Seniorius Lurkius

[Yaz]

I saw one mention to this relatively new Ars rank here.

E.g. from a front page post I just saw:

Zeroedout
Seniorius Lurkius
Registered: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 43

Just curious if anyone is willing to share the formula used to bestow this new title

 

[FreddyO]

It was bestowed upon me due to my having joined in 2005 and never posted (lurker). Honestly I never even read the forums very often. I just read the articles. I'm trying to post more now. I've become more interested in forums in general since I've been on the Beretta and CZ forums for my handgun needs.

 

[Andara]

The part I find most amusing is that the lurkiest of lurkers will likely never see it.

 

[Aurich]

The part I find most amusing is that the lurkiest of lurkers will likely never see it.

That's why it's so great.

I forget the exact formula we came up with, but it's some minimum years + some maximum posts. Like 5 years and 50 or less posts, or something along those lines.

You're gonna lose that title at this rate FreddyO!

 

[FreddyO]

9 years, 5 posts. I welcome all comers. Until then, I'll treasure this most petty of honors.

 

[alohadave]

Aurich[/url]":1ujl8qes]

You're gonna lose that title at this rate FreddyO!

Yeah really. 4 posts in 9 years, then 6 in a week.

 

[glenthas]

alohadave[/url]":4hi4r5u2]

Aurich[/url]":4hi4r5u2]

You're gonna lose that title at this rate FreddyO!

Yeah really. 4 posts in 9 years, then 6 in a week.

At this rate, I calculate he'll be posting 47.3 times a second by Thursday.

 

[Kilteer]

I would like to than the Academy, Aurich, and everyone else who made this title possible.

 

[DarkSkyForever]

Wow, he spent one of his posts thanking you Aurich. Thats an honor!

 

[HonorableSoul]

DarkSkyForever[/url]":64w2n1w1]Wow, he spent one of his posts thanking you Aurich. Thats an honor!

If he edits "thank" does that count as a new post?

 

[dracusoara]

Nope, still just one post

 

[eXceLon]

FreddyO[/url]":1fexychh]It was bestowed upon me due to my having joined in 2005 and never posted (lurker). Honestly I never even read the forums very often. I just read the articles. I'm trying to post more now. I've become more interested in forums in general since I've been on the Beretta and CZ forums for my handgun needs.

And you haven't posted in the Perpetual Firearms Thread? For shame.

 

[DarkSkyForever]

eXceLon[/url]":32tfmwhj]

FreddyO[/url]":32tfmwhj]It was bestowed upon me due to my having joined in 2005 and never posted (lurker). Honestly I never even read the forums very often. I just read the articles. I'm trying to post more now. I've become more interested in forums in general since I've been on the Beretta and CZ forums for my handgun needs.

And you haven't posted in the Perpetual Firearms Thread? For shame.

He only has so many posts to use...

 

[Xaemyl]

Score one for the lurkers!

 

[Mong0]

You guys are youngins. Pre 2k baby. Now I will have to stop posting for another 2 years.

 

[abj]

I am more impressed by this guy. He registered over 7 years ago and his single post was some kind of gibberish nerco of a thread that was over 4 years old.

 

[DarkSkyForever]

Wow, yep. Thats a serious delurk.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

You rang?

 

[McDeath]

Shame!

If only I had known about the Seniorius Lurkius title sooner, I would have posted less.

Oh, and props on being pre-2k. I was lurking in at least 1999 but was not interested in posting at the time. Wish I had registered then also!

 

[Aurich]

McDeath[/url]":1lox5z44]Shame!

If only I had known about the Seniorius Lurkius title sooner, I would have posted less.

Well to be fair we just invented it the other day.

 

[atahk]

hello fellow lurkiusians!

 

[the brucer]

Aurich[/url]":81q8dv1x]

The part I find most amusing is that the lurkiest of lurkers will likely never see it.

That's why it's so great.

I forget the exact formula we came up with, but it's some minimum years + some maximum posts. Like 5 years and 50 or less posts, or something along those lines.

You're gonna lose that title at this rate FreddyO!

But I'm at 46 (now 47?) posts! When I hit 50 I'm not going back to Smack-fu Master in training am I? Anything but that. It will take me another 7 years to hit Wise, Aged Ars Veteran at the rate I'm going. And I've been "lurking" since your first year - it took me over 8 years just to register.

(I just found this thread in trying to find out what Seniorius Lurkius means. This http://arstechnica.com/staff/2012/05/th ... nk-system/ is the most recent listing of rankings I could find - is there a newer one? )

 

[Aurich]

I think that's still correct.

 

[continuum]

the brucer
Seniorius Lurkius

Stop wasting your precious posts!

 

[Dilbert]

Friend of mine registered not long after I did.

He has one (1) post.

 

[OptimisticUnchoke]

Just couldn't resist!

 

[rrs]

Wondering if I made the cut...

 

[hanser]

I wonder how many years I would have to wait without making a post to be bestowed with this most excellent of honors...

 

[ChaoticUnreal]

hanser[/url]":161rj4es]I wonder how many years I would have to wait without making a post to be bestowed with this most excellent of honors...

According to Aurich

Like 5 years and 50 or less posts, or something along those lines.

So you'd never get it unless they expanded it to people that left.

 

[Aurich]

rrs[/url]":1e4lnrqe]Wondering if I made the cut...

I think you have too many posts. Stop being so chatty!

 

[hanser]

Deus Casus[/url]":2mdgiukm]

hanser[/url]":2mdgiukm]I wonder how many years I would have to wait without making a post to be bestowed with this most excellent of honors...

According to Aurich

Like 5 years and 50 or less posts, or something along those lines.

So you'd never get it unless they expanded it to people that left.

So 3,178 years and 146 days with this post. Excellent; that's easily doable.

 

[red2]

I noted that I had this title bestowed on me upon my latest post (earlier today). I wondered what it meant. So now I know. What an honor!!

 

[ANSDAC]

hanser[/url]":1m333ubt]I wonder how many years I would have to wait without making a post to be bestowed with this most excellent of honors...

Uranium half-lives scales.

 

[Control Group]

ANSDAC[/url]":2l0z7vst]

hanser[/url]":2l0z7vst]I wonder how many years I would have to wait without making a post to be bestowed with this most excellent of honors...

Uranium half-lives scales.

Are we talking Uranium-238, or Uranium-223?

 

[TheRedHawk]

Funtimes for those of us who read avidly but rarely if ever post.

 

[InterfaceX]

I'm proud to be a member of this highly selective group. There should be a meetup for us. We could all sit around, not talk, and observe what everyone else is not doing.

Joking aside, these ARE probably the people I would find most interesting and engaging. "Observers" tend to be explosive conversationalists when paired with someone else who has also put a lot of time into considering the world and trying to expand their understanding of it, themselves, etc.

I'm guessing a common thread between us is our opinion that wikipedia is the greatest website on the internet (ars being a close second).

If you'll pardon me, I'll continue on with my pursuit of knowledge.

 

[BeatenByNuns]

Well, I feel all kinds of special now. Thanks, Ars!

 

[KvHagedorn]

I was actually surprised to see my account still active, since the last time I posted before today was 2002... Just got led back here by an interesting article/thread. Can anyone else beat a 13 year "lurk"?

 

[maqten]

This is fantastic. I think Ars should give all of us with 10+ years "Hey, look at me! I'm old! " badges.

 

[Eric Qel-Droma]

Sigh. So after six years of having an account (and longer without an account), I comment on a couple of stories and I'm sent right back to "Smack-Fu Master, in training"? Really?

I really don't want to be whiny, but I'm going to: Have you guys given any thought to at least keeping the non-lurker status from reverting to total newbie status? I don't post a lot because I take my Ars very seriously. I don't comment unless I feel I have something to add. And now... I'm back to being a plebe again. I'm very sad. I will place my tears in an envelope and send them to you to prove it. Please wait a few days for delivery.