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What happened to the rest of you?

I Sperg
over 1 year ago

Recently I got awarded one of those badge things, from this site, apparently I am a "socialite". (!!??)

I went to have a look at what that means and discovered the following factoid.

I am one of only Eight of such people on this site, out of a total membership of nearly 80,000 souls.

Now apart from meaning that I'm a flipping outlier again, (even here!) AND "anti-socialite" would be a more apt description, it got me wondering.

Only one in 10,000 of us has as many "Friends" here as me and the other members of the socialite group...  

And when I do read the wider site, most people seem to post just once or twice and then fail to continue except for a small cadre of regular posters.

Since getting "socialite"is it seems a bit of a statistically "standout" thing, I'd like to thank everyone on my friends list who by either asking for or accepting my request, made it possible. 

If any of you who have added me, now regret it (and that's very possible) prompt action now,  in removing me from your friends lists would:

A. be much appreciated, &

B. I'm curious to see if one can LOSE an "award" here...

I'm also curious to know if I am right to deduce that this site meets the needs of a small few of us, but is pretty irrelevant to the majority of it's members?

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  • over 1 year ago

    Thank you for posting something that I can understand more than 50% of, Your Excellency.

    I Sperg said:
    I'm also curious to know if I am right to deduce that this site meets the needs of a small few of us, but is pretty irrelevant to the majority of it's members?

    I think that's correct as I'd guess that really regular posters here number under 15.

    A similar thing happened on a photography forum I was on.

    The few posters became like friends.

    Does this happen on other forums? (anyone).

    Edited: you actually say 'this site' but I'm just talking about the forum.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to Debbie
    Debbie said:
    Does this happen on other forums?

    Yes. I am in a knitting forum and the regulars are good friends over nearly a decade now. Some drop out, some arrive and join in and become regulars, some drop in and out once or twice a year but are still friends. And there are many others who either lurk, read but never post, or just joined and never return.

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  • over 1 year ago in reply to Debbie
    Debbie said:
    Does this happen on other forums?

    Yes. I am in a knitting forum and the regulars are good friends over nearly a decade now. Some drop out, some arrive and join in and become regulars, some drop in and out once or twice a year but are still friends. And there are many others who either lurk, read but never post, or just joined and never return.

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