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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, November 24, 2012 2:32 PM

That labels you as someone that was robbed of their post count. I know you have over 3,000. I have only three stars denoting only 295 posts. I know darn well I have over 20,790. I want my post count back!

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Posted by richhotrain on Saturday, November 24, 2012 3:22 PM

jeffrey-wimberly

That labels you as someone that was robbed of their post count. I know you have over 3,000. I have only three stars denoting only 295 posts. I know darn well I have over 20,790. I want my post count back!

Jeff,

You got screwed worse than anybody by this injustice.   Devil

Threaten to give up your moderator job unless they restore you post count immediately.   Super Angry

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Posted by Modelcar on Saturday, November 24, 2012 5:48 PM

.....Something sure is screwy.....Almost 11 yrs. here, and I believe I'm listed with 28 posts....Duh.....

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Posted by adrianspeeder on Saturday, November 24, 2012 7:39 PM

Who are all the mods nowadays anyway?

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, November 24, 2012 7:56 PM

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:07 PM

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

You should be showing 8,258.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:29 PM

jeffrey-wimberly

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

You should be showing 8,258.

  

Ugh!  I've been kicked by the Forum Gods!  I have diminishing post count germs!  Get some hot water!  Get some disinfectant!  Get some iodine!

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Posted by Deggesty on Saturday, November 24, 2012 10:55 PM

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

Well, I have no Norwegian ancestry--wait, I am of Anglo-Saxon, Scots, and Cymric ancestry, and there may have been some Norse intermingling after AD 1066. I will not attest to the accuracy of the count, but the hovercraft shows 3083 attributed to me.

Does the pernickity whatever it is have something against other people?

 

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:30 PM

adrianspeeder

Who are all the mods nowadays anyway?

Adrianspeeder

I am one, Jeff is as well, same as Dan(CNW6000)

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:32 PM

As for my post count...I'm going either up or down...depending on the mood of this software....not sure anymore....

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:32 PM

I think we need a sticky for the current moderators.  Or give them super-special moderator stars or something.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:34 PM

zugmann

I think we need a sticky for the current moderators.  Or give them super-special moderator stars or something.

mmmmm....these stars look sherrify enough as is....Laugh

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Posted by erikem on Saturday, November 24, 2012 11:57 PM

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

You may be on to something there - my post count is pretty close to what I would expect and my grandmother was from Norway.

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Posted by SALfan on Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:24 AM

erikem

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

You may be on to something there - my post count is pretty close to what I would expect and my grandmother was from Norway.

- Erik

Sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but my post count is still what it should be (I think), and AFAIK there are no Norwegians in my family tree.  My family has been in southeast Georgia since +/-1850, but before that it's anybody's guess.  My personal guess is we originally came from the Land of Stubborn, because we could teach mules some stuff about being stubborn.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 25, 2012 1:11 AM

blownout cylinder

adrianspeeder

Who are all the mods nowadays anyway?

My post count must have been sunk 300 nautical miles southeast of the coast of New Foundland.

Adrianspeeder

I am one, Jeff is as well, same as Dan(CNW6000)

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 25, 2012 3:13 AM

SALfan
Sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but my post count is still what it should be (I think), and AFAIK there are no Norwegians in my family tree.

You look to be short by only four. No Norwegians in my family tree either but there's a big bunch of Cherokee's.

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 25, 2012 5:31 AM

jeffrey-wimberly

Murphy Siding

     I'm still holding at 8206 posts, and 5 red stars.  Naturally,  I presume it's just the forum Gods  messing with those of you unfortunate enough to not be of Norweigan ancestry.  Clown

You should be showing 8,258.

Jeff, how do you know that?  Are you seeing something that we can't see?

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:40 AM

Those with near normal counts and stars just haven't been visited by the fickle byte of fate yet!

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:05 AM

So THAT'S what those blue stars under my "nom-de-plume" are for!  I thought someone was under the mistaken impression I had four kids in the Service.

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Posted by vsmith on Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:15 AM

So that explains why I went from over 10K posts to a measley 9700, I thought I had been demoted Surprise

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:39 AM

richhotrain
Jeff, how do you know that?  Are you seeing something that we can't see?

You can see it. You just have to know where to look. Click on your stars. You'll a large bold face number under search results. Scroll down a little and you'll see  'Forums        (###)'. That (###) number is your count.

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Posted by richhotrain on Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:43 AM

jeffrey-wimberly

richhotrain
Jeff, how do you know that?  Are you seeing something that we can't see?

You can see it. You just have to know where to look. Click on your stars. You'll a large bold face number under search results. Scroll down a little and you'll see  'Forums        (###)'. That (###) number is your count.

Well, I'll be darned.  I never knew that.  It pays to ask.

So, a software fix will restore an accurate number.

Thank you, sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Or, at least one of those two.   Laugh

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:30 PM

richhotrain
Thank you, sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar.

Hardly a gentleman but we won't go into that here.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, November 25, 2012 7:53 PM

     In the spirit of the season, could I suggest that my post count be split up, and distributed to those unfortunates among us, who are suffering from low post counts this time of year.

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Posted by zugmann on Sunday, November 25, 2012 7:57 PM

Murphy Siding

     In the spirit of the season, could I suggest that my post count be split up, and distributed to those unfortunates among us, who are suffering from low post counts this time of year.

Ask your doctor about Low-P syndrome. Ask your doctor if you are healthy enough for high post counts.  Seek medical help if your post count stays high for over 4 hours. 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by adrianspeeder on Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:24 PM

blownout cylinder

I am one, Jeff is as well, same as Dan(CNW6000)

I see.  Other boards I belong to make the mods more visible with a different logo or such. 

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Posted by zugmann on Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:37 PM

our moderators are ninjas.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by spokyone on Monday, November 26, 2012 4:30 PM

Murphy Siding

     In the spirit of the season, could I suggest that my post count be split up, and distributed to those unfortunates among us, who are suffering from low post counts this time of year.

That idea has come up in Washington.

One, two, three, four, five. Yep I have 5 stars.

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, November 26, 2012 4:42 PM

adrianspeeder

blownout cylinder

I am one, Jeff is as well, same as Dan(CNW6000)

I see.  Other boards I belong to make the mods more visible with a different logo or such. 

Adrianspeeder

The aviation board I participate in has administrator's names in red, moderator's in blue, and general members in black. Don't know if this software is capable of that or not.

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, November 26, 2012 5:01 PM

I, too, have red stars, Indicating that I am an end (ultimate) contributor, but I have made less than half as many contributions as other end contributors have. So, what does "ultimate" mean?

Johnny

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