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Long time members with high post counts yet never heard of them

The WizardThe Wizard Posts: 11,071
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How is it that every so often someone will post a thread from someone who I've never heard of or never noticed before yet has been a member for years and has loads of post counts. It's like, how come you've been a member so long and cranked up so many posts yet I've never until now ever heard of you?

Anyone else experienced this?
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    RiDsTeRRiDsTeR Posts: 12,227
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    I never read people's usernames anymore so recognise nobody :D
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    Billy_ValueBilly_Value Posts: 22,920
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    hmm how long does a member have to be here to be considered a long term member i have a little query
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,899
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    I remember a few months ago, someone stated that there's a member on here who has a post count of about 500,000 posts! :o That has to be a world record.
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    Bad Wolf 525Bad Wolf 525 Posts: 5,552
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    I just assume that they must post in a sub-forum that I don't post in.
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    juliancarswelljuliancarswell Posts: 8,896
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    I saw one recently who had been banging out circa 10,000 posts a year for several years, 10 x my measily efforts and I am on most days.
    Then I checked out his/her most recent posts and they were mostly one or two word replies on pretty crappy threads.
    It should be about quality old boy, not quantity. :-)
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    sweetpeanutsweetpeanut Posts: 4,805
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    Once you notice them, you then see them all the time.
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    Bedlam_maidBedlam_maid Posts: 5,922
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    #8
    Some posters get noticed more for unusual, controversial, irritating, interesting, funny or dumb posts. Others stay in the background. It's no big deal.
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    GPWGPW Posts: 3,386
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    I got a very low count! :(
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    DaisyBumblerootDaisyBumbleroot Posts: 24,763
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    They probably post regularly on parts of DS you dont visit!
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    annette kurtenannette kurten Posts: 39,543
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    there are thousands of members, unless you visit every board and every thread how would you expect to have encountered everyone?
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    MudboxMudbox Posts: 10,110
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    it's the secret sub-forum, Wizard...
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    AndrueAndrue Posts: 23,366
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    RiDsTeR wrote: »
    I never read people's usernames anymore so recognise nobody :D
    Yup. I've never paid much attention to them either. There's a handful of people I might recognise but mostly I reply to the post, not to the poster.
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    PencilPencil Posts: 5,700
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    I don't really pay attention to usernames, post counts and join dates.

    If someone is really rude and arrogant and there are a lot of people like that on DS, especially in the technology section, I might glance at their username and think "oh God, not them again".
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    dylan99dylan99 Posts: 10,004
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    Maybe
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    jackoljackol Posts: 7,887
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    Scots Rool has nearly 124thousand posts which consist mainly of Hi, welcome to DS.
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    eva_prioreva_prior Posts: 2,509
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    Pencil wrote: »
    I don't really pay attention to usernames, post counts and join dates.

    If someone is really rude and arrogant and there are a lot of people like that on DS, especially in the technology section, I might glance at their username and think "oh God, not them again".

    If only I had known this fact before I ventured there for the first time yesterday!
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    sweetpeanutsweetpeanut Posts: 4,805
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    jackol wrote: »
    Scots Rool has nearly 124thousand posts which consist mainly of Hi, welcome to DS.

    I suggest you look at their posts. Most of them are in chatter and not on the new members thread.

    I wonder how high their post count really is.
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    Pumping IronPumping Iron Posts: 29,891
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    Ramo1234 wrote: »
    I remember a few months ago, someone stated that there's a member on here who has a post count of about 500,000 posts! :o That has to be a world record.

    He is on over 551k now.
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    LakieLadyLakieLady Posts: 19,722
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    I never notice people's post counts or anything. And there are loads of forums I don't visit, so it wouldn't surprise me anyway.
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    KarisKaris Posts: 6,380
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    I've been on here 10 years and I really only post in the TV forums, so like many others, if you don't follow my interests, you'll never have heard of me!

    Not that I have a high post count for over 10 years!
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,273
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    sweetpeanut wrote: »
    Once you notice them, you then see them all the time.

    True.
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    dee123dee123 Posts: 46,273
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    Pencil wrote: »
    I don't really pay attention to usernames, post counts and join dates.

    If someone is really rude and arrogant and there are a lot of people like that on DS, especially in the technology section, I might glance at their username and think "oh God, not them again".

    Don't visit politics. EVER.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12,003
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    Some people mainly post in games threads on the different forums, where it's easy to clock up several hundred posts a day with only a few words or even just one.
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    KarisKaris Posts: 6,380
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    I imagine some of them contributed GREATLY to the CTAM thread...

    http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?p=75733045#post75733045

    /sigh
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    big brother 9big brother 9 Posts: 18,153
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    I don't think may people remember me and I've got a decent is amount. Not anywhere near the 80,000s
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