Random Thoughts 2: Arbitrary Speculations

[Zkribbler]

Why does post count matter to people?

It'th thilly.

 

[cardgame]

Spoken like someone with a low post count

 

[Takhisis]

In my experience, quantity is not the same as quality.

 

[Synobun]

Well, at least you're honest.

 

[Takhisis]

Yep.

 

[Lexicus]

My primary goal in life is to accumulate 100,000 CFC posts, when I do that I can die happy.

 

[Takhisis]

Random thought: this mean Lexicus is mortal at present already, and he'd die unhappy to boot.

 

[Zkribbler]

Spoken like someone with a low post count

I remember when I used to be an Emperor.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

No reason why you can't call yourself one again. Usertitles are changeable.

 

[Broken_Erika]

You can even be a Unicorn.

 

[Synobun]

Or a neurotic panda.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Or a neurotic panda.

That one's taken. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Spoiler :

 

[Synobun]

That one's taken. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Spoiler :

Fake news.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

Emails are things other people or companies or spammers send to you.

Posts on a forum are things you write.

I look at post count as one of the ways to measure how much I've had to say here, and since I started participating only relatively recently in the serial threads, most of those posts will still be viewable if one digs back far enough. My posts in the staff forum are no longer accessible to me, and I've permanently lost that post count.

There are forums where post count does matter, because higher post count means extra perks. The Star Trek forum I belong to has a batch of hidden forums, each of which is accessible only to members of a particular rank (post count = rank). For instance, Ensigns can't post in the Admirals' Lounge (and vice versa). I joined the Admiralty there last year, with a rank or two yet to go. At the rate I post, it'll take a few years since I'm not in the habit of spamming.

Yes but "1 post" could be anything from spamming a single emoticon or youtube link to writing an entire essay, so it's not really a measure of very much anyway. Certainly not in a comparitive way between different people who have entirely different posting styles.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Yes but "1 post" could be anything from spamming a single emoticon or youtube link to writing an entire essay, so it's not really a measure of very much anyway. Certainly not in a comparitive way between different people who have entirely different posting styles.

Yes, I know. That's why, when the admin of the smiley forum I used to belong to many years ago decided to institute a requirement that everyone had to make a minimum number of posts/month to have access to the archives (of over 10,000 smileys and other art), some problems resulted.

Next thing we knew, there were streams of people posting nothing but a single smiley, or "thank you" or "ty" as replies in threads. I pointed out that the posts should be more substantial than that, as these people were just spamming. He agreed and changed the rules so that spam posts wouldn't count.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

Yes, I know. That's why, when the admin of the smiley forum I used to belong to many years ago decided to institute a requirement that everyone had to make a minimum number of posts/month to have access to the archives (of over 10,000 smileys and other art), some problems resulted.

Next thing we knew, there were streams of people posting nothing but a single smiley, or "thank you" or "ty" as replies in threads. I pointed out that the posts should be more substantial than that, as these people were just spamming. He agreed and changed the rules so that spam posts wouldn't count.

 

[EgonSpengler]

I've always been told that a person should have a savings of 3 months' living expenses as a cushion or emergency fund. Lately I've been thinking that's low. Like, really low. I've seen a string of sudden disasters hit other people lately. Acquaintances, not friends or relatives, so none of it has affected me directly, but it's sure made me rethink how much money I have in the bank.

• Two different people had health crises. One had a heart attack, another was diagnosed with cancer. Both of them have recovered, health-wise, but their finances are ruined and both are facing eviction from their apartments. One guy is a cab-driver, and he's working 80-hour weeks now to catch up, which is probably how he had the heart attack in the first place.
  
• Three companies in the building I work in have folded in the last year. Two of those went "poof" so fast they skipped out on their office leases, basically skipping town in the middle of the night. I don't know what happened to the employees. Maybe they got some kind of warning. iirc, unemployment insurance is 2/3rd of what you were making, for 6 months (or is it 3 months?), and Whole Foods is hiring for $12 an hour.
  
• A house down the street from mine was gutted by a fire. It was one of those 5-alarmers that would've burned down half the city 150 years ago. Nobody was killed, but the entire building was a loss, and everyone in it lost everything they owned that wasn't in their car. Raise your hand if you have renter's insurance.
• Have you ever thought about what would happen if you or someone in your family got arrested? You could spend thousands of dollars in legal and court fees, even if you're completely innocent and the charges are dismissed the minute you get in front of a judge.

I've got about 6 months' living expenses in my bank account right now, and I wonder if that's even enough. If my apartment building catches fire in the middle of the night tonight and I'm on the street with nothing but a pair of shorts and a Joy Division tee-shirt, could I put my life back together? Barely. I think I'm going to aim to have a full year's salary in some kind of accessible savings.

 

[Synobun]

6-months is a minimum, not a cap. Ideally, you should be adding to your "emergency" fund perpetually, same as your normal savings.

 

[Arakhor]

I've had contents insurance for nearly 20 years, but I don't know what renters' insurance is.

 

[rah]

probably very very similar.
When I rented before I got married I had renter's insurance. It's so cheap it's silly not to have it.