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**McClef** · 19th July 12, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by Friday

At 10,000 posts do I get a free kilt?

-1 !

**mookien** · 19th July 12, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by Friday

At 10,000 posts do I get a free kilt?

No, but you do after 10,000 +1s. Steve is keeping track, I think.

**mookien** · 19th July 12, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

-1 !

Oops! Now, you're going to need 10,001.

**Friday** · 19th July 12, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

-1 !

:butt:

With a simle!

**Steve Ashton** · 19th July 12, 03:31 PM

I'm very sorry to disappoint everyone but the 10,000 post limit for a free kilt was broken many years ago.

In the beginning of X Marks we thought - "Hey, it just a forum about kilts. No one could ever make 10,000 posts about one subject." Boy were we wrong. That was 8 years ago, and as you can see from the box at the bottom of the home page our members are fast approaching 1,000,000 posts. Many have more than 10,000.

So if you're hoping to use *** to build your post count and be top poster I wish you luck and hope you like sore fingers.

**LitTrog** · 19th July 12, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

I'm very sorry to disappoint everyone but the 10,000 post limit for a free kilt was broken many years ago.

In the beginning of X Marks we thought - "Hey, it just a forum about kilts. No one could ever make 10,000 posts about one subject." Boy were we wrong. That was 8 years ago, and as you can see from the box at the bottom of the home page our members are fast approaching 1,000,000 posts. Many have more than 10,000.

So if you're hoping to use *** to build your post count and be top poster I wish you luck and hope you like sore fingers.

-1

**mookien** · 19th July 12, 04:04 PM

Gentlefolk: If you read Steve's message carefully, he is talking about posts, not +1s. I still believe if you post 10,000 +1s (10,001 for McClef and LitTrog), you will get a free kilt. I'm optimistic, because Steve wished us good luck and hoped we like sore fingers. If I count correctly, I have about 36 +1s. I'm well on the way!

John

**Chas** · 19th July 12, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by HenryT

It is also a way to get 10,000 posts in a year without saying a thing.... This forum is not as bad as others...

It is often called 'Power Posting'. I am a member of one forum where a power post will be removed and a second post will be randomly removed by way of punishment.

People will feel strongly about something and want to agree, but lack the vocabulary or depth of knowledge to write something original. In a case like that "I agree with XXX" is acceptable, I think. But when a poster is known to be knowledgeable, intelligent and erudite, then it is a bit of an insult to the rest of us. If nothing else, because they think we don't notice!

Regards

Chas

**gary meakin** · 19th July 12, 04:32 PM

**be da veva** · 19th July 12, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Nick the DSM

A lazy way of not adding to the conversation.

Originally Posted by Chas

It is often called 'Power Posting'. I am a member of one forum where a power post will be removed and a second post will be randomly removed by way of punishment.

People will feel strongly about something and want to agree, but lack the vocabulary or depth of knowledge to write something original. In a case like that "I agree with XXX" is acceptable, I think. But when a poster is known to be knowledgeable, intelligent and erudite, then it is a bit of an insult to the rest of us. If nothing else, because they think we don't notice!

Regards

Chas

+2 (Just to add to the confusion...)