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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> seanmac is absolutely fine - I've been called that

> by some people since my teens and twenties anyway

> so it's no biggy

>

> I refuse to refer to you as bignumber5 in real

> life tho..



That seems fair - it doesn't quite roll off the tongue, does it?!

  • 7 months later...

I think almost 1 year in (my anniversary next week) I am somewhere between 2 and 3... Only 721 posts in a year so not too bad..


Stage 2 (Regular)

- reads the Forum weekly, even on holiday

- has started a thread on a frivolous topic

- no longer gets a telling off by boss for unexplained random giggling, just receives a hard look and a sigh

- wouldn't miss a Forum drink

- number of posts less than 500


Stage 3 (Addict)

- reads the Forum daily, even on holiday

- has started a thread on a serious topic, and fought off opposition from all comers

- Forum has been mentioned in annual appraisal

- invites other Forumites to important personal events in Real Life

- has secret crush on one or more other prominent Forumite

- has trouble deciding whether to go to next Forum drink or brother's wedding

- number of posts less than 2000

clever(tu)

Moos Wrote:

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> Stage 1 (Newbie)

> - reads the forum from time to time

> - has been caught by boss giggling at Forum

> - has posted on someone else's thread

> - has very possibly been given a kicking by

> regular Forumites for "having a hidden agenda"

> - is seriously but nervously considering going to

> a Forum drink

> - number of posts less than 100

>

> Stage 2 (Regular)

> - reads the Forum weekly, even on holiday

> - has started a thread on a frivolous topic

> - no longer gets a telling off by boss for

> unexplained random giggling, just receives a hard

> look and a sigh

> - wouldn't miss a Forum drink

> - number of posts less than 500

>

> Stage 3 (Addict)

> - reads the Forum daily, even on holiday

> - has started a thread on a serious topic, and

> fought off opposition from all comers

> - Forum has been mentioned in annual appraisal

> - invites other Forumites to important personal

> events in Real Life

> - has secret crush on one or more other prominent

> Forumite

> - has trouble deciding whether to go to next Forum

> drink or brother's wedding

> - number of posts less than 2000

>

> Stage 4 (Conversion Complete)

> - has difficulty distinguishing between Forum and

> Real Life.

> - gets jittery if not able to log on several times

> a day

> - has had Forum addiction cited in breakup with

> partner / divorce proceedings / getting fired

> - has been summoned to the Quiet Room

> - (if male) has not-so-secret crush on Dulwichmum

> - (if female) has not-so-secret crush on James

> Nesbitt - (only kidding!)

> - number of posts ...

  • 2 years later...

;WITH cool_threads AS (

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SELECT *

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JOIN users u ON m.author_id = u.id

WHERE

m.thread_id = t.id AND

u.user_name IN ('moos', '????', 'Brendan', 'Mikecg'*/because we need to remember/* ... snip ... )

)

)

DELETE

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