[ghporter]

Originally Posted by MacinTommy 

I want to hear the stories of why some of the top posters were banned.

Originally Posted by mattyb 

I don't want to hear the stories of why some of the top posters were banned.

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I want to hear the stories of why some of the top posters were not banned.

-t

Many "top posters" racked up amazing numbers of "I really, really am not!" posts, often replete with un-filtered obscenity and physical threats which basically led to the bans. Others have demonstrated "reform" in one way or another.

[Mac User #001]

I really have no aspirations to ever gracing that list.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

Many "top posters" racked up amazing numbers of "I really, really am not!" posts, often replete with un-filtered obscenity and physical threats which basically led to the bans. Others have demonstrated "reform" in one way or another.

Werd

-t

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

Many "top posters" racked up amazing numbers of "I really, really am not!" posts, often replete with un-filtered obscenity and physical threats which basically led to the bans. Others have demonstrated "reform" in one way or another.

The only banned person on that list is Kevin/Zimphire -- although considering how vile Simey was, I can imagine he left freely before being banned completely.

Millennium was always proper.

[macaddict0001]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

No, there is no hard rule.
I asked for clarification a couple of times, but the mods decided that they don't want to get dogmatic with that. Ok in my book.

However, you are not allowed using a second nick for ban evasion purposes.
That's the only hard rule.

-t

unless your name ends in 68 of course.

[reader50]

5-10 of Ca$h's old handles are not banned. Perhaps he misplaced the login info.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by reader50 

You've still got a ways to go.

Top 20 Who Have Offered The Most Wisdom

01. 30,485 Zimphire (banned)
02. 24,374 besson3c
03. 22,448 ghporter (staff)
04. 21,416 Chuckit (staff)
05. 21,091 turtle777
06. 18,747 Kevin (banned)
07. 15,647 olePigeon
08. 15,009 Eug
09. 14,564 Doofy
10. 14,494 Millennium (inactive)
11. 14,360 Big Mac
12. 14,293 tooki
13. 13,620 SimeyTheLimey (inactive)
14. 13,612 OreoCookie (staff)
15. 13,440 starman
16. 13,341 voodoo
17. 13,268 Spheric Harlot
18. 12,810 mduell
19. 12,679 - - e r i k - -
20. 12,550 Simon

Unfortunately, I'd be on that list if my two nicknames were combined. (15,600+)

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Unfortunately, I'd be on that list if my two nicknames were combined. (15,600+)

Yeah a lot of people have sockpuppets. That rack up posts in the thousands. I don't even know what all my accounts amount to.

[starman]

It's amazing that I posted so much, and that I'll be here 10 years this June.

[scaught]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

There are many names missing from that list (the top 20).. missing in the sense that they should be there but their posters either changed their handle or just acquired a life.

Cipher_13 for one, maxelson another..

Cipher had a bunch of posts swallowed in weird database debacles, but he was far and away the first of the giant macnn post counts. There was a thread to figure out the "title" once he hit 10,000.

I don't think maxelson broke 6000?

[SSharon]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

There are many names missing from that list (the top 20).. missing in the sense that they should be there but their posters either changed their handle or just acquired a life.

Cipher_13 for one, maxelson another..

I've been here a pretty long time and recognize every name on Glenn's list, but I don't remember maxelson at all for some reason. Did he spend his time in the PL?

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by SSharon 

I've been here a pretty long time and recognize every name on Glenn's list, but I don't remember maxelson at all for some reason. Did he spend his time in the PL?

Max was a lounge regular, both political and non-political. Like Timo, juanvaldez and Lerkfish.. and most of those who've racked up a silly amount of posts.

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

I'm cool with that so long as you don't announce that you are Abe - that would really mess with my head.

How do you guys know that I don't have any alter egos? There was Butthawk, Buttsauce, John McCandyCane, and some other candy cane related account when I was trying to convince you guys that I own a candy cane factory.

I know who Abe is. And I'm not tellin.

[ShortcutToMoncton]

oh snap

[DrTacoMD]

Is he me? I hope he isn't me; that guy's a dick.

[aberdeenwriter]

Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton 

oh snap

Hi Shortcut.

[MacinTommy]

Has anyone else noticed that MacinTommy has been posting stupid shit more recently?

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by MacinTommy 

Has anyone else noticed that MacinTommy has been posting stupid shit more recently?

No, we were too distracted by the stupid shit that besson posted

-t

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

No, we were too distracted by the stupid shit that besson posted

-t

Shut your pie hole, or I will put more Barack Obama stickers on your shell where you can't reach them!

And then I will report you like 5 times...

[ShortcutToMoncton]

Originally Posted by MacinTommy 

Has anyone else noticed that MacinTommy has been posting stupid shit more recently?

Newsflash: teh intarwebs doesn't care about you

[maxelson]

Heh. Voodoo said I racked up points. Wrecked up points, more like... just sayin'.

[subego]

Hi Max!

[rickey939]

Neat.

[turtle777]

Oh look. Zombies posting in a zombie thread

-t

[reader50]

This deserved an update. And no list is complete without Dakar, so I've extended it to Top-30. Colors now indicate rank changes.

Top 30 Who Have Offered The Most Wisdom

01. 31,666 besson3c (+1)
02. 31,445 turtle777 (+3)
03. 30,484 Zimphire (-2)
04. 25,590 ghporter (-1)
05. 21,436 Chuckit (-1)
06. 19,456 Spheric Harlot (+11)
07. 18,791 Cipher13 (new)
08. 18,747 Kevin (-2)
09. 18,716 olePigeon (-2)
10. 18,541 Doofy (-1)
11. 17,733 Big Mac
12. 17,614 Eug (-4)
13. 15,187 Millennium (-3)
14. 14,997 OreoCookie
15. 14,452 tooki (-3)
16. 14,234 voodoo
17. 14,158 mduell (+1)
18. 13,726 starman (-3)
19. 13,619 SimeyTheLimey (-6)
20. 13,445 Simon
21. 12,861 CharlesS (new)
22. 12,827 - - e r i k - - (-3)
23. 12,329 sek929 (new)
24. 12,305 Railroader (new)
25. 12,264 nonhuman (new)
26. 12,156 mitchell_pgh (new)
27. 11,724 The Final Dakar (new)
28. 11,309 analogika (new)
29. 11,072 imitchellg5 (new)
30. 10,657 Spliffdaddy (new)

Some of the number changes came from recovering lost UBB posts. That's how Cipher finally made the list. And Eug would clean up big time if he let me merge his old handle.

[euphras]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Oh look. Zombies posting in a zombie thread

-t

It feels sooo two_thousand_twoish.

[subego]

Snappy!

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by reader50 

This deserved an update. And no list is complete without Dakar, so I've extended it to Top-30. Colors now indicate rank changes.

Top 30 Who Have Offered The Most Wisdom

01. 31,666 besson3c (+1)
02. 31,445 turtle777 (+3)
03. 30,484 Zimphire (-2)
04. 25,590 ghporter (-1)
05. 21,436 Chuckit (-1)
06. 19,456 Spheric Harlot (+11)
07. 18,791 Cipher13 (new)
08. 18,747 Kevin (-2)
09. 18,716 olePigeon (-2)
10. 18,541 Doofy (-1)
11. 17,733 Big Mac
12. 17,614 Eug (-4)
13. 15,187 Millennium (-3)
14. 14,997 OreoCookie
15. 14,452 tooki (-3)
16. 14,234 voodoo
17. 14,158 mduell (+1)
18. 13,726 starman (-3)
19. 13,619 SimeyTheLimey (-6)
20. 13,445 Simon
21. 12,861 CharlesS (new)
22. 12,827 - - e r i k - - (-3)
23. 12,329 sek929 (new)
24. 12,305 Railroader (new)
25. 12,264 nonhuman (new)
26. 12,156 mitchell_pgh (new)
27. 11,724 The Final Dakar (new)
28. 11,309 analogika (new)
29. 11,072 imitchellg5 (new)
30. 10,657 Spliffdaddy (new)

Some of the number changes came from recovering lost UBB posts. That's how Cipher finally made the list. And Eug would clean up big time if he let me merge his old handle.

Take that turtle777! You suck so bad!

[The Final Dakar]

+11 for Spheric? Did he combine accounts or is he really that (clinically) insane?

[Spheric Harlot]

The SH account is older than analogika. Quite possibly, a bunch of posts were recovered from the old database and led to that jump.

Believe me, I'm shocked.

[The Final Dakar]

Doubly so, considering I know you're blocked from the PL.

[Spheric Harlot]

I didn't have myself blocked from there for the first ten years, though.

[The Final Dakar]

You've been blocked since the first pub of this list, though, right? And that's since when your 11 slots of upward movement occurred.

[Spheric Harlot]

I've no idea.

Not sure I want to know. Scar(r)ed enough as it is.

[besson3c]

His post spike has probably been mostly due to arguing Mac stuff with that Freudling guy and Voodoo.

[The Final Dakar]

Yeah, pointing to fraudling seems astute enough.

[Spheric Harlot]

****.

I'd (happily) completely forgotten about that guy.

In some ways, he was worse than Kevin.

[subego]

I miss Kevin and Abe.

[The Final Dakar]

I don't.

[Big Mac]

I love you guys.

[The Final Dakar]

You're drunk, Big Mac, go home.

[Spheric Harlot]

[P]

Sometimes it seems this is where people go when they're drunk.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Take that turtle777! You suck so bad!

I love you as well.

-t

[sek929]

12k+ posts and not a looker in the bunch...

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I love you as well.

-t

Haaha, you still have those Obama stickers stuck to your shell which you can't reach to get off, you stupid turtle!

[rickey939]

What? No ankle_brains?

[cgc]

Is there a table showing how many posts are needed to attain each rank within MacNN? I saw one years ago...

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by cgc 

Is there a table showing how many posts are needed to attain each rank within MacNN? I saw one years ago...

The 'ranks' have nothing to do with post counts. Its your sexual activity.

With the mods.

[Shaddim]

They can merge accounts if you ask? Didn't know that.