20,000 Posts by 2004?

[DanceMentor]

Without a loss of quality of posts, do you think we can make it to 20,000 posts in the next 3 days?

If you have time, I hope you will try to think of a couple of interesting topics and make a post, or even make an extra effort to add to an existing topic or two or three or four.

C'mon...we can do it!

[pygmalion]

Sounds like a challenge to me! Let's do it, DM. :D

[NeoDevin]

I wouldn't be too surprised if pygmalion makes it there herself :P :lol:

[Danish Guy]

With a little help from the word game :mrgreen:

[DanceMentor]

Oh No ... not the Word Game

[NeoDevin]

It seems to have been restarted. Might I suggest moving the newest 3 posts (the ones that restarted it) to a new thread, so we can keep going with the old one, as well as the new one.

[DanceMentor]

Yea, it was in General Discussion I think and we moved it to another forum so it wouldn't appear at the top.

It's probably a fun game to play every once in a while (I did it, I'm guilty), but after some discussion, we decided it might be better to let the REAL dance topics have some priority.

[NeoDevin]

No, I meant break off the 3 posts since it restarted into a new thread, so we can have 2 never ending word games :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Oh no, two of them??? :shock: :lol:

(And what do you mean, "it seems to have been restarted," Devin? You know you're the guilty culprit! ...and so do I! :wink:)

[DanceMentor]

If someone want to start "Never Ending Word Game #2", do right ahead, but under no circumstances will I start it. :lol:

[NeoDevin]

Oh no, two of them??? :shock: :lol:

(And what do you mean, "it seems to have been restarted," Devin? You know you're the guilty culprit! ...and so do I! :wink:)


What do you mean, I'm the guilty culprit?!?!?!? :shock:
It was dolceamore I tell you!!!!

[SDsalsaguy]

Devin, Devin, Devin... dolceamore may have started a new round out of the blue... but you my dear friend are the one who resurected the game in the first place! :doh:

[NeoDevin]

Oh, that's what you meant, ok then, guilty as charged. I was referring starting a new round when I said "restarted"

[SDsalsaguy]

guilty as charged.
Naturally! I'm not the one who's statement veracity is in question! :wink:

[NeoDevin]

Naturally! I'm not the one who's statement veracity is in question! :wink:


I suppose, though I'll still think twice before trusting you ;)

[pygmalion]

I wouldn't be too surprised if pygmalion makes it there herself :P :lol:
:tongue: It's okay. Just treat me bad, and make fun of my spirit of civic responsibility. Or forums responsibility. Or whatever. And I'll take that, too, as a challenge, NeoDevin. Only 500 posts in three days? I can do that with one hand tied behind my back! :lol: :lol:

[NeoDevin]

:tongue: It's okay. Just treat me bad, and make fun of my spirit of civic responsibility. Or forums responsibility. Or whatever. And I'll take that, too, as a challenge, NeoDevin. Only 500 posts in three days? I can do that with one hand tied behind my back! :lol: :lol:

I was referring to your individual post count :P

[SDsalsaguy]

:tongue: It's okay. Just treat me bad, and make fun of my spirit of civic responsibility. Or forums responsibility. Or whatever. And I'll take that, too, as a challenge, NeoDevin. Only 500 posts in three days? I can do that with one hand tied behind my back! :lol: :lol:

I was referring to your individual post count :P
So was she! :shock: :lol:

[NeoDevin]

So was she! :shock: :lol:


Nonsense, 500 posts won't bring her to 20000

[pygmalion]

Hey you! Stop raising the bar (not that I can't handle a challenge! :lol: ) See you around May 2005, when I'll get to 20K all by myself! :tongue:

[NeoDevin]

Hey you! Stop raising the bar (not that I can't handle a challenge! :lol: ) See you around May 2005, when I'll get to 20K all by myself! :tongue:

I never raised the bar, you just misinterpreted it the first time :lol:

[pygmalion]

You know, NeoDevin, we have to stop meeting like this. These frivolous posts must cease. :lol: :lol:

Besides, you're putting your coolest new guy award in jeopardy. Don't forget I'm with the management! :tongue: :wink:

[NeoDevin]

These frivolous posts must cease. :lol: :lol:

But... frivolous posts are all I know how to make... :cry:


(I much prefer the 'fun' posts over the serious ones)

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Okay, okay. I'll put in a good word for you with the top brass! :lol:

[DanceMentor]

I don't seem to understand what you guys are talking about. Could you clarify please?

BTW, sorry about the Dance Forums going down. I just hooked them back up and I showed SDsalsaguy how to fix them. One of the spark plugs wasn't firing right and the air filter was dirty. So now we have two people with the magic key. :D

[NeoDevin]

only 300 posts to go until we hit 20,000

[KevinL]

I'll do what I can to increase the post number, but I think our best hope depends on Pygmalion.

[pygmalion]

Sorry, guys. You're going to have to bring it home more or less without me. I've really done my part in the past couple days -- 40 or 50 posts a day. Trying to make up for the Christmas slump, you know. :oops: :lol:
So I'm pooped.

Plus, I have some behind the scenes DF work I want to do in the next couple days. Oh, the busy busy life of a DF moderator! :lol:

Either way, with or without me, I think 20K is an easy target to hit by tomorrow, don't you? :wink: :D

[Sagitta]

Let's try to see if we can get there without artificially increasing our posts, shall we? I don't think that posting to achieve a goal is necessarily what we want. There are plenty of interesting topics out there that we can contribute, sharing our experiences and perspectives! If there aren't start threads on those topics that you find interesting. The results will follow.

[SDsalsaguy]

Let's try to see if we can get there without artificially increasing our posts, shall we? I don't think that posting to achieve a goal is necessarily what we want. There are plenty of interesting topics out there that we can contribute, sharing our experiences and perspectives! If there aren't start threads on those topics that you find interesting. The results will follow.
Exactly Sagitta... and hence DM's original admonition: "Without a loss of quality of posts."

I also don't think we'll have any problem getting there either.

Happy end of 2003 to all! :D

[pygmalion]

Just for the record... I want to be logged on when we hit 20K! When do hyou think it will be? Overnight? Tomorrow morning? Either way, I want to be here. :D

[DanceMentor]

Maybe we can time it with the ball drop :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Just for the record... I want to be logged on when we hit 20K! When do hyou think it will be? Overnight? Tomorrow morning? Either way, I want to be here. :D
Maybe we can time it with the ball drop :lol:
Unlikely DM... that would mean less than 100 new posts in the next 32 hours or so. Besides... the ball drop where??? Haven't you heard? We're global! :wink:

[Danish Guy]

Note that:

All times are GMT + 1 Hour

Hey, that my timeframe :?

Maybe we can time it with the ball drop

The ball drop :?:

Is this some slang for popping the champange, or a tradition I don't know?

[pygmalion]

A huge ball drops at midnight in Times Square in New York City. GMT minus 5 hours.

[pygmalion]

Hmm. That means we have until 11 PM tomorrow GMT (6 PM EST, 3 PM PST) to get to 20000 posts. Can we do it?

[Danish Guy]

A huge ball drops at midnight in Times Square in New York City. GMT minus 5 hours.

Thanks :D :D :D
(Have to see that someday)

On our national tv we got the clock of the mayors tower in Copenhagen.

Besides popping the champagne we have a tradition of standing on our chairs, and then jumping into the New Year.

By the way, HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody.

[DanceMentor]

Pretty good chance I will be snoring when we hit 20,000, unless we either hurry up or slow down. :D

[pygmalion]

Amen to that, DM. We're right in the middle of my usual pre-IRU nap time. Yawn!

[SDsalsaguy]

I don't know guys, we're only 9 -- errr, make that now 8 -- posts away!!! :D

[pygmalion]

And I'm sorely tempted to post eight nonsensical things just so we could get to 20K and I can go get some sleep. But I won't. Instead, I'll say that we've come this far because of some really great people. Lots of hard work. Lots of nice-ness, supportiveness, and willingness to share imformation, kudos and commiseration when needed. Bravo for us all! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

20,000!!!!!

********

And yes, this was actually the 20,000th post! :D

[pygmalion]

And who would've guessed it. A shoe discussion got us to 19999. Should have known. :lol: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Yep. Samba_ajr's post (2nd one down, page four) was post #19999... (just want back to look at the posting times to figure that out)

[samba ajr]

Yep. Samba_ajr's post (2nd one down, page four) was post #19999...

Wow! I'm honored. I didn't even know we were getting close to 20,000. I was just responding about shoes!

DM and SD, any chance for some new avatars for 2004? I was using the Nicole Kidman one, but SalsaChinita seems to own it now, and I didn't want to confuse things.

By the way Happy New Year Everyone!

[Danish Guy]

Hey, we made it without panic. 8) 8) 8)

Now the counter say 20056.


Happy New Year Everyone!

http://www.netby.dk/Oest/Afroditegade/mortenabild/Fyrvaerkeri.gif

[dancersdreamland]

Congrats DF on the 20,000 posts! What a milestone!

Now, a quick question...how do you know how many posts have been made? Counter? :?:

[SDsalsaguy]

Congrats DF on the 20,000 posts! What a milestone!

Now, a quick question...how do you know how many posts have been made? Counter? :?:
Main Index page. "Who's On Line" bar at the bottom. First item = total posts! :D

[dr daffy]

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!!! 2004 at last =)

weee, i just got back from disney world... great times..

i hope everyone had a great year and have a great 2004 :D

[Sagitta]

A happy new years to you daffy! :D And everyone else at DF!! :D

[pygmalion]

Wow, folks. How far we've come. Last December this time we were struggling to make 20,000 posts. I misremembered. I though we made it around mid-December, but we didn't. SD made post #20,000 just before midnight EST on Tuesday, December 30, 2003. Holy cow! That means, as of today, we've made 87,000 posts in the past 50 weeks. Not too shabby! :D

[SDsalsaguy]

Yes it really is amazing isn't it? I never would have even dreamed of this at that point last year. Thank you EVERYONE for making the DF what it is!!!!!! :D :D :D

[pygmalion]

I'm wondering how long it'll take up to make it to 120,000 -- meaning 100,000 additional posts. 375 days? 380 days? Wow. Pretty amazing. 8)

[Pacion]

I'm wondering how long it'll take up to make it to 120,000 -- meaning 100,000 additional posts. 375 days? 380 days? Wow. Pretty amazing. 8)

First in "I got a trip to UK!" and now Pygmalion's post. :roll: Why am I also confused by this one :oops:

[pygmalion]

Uhh... are you by any chance in holiday mode already? :roll:

I meant, if we started counting at last December 30 (when we reached 20,000) and counted until we reached 120,000 total posts, how long will it have taken? I'm guessing just over a calendar year -- maybe 54 or 55 weeks, to accumulate 100,000 posts. We'll see. 8)

[Pacion]

Uhh... are you by any chance in holiday mode already? :roll:

Is it that obvious :oops: :lol:

[SDsalsaguy]

Uhh... are you by any chance in holiday mode already? :roll:

Is it that obvious :oops: :lol:
:wink:

[Patapouf]

Well, perhaps Pacion is always in a holiday mode .... Ooops.... Shall I say flirting mode? :wink: :P

[SDsalsaguy]

DF Post #112,000!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: