Hi Kevin,

The overall Top 10 posters,
consists of members that have been with the site,
almost from the beginning.
May I say,they have done a fantastic job, and been the backbone of this site.
Thanks to them all, for what they have done.
They are also, still actively posting,
that means that the top 10,will hardly, if ever change,
as their number of postings, to date, makes them unassailable!!
What I propose therefore, to give newer members,
a sense of achievement, is to extend this,
to Overall Top 20 posters, which would forever be changing,
because, it would envelop, members,
that have made a singnificant contribution,
making over 100 or more postings.
This I believe, would make for more a interesting and vailid assistant.

Hi Keith

Yes the top ten posters on this site have all accumulated the vast majority of posts within this site. Members such as Chester, Hondo and Smokey are the originals and what I consider to be the glue behind the content on this messageboard altough in the last year Chillybill has joined this league. People such as Roland, Sxviper, Arther and myself are people whom add content to the board and then the rest of the members add their two cents on top of this.

I would be against your proposal for a variety of different reasons.

1. In the past we have had new members taking this board by storm and making bold suggestions only to leave pretty soon afterwards, Saddletramp comes to mind in this context. With all due respect you are still a very recent addition to the board and it is unknown if you will be here for the long haul so to implement this scheme would be a little rash.

2. To say you and many others outside of the top ten will never make it into the top ten is a little dismissive and may be a little off putting to some people and ultimately reduce their posts. Arther joined this board when I had made over 500 posts he has now a clear lead over me post wise.

3. If we incorporate the top twenty it will basically take in the entire membership of the board with the exception of one or two in the top twenty five there is really no other member worth talking about. For this reason I feel the board is too small to incorporate a top twenty.

I hope I havent sound too harsh or off putting towards you it is simply that I am quite sceptical of bold suggestions from new members to this board.

:agent:

Hi Robbie,
Thank your for your points, against,
although I fail to see why?
One must not be too judgemental,
and one must not be protective, of ones exulted position!!!
I am amazed by your statement,that you are the 'glue'
and that the rest of us, ordinary mortal guys add only our 'Two cents'!! Gee thanks!!
In fact if you check, I've added, over two per cent, all on my own!!
and in only two months!!!

Let me now respond to your points:-

1. One must not assume,that new members are to be judged by
those of the past.The fact that I am a 'recent addition' does not mean,
that I am to be disregarded, as a long haul prospect!
Some 300+ postings, hardly calls for some one to be dismissed so lightly!
What I propose, is hardly a 'Bold' suggestion!It is purely an extension!!

2.I disagree with it being off putting.I think the present structure
is off putting as it is, and that in its self is more dismissive!!
Unless someone in the top ten leaves the site, or goes missing for six months, whilst they are still actively posting, the top ten will always remain the same,unassailable.

3.I disagree.If you check the members stats, as I have done, you will see , that to be in the top twenty,
you will have had to have made substantial postings.To be in the Top 15,
you have got to have made over 350!
That number of postings, hardly incorporates, lesser members, although, they are just as important as other members!
The board is not too small, to take in such a substantial contribution.

I still think the board, should consider this proposal, for the benefit of the wider
membership.

To quote, 'There will be no locked doors, in this house'

Unless, of course you oppose it!!!!

Nice suggestion Ethanedwards, but to do what your suggesting would require digging deep into the forum code and doing some changes. And I've found that the more I mess and tweak the forum script the buggier it get's (remember the recent little problem)

So I'm cautous when it comes to tweaking the forum.

Thanks for the idea, maybe down the road we can revisit the idea.

Kevin

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jul 1 2005, 04:49 PM
2.* Unless someone in the top ten leaves the site, or goes missing for six months, whilst they are still actively posting, the top ten will always remain the same,unassailable.18463
Keith,

This might give you a little hope. Based on your current rate of posting (5.6 posts per day) times 365 days, you will have 2044 posts plus your current post count of 347, for a total of 2391 posts a year from now. If I continue at my current rate of 2 posts per day, in a year I would have 2568 posts. You would surely be closing in on me, and that seems hardly "unassailable." Some members have been in the top ten in the past, but due to many reasons, they have fallen farther down in the list. You'll be passing Monique shortly (being that she passed on along with Brianb almost a year ago). Other members who were really going gang busters have, for one reason or another, have dropped out or only post rarely. But what are we really here for? To have fun and share information, or to count posts? I don't know about you, but I'm here for the fun :lol: ! If someone wants to put in the time and energy to surpass my post count, more power to them. I would only hope that their posts would have substance and add to the general flow of the board. For instance, I try to avoid posts of one or two words in simple agreement (like "Good point!"), although I know I've had my share of "fluff" posts too :headbonk: . If it wasn't a big deal for Kevin, I would have no problem with changing it to "Top Twenty" but I leave that call totally to him (and if it's going to have undesireable effects, I'd pass on that opportunity).

And you know that when you click on the "Top Ten," you can go down to the bottom of the page, and change it to display twenty members (or more, in increments of ten up to fifty). That's one of the things I like about this message board - it's so versatile :D.

And that's just my "two cents."

Chester :newyear:

Hi Kevin and Chester,

Thank you for looking at this suggestion,
and your comments, regarding it.
I agree with you, chester,
that it's not to do with postings,
but for the knowledge and fun, that one gains,
from the site.
My daily average, I am sure will subside,
as time goes on, and that initial rush of blood passes!!
I know what you mean about, one line answers,
it sometimes is very easy to get into a chat mode,
and it's a shame that the chat room isn't used more!!

Chester, your mention of toggling down to show a more,
expansive list, is a feature, that is somewhat overlooked,
and I thank you for reminding us of it.

Thanks for your time!!

Best wishes,

Keith

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jul 1 2005, 06:49 PM
Hi Robbie,
Thank your for your points, against,
although I fail to see why?
One must not be too judgemental,
and one must not be protective, of ones exulted position!!!
I am amazed by your statement,that you are the 'glue'
and that the rest of us, ordinary mortal guys add only our 'Two cents'!! Gee thanks!!
In fact if you check, I've added, over two per cent, all on my own!!
and in only two months!!!

Let me now respond to your points:-

1. One must not assume,that new members are to be judged by*
those of the past.The fact* that I am a 'recent addition' does not mean,
that I am to be disregarded, as a long haul prospect!
Some 300+ postings, hardly calls for some one to be dismissed so lightly!
What I propose, is hardly a* 'Bold' suggestion!It is purely an extension!!

2.I disagree with it being off putting.I think the present structure
is off putting as it is, and that in its self is more* dismissive!!
Unless someone in the top ten leaves the site, or goes missing for six months, whilst they are still actively posting, the top ten will always remain the same,unassailable.

3.I disagree.If you check the members stats, as I have done, you will see , that to be in the top twenty,
you will have had to have made substantial postings.To be in the Top 15,
you have got to have made over 350!
That number of postings, hardly incorporates, lesser members, although, they are just as important as other members!
The board is not too small, to take in such a substantial contribution.

I* still think the board, should consider this proposal, for the benefit of the wider
membership.

To quote, 'There will be no locked doors, in this house'

Unless, of course you oppose it!!!!
18463


Hi Keith

The more I read your misjudged arguements the more I am against this flawed scheme.

First of all I am disappointed that you completely misquoted me in stating that I claimed myself to be the glue and to have an overall superior position when in actual fact I claimed Chester, Mike, Smokey and Chillibill to be the glue of this messageboard.

While I don't want to take away from your important contributions to this messageboard I do not yet view you as a significant poster despite your high number of posts. You have only been here a very short time and I struggle to remember your name at the best of times and I contantly mix you up with other members so you have made no impact with me.

Now to get back to your counterclaims.

1. You have been a member here for all of two months when the board has been going for well over two years, there is no gurantee that you will still actively partisipate next month let alone next year.

2. Again you are incorrect in this point members such as Chance and Kevin have all dropped out of the top ten to be replaced by different posters. What you are saying is that nobody new is ever going to be in the top 10 that is absurd and off putting to some people whom may be outside the top ten and have aspirations of getting into it.

3. Outside of the top twenty five are mainly inactive members whom have made less than 70 posts these members have generally never been in my opinion important additions to the messageboard. The board is too small it has around 22-25 solid members(of which you are one) so to have a top twenty is simply an umberella for the entire board.

I don't see how this scheme will benefit the wider board it will simply result in at best a mini power struggle to see whom is the 'king of the outsiders'.

To quote correctly 'there'll be no locks or bolts between us Mary Kate except those in your own mercenary little heart'.

And finally I think I will do as the French did and vote non.

:agent:

Originally posted by chester7777@Jul 3 2005, 07:49 AM
I would only hope that their posts would have substance and add to the general flow of the board.* For instance, I try to avoid posts of one or two words in simple agreement (like "Good point!"), although I know I've had my share of "fluff" posts too :headbonk: .*

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These sentences made me think. Actually I have often thought that the posters on this message board have been to serious at times. There has been a slight change lately, much probably because there have been a number of new posters. Don't get me wrong. I certatinly wouldn't want to loose the serious posts, but when it comes to discussing John Wayne who has not been with us for quite a few years the topics available will be limited. New releases of films or books and a few discussions around this. Some Chilibill stories and some political comments now and then. The stuff that has emerged here has been very interesting but I think that the odd topic totally drifting completely away from the original has had some positive effects here. It might seem like I'm contradicting myself here since I have also complained about the very same thing earlier, but there is an undefined difference when it comes to wether the debating of the initial topic has been finished or not. It comes more down to common sense. You wouldn't usually interrupt someone who is talking without being rude, but then you can change the topic at some point in a conversation.

EE:
I tried to think of a way of saying this without being rude since I like your laidback style of posting, but I really have a problem with seeing why anyone would care wether the link you click on shows the top 10 or the top 20 posters.

Regards
Popol Vuh

Hey Guys,
Don't get so carried away,
it was only a suggestion!!!!

Hi Keith

I just checked and noticed that your quite close to the top ten.

:agent:

That is quite a versatile tool being able to see all the members and the posts they have made, not just the top ten or twenty even. Of course in my infinite wisdom, I thought the Overall Top 10 Posters referred to movie posters....must be my one track at a time mind working. Thank you to everyone who has posted a thought or an idea, whether 1 or 100, I continue to learn new things about John Wayne and that's a good thing in my book.

Roger.

Hi Keith

Your now in the top ten, displacing most of us along the way.

Looks like you didnt need this feature after all, nice going.

:agent:

Hey Keith

Your now in 2nd position and closing in on Chester, you really didn't need this feature after all.

:agent:

Amazing :mellow:

Took me a hell of long time to find Keith's new tool :wub: but now I have I will give me hours of fun LOL :)

DukePilgrim,

Now that you've found it, can you clue me in on where it is?

Thanks!

Hi Terry,

This applied to the old meassage board!!
However, on this board,
click on 'Quick Links'

Scroll down 2

Click on

'Top Posters'

Up through Friday (Mar. 23), there was a topic for posts for the last 24 hours and top posts for the previous week. I can no longer find those. I found those statistics helpful in keeping track of who was active for those time segments. In place of the icon, I find "Mark Forums Read" and "Open Buddy List".
Cheers - Jay:beer:

Up through Friday (Mar. 23), there was a topic for posts for the last 24 hours and top posts for the previous week. I can no longer find those. I found those statistics helpful in keeping track of who was active for those time segments. In place of the icon, I find "Mark Forums Read" and "Open Buddy List".
Cheers - Jay:beer:


I saw the same thing Jay. Hope Kevin has a chance to look at it and give us the details on what happened.