ever known.