Who will be our second walrus?

[ender]

PAR-TAY TIME

What took you so long? 
Welcome!

I post in spurts.

I've realized that at times, this place isn't really good for my overall mental health.. but then there are times of transition where a lot of details financially pop up and so I find myself back here.

[Buffaloski Boris]

For as much as I read, I ought to post more...

Gacccckk. I should post less and delete more. 

[nereo]

For as much as I read, I ought to post more...

Gacccckk. I should post less and delete more.

Delete? No one would do that but a crazy person ;-).

I think you’ve deleted more posts than anyone but rebs has made.
Seeing you at sub 1,000 posts just makes me chuckle...

[KBecks]

Shoot, I have to post to see how much time I've wasted here how many posts I've made over the years.

[dragoncar]

For as much as I read, I ought to post more...

Gacccckk. I should post less and delete more.

Delete? No one would do that but a crazy person ;-).

I think you’ve deleted more posts than anyone but rebs has made.
Seeing you at sub 1,000 posts just makes me chuckle...

Don't forget the mega journals the people have deleted. Even my delete-a-thon can't compete.

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

[RetiredAt63]

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

FREE CAR?????  I never got a free car!   

[RetiredAt63]

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

FREE CAR?????  I never got a free car!

I don't think you want any free car that has been fondled by @dragoncar . Just sayin' ;-).

I'm sure dragons only fondle the best cars. The question is, what shape us the car in afterwards.

[dragoncar]

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

FREE CAR?????  I never got a free car!

I don't think you want any free car that has been fondled by @dragoncar . Just sayin' ;-).

You see that dock out there? Built it myself, hand crafted each piece, and it's the best dock in town! But do they call me "Dragoncar the dock builder"? No! And you see that bridge over there? I built that, took me two months, through rain, sleet and scoarching weather, but do they call me "Dragoncar the bridge builder"? No! And you see that pier over there, I built that, best pier in the county! But do they call me "Dragoncar the pier builder"? No!

But you take an unflattering photo with ONE car...

[okits]

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

FREE CAR?????  I never got a free car!

I don't think you want any free car that has been fondled by @dragoncar . Just sayin' ;-).

You see that dock out there? Built it myself, hand crafted each piece, and it's the best dock in town! But do they call me "Dragoncar the dock builder"? No! And you see that bridge over there? I built that, took me two months, through rain, sleet and scoarching weather, but do they call me "Dragoncar the bridge builder"? No! And you see that pier over there, I built that, best pier in the county! But do they call me "Dragoncar the pier builder"? No!

But you take an unflattering photo with ONE car...

Alas, we do not get to pick how history remembers us.

But we do get to pick our avatar image, Pier Builder. :D

[nereo]

Apparently a global lockdown and stay-at-home orders have spurred quite a few posters to hit new thresholds of posting 'greatness'.

Congrats (i guess?) to three new 'Senior Mustachians':
@snacky
@MDM
@okits

They join several other posters who have been around far too long and post far too much for their own health, and includes arebelspy, GuitarStv, G-dog, Le Poisson, Dicey, RetiredAt63 & nereo.

I can't even believe how many new Walruses there are (Walrii)?? So many I can't even remember who's reached that milestone/level-of-shame in the last several months. 
The full list includes:
deborah
dragoncar
Bracken_Joy
MonkeyJenga
sol
pbkmaine
HappierAtHome
norabird
I'm a red panda
LifeHappens
Retire-Canada
mm1970
Anatidae V
forummm
UnleashHell
NinetyFour
Goldielocks
marty998
Exflyboy
SwordGuy
Linea_Norway
ysette9
couponvan
Cassie
Jessa
rockstache
happy
JLee
2Birds1Stone
soccerluvof4
Spork
Dollar Slice
shelivesthedream
ender
former player
Kris
seattlecyclone
Another Reader
La Bibliotecaria Feroz

39 members who now have walrus status?!  Did I count that right??  No wonder this place smells so bad...

[G-dog]

Well, I am FIREd so have more than enough time to post. I don’t know how those of you with kids and/or jobs find the time though....

[diapasoun]

Ohhhh gotta work on becoming #40 of the walrii (new band name?).

Has anyone heard from jooni, btw? I hope she's doing well... it's been a while.

[deborah]

Ohhhh gotta work on becoming #40 of the walrii (new band name?).

The order changes. Someone deletes their journal, and you’re not a walrus anymore. So you might be #40, and #46... In fact you can’t be #40 because of this.

[nereo]

Ohhhh gotta work on becoming #40 of the walrii (new band name?).

The order changes. Someone deletes their journal, and you’re not a walrus anymore. So you might be #40, and #46... In fact you can’t be #40 because of this.

This is why one needs to invest heavily in “high quality” threads that don’t get deleted willy-nilly by their creators.  Not naming names or anything....

[Buffaloski Boris]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

[deborah]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

5000

[maizefolk]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

I'm gonna guess 5,000 posts? Seemed like a much more ridiculous threshold when the forum was new.

[nereo]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

I'm gonna guess 5,000 posts? Seemed like a much more ridiculous threshold when the forum was new.

It was bumped up a couple years ago when a large mass of people started reaching top status.  Can’t find the thread right now.  I’m actually thinking we might want to bump up the levels again next year (or create a new category) just to address the increasing post-count from ‘regular’ contributors.  But I know that’s unpopular among the ‘mods (or at least it seemed to be).

@Buffaloski Boris - Walrus Status has always come with your own copy of the washroom key.  For some reason Dragoncar is the keeper of the key.  Please contact him directly
:-P

[okits]

Ohhhh gotta work on becoming #40 of the walrii (new band name?).

The order changes. Someone deletes their journal, and you’re not a walrus anymore. So you might be #40, and #46... In fact you can’t be #40 because of this.

Yeah...  is Walrus 10,000 posts?  I'm sure I've passed that threshold several times but then someone deletes their journal and my excessive forummming isn't as obvious only looking at post count.

I appreciate the congratulations, regardless.  🥳👍

[G-dog]

Ohhhh gotta work on becoming #40 of the walrii (new band name?).

The order changes. Someone deletes their journal, and you’re not a walrus anymore. So you might be #40, and #46... In fact you can’t be #40 because of this.

Yeah...  is Walrus 10,000 posts?  I'm sure I've passed that threshold several times but then someone deletes their journal and my excessive forummming isn't as obvious only looking at post count.

I appreciate the congratulations, regardless.  🥳👍

I think walrus is 5000, Senior status is 10,000.

The top level should be “Arebelspy”....

[Buffaloski Boris]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

I'm gonna guess 5,000 posts? Seemed like a much more ridiculous threshold when the forum was new.

It was bumped up a couple years ago when a large mass of people started reaching top status.  Can’t find the thread right now.  I’m actually thinking we might want to bump up the levels again next year (or create a new category) just to address the increasing post-count from ‘regular’ contributors.  But I know that’s unpopular among the ‘mods (or at least it seemed to be).

@Buffaloski Boris - Walrus Status has always come with your own copy of the washroom key.  For some reason Dragoncar is the keeper of the key.  Please contact him directly
:-P

Oy.  So I'd better wash the key then?  :-p

[RetiredAt63]

I'm over 12,000.  I need to get a life.

And I'm still waiting for the key.

[Buffaloski Boris]

For as much as I read, I ought to post more...

Gacccckk. I should post less and delete more.

Delete? No one would do that but a crazy person ;-).

I think you’ve deleted more posts than anyone but rebs has made.
Seeing you at sub 1,000 posts just makes me chuckle...

Don't forget the mega journals the people have deleted. Even my delete-a-thon can't compete.

Unpopular opinion :  journals shouldn’t count towards the post number.  It’s too easy to game your post count and win that free car you get once you post enough

Yeah, I agree.  It'd also give me one less reason to start a journal, which would mean my demise.*

Must. Not. Start. Journal..... Bad..... Idea.

*(the free speech, free thought thingy gets me every single time).     

[dragoncar]

So what’s the threshold for walrii status? Do I get a special decoder ring?

I'm gonna guess 5,000 posts? Seemed like a much more ridiculous threshold when the forum was new.

It was bumped up a couple years ago when a large mass of people started reaching top status.  Can’t find the thread right now.  I’m actually thinking we might want to bump up the levels again next year (or create a new category) just to address the increasing post-count from ‘regular’ contributors.  But I know that’s unpopular among the ‘mods (or at least it seemed to be).

@Buffaloski Boris - Walrus Status has always come with your own copy of the washroom key.  For some reason Dragoncar is the keeper of the key.  Please contact him directly
:-P

Oy.  So I'd better wash the key then?  :-p

It’s dragoncar not dragonkey.  Your copy is brand new.  Guaranteed to be used previously for no more than one visit to the washroom

[dragoncar]

For some reason Dragoncar is the keeper of the key.

The search for the first walrus.  A film by m night shaymalan

[dragoncar]

I'm over 12,000.  I need to get a life.

And I'm still waiting for the key.

That’s cause you didn’t contact me.  Here you go

[Dicey]

I kinda hate that status levels can be reduced when posts get deleted. @lhamo and @spartana are just two loyal participants who [deleted] their journals for V. Good Reasons. Hmmm, I think @Sailor Sam might be on this list, too. And jooni was most prolific, but alas, she seems to have left the building.

FWIW, while I can't promise to ever wrap up all the loose ends contained therein, I do solemnly promise not to delete my journal. Anyone who wishes to post there can rest assured that at least their posts won't be deleted. No quality guarantees for my content though ;-)

[deborah]

This adds a certain randomness to people's status. It stops us from getting stodgy.

[former player]

I guess this answers what I did with my life since retiring.  Perhaps I ought to leave instructions for it to go on my gravestone, for purposes of general future bafflement.

[dragoncar]

I guess this answers what I did with my life since retiring.  Perhaps I ought to leave instructions for it to go on my gravestone, for purposes of general future bafflement.

Make sure you have an account succession plan so your children can inherit your rare forum status

[couponvan]

Wait - I became a walrus when I wasn't looking?  Seems like a strange chrysalis journey. :-)  Darn c

Spoiler: show

 ancer/oronavirus

giving me too much time on the forums.

[MDM]

For those walri aspiring to higher stati (whether caring about proper pluralization or not), there are many roads to Rome:

	arebelspy	GuitarStv	G-dog	Le Poisson	RetiredAt63	Dicey	nereo	snacky	deborah	okits	MDM
Antimustachian Wall of Shame and Comedy	829	1227		117	625	657	474			92
Ask a Mustachian	4236	2525	434	307	611	2217	2395	96	916	568	3236
Australia Tax Discussion									154
Camp Mustache Events			165	570	75			17		108
Canada Tax Discussion								17
Case Studies											548
Do it Yourself Discussion!		503	43	426	122		439	51	155
Forum Information & FAQs			41								221
Investor Alley	2475	399				267	1161		483		2296
Journals	5641		12197	9898	7191	3609	1371	9744	5468	6888
Meetups and Social Events				156	95				194	88
Mini Money Mustaches		196								103	58
Mustachianism Around the Web	644	182
Off Topic	2254	5899	311	106	1731	626	3564	84	391	133	953
Post-FIRE	655		161			393			265		67
Real Estate and Landlording	2197					691	218	21			100
Share Your Badassity	1658	578	187	160	129	658	179	17		68
Taxes											1453
Throw Down the Gauntlet		377	171	166	631	734	212	69	151	60
Welcome and General Discussion	4359	3487	367	227	1278	2466	2316	58	977	437	930
Sum of top ten	24948	15373	14077	12133	12488	12318	12329	10174	9154	8545	9862
Total	28257	15894	14784	13453	13156	13145	12986	10270	10197	10178	10135
Top ten percent of Total	88%	97%	95%	90%	95%	94%	95%	99%	90%	84%	97%

[Dicey]

^^Wow!^^

[RetiredAt63]

Someone had fun playing with numbers.    ;-)

[deborah]

How come I'm ninth on the list? Several people must have deleted a lot of posts. Or stopped being here. The stats are somewhat skewed by the hidden boards. Interesting that half are higher than me and half lower than me in the % journals and off topic posts.

[MDM]

How come I'm ninth on the list?

That's what Viewing Members 1 to 999 shows.

Probably took less than 20 minutes to compile.  Copy/paste, XLOOKUP, etc.  And yes, COVID restrictions on normal activities was an impetus.

[deborah]

I know that's what it shows - I'm just quite surprised because I was always about 20th, and there were people moving up the list, so I expected to be about 30th by now.

[ender]

I'm kinda glad I'm not on the list :)

[G-dog]

I am in bronze medal position - woohoo!

[dragoncar]

I'm kinda glad I'm not on the list :)

The cutoff point is completely arbitrary and capricious

[ender]

I'm kinda glad I'm not on the list :)

The cutoff point is completely arbitrary and capricious

I'm more just realizing how much I still post on here.

Though tbh my posting has gone way down over the last few years. Only so much you can automate you know.

[Dicey]

How come I'm ninth on the list? Several people must have deleted a lot of posts. Or stopped being here. The stats are somewhat skewed by the hidden boards. Interesting that half are higher than me and half lower than me in the % journals and off topic posts.

Uh, what's a hidden board?

[deborah]

How come I'm ninth on the list? Several people must have deleted a lot of posts. Or stopped being here. The stats are somewhat skewed by the hidden boards. Interesting that half are higher than me and half lower than me in the % journals and off topic posts.

Uh, what's a hidden board?

A subforum that not everyone can see. For instance, the journals can’t be seen unless you’re logged in. They have set up hidden subforums for various camp Mustashe events. And the moderators have at least one hidden subforum. As three of the people in the list are probably moderators on at least one of the hidden boards, having run some of the camps, I suspect that their top 10 subforums may include posts on those boards, distorting the table.

[grantmeaname]

hey y'all

[nereo]

hey y'all

Welcome!

[RetiredAt63]

hey y'all

It's about time!  Welcome.

I thought you were already a Walrus.  ;-)

[grantmeaname]

So when will I receive my invite to the secret walrus club with the cool bar?

[2Birds1Stone]

After the election.

[Dicey]

hey y'all

I noticed you posted exactly as the odometer hit 5k. Nice job! It's great to see another old-timer reaching this milestone.

[grantmeaname]

hey y'all

I noticed you posted exactly as the odometer hit 5k. Nice job! It's great to see another old-timer reaching this milestone.

Yeah, I thought that was the only way. Like if you requested access with post 4999 or 5001 you get a horse's head in your bed instead or something...