I think it's time to up the number of posts it takes

progmom

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:31 PM
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I think it's time to up the number of posts it takes

...to start a new thread.

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villager

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:32 PM
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1. I think you're right...

Make these disruptor assholes read a little more before their "funny" posts begin...

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redqueen

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:33 PM
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2. Amen!

:grr:

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blondeatlast

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:33 PM
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3. Indeed. How about, say--well, more, anyway!

Maybe an intellgience test, too?

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DBoon

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:40 PM
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15. Anti-lameness filter

posts must have one grammatically correct sentence, with all words spelled properly.

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fluffernutter

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:33 PM
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4. we need a clapping icon.

clap clap clap

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:39 PM
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14. your wish. my command.

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Kenneth ken

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:47 PM
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20. JJ is too fast for me

but here's a different one:

from: http://fool.exler.ru/en/sm_all.htm

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CottonBear

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:34 PM
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5. I second that. n/t

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Lefta Dissenter

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:34 PM
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6. and

an age mininum? Perhaps at least ten years old would be helping today.

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blondeatlast

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:37 PM
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11. And proof of an original thought in the previous week! nt

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NoPasaran

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:03 PM
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24. That could really hurt GD: Politics

Which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing!

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blondeatlast

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:15 PM
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31. HAH! Good point... nt

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:35 PM
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7. I agree...

This is getting insane.

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Robb

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:35 PM
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8. You just think that

...because you don't believe in freedum. :silly:

Why do you hate America? :D

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progmom

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:37 PM
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9. Also, I "lick Osama's ass."

That's what he told me, anyway.

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:38 PM
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12. At least you don't kill babies..

:eyes:

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BikeWriter

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:37 PM
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10. This should probably be posted to the Admin Folder.

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necso

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:38 PM
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13. I'll vote for that.

Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 06:39 PM by necso

Throw in a waiting period too.

I also understand that it is relatively easy to get someone's ISP to dump them. Getting mommy dropped by her ISP is liable to piss her off and make her take away junior's computer privileges.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:41 PM
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16. They did for a while and people complained

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progmom

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:42 PM
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17. Oh.

Sigh...

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Misunderestimator

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:43 PM
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18. I couldn't agree more....

or at least a combination of post counts and join date, along with a limit to the number of threads started in a single hour...

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:45 PM
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19. I have seen some spamming of the lounge these past few days.

I know I'm an attention whore, but even I try not to have more than one or two threads on the front page at a time. :D

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:49 PM
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21. some people post a thread for every random thought that pops

Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 06:50 PM by jonnyblitz

into their head it seems sometimes. but who am i to say... :shrug:

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 06:55 PM
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22. and some people have been told that to be a "successful" mole,

they should first pad their post count in the lounge with stupid shit and that they should run around in GD and kick threads.

I'm just saying - I call them like I see them. :D

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:00 PM
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23. that's me...

when I can be around, I post alot.... bet you didn't know I might be a mole... ;-)

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:05 PM
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26. yeah right.

good try salin. :P

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:07 PM
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27. every now and again

one has to try to pretend to pretend to be on the dark side ... it isn't usually terribly convincing, though. Guess I shouldn't try to audition for the next "Jack*ss" type reality tv show :shrug: :hi:

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:14 PM
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28. HA - I totally agree. You haven't see me try to start a flame war!

I posted that Clark and Dean were terrible candidates and everyone laughed at me and told me get back in the lounge. I suck at flame wars and pretending to be a freeper. :cry:

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:18 PM
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32. *snicker*

you did that? hehe... ya, I would have probably joined that chorus... :D

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:05 PM
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45. I remember that one.

I giggled.

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:12 PM
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50. and yet, I remained unflamed! Figures.

yvr girl can start a flame war just by starting a thread, but I can't start one if I try. I stink.

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:10 PM
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48. I saw your gallery pic - it was kind of a give away!

Here, I'll share it with the rest of the class:

Salin

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:12 PM
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49. dang... foiled again!

lol... 'twere only the moles in the yard (literal) and in the forum so cute and cuddly....

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:04 PM
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25. that's what i would do if i aspired to be a mole here

it's pretty easy to up the post count in the lounge.

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:14 PM
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29. kick.

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jonnyblitz

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:08 PM
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47. LOL

:crazy:

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xmas74

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:34 PM
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35. What the hell happened today?

I spent the day in my state's forums. Did I miss something?

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:36 PM
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36. freeper got in

and by 33 posts has already started multiple, rapid fire, foul threads in GD. Said poster is long gone.

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:37 PM
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37. make that plural...freepers

The same thing happened earlier. I couldn't even get off a post before the mods got him.

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salin

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:56 PM
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41. missed the earlier one

wouldn't be surprised if it was the same person, or connected people. Wouldn't be the first time...

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xmas74

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Sat Mar-19-05 04:49 AM
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60. I had no idea.

Goes to show you that I shouldn't have been trying to educate myself about the pukes running my state-I should have been hanging out here and watching the action instead!

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xmas74

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:39 PM
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39. Ok.

I always seem to miss them.

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Amfortas

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:38 PM
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38. that's me too....

Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 07:41 PM by Amfortas

thanks JimmyJazz for being nice ! (calling me a mole that is) :)

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uppityperson

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:59 PM
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42. my feet hurt?

Oh wait, I have over 1000 posts so I don't have to post these anymore. Now, off to tell about the Michael Moore rumor that is going to be posted tomorrow and destroy DU and therefor the entire world!!!!!!!!!!!

bwahahahahahahahhaa. oops, did I just blow my cover? dang

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NC_Nurse

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:14 PM
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30. I wouldn't want to turn off genuine DU

people that way. So what if some asshole comes in briefly? It's so easy to spot them and who gives a shit what they say or think?

But that's just me....I'm not a prolific poster....

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progmom

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:19 PM
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33. I thought, when I started, that the minimum was around 40 or 50

That's all I meant. Would make it just a teensy bit harder to accomplish what Demson did today.

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Longgrain

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:23 PM
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34. I'll second you on that, when I first came here the minimum

Edited on Fri Mar-18-05 07:23 PM by Longgrain

was something like 21 (I know that's when my first thread was...)

If i were you, I'd take this up to the ATA forum now, and include the link to this thread...

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texas1928

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Fri Mar-18-05 07:41 PM
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40. Was there a limit before?

Is that why I never get responses. :shrug:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:03 PM
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43. Hey there, texas1928,

Now I nearly always respond to you, unless you're talking sports or some such that I know nothing about, or don't care about AT ALL! But that's just me; I'm only one person, not a whole bunch...*sigh*

:hi:

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texas1928

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:16 PM
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51. That is ok.

I just never knew there was a limit. I think I posted the first day I signed up, I posted a thread.

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Amfortas

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:05 PM
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44. Why do I always miss the fun !

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:17 PM
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53. You've been too busy doing other things.

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Amfortas

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Sat Mar-19-05 03:01 AM
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56. Like what ?

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Dastard Stepchild

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:08 PM
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46. I never thought that it was inappropriate to demand post counts...

I would even go so far as to say 100 before getting to start your own. Gives ya a chance to get your feet wet and understand the board before jumping in. People that truly want to be here won't be deterred, and those just looking for trouble would probably lose interest before they were able to actually post their own thread.

just my

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xmas74

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Sat Mar-19-05 04:51 AM
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61. I had about 1600 before I started my first post.

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Cadence

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:17 PM
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52. Yep I agree. I thought it was

you had to have at least twenty posts to start a new thread and now they start them right off the bat. Just one more way those right wing butt munchers ruin it for everyone.

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Ladyhawk

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Fri Mar-18-05 08:30 PM
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54. I agree. Totally.

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GalleryGod

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Fri Mar-18-05 09:09 PM
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55. I Was Always in Favor of a 250 Minimum..and I'm an Oldtimer

I was on DU for 6 months and had 90 posts!:shrug:
I just never warmed-up to using threads like AIM:puffpiece:
Of course-the Lounge was a great place to come during the Great Firestorm of Jan-March '04...File this strictly under "FWIW":hug:

Your Man in the Faculty Lounge:donut:
G.G.:beer:

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Melynn

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Sat Mar-19-05 04:26 AM
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57. Yes, you're right

I say 1,000 posts. If a person sticks around and does a 1,000 posts then chances are they aren't going to be a disrupter. Of course there are exceptions to that rule but if you take the time and post a 1,000 times here only so you can start a disrupter thread then you are a real loser.

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Amfortas

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Sat Mar-19-05 04:34 AM
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59. isn't a 1,000 overkill ? and freepers are so easy to swat anyways!

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Melynn

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Sat Mar-19-05 05:20 AM
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62. All of that is true

A 1,000 is a lot. But I would raise the bar high, or at least set some type of bar. Freepers are easy to TS but I was thinking about the Mods having to do all that unnecessary work.

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Solly Mack

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Sat Mar-19-05 04:29 AM
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58. Heck yeah!!!

I'll vote for that

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ben_packard

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Sat Mar-19-05 05:38 AM
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63. I'm confused...

I don't have many posts myself but i'm sure i've seen people with less start a new thread. Maybe I just can't see the button?

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