10,000th post coming up

[Mal]

Our users have posted a total of 10000 articles

Congratulations everyone, we have achieved it...this is post 10,001

Methinks there is something dodgy with the post count.

The 10000th post should be this one:

http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/discus/viewtopic.php?p=10000#10000

The actual 10000th post according to this board is
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/discus/viewtopic.php?p=10187#10187

Maybe it's something to do with sp*am postings and similar cancelled postings. Hmmm. Oh well. Congrats to all, and thank you for the assistance given when needed!!

 

[QF WP]

Mal, perhaps the reason is the number of "cancelled" posts that admin has had to deal with...I recall there were ~ 50 posts by Reyla in the Fly Buys area all with the same message, so I notified Clifford and they were deleted.

Perhaps the actual counter isn't reversed when they are cancelled....

 

[aus_flyer]

Either way, congratulations to everyone who has contributed to making this quite possibly one of the most useful, well structured (and civilised!) forums on the Internet!

 

[oz_mark]

Congratulations on post 10000, now onward to 100,000

Mal, perhaps the reason is the number of "cancelled" posts that admin has had to deal with...I recall there were ~ 50 posts by Reyla in the Fly Buys area all with the same message, so I notified Clifford and they were deleted.

Perhaps the actual counter isn't reversed when they are cancelled....

This is probably correct. When a message is posted it is given a unique id. While this ordinarily would start at 1 there is no reason it needs to, and there is no reason that numbers have to be assigned in order. They just have to be unique. When messages are deleted, it would be too much trouble (and pointless) to renumber the existing messages.

This should be the 9,991th post. The prize should go to Clifford, who though up the idea of getting this board up and running. Does anybody remember the old version??

I have a bit of a vague memory of changing over to this board from the previous version of it sometime a few years back.

 

[thadocta]

Re: Top posters

Well, seeing as though 10000 posts is just around the corner, I thought I'd have a crack at working out who the top posters here are. This is what I came up with (numbers as of when I type this )

867 Lindsay Wilson
740 NM
407 straitman
299 Kiwi Flyer
274 arun
273 serfty
269 icemann
252 Gordon
231 dajop
227 danielh
218 redrat

Hopefully haven't missed anyone

You forgot me!

Dave

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/discus/memberlist.php sort by total posts in descending order

Username E-mail Location Joined Posts Website
1 Lindsay Wilson Brisbane, Qld, Australia 21 Jun 2002 871
2 NM 27 Aug 2004 740
3 straitman SE Oz 27 Apr 2003 407
4 thadocta 08 Jan 2003 396
5 Kiwi Flyer 24 Sep 2004 299
6 arun Sydney 05 Sep 2002 274
7 serfty Australia 16 Nov 2004 273
8 icemann French's Forest, NSW 02 Jan 2003 269
9 Gordon Albion Park, NSW South Coast 10 Nov 2002 252
10 dajop 01 Jul 2002 231
11 danielh 05 Dec 2003 227
12 redrat Vic 26 Apr 2003 218
13 shillard Newcastle 15 Aug 2002 205
14 d00t BNE 27 Feb 2003 205
15 BlacKnox Sapporo, Japan 29 Jan 2005 205
16 oz_mark 01 Jul 2002 160

 

[NM]

Re: Top posters

You forgot me!

Dave

How could that happen . Dave, you are unforgettable to me . And a wonderful contributor here and elsewhere in the bowels of aviation-related boards and groups. It was you who introduced me to the world of FT (from aus.aviation all those years ago), and from there it was either you or LW who brought me over here to AFF.

Now I know who to blame for my vice :twisted: :twisted: .

 

[QF WP]

I agree NM, it was thadocta that introduced me from AFF to Flyertalk (the reverse to you). Now Mrs LW has somebody to blame :twisted: (because she likes you and Mrs NM, so we won't hang it on you) :wink: .

 

[admin]

A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Discussion Board and helped us achieve this significant milestone. The value of the collective wisdom on this Discussion Board is indeed priceless!

A special thank you to the regulars who have shared their knowledge so generously over the years – I won’t mention names as you all know the people I am referring to.

As a token of our collective appreciation I will be offering the top 5 posters a free Frequent Flyer Friend license. (I realise that many of you already have a license. If you do, feel free to offer your “prize” to anyone of your choosing).

Thanks again.

 

[BlacKnox]

...As a token of our collective appreciation I will be offering the top 5 posters a free Frequent Flyer Friend license...

Bravo :!:

 

[serfty]

... and I have had the pleasure of meeting Lindsay Wilson, NM, Kiwi Flyer and serfty. What these guys don't know about flying, and FF points / miles is NOT worth knowing!!!

Watch out for serfty, another poster whom I have immense respect for his level of knowledge on OW - add to that Kiwi Flyer for *A matters. This list is not exhaustable.

... shucks guys, thanks for mentioning me in such esteemed company...

There are quite a few here here who's knowledge of travel worldwide far exceeds mine.

Meeting all those listed above and other frequent flyers thruoght this site (and FT) has been a terrific experience.

I only found out about this site 10 months ago when pointed to it by someone on the oz consumer site "notgoodenough.org" where I had spent a year or so posting, trying to assist with the problems of fellow travellers.

Have done 10 years as a Qantas elite of various levels doing MR's and otherwise optimising my travels to retain status. I did this without the assistance of any resource such as this site and learnt much on the way. I am happy to share any of this knowledge in a good natured and humorous vein.

Really, I did not know the number of people out there in oz who are active participants in the Frequest Flyer Community.

Myself, I have gained far more here on this site than I ever would have unassisted. I had become comfortable (if not satisfied) with my Gold status and the realisation that Platinum was realistically out of reach for this discount economy traveller, yet I now expect to achieve this level in about five weeks somewhere over the Great Australian Bight.

So thanks guys for mentioning me and I look forward meeting you soon ... maybe at a QP nearby ...

 

[Alan in CBR]

Now that the 10K posts are out of the way, any guesses on when Lindsay will make his 1000th post? Or if NM will overtake him before then?

 

[NM]

Now that the 10K posts are out of the way, any guesses on when Lindsay will make his 1000th post? Or if NM will overtake him before then?

Maybe we can collude and hit that milestone concurrently - with a HP in hand at the Qantas Club lounge, of course . A good enough excuse for a celebration, I say.

 

[MetroAir]

Congratulations, for being a great, friendly and useful forum.

I've certainly benefited from the collective knowledge - and hope to give some back.

Cheers

 

[straitman]

I'm just trying to get the imagery of NM and Lindsay dressed as Batman and Robin out of my head . But indeed, a good team, and between them they seem to have pretty much all the bases covered.

It's a scary thought :!:

How about Wallace and Gromit :?:

 

[oz_mark]

Re: Top posters

Well, seeing as though 10000 posts is just around the corner, I thought I'd have a crack at working out who the top posters here are. This is what I came up with (numbers as of when I type this )


Hopefully haven't missed anyone

You forgot me!

Dave

Oops. Sorry. I beg your forgiveness kind sir....

( I just knew I was going to skip someone, dang...)

 

[QF WP]

Now that the 10K posts are out of the way, any guesses on when Lindsay will make his 1000th post? Or if NM will overtake him before then?

Great idea Alan in CBR!! See my new thread :wink:

Maybe we can collude and hit that milestone concurrently - with a HP in hand at the Qantas Club lounge, of course. A good enough excuse for a celebration, I say.

Actually, an excellent idea, NM. Had a call today from IainF and a PM from ozmerish; so looks like one is on!! When are you free - PM me here or on FT.

 

[NM]

Actually, an excellent idea, NM. Had a call today from IainF and a PM from ozmerish; so looks like one is on!! When are you free - PM me here or on FT.

I am pretty free most of the time at the moment. Monday nights are not good for me, but most other afternoon/evenings are ok. Or even lunch time is ok for me. My time is flexible.

 

[scibo10]

MetroAir wrote:

Congratulations, for being a great, friendly and useful forum.

I've certainly benefited from the collective knowledge - and hope to give some back.

Cheers

The above expresses exactly my sentiments about this forum, especially with the efforts of Lindsay Wilson, NM, serfty, thedocta, straitman and other frequent posters.

I am relatively new to this forum, but enjoy it considerably. Always new things to learn, and am definitely learning them everyday. Like MetroAir, I hope to oneday return the favour more frequently.

And by the way just think, it won't be too long before this forum starts to delve into the complexities of the Virgin Frequent Flyer program!!

Cheers
Daniel

 

[BlacKnox]

Actually, an excellent idea, NM. Had a call today from IainF and a PM from ozmerish; so looks like one is on!! When are you free - PM me here or on FT.

I am pretty free most of the time at the moment. Monday nights are not good for me, but most other afternoon/evenings are ok. Or even lunch time is ok for me. My time is flexible.

Sounds like you two are dating :!: