Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I have posted here for a Purpose. Indeed, for Two Purposes! First of all, let me tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that ten years is too short a time to converse among such excellent and admirable Spiderwebbers. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. Secondly, I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT. I regret to announce that – though, as I said, ten years is far too short a time to spend among you – this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE! —Alorael, who wants to be sure everyone understands that this is a farewell thread. He'll be back tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 whoa hey randomizer has over 10k posts now when did that happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 So, did reaching both milestones at once require you to increase or decrease posting rate? Also: Everyone! Post your favourite clapping .gif! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 And what a lovely farewell thread it is. Also, incredible timing with the count and the date. That alone makes your return all the more anticipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Truly a grand achievement. Also: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I wondered if the quiet morning on Spiderweb had something to do with that. All of the top posters up in Alaska getting trashed on skribbane and sniping pedestrians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Alorael Secondly, I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT. I regret to announce that – though, as I said, ten years is far too short a time to spend among you – this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE! Yes! Maybe now I'll be able to catch up, given a lifetime of posting! Originally Posted By: Alorael —Alorael, who wants to be sure everyone understands that this is a farewell thread. He'll be back tomorrow. ...Drat. Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Where's the flash of light and smoke? Gandalf missed his cue, again. Congratulations Alorael on achieving a double milestone. May you have many more. @Lilith - I made 10000 posts a few months back, but I was waiting for a more interesting number to celebrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Mistb0rn Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 That is a magnificent achievement. Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your brief vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well just remember that were going to have to have an even better party at 40,000. But seriously, thanks for the possibility of some of us making it as far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Only five thousand more posts and they'll be obligated to change up the titles again (though I imagine the next game will probably do that first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Only five thousand more posts and they'll be obligated to change up the titles again (though I imagine the next game will probably do that first). No, titles get changed with game releases. The number of posts needed for the next level gets increased whenever Alorael gets near the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What a lovely system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 no1 can't catch alorael. gratz for achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Quote: no1 can't catch alorael. But Alorael is the number one poster. That would mean he posts so fast, not even he can catch himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Unless "Alorael" is an idealised view of a Spiderweb poster. I mean, the title "The rest is Alorael" seems to be saying that the posts number one *hasn't* made are Alorael, and that they're trying to capture what it means to be Alorael by posting. Given that reading, number one certainly could catch Alorael, supposing Alorael isn't posting at the same rate as number one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Yay, Alorael! Dikiyoba would clap, but you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer The number of posts needed for the next level gets increased whenever Alorael gets near the highest level. But it was Drakefyre who did the changing. Without him around to do it, it's up to... me? —Alorael, who could fix the problem at any time with a custom title. In fact, he could fix it with a custom title usually reserved for post count. He's always wanted a chance at one of the newer flavors of title. The only game-related one he's ever had was "Citizen of Exile" back when it was one of only two titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Since Thuryl, or rather Lilith, HAS a custom title, you don't actually share your current title with anyone, right? Although I would enjoy seeing your post count next to an Initiate title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Harehunter Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Originally Posted By: Niemand Quote: no1 can't catch alorael. But Alorael is the number one poster. That would mean he posts so fast, not even he can catch himself. Now that is as good a definition of infinity as I have ever heard. The only thing more infinite than that is infinity raised to the infinite power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Congrats on the double milestone. Ah, sweet nostalgia, do you remember when you looked like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Daaaaaaaaaang. (And since I am too lazy to look for a gif...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Mmm. Only 20,000 posts? You're slacking, Alorael. Originally Posted By: Goldenking Originally Posted By: Alorael Secondly, I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT. I regret to announce that – though, as I said, ten years is far too short a time to spend among you – this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE! Yes! Maybe now I'll be able to catch up, given a lifetime of posting! Oh please. You can't even catch up to me, and I don't even post anymore really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I don't need Aran to figure out that even gaining on Alorael, much less catching up, requires at least 2000 posts a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Actaeon I don't need Aran to figure out that even gaining on Alorael, much less catching up, requires at least 2000 posts a year. While not beating Alorael on a per-year basis, it's been possible to outrank him on a daily, weekly, and/or monthly basis. I know, for instance, that Iffy was posting at a greater rate than Alorael for a while. Thank goodness we don't have monthly post analyses anymore! For most posters, surpassing Alorael is not something that can ever feasibly be done, even given a cessation of posts. Unless, of course, the spamming regulations become a lot more lax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 You're a cool man Dantius. U too Alorael. btw posting isn't a race ppl. Quality over quantity. -waterplant, who contributes neither quantity or quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: waterplant You're a cool man Dantius. U too Alorael. btw posting isn't a race ppl. Quality over quantity. -waterplant, who contributes neither quantity or quality. keep trying and one day you too can have an acceptable posting gimmick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Harehunter Originally Posted By: Niemand Quote: no1 can't catch alorael. But Alorael is the number one poster. That would mean he posts so fast, not even he can catch himself. Now that is as good a definition of infinity as I have ever heard. The only thing more infinite than that is infinity raised to the infinite power. But that's just Inf^^4; Inf^^Inf would be much more infinite. Congratulations, Alorael! May your skribbane jar never grow empty and your rifle always fire true. To another ten years and another twenty-thousand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'm too old for this. Posting is a young man's game. —Alorael, whose average daily posting rate is substantial but by no means outrageous. He just has a slightly higher average than most other oldbies and far more years than most highly active posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Android Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Congratulations, sir! This outstanding show of productivity should not go unawarded. But knowing the adminastors it probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Karoka Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer The number of posts needed for the next level gets increased whenever Alorael gets near the highest level. This is so like the Vestibule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I think Alorael should now take a Prestige Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Alorael is a prestige class. The name is actually a title, much like Erdrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I can't go to sleep for one night without something amazing happining with alorael? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 That is just what it's like to be that cool. All that we lesser beings can do is look on in awe. As for sleeping, well, the old book puts it bluntly: whosoever there be that snoozeth, that same shall surely lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: Trenton I can't go to sleep for one night without something amazing happining with alorael? I think you must have fallen asleep for a few days longer than that. But hey, at least you're probably feeling pretty rested and alert. Dikiyoba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: Student of Trinity That is just what it's like to be that cool. All that we lesser beings can do is look on in awe. As for sleeping, well, the old book puts it bluntly: whosoever there be that snoozeth, that same shall surely lose. "Like the Code of the West says, a plowed field keeps the weeds at bay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: Hostile Climate —Alorael, whose average daily posting rate is substantial but by no means outrageous. He just has a slightly higher average than most other oldbies and far more years than most highly active posters. So... they're catching up. Perhaps Aran would be willing to use his analytical resources to judge when, at current posting rates, you would be surpassed, and by whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 At one point, I thought I might catch Alorael. Then I realized that it's impossible. Do the math. He has 10 years of 2,000 posts per year. 2,000 posts per year is an average of more than 5 posts per day, every day of the year. To catch up to him, you'd have to manage 10-15 posts per day, every day of the year, for a good 5-10 years. That's a high and unabating level of activity for many years at a time. Alo is a dirtier spammer than any of the rest of us will ever manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Give Randomizer some credit. More than 10,000 posts in a little less than six years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Still less than Alorael's rate. There are plenty of people here who have surpassed his rate for even a few months at a time, but he has unparalled consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 That's me! spamming under the radar. Spamming slowly. Spamming like the river undermining the canyon wall. —Alorael, who will just point out that before catching up to his post count, there are a couple of top ten posters who aren't actually still on Spiderweb. Catching up to a huge lead still takes more time than many people spend on Spiderweb before moving on to greener pastures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Since the the last Ermarian update (2007, I believe), Randomizer has posted 5,983 times. Alorael has posted 5,437. I believe that qualifies as catching up, though it would take about eighty years to close the gap. http://endeavor.ermarian.net/member/335 http://endeavor.ermarian.net/member/6785 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Catching up with Alorael is like Zeno's Arrow Paradox, by the time you reach the point where the arrow was it has already moved on so you can never reach it's current position. My posting rate has gotten much lower per day except when a new game is released. There will be a spurt this month and then I'll drop back below Aloreal's steady rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Apparently I have made 6234 posts since that last update (which was in the middle of 2008). So I am catching up in less than 80 years. Like Randomizer, though, my posting comes in spurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer I'll drop back below Aloreal's steady rate. Ahahahahaha! "Aloreal" makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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