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Lalwendë · 11-27-2008, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Brinniel

This is my 2,000th post. Go me.

Shouldn't this go in one of those "You know you're addicted to..." threads? It's Thanksgiving and you are an American and you are celebrating your 2,000th post? That's brilliant!

Thinlómien · 11-27-2008, 03:30 PM

I'm doing a Brinn and dedicating this post for reaching 5,000 posts. And I will go to sleep right after writing this so I won't be tempted to break my nice even number right after reaching it.

5,000 posts is quite a lot. Not that much for my almost four years here, of course - seemingly 3.46 posts per day. But that is actually quite a lot since I wasn't too active as a newbie, and there have always been holiday periods when I haven't posted anything for even weeks.

This makes me feel rather mummified, though. I mean, one could start questioning her degree of no-lifeishness after reaching such a number.

But I'm still happy to have reached such an impressive post count and I hope that some day, I will have doubled that number and reached 10,000.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-27-2008, 03:36 PM

2.57 posts per day. . .

It is not very much if you consider how active I was as a newbie, I had an extreme post count in my first 6 months. Anyways I have had many periods where I have not posted for months and I guess it shows, i am 2000 posts behind Lommy!

Brinniel · 11-27-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lal

Shouldn't this go in one of those "You know you're addicted to..." threads? It's Thanksgiving and you are an American and you are celebrating your 2,000th post? That's brilliant!

Indeed. My 2,000 posts must be one of the many things I am thankful for.

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-28-2008, 01:58 AM

So, the 6,666 post has been written - and it was a moderating post.

It had to be done - sorry, folks. I promise I will make an effort to post something interesting soon.

Bêthberry · 11-28-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

So, the 6,666 post has been written - and it was a moderating post.

It had to be done - sorry, folks. I promise I will make an effort to post something interesting soon.

pfft, Esty, a likely excuse! You could have left it for Ulmo to do and saved the milestone post for the next installment of, oh, I don't know, maybe something mildly interesting like REB III or a report about the book on music in Tolkien, the deadline for submission of which must be right around now.

Beregond · 12-07-2008, 12:16 PM

I have 900 posts here! This is my 901st! It took me 7 and a half years!

I have almost 20,000 at another forum. It was traditional to post a new thread rife with smilies, positively overrun with them, often arranged in a decorative pattern. But milestones are like birthdays: after a while it (you) gets old and you wonder if having made so many posts is a GOOD thing, or whether it's a sign of the absence of (what do they call it?) life...

11-27-2008, 03:30 PM	#2
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I'm doing a Brinn and dedicating this post for reaching 5,000 posts. And I will go to sleep right after writing this so I won't be tempted to break my nice even number right after reaching it. 5,000 posts is quite a lot. Not that much for my almost four years here, of course - seemingly 3.46 posts per day. But that is actually quite a lot since I wasn't too active as a newbie, and there have always been holiday periods when I haven't posted anything for even weeks. This makes me feel rather mummified, though. I mean, one could start questioning her degree of no-lifeishness after reaching such a number. But I'm still happy to have reached such an impressive post count and I hope that some day, I will have doubled that number and reached 10,000. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

11-28-2008, 01:58 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	So, the 6,666 post has been written - and it was a moderating post. It had to be done - sorry, folks. I promise I will make an effort to post something interesting soon. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-07-2008, 12:16 PM	#7
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	I have 900 posts here! This is my 901st! It took me 7 and a half years! I have almost 20,000 at another forum. It was traditional to post a new thread rife with smilies, positively overrun with them, often arranged in a decorative pattern. But milestones are like birthdays: after a while it (you) gets old and you wonder if having made so many posts is a GOOD thing, or whether it's a sign of the absence of (what do they call it?) life... __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green."