OT: 83 Pages

[Atrocities]

82 pages x 25 listings per page = 2050 members who have never posted.

There is nearly 83 pages of members who have never posted once even once on the forum. I have not counted the pages that have only 1 post by members, but I am sure it is quite high.

This is not an astonishing number, but it is high. I wonder why Shrapnel has not deleted those accounts that have never been posted too that are over a year old? I know that I would just to clean up the Member list.

[Caduceus]

Some people lurk, you'd have to see if they had logged in in over a year, I would think.

[El_Phil]

As I both lurk alot and have been know to vanish off the face of the internet for months on end I'm pleased that Shrapnel don't wipe accounts http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Besides how much space and time does it take to keep an empty account running? So close to nothing that it may as well be is my guess

[Frederick_d_Ohlmann]

I have only read the forum for a very long time. There can be plenty of reason not to post : foreigner with little english (like me), all question already answered and little curiosity, lack of time, ...

[Mindi]

Yeah as long as we have the space, I doubt we will want to purge those accounts. Some people do indeed lurk and may never post, some people lurk and may at some time decide to post, while some people lurk for a while and never come back. However we don't want to make anyone feel unwelcomed whether they post a ton or just lurk. I think you will find that this happens on a lot of boards unless they do regular purges of non-posting accounts and I just don't anticipate us doing that anytime soon.

I, myself, am a lurker and a massive poster it just depends on the board and what I am there for. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Bobhouse]

You got me.
Long time lurker, first-time poster.

[XenoTheMorph]

Atrocities shame on you http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Setting out Lurker bait http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Sivran]

I donno.. I posted a few times on the Starfury forum and then left my account here idle for a long, long time, rarely even logging into it. In fact, it may have even been a year or more.. I only really started posting again after the forums flipped right way around. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Aris_Sung]

I'm still pretty new here. I read mostly and when I have time I'll try and post. But reading is faster and less time consuming when you have assignments (even though what is less time consuming is not reading at all http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif).
I'm still waiting to see when I get promoted from private to corporal. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Will]

IIRC, 7 more posts, when you hit 50.

--edit: Heh, oops, that should have been 8, when you hit 50... but this list says it rolls over at 51... time will tell.


0 Private
51 Corporal
200 Sergeant
400 Second Lieutenant
600 First Lieutenant
800 Captain
1000 Major
1250 Lieutenant Colonel
1500 Colonel
1750 Brigadier General
2000 Major General
2500 Lieutenant General
3000 General
5000 National Security Advisor
10000 Shrapnel Fanatic

[Sivran]

I need to bump my post count http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Atrocities]

Sivran said:
I donno.. I posted a few times on the Starfury forum and then left my account here idle for a long, long time, rarely even logging into it. In fact, it may have even been a year or more.. I only really started posting again after the forums flipped right way around. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif



I am talking about people who have never used their accounts. Not idle accounts, accounts that have 0 posts to them and are over a year old.

[Atrocities]

Will said:
IIRC, 7 more posts, when you hit 50.

--edit: Heh, oops, that should have been 8, when you hit 50... but this list says it rolls over at 51... time will tell.


0 Private
51 Corporal
200 Sergeant
400 Second Lieutenant
600 First Lieutenant
800 Captain
1000 Major
1250 Lieutenant Colonel
1500 Colonel
1750 Brigadier General
2000 Major General
2500 Lieutenant General
3000 General
5000 National Security Advisor
10000 Shrapnel Fanatic





Do you know what would be nice? Rank insigna, and the option to choose which branch of the military your rank comes from. I have seen it done on other forums, to bad its not done here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif (hint) /threads/images/Graemlins/Flag_USA.gif

[Raging Deadstar]

Whoo, Brigadier General next for me. Now all I need is a specialist team of humans, a stargate facility for me to run and situatuions to say witty one liners.

[Alneyan]

Brigadier Generals are so few and far between, you will be very lonely when you reach that rank RD. Besides, I believe there is no such thing as a Brigadier General in the UK military: you will therefore have to pick another title (Brigadier is still used in your military, I believe), or stick at your lower grade for a while longer. That, and I am obviously against seeing lower-ranked officers rising in the ranks.

On the same topic, you had 1581 posts a few days ago: at the same time, Growltigga had 1580 posts, and Mac 1579 posts. The infernal triumvirat of the Cantina was united once more in the user list; a shame it didn't last.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Don't forget AZ and Woundwort. Woundwort coordinates most of the B&G's military operations, and AZ is the liaison between the B&G and the Angel of Death.

[Makinus]

To my surprise i was promoted to Sargeant recently.... it´s cool, but i liked the rank of Corporal as it was the rank i had achieved in the Brazilian Army when i did my obligatory military service...

[Renegade 13]

Hey,I get to be a lieutenant colonel soon! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[kerensky]

I need to bump my post count



Such shameless post padding, just to get a promotion!!!

Hmmm, what is the next level I wonder..................

[RudyHuxtable]

Frankly, I think all post padders and non-posters should be dipped in chocolate and fed to hungry jackalopes.

[Renegade 13]

Then I guess you shall be the first victim!

[douglas]

kerensky said:

I need to bump my post count



Such shameless post padding, just to get a promotion!!!

Hmmm, what is the next level I wonder..................


For both you and the person you're quoting, the next level is achieved at post 200. As for what it is, just look left.

[RudyHuxtable]

Renegade 13! How DARE you claim I pad posts or even start nonsensical discussions! You should be ashamed of yourself. No free ice cream for you at the Won-Ton Violence Take-Out Hut!

The gaul of some people!

[douglas]

RudyHuxtable said:
The gaul of some people!


"The French (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gaul) of some people"? I think you meant "gall" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif.

[Fyron]

French? I do believe you mean Celts good sir. The concept of "France" did not come about for a millenia or so after the region of Gaul was no longer Gaul. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Ah, nit-picking. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

So, Fyron, you finally admit it!

I took my passwords with me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Renegade 13]

RudyHuxtable said:
Renegade 13! How DARE you claim I pad posts or even start nonsensical discussions! You should be ashamed of yourself. No free ice cream for you at the Won-Ton Violence Take-Out Hut!

The gaul of some people!



Ahem...well since I am a loyal patron of the Forum Chat Bar and Grill, I have no interest in your contaminated ice cream. Probably poisoned anyways http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

It's specially DNA-engineered to instantly cause B&G patrons to go into convulsions and die, while Won-Ton patrons only taste the most excuisite ice cream in the entire fricking dimension.

[Raging Deadstar]

StrategiaInUltima said:
It's specially DNA-engineered to instantly cause B&G patrons to go into convulsions and die, while Won-Ton patrons only taste the most excuisite ice cream in the entire fricking dimension.



It also promotes the use of "frickin'" in customers Vocabulary

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

No, that's just habit http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Kamog]

There's free ice cream at the Wonton Violence Hut? That's pretty cool... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Only for patrons.

Non-patrons need to pay for the ice cream.

B&G patrons need to pay... and then go into convulsions and die.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

and what's IIRC? Seen it several times but don't have the foggiest about what it is.

[Alneyan]

StrategiaInUltima said:
and what's IIRC?



If I Recall Correctly; that is, if I recall correctly that it means If I Recall Correctly.

Do I get a D for the failed levity? (D as in "Dismal")