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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by airportkid, Dec 6, 2007.

  1. airportkid

    airportkid Will Fly For Food

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    Maybe the old forum software had this & I never noticed, but clicking on the number of replies to a thread pulls up a list of who its contributors are, ranked from most prolific to most shy - and if you click on a contributor's tally THAT stacks up all that contributor's posts in chronological sequence.

    It's a neat gadet for getting a quick read on what strikes each of us as important. For example, I'm the top poster (by a wide margin) in the googlemaps scavenger game, very much in line with my enjoyment of aerial landscapes, maps, puzzles & games. Out of curiosity I checked out the rankings in the Waterboarding thread, a boiling hot topic with most of its posts hissing high pressure steam for some time, and, sure enough, one contributor saw that thread as overwhelmingly important compared to everyone else in it, and with a point of view diametrically opposed to virtually everyone else in it. Hmmmm.

    It also reveals how small the actual pool of participants is here in Fred's, with about 80% of the contributions coming from 20% of the contributors (the 80/20 rule is as unbreakable as gravity), and that 20% numbering just about 20 - 30 people, more or less. Not even a big enough crowd to throw a good party (although it'd be one hell of a party)!!

    Joe Bob says, check it out!

    Mark Baird
    Alameda CA
     
    #1 airportkid, Dec 6, 2007
  2. samiam

    samiam Antipodean Prius Poster

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    Now that is way cool!
     
    #2 samiam, Dec 6, 2007
  3. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    I knew about the clicking on the number thing (that was on the previous version of the board, too), but I didn't know about the clicking on the number in the list thing. That IS cool.

    For those who are curious but lazy, here are the top three posters in all the active word-game threads:

    Free Word Association Part Two:

    eclectcmoi 900
    dreichla 758
    AuntBee 582

    Question Everything:

    eclectcmoi 1,009
    Skwyre7 430
    dreichla 362

    the "next poster" game:

    eclectcmoi 513
    galaxee 491
    TJandGENESIS 352

    Only Three Words:

    eclectcmoi 659
    Stev0 293
    TJandGENESIS 268

    Two Words:

    eclectcmoi 590
    Stev0 294
    TJandGENESIS 264

    Black or White?:

    dreichla 296
    eclectcmoi 296
    withersea 179

    Word:

    eclectcmoi 326
    Stev0 275
    AuntBee 203


    Anybody notice a trend?
    (It's OK, eclectcmoi, we still love you!)
     
    #3 Stev0, Dec 7, 2007
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    LOL
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Dec 7, 2007
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    That is pretty cool. Never noticed it!
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, Dec 7, 2007
  6. TJandGENESIS

    TJandGENESIS Are We Having Fun Yet?

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    I'm third! Woo Hoo!
     
    #6 TJandGENESIS, Dec 9, 2007
  7. Schnauzermom

    Schnauzermom New Member

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    Maybe it just feels a little clique-ish to newcomers? Did to me yesterday when I had a game post ignored, leaving me to wonder if my question wasn't cool enough, if I'd broken an unstated rule or what. :( But since I love word games, and adore my Prius, I'm not that easy to get rid of.

    I already have a bit of an inferiority complex on here on PC: this is my first car with so much technology - ok, much of any technology at all. I'm trying to get a local club going in a relatively low-Prius-density area.

    So, if you want to attract new folks, how about a getting-to-know-you kind of game. Something like a scavenger hunt for facts about people who post here. Whoever starts could post three facts about somone - color or features of their car, where they live and something else you know about them: job, hobby, etc, and others could ask questions and then make a guess about who it is. You can garner facts from their posts or from anything they link to, like a personal website. We could say they have to have made 3 posts here on "Freds" in the past month if you want. Anybody want to play? Or has it already been done?
     
    #7 Schnauzermom, Dec 9, 2007
  8. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    crossposting happens all the time. usually the crossposter sees it and will go back and answer the other question, but we're all guilty of missing one or 2 here or there. no worries, everybody's welcome :)

    i think it's cool- i say start up the game and we'll see who gets involved!
     
    #8 galaxee, Dec 9, 2007
  9. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    wow, never knew about any of it before or after...\

    i am proud to say that (i admit i only checked about 4 of them) in the threads Jonathan brought up, i had either one or no posts...

    but for those of you that had a few more, i'm glad you are having fun
     
    #9 DaveinOlyWA, Dec 9, 2007
  10. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    Oh, don't worry. Sometimes days go by without someone posting in any one of those threads. Personally, I just look at the last post, I pay little or no attention to the person who made the post.
     
    #10 Stev0, Dec 9, 2007
  11. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Oh, so that's why those numbers are highlighted. Good find, airportkid! It doesn't surprise me in the least you're the most active in the google maps thread, nor that eclectcmoi is the most active in the word games. I'll try harder to keep up!
     
    #11 hyo silver, Dec 9, 2007
  12. Schnauzermom

    Schnauzermom New Member

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    Ok, Galaxee, , I made the post. We'll see if it flies or not.
     
    #12 Schnauzermom, Dec 9, 2007
  13. eclectcmoi

    eclectcmoi Muffinologist

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    Holy moly... I really DO have a life outside of PC. I do! I do!
     
    #13 eclectcmoi, Dec 10, 2007
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