Guest beachlover Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 You will then have your total in a matter of seconds. THAT is a major mental exercise??? You are kidding right? Going through each thread since August 23 to note down posters' names is enough work to put me off. Do you know how many threads/posts have been active since August 23? Would like to venture so far as to even work this out? Please... go ahead with your process start to finish and give us a total if it is that effortless. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 3, 2010 Posted September 3, 2010 You are kidding right? No, I am not kidding. You have misread what I wrote. Indeed, in quoting me you have missed out the key word. To remind you, what I wrote was: "You will then have your total in a matter of seconds" - 'then' being the operative word. The process is in several steps. After you have noted the names of the posters and checked in the members' list the number of posts each has made during the period, you end up with a series of numbers against what will be a relatively small list of posters (I guess around 25 or so). Adding up those 25 or so numbers to get the final tally will "then" take "a matter of seconds". So it seems you are still happy to make sweeping generalisations without any attempt to back them up. I am sure we have all noted this point. Quote
Guest beachlover Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 The process is in several steps. After you have noted the names of the posters and checked in the members' list the number of posts each has made during the period, you end up with a series of numbers against what will be a relatively small list of posters (I guess around 25 or so). Adding up those 25 or so numbers to get the final tally will "then" take "a matter of seconds". Fair enough... how much work do you think the several steps leading up to those "matter of seconds" is? I had a quick look. 8 pages of threads mean you'll be looking through 240 threads, many of them spanning multiple pages to complete your first step. Have fun! Like I said, I can't be arsed (bothered) to even do the first step of your 'process'. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Have fun! Like I said, I can't be arsed (bothered) to even do the first step of your 'process'. Well I am sorry that you can't be bothered to get off your arse and do the calculations. The process took me about 90 minutes or so this morning - in total. I spent the time because I am naturally curious and from time to time I like to verify the accuracy of posts which I feel are way off the mark - or are just plain inaccurate. So I have satisfied myself. But I am not going to satisfy your arse by revealing the results, thank you very much. Other regular posters who wish the information are most welcome to PM me. Quote
Guest beachlover Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 90 minutes?! You spent 90 minutes counting posts and you're not even going to post the results here? Well, if you change your mind, please post them with a member breakdown. LOL... I wonder if we can finally close up this thread now that you've satisfied your curiosity. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 90 minutes?! You spent 90 minutes counting posts and you're not even going to post the results here? Well, if you change your mind, please post them with a member breakdown. LOL... I wonder if we can finally close up this thread now that you've satisfied your curiosity. I am perfectly happy for the thread to be closed. You'll recall I did not start it. You did! And you made the statement which I disputed. I will not change my mind. Regular posters who wish to see the results along with the number of posts against each poster, are perfectly welcome to PM me for the results. Quote
Guest beachlover Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 I never said you started it. But you did prolong it by bringing up various points, as did I by responding to them. My posts have mainly been responsive/reactive rather than bringing up new points though. This thread was spun off the contest thread by the moderator. The topic was started by lvdkeyes (not that I want to dig this up again since he's kindly dropped it) who made a statement about a PM, which I then posted a reply to (the reply is the first post in this thread). Why don't you PM the results to me? Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 Why don't you PM the results to me? For the simple reason that you made your own calculations which you posted for all to see. I made a bet. You turned it down. So I am at liberty to make the results of my findings known to whomever I wish. If you want to know the results, you are equally at liberty to undertake your own research. End of story. Quote
Guest beachlover Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 So basically, you don't want to show me the results of your calculation. That's your right and fine by me. I'm not spending 90 minutes doing my own calculations though... I'd rather watch Bangkok Hilton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj_Uyhnq_MU (Anyone seen this? It's an Australian TV Mini-Series made in the 80s - starring Nicole Kidman and Hugo Weaving). Quote
