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Alex B

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5 & 5000
« on: September 29, 2007, 08:57:28 am »
Precisely five years and 5000 posts ago I joined this forum. It has been a smooth ride and the journey continues. Thanks, everyone!



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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2007, 09:41:26 am »
Where's a picture of an elephant on a toilet when you need one?

Alex, I'm grateful for your knowledge and patience, and your obvious love of music.  Gracias!
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JimH

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2007, 09:43:32 am »
How long have you been planning that?  Nice going.

I wish I had half the knowledge of details that you do.

Thanks also for your generous spirit in helping so many people.

When do you turn 50?
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rjm

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2007, 12:14:44 pm »
Thanks for your significant contribution. Much appreciated.
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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2007, 12:57:57 pm »
Congratulations.  Your posts have helped me out many times, so on behalf of myself and everyone else you have helped - thank you...
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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2007, 02:59:45 pm »
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How long have you been planning that?

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2007, 03:54:58 pm »
Hey Alex

I notice back in June, that Ive been here 5 years too.

Im still waiting on the CAKE and GOLD RING.

Maybe Jim sent them to the wrong Denver ?

 ;D
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benn600

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2007, 08:20:46 pm »
Someone should take all his posts and index the words to see what word he said most in those 5K posts.

In a previous web site I made...for searching, it created an index that simply listed all words and what articles they appeared in.  It wouldn't be tough for me to index it with my perl script if I had a document with all his posts, lol.  Wonder what word it would be.
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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2007, 08:39:15 pm »
Well, I'm closing in on 1500 posts and I'm about six months shy of 5 years...in a lot of those posts I was asking Alex "How do you do...?" So, Alex, thanks for all the help!

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NickM

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2007, 09:45:46 pm »
The most significant factor that encouraged my move to MC, and now single factor that keeps me, is the absolutely extraordinary support forum and how closely the developers listen to its members.  Well done Alex.
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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2007, 11:28:38 pm »
That's really cool: number 5000 on the 5 year anniversary! Thanks for all 5000 of them.

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benn600

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2007, 10:47:27 am »
I take it there were a few days of silence and will be a few more just to keep that cool 5,000 posts.

Maybe when I hit 2,000 I should stay silent for a month.
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Alex B

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2007, 02:56:31 pm »
Quote from: benn600 on September 30, 2007, 10:47:27 am
I take it there were a few days of silence and will be a few more just to keep that cool 5,000 posts.

Actually, I noticed the coincidence only a couple of days ago when I changed something in my forum profile. I had then 4994 posts so it was not difficult to send the #5000 at the desired time.

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Maybe when I hit 2,000 I should stay silent for a month.

There's the screenshot for that. As said, the journey continues...  5001...
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Alex B

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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2007, 03:57:55 pm »
Quote from: jgreen on September 29, 2007, 09:41:26 am
Where's a picture of an elephant on a toilet when you need one?

It's where it has always been (In the thread where Senator Stevens downloaded the Internet and you swallowed the universe...)

 ;D


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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2007, 04:35:50 pm »
Aww, you should a stayed silent for a little longer.  I liked 5000.
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Alex B

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Re: 6 & 6606
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2008, 01:55:56 pm »
I just noticed that today is an anniversary for me.

Thanks everyone for the nice year!
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Re: 5 & 5000
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2008, 04:25:16 pm »
Have you been stealing road signs?  ;)
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Alex B

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Re: 6 & 6606
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2008, 04:53:07 pm »
It wasn’t me, I swear! I have only this sign:




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