26-12-2003 09:02									#61
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel Nah, vince. MOST of the people who are deities today, would've been deities anyway.

If true then that is good to hear.

	26-12-2003 09:05									#62
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I'd say 11-15... there'd probably be a lot more PCRs to cut down any possible upstarts But I can say this- instead of 25 people with over 6000 posts, there'd probably be closer to 55-75

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	26-12-2003 09:09									#63
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quote: By that "logic," if one had enough PCRs, they would eventually reach a postcount even higher than that of the other dieties...

Probably true. Anyone remember that Mao achieved Deity level not once but thrice

10,208 posts or so (a few months at deity)... then 10% PCR... Then 10,018 posts (1 day at deity)... then accidental account deletion... Then 38 posts under new account... then Deity again and now somewhere around 10,208-10,600 If I remember correctly

	26-12-2003 09:13									#64
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger But what counts as "contribution?" Something like "Good idea! " will get you a +1 on any of the on topic forums, and that's not contribution at all.

Quite correct!



Seriously though, if it serves little purpose and is of dubious value then why not discard it altogether? A true measure of someone's contribution should be by its quality, not quantity.

**Still ducking**

	26-12-2003 09:14									#65
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quote: I'd say 11-15... there'd probably be a lot more PCRs to cut down any possible upstarts

SEE (whoever it was), if the listmaster says it, it must be true!

	26-12-2003 17:40									#67
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Well some time warps robbed me of at least a few hundred in post count and since only a tiny fraction of my posts have ever been anywhere but the OT so I'm sure I'd be at least fairly close to Deity and bit OT posts still counted I might have done some judicious spamming to hit the limit.

But it doesn't really matter, everyone knows that what's most important is having a 1969/70 registered date, its the true mark of the hallowed vetran

	26-12-2003 21:49									#68
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quote: Originally posted by Vince278 Seriously though, if it serves little purpose and is of dubious value then why not discard it altogether? A true measure of someone's contribution should be by its quality, not quantity.

That means you need the mods to look through every single post to see if they deserve a +1 in post count. It simply cannot be implemented.

	27-12-2003 04:36									#69
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quote: That means you need the mods to look through every single post to see if they deserve a +1 in post count. It simply cannot be implemented.

Mark and Dan could just add more moderators!

	27-12-2003 04:46									#70
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There would be lots of Deities.
I would have made it ages ago. I think I only had about 500 OT posts that counted.
But since I already have a title, I doubt I'll add the deity tag to it after I reach it. It's not that big a deal.

	27-12-2003 04:49									#71
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Says the Ferret King.
Well, sure. If I was a Ferret King I might have the same attitude.

	27-12-2003 05:13									#72
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger That means you need the mods to look through every single post to see if they deserve a +1 in post count. It simply cannot be implemented.

I agree and it wouldn't be worth the effort. I believe in quality but I also believe in just having fun as well. I hope we can all agree that the count and titles really don't matter as long as we are all enjoying ourselves.

	27-12-2003 11:09									#73
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I can agree with that.

* Urban Ranger notes DarkCloud's not so subtle bid for power

	27-12-2003 22:37									#74
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Oh noooooo...

You misunderstood me.

I don't have the time

	28-12-2003 03:16									#75
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand Says the Ferret King. Well, sure. If I was a Ferret King I might have the same attitude.

I guess everyone needs to have a dream.

	28-12-2003 03:25									#76
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If OT did never count, I doubt NCO (or GT or whoever, the American sub officer) would call other people "Polytubbies who play computer games in their comfortable armchairs and have idiotic opinions about real military matters". It makes no sense if someone with 8000+ posts about computer games posts something like that, but it makes sense if 7800 of his posts were OT.

	28-12-2003 04:29									#77
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quote: If OT did never count, I doubt NCO (or GT or whoever, the American sub officer)

Most disrespectful post ever.

	28-12-2003 04:42									#78
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I'm sure if I gave up my Legend status I would be a diety by now or at the very least soon.

	28-12-2003 06:58									#79
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Hmm... As far as I can consider- for deities, since OT post counting stopped in 2001... I would think that the following people might have made it:

CERTAINLY rah (as he himself stated earlier in this thread...)
SOMEWHAT CERTAINnotyoueither... he's so close to the number already and I think he posts in the OT from time to time, so even if he just made 300-400 posts in the OT (which is a normal amount, then he'd be in)
SOMEWHAT CERTAIN Provost Harrison... assuming he didn't suffer any other PCRs... but he really doesn't count since he already was a Deity once.
SOMEWHAT CERTAIN panag... assuming he spammed the OT as much as he spammed other sections of the site (3000 posts needed)
LESS LIKELY End Is Forever... He pretty much only posts in the OT nowadays.
LESS LIKELY Eli- He has about 5700 now... and he might have easily be at 8000 with OT counting... and very possibly 10,000... but who knows???
LESS LIKELY Skanky Burns... another long shot.

MUCH LESS LIKELY Giancarlo/Fez... PCRs would have kept him down.
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However, I will note that if OT posts counted, that we'd probably have a LOT more emperors! (at least 5-15 more )

	28-12-2003 08:10									#80
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I am much more active in the OT than in on-topic forums, yet my post count is above 5000. I would easily be deity by now if OT posts did count. I would bet that most poeple with 5500+ would be deity too.

	28-12-2003 09:48									#81
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I guess what I'm not getting is why anyone would come to Apolyton just for the OT forum. I occasionally dabble when bored but there does seem to be alot of hard core posters who aren't much interested in Apolyton as a "Civilization Site".

	28-12-2003 11:24									#82
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Many came to the site because of a game (be it SMAC or Civ 3 or whatever), got bored of the game but still enjoyed the community. OT discussion is fun.

	29-12-2003 08:28									#83
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Now if you added in OT plus vountayr bans???


Yoy are looking at the man who helped sneak mINg (may he live forever like the Tisroc in Narnia) into his current postion....

	30-12-2003 22:28									#84
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quote: Now if you added in OT plus vountayr bans???

Then, GP, you would have 20,000 posts

	30-12-2003 22:56									#85
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I might be one, or close.

But I don't understand why the "ranking" even exists. Who cares? Especially when playing in a PBEM game, posting "save to next player" over and over can really rack up the post count, whereas an intelligent post in the OTF does nothing. Bah, I say toss 'em.

-Arrian

	30-12-2003 23:00									#86
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+0

	31-12-2003 03:35									#87
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i'm fairly certain i'd be deity.

	31-12-2003 03:38									#88
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I'd be anyway if it wasn't for all ye PCRs

	31-12-2003 03:38									#89
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quote: Originally posted by Arrian whereas an intelligent post in the OTF does nothing.

Intelligent posts in the OTF...

	31-12-2003 04:30									#90
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quote: Originally posted by Boshko But it doesn't really matter, everyone knows that what's most important is having a 1969/70 registered date, its the true mark of the hallowed vetran

The squirrel speaks the truth.

And if OT posts never counted AH would still be a chieftain.