Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 And maybe this explains why "oldbie" was such a persistent concept, beyond the asinine way some of them wanted to treat newer members. Drakey, Alec, and TM have now been essentially gone for 4-5 years. Most of our current members don't really know who they are -- might have heard their names but have certainly never seen them post. And yet, they put SO MUCH time and energy into this place when they were here, that they still outshoot anyone currently present on that count, even you and Thuryl who have been here the whole time, but made less noise about it. It was the intensity of their presence that bound the term and made it stable, more than the "old" part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: Sword of Sleeping Memories Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: Eld Well, to me, everyone that I didn't see join is a member of a mysterious, elite forum cabal to which I am but a worthless bystander. this is actually true, it's called desperance This was called Desperance. Today, Spiderweb is off the rails. Our future is uncertain. One single man or woman can tip the balance to a brave new future or to utter chaos. No, wait. That's Geneforge. You must... bring balance.. to the Force Spiderweb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Oldbies had Karma, newbies thought Karma meant something, lurkers didn't care, and Drakey was the law. Thats what I remember 2002-2004 being like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Dollop of Whipped Cream is my title, thank you very much. It was given to me by Stareye when I asked him to remove Marlenny's title. I then added it to this account myself after the software switch when all the mods got that power. Actually we all had that power briefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: VCH Originally Posted By: Tyranicus Dollop of Whipped Cream is my title, thank you very much. It was given to me by Stareye when I asked him to remove Marlenny's title. I then added it to this account myself after the software switch when all the mods got that power. Actually we all had that power briefly. Yes, but mods continued to have that power after it was taken away from regular members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Android Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I recall so many people had names from Marathon for "special" name, then later(much later maybe,I think) Alice in Wonderland took over for Marathon. Who was Nuke & Pave? Fire!Fire!Fire! ? By Comittee? And more, but my mind is blank now. I had an account in 2002, then went away for two years, I think some people on these lists had already left when I got back. Never seen them around since, which is very normal I guess, some people don't stick around to things like these for a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 By Comittee was Drew, Nuke & Pave was Zeviz, and Fire! Fire! Fire! was... Sir David? Dikiyoba isn't sure about the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba By Comittee was Drew, Nuke & Pave was Zeviz, and Fire! Fire! Fire! was... Sir David? Dikiyoba isn't sure about the last one. Sounds familiar. EDIT: Actually, it was "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!" Four times. Thanks, Aran! I had completely forgotten about karma. Did anyone actually care about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan I had completely forgotten about karma. Did anyone actually care about it? EDIT: Thanks, Aran! You know what you get for asking - 1 star. Imban used to care, you know. And I think I had a topic about karma/post celebration nonsense after the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Only title that I had was Canned. Only one letter away from Banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 I don't see "Canned" and "Banned" titles nowadays. I guess they aren't used anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Nope. There were a couple of issues with the custom titles and so it became too much of a hassle to use those two titles anymore. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 And when someone would get a Canned title they got a custom avatar of a can of spam to go with it. But this was back on the ikon board when I was just a lurker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Stop turning this into a karma topic. It's easier to just ban someone and skip the step of using the custom title of BANNED. It all about efficiency. Besides most of you don't notice when someone gets banned. Alorael was especially upset when he was banned for a day and no one noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well, there is the announcements forum. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 RETRIOACTIVITY IS IN THE AIR FOR UBB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES <pre><b>RETRIOACTIVITY IS IN THE AIR FOR UBB</b></pre> Oh dear lord, please not again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES <pre><b>RETRIOACTIVITY IS IN THE AIR FOR UBB</b></pre> Aha aha! Slarty strikes again. What new horrors will he unleash on the forum this time??? After all, if I remember correctly, and last time he summoned a giant cow and killed everyone. I'm not sure how he'll top that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES RETRIOACTIVITY IS IN THE AIR FOR UBB Well its about time we got the show on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Alorael was especially upset when he was banned for a day and no one noticed. I'm not sure if this is a joke I'm missing or if I've forgotten getting banned. Both options worry me. —Alorael, who vaguely recalls getting hit by an IP ban at some point. But wasn't that for all of a two hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: Alorael I'm not sure if this is a joke I'm missing or if I've forgotten getting banned. Both options worry me. Don't think you can improve your oldbosity ranking by becoming senile! Dikiyoba remembers you mentioning a brief accidental ban a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Alorile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 You kids get off my lawn right now or I'll ban you too! —Alorael, who tried to outdo Slarty at graph trickery. Unfortunately, the graph between time spent on Spiderweb and age was initially promising, but it went downhill rapidly. Or uphill steadily, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: A Bat and a Gentleman —Alorael, who tried to outdo Slarty at graph trickery. Unfortunately, the graph between time spent on Spiderweb and age was initially promising, but it went downhill rapidly. Or uphill steadily, actually. I can't hear you. Speak up, young man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 CIRCUS, CIRCUS, WONDERBRED CENSUS IMMENSUS IN DANT'S MANSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 There used to be a time I thought I'd never be consider an oldbie, or whatever you kids are calling it nowadays. But it's been six years, and a splattering of posts later, and now... The oldbies from my day were better. Good thing some of them are still here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I just had a thought: When I hit "oldbie" status, what will today's oldbies be called? Ancientbies? Antiquebies? Foreverbies? Universal constants? In an case, I don't plan on considering myself an oldbie until I've been here for almost a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk grasshopper Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 For most of the past 5 years, I've been a lurker. Can I take oldbie status? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Oldbie is as oldbie does. A scary thought, considering the historical record... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Unplayable Playable Character Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Originally Posted By: boggle For most of the past 5 years, I've been a lurker. Can I take oldbie status? I've been a lurker for quite some time too, yet I have very few posts compared to many of the people here. From what I'm understanding of this, you can't be an oldbie unless you contribute to the community, and lurkers by definition don't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk grasshopper Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Well that's unfair. Pretty much the first post I read here on the forums all those years before was if you have a problem, search the forums and find the answer before you post. I found all my answers on the forums, so never posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 In reality what you should've done is spam the forums more or less constantly. That's how the rest of us got to where we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk grasshopper Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 bugger. Now you tell me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I wonder if postcount would still be viewed as a status symbol if there were no titles associated with it? Or how oldness would be perceived if there no postcount records at all. I'm sure a sociologist would find it fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 It's less true now than it used to be, but typically the members who have been around the longest all have custom titles instead of postcount-based titles anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Originally Posted By: The Mystic I just had a thought: When I hit "oldbie" status, what will today's oldbies be called? Ancientbies? Antiquebies? Foreverbies? Universal constants? In an case, I don't plan on considering myself an oldbie until I've been here for almost a decade. Pensionerbies? just a guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Here's a question I don't recall being discussed before. Hey, Alorael (I assume *i isn't going to bother with this topic) -- when do you first remember seeing "oldbie" used here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Originally Posted By: waterplant Originally Posted By: The Mystic I just had a thought: When I hit "oldbie" status, what will today's oldbies be called? Ancientbies? Antiquebies? Foreverbies? Universal constants? In an case, I don't plan on considering myself an oldbie until I've been here for almost a decade. Pensionerbies? just a guess... What about "Senilebies"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 It's not a term that originated on Spiderweb, so I don't remember the term suddenly entering my vocabulary here. As best I can recall, it was already in use when I rejoined the forums and referred to members who had joined the Ikonboard in its first few days of existence, or maybe just to those who had been part of pre-Spiderweb forum Blades communities. —Alorael, who certainly knows it was in use by April 2002. It came up in the ADoS banner and Misc mod election incidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 In which case, I suppose it is an issue for *i after all. Or maybe Thurilith. Anyone want to shed light on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Originally Posted By: CRISIS on INFINITE SLARTIES In which case, I suppose it is an issue for *i after all. Or maybe Thurilith. Anyone want to shed light on this? I remember that a few years ago - two or three, maybe - there was a thread on what exactly an oldbie was. The consensus was that there were newbies, noobs, oldbies, and oolbs (an old noob). No one wants to be an oolb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I'm an oolb. Show some respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 As far as the origin of oldbie in the SW community, it's almost as old as the forums themselves and goes back perhaps even to the Ikonboard days, even though I do not recall its use there. I was not heavily involved with Misc, where a brunt of the discussion on that sort of thing would have occurred. Perhaps you should bring it up with TM. He might know more. I would find it conceivable that it was used on Ikonboard to describe people who's histories dated back to the Lyceum or Aceron's forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 OMG guys, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Sullust Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Look what you've done. Oldbies are crawling out from all over the place now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Originally Posted By: Frozen Feet I'm surprised you actually bothered to include me in the list at all. <.< Likewise. Edit: Couldn't it break down to two pretty simple variables? On one axis, quantity of posts (with a minimum active period of say, two years). On the other, the totally subjective quantity "post quality" or maybe "post relevance". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 If we're going to have a completely subjective variable, why not arbitrarily graph the single-dimensional quantity "oldbiness" instead? —Alorael, whose posts are always relevant and always available in bulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Indeed, why not? You're clearly not shooting for the result. Since approval of various equations is contingent on how they sync with your internal perception, the goal must be to discover the components of oldbiness and their relative effects. In such a situation, my temptation would be to work backwards, starting with an agreed upon order and examining what factors would produce such a pattern. Bad science if you're trying to prove something, but not an entirely unreasonable approach to discovering unspoken and subjective trends within a community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Actually, that's not a bad idea at all. Come up with a list, input any relevant binary factors, and look for an equation of best fit. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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