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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 10:44
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I think that oldbiehood comes in a series of relative, ever-increasing number of levels, generated by the time span in which one joins, and the time span in which one posts. Assuming that you go active as soon as you join, people who join and are active in a span of time before you are oldbier than you. People who join before you but go active after you are generally as oldbie as you, if not less so. Those who join after you... well, you get the idea. Furthermore, there are sub-levels of oldbiehood, which are determined by the contribution both in quantity and quality of said posts and the commnuity reputation that someone gains over time. Higher postage and higher quality postage and high community opinion all raise someone up within a chronological level of olbiehood over a person who, say, posts once a week and only spams when doing so. No posting proceeds in a sever drop in sub-levels, perhaps even past a lower level. Now, the upper sub-levels of a level of oldbiehood may cross the lower levels of a higher chronological level of oldbiehood, so that people with bad reputation or low postage rates are not necessarily considered as oldbie-ish as people who join after them and post quality material all of the time. Hmm. This could seriously use some form of visual aid. -------------------- The Silent Assassin has your visual aid right here. See? No? Look closer. Closer. Can you see it now? No? Closer... -------------------- -Lenar Labs What's Your Destiny? Ushmushmeifa: Lenar's power is almighty and ineffable. All hail lord Noric, god of... well, something important, I'm sure. Posts: 735 | Registered: Monday, January 16 2006 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 10:47
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Visual aid is required for this particular post. Where's Archmage Alex when you need him? -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 10:58
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quote:Second rule of newb-hood. You don't get the inside jokes. :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 11:17
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People seriously use the term "oldbie"? The results of this poll, by the way, are relatively amusing to me - they clearly show that, while Alorael's massive post count is clearly visible to anyone and everyone, our community's remaining antediluvians are less obviously apparent. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Cartographer
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 11:23
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Hmm. Oldbies. Well, the classic ones from when I was new, since then no one. I don't consider myself an oldbie, not - well - a classic one, although I have been here for some four years, and so anyone after me certainly isn't an oldbie. Also not Slartucker, since he only started posting much later. But actually, I rather think oldbie is just some kind of honorary memory, that doesn't really matter anymore. Now we're all just little older and a little newer Spidwebbers. Being an 'oldbie', well... I just don't see it. It's not really part of Spidweb board community as it was back then. -------------------- "I'm not crazy!" "Well, whatever. Maybe you just ate something really questionable, or perhaps someone hit you on the head with something large, blunt and heavy just now. By the way..." Gil nudged Grul pointedly. Ooh! Homepage - Blog - Geneforge, +2, +3 - My Elfwood Gallery and DevArt page So many strange ones around. Don't you think? Posts: 1308 | Registered: Sunday, September 8 2002 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 11:25
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There are so many possible definitions... :P 1. You are an oldbie when only a few people snicker when you declare yourself to be one. You are a noob when your declaration of oldbiehood is met by loud laughter. 2. Everybody who was around before you is an oldbie. Everybody who got here after you is a newbie. 3. You are an oldbie if and only if you recognize all of the following: a)  b) BEEP c)  d) Exile, News at 11. [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:30: Message edited by: Zeviz ] -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 12:22
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Wait, didn't someone derive a formula for calculating the level of oldbiehood a few months back? I don't remember much, other than that the letters for each term taken together spelt something. EDIT: Clarity -------------------- I love the reaction I get from people when they learn I am Indian. I go "I'm Indian." The other guy goes "Oh, Indian... I like curry." "Oh, that's nice." - Russell Peters [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:23: Message edited by: Dintiradan ] Posts: 1509 | Registered: Tuesday, January 10 2006 08:00 |
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 12:51
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quote:See, things like this make me indecisive. You clearly have no problems poking fun at yourself, which is a sign of oldbisity. Perhaps you are a tweenie? Capable of seeing and participating in both sides, yet part of neither. -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 13:28
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quote:You mean this? -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 13:53
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Imban, being recognized as an oldbie requires having been around previously, having posted with some frequency previously, and posting enough now that people know who you are. —Alorael, who recognizes Zeviz's ancient icons of Spiderweb despite not being that much of an oldbie. Speaking of which, isn't it time for another short-lived and unsuccessful BEEP knock-off? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:03
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I hopefully post with enough frequency that people know who I am. And being recognized as an oldbie requires being around previously to what? -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:09
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Nalyd has been completely forgotten here. And after all the work he's done! He has half a mind to leave in a puff of ban-wishing spam. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:11
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And the other half of your mind is where? Sorry, just had to say that. Yuk, yuk. [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:12: Message edited by: Sarasaphilia ] -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:15
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quote:Nope. Never heard of you. quote:Previously to the advent of these boards, presumably. I voted Alorael as an oldbie, but not Kelandon or anyone later. Not entirely sure why. -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:34
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quote:I don't think anyone will forget you for a while, Nalyd -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:36
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Bah. Pretty talk. Nalyd could stop posting right now and nobody would notice. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:37
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No kidding. I can still remember -X-'s Big Book of...of...something. EDIT: Actually, if you stopped posting right now, I can picture a few people who would party. [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:39: Message edited by: Sarasaphilia ] -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:39
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Personality Classification. And Nalyd is still developing that. Just wait, it'll be back! -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:41
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Personalities. I told him off a couple times for posting just to tell someone they earned some sort of point in that book. EDIT TO ABOVE POST: *groan* [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:42: Message edited by: Nioca ] -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:46
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quote:Ah. I remember he used to appear in a cloud of little red Graemlins and leave a post something like that. EDIT: Copy that, Nioca. *double groan.* [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:47: Message edited by: Sarasaphilia ] -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:51
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Yes! Hatred! And the graemlins were for not appearing in Episode Three. He still won't, even with the newbies coming. You just watch. [ Thursday, February 15, 2007 14:53: Message edited by: Nalyd Twisted ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 14:57
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quote:No. Just that intense queasy feeling right before you vomit. quote:Ironically enough, the only newbie Dikiyoba specified as entering the story was you. Take that as you will. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 15:02
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quote:My groan was one of anticipation of great annoyance. And yes, Dikiyoba the Great did specify you as entering the storyline. I sense an awkward silence upcoming. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 15:44
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[QUOTE]Originally written by Zeviz: There are so many possible definitions... :P 1. You are an oldbie when only a few people snicker when you declare yourself to be one. You are a noob when your declaration of oldbiehood is met by loud laughter. 2. Everybody who was around before you is an oldbie. Everybody who got here after you is a newbie. 3. You are an oldbie if and only if you recognize all of the following: a) b) BEEP c) d) Exile, News at 11.[/QUOTE Those all seem familar. But then again I never really pay attention to what happens here. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, February 15 2007 16:37
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quote:I'm perfectly fine with that. I sort of remember the Imban joke from awhile ago. It's very hazy though. quote:That's not necessarily true. For instance, I'm a newbie and I know I am. I pretty much voted everybody that I knew, other than ED, that came before me. Probably not what most people think, but for me those are the oldbies. Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |