# Who is the oldest member still posting? And what is your number? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462 "2016-03-28T15:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/61 "2016-03-31T04:18:47Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > As I said, start a thread. Then people can nominate themselves rather than you have to look for them. OK, I’ll start another thread. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/62 "2016-04-01T20:17:22Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Makes me wonder how many currently active members have post counts higher than their member number. I’m #35,413 and I am on track to double that in post count in 436 days, give or take :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/63 "2016-04-01T20:31:24Z")
As GusnSpot pointed out any number lower than 33 (his) was administration at the time and got their number before Tuba started switching members over to the new board. So I’m gonna vote for GnS. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/64 "2016-04-01T20:38:55Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Click on your username, and go to your public profile (or go via CP I guess) > > The url for your profile is [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=17797](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) > > so you are member no 17797 So I am #20432? That can’t be right. I must be doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/65 "2016-04-01T20:47:42Z")
That’s about right. You’re a year before me and I’m in the 30s. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/66 "2016-04-03T03:10:07Z")
#236, joined 3/16/99, 6,000+ posts. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/67 "2016-04-03T17:27:49Z")
#3,057, October 31, 1999, 3286 posts. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/68 "2016-04-03T20:23:55Z")
If I try to post to exceed my member number I will be kicked off the board. I’ve resigned myself to **always** being a newbie. 😃 (I clicked on this thread because I thought it was about the oldest poster in age. I’ve wondered.) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/69 "2016-04-03T20:47:05Z")
#2145 with 23.377 posts. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/70 "2016-04-03T22:47:31Z")
Oh hey, I’m #3756. It will take me a while to get up to my member number; I clearly don’t have much to say. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/71 "2016-04-03T23:08:56Z")
This is gonna be a STUPID question, but how do we find our user number? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/72 "2016-04-03T23:26:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > This is gonna be a STUPID question, but how do we find our user number? It’s the last item in the url for your profile. For example, here is your profile address: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=3735](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) so your user number is 3735. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/73 "2016-04-03T23:39:52Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > It’s the last item in the url for your profile. > > For example, here is your profile address: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?u=3735](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) > > so your user number is 3735. Thank you! I figured it had to be in that number somewhere, based on the posts of other 99’rs. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/74 "2016-04-03T23:44:11Z")
I’m number 7603; 13,158 posts. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/75 "2016-04-04T00:32:40Z")
I’m 1,933 with 3,217 posts. a whopping 0.53 posts per day. I just wanted to add that I rea ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/76 "2016-04-04T03:27:08Z")
[QUOTE=Doug Bowe] As GusnSpot pointed out any number lower than 33 (his) was administration at the time and got their number before Tuba started switching members over to the new board. So I’m gonna vote for GnS. [/QUOTE] So Gus is the first actual active member, you’re #2 and I’m the third? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/77 "2016-04-04T15:42:29Z")
I’m #539, here since April 7, 1999, with 1,473 posts, so I’ve been here longer than most but I’m not nearly as prolific a poster as many. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/78 "2016-04-11T15:39:25Z")
My number is 6642, joined in 2000. After this post, I need another 1053 posts and I will exactly double my user number. ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/79 "2016-04-11T20:19:14Z")
Fewer than 100 posts/year, really dropping off with other forums out there, but I’m 8534 joining in 2000. Seems a big wave in the 1999/2000 period joined. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462/80 "2016-04-12T12:41:50Z")
Member = 5287 Posts = 9364 Maybe one day I’ll get to the 10K but it will be a while 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-oldest-member-still-posting-and-what-is-your-number/750462.md?page=3)