Do I have a Number?

Jamie Young · June 17, 2001, 09:19 PM

I noticed we are pushing 10,000 members now and I was just curious if you have a record of when each of us signed up here? I Think I signed on when there were under 1700 of us. Just Curious

TheBluesMan · June 17, 2001, 09:49 PM

Hi Sodapop,

Your member number is 5076. You've probably been lurking since we've had 1,700 members or so.

The member number isn't necessarily indicative of how many members we have though. We will have a member with a number of 10000 before we have a total of 10,000 members.

Example: Our most recent member as of now is RichardEdward. His member number is 9968, but the counter shows TFL as having 9808 members. The reasons for the discrepancy are many: Banned members, members who've changed their handles, duplicates, etc.

Jamie Young · June 17, 2001, 10:02 PM

I'm depressed

Honestly I think your right about lurking for awhile. I was new to the whole computer and internet thing and thought you had to know what you were talking about before posting. I think my first post was in the wrong forum too

Well 5000 ain't bad especially when we hit 100,000 Members.

TheBluesMan · June 17, 2001, 10:13 PM

Depressed? Don't be!

My member number is 1518 and my two-year anniversary on TFL was last Friday. I *know* I remember TFL with fewer than 1,000 members. I guess I lurked awhile for the same reasons as you.

Besides, everybody knows that your registration date, member status and number of posts don't mean anything. Your thoughtful responses, your adherence to the High Road, your helpfulness, and your well thought-out opinions are what make you valuable as a member.

Just think, If Mas Ayoob or Jeff Cooper were to sign up with TFL they would start as a Junior member with 0 posts. Would *you* discount their opinions because they weren't Senior Members? I sure wouldn't!

Caeca Invidia Es · June 17, 2001, 10:33 PM

The numbers are skewed. When we changed from UBB to vBulletin all the member numbers were reset based on the alphabet for anyone who registered before the change.

Jamie Young · June 17, 2001, 10:49 PM

I hear ya BluesMan

I don't know how I thought of almost 1000 posts in one year. I'm defanitely not the top of the crop here but I ask a lot of questions and I've learned so much from the smart guys. I totally don't care about how many posts I have. I see plent of 1000 + members that don't believe a Mini 14 can shoot 2 MOA and an FAL can shoot 1 MOA. I have plenty of friends here and I started organizing shoots with TFL Members. We had 9 people out at our Pennsylvania TFL shoot last week and a couple of the guys drove 2-3hrs just to shoot with ME

. If that ain't friendship or loyalty what is?

I feel like I fit in here.

June 17, 2001, 11:31 PM

You have a number...we all do. It's only a matter of time before it is branded on your forehead. The numbers on your papers must match this number. Papers must be shown upon request. WHERE ARE YOUR PAPERS? SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!

**Mal H** · June 17, 2001, 11:39 PM

Caeca Invidia Es - Are you sure the numbers were reset? Mine is the same as it was when I first registered a couple of years ago. The odds of it being the same after an alphabetized reorg are astronomical.

BTW, SodaPop and anyone who wants to know you can determine your own member number by selecting your own profile and then checking the URL that shows up in the address window of your browser. It will end in "&userid=nnnn".

Jamie Young · June 17, 2001, 11:42 PM

And thats the number that will be branded on my head?

bk40 · June 17, 2001, 11:55 PM

And thats the number that will be branded on my head?

SodaPop, run for your life if Rich has the 666 branding iron with him!

Jamie Young · June 17, 2001, 11:57 PM

I'm runnin tell me when to stop!!!!!!!!!!!

**Mal H** · June 18, 2001, 12:05 AM

666 eh? Well lessee, that number belongs to a member named
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mal!! He/she has never posted once. I sure hope it wasn't me! I don't remember registering under that name. ???

Or maybe the devil made me do it. We'll never know, will we?

June 18, 2001, 01:03 AM

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And thats the number that will be branded on my head?

Oh, no, it won't be the number from here. It will likely be either a country code or just plain "US" followed by your Social Security number. They may add another character at the end to state wether you are a patriot or a loyalist.

US-XXX-XX-XXXX-P

Jamie Young · June 18, 2001, 07:28 AM

Can I stop Running now?

TheBluesMan · June 18, 2001, 08:33 AM

Stop running, Sodapop! Somebody used that _666_ branding iron upsidedown on Mal. He think's he's _999_ now.

I'm not sure that the alphabetic enumeration is completely correct, Shaun.

Hit anyone's profile button in this thread and then change the last digit in the URL to the next consecutive digit. The ones I have seen are not grouped alphabetically, they are grouped by date of registration.

**Mal H** · June 18, 2001, 09:21 AM

Huh? "999" is "longcolt", "666" is "mal".

C.R.Sam · June 18, 2001, 09:28 AM

Mal, iffen yer number the same after the stirrin o the pot, quick, go buy a lottery ticket.

2766, oops, me gonna git one too.

deanf · June 18, 2001, 10:34 AM

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. . . and thought you had to know what you were talking about before posting.

Oh please.

I don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm over 1000 posts now.

Jason Demond · June 18, 2001, 04:00 PM

Well, what's my number then?

**Mike Irwin** · June 18, 2001, 04:45 PM

Hey Soda,

I registered on April 14, 2000, so I've been here slightly over 14 month (I had a few days with a previous user name, but not many posts...)

So far, 3,977 posts...

You're not thinking enough.

Quite honestly, though, I thought for some reason that I had been a member for TWO years, not one. That surprised me.

No wonder I'm not getting anything done at the office. I'm always here.

Caeca Invidia Es · June 18, 2001, 06:47 PM

Darn, now you all know that I'm not perfect

TheBluesMan · June 18, 2001, 09:05 PM

To see the member number of anyone, just hold your cursor over the 'profile' button, or any of the other five buttons at the bottom of the member's post and their number will appear in the link at the bottom of your browser's window. You don't even have to click!

Jamie Young · June 18, 2001, 09:54 PM

By the way I just realized how Dumb I must have sounded asking about keeping a record of when I signed up. I'm glad you realized I meant Member Number and not the Date I signed up

Correia · June 22, 2001, 12:12 PM

Member number 105.

Dang I'm old! I didn't realize I signed up that long ago. But I remember when the annoucement went out when TFL formed. I actually registered like 2 months latter. I remember when the moderators were having a contest who could bring in more new members and some guy named Kodiak won a knife.

I've had lots of good times here. Met a ton of wonderful and intelligent folks, and have learned lots of good all around gun knowledge.

Jason Demond · June 22, 2001, 04:12 PM

Hi my name is Jason i'm number 1288. I have been here over two years, I think I have a problem.

June 17, 2001, 09:19 PM	#1
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	Do I have a Number? I noticed we are pushing 10,000 members now and I was just curious if you have a record of when each of us signed up here? I Think I signed on when there were under 1700 of us. Just Curious

June 17, 2001, 10:33 PM	#5
Caeca Invidia Es Staff Alumnus Join Date: November 18, 1999 Location: Earth Posts: 834	The numbers are skewed. When we changed from UBB to vBulletin all the member numbers were reset based on the alphabet for anyone who registered before the change. __________________ MOLON LABE! I don't approve of political jokes, I've seen too many of them get elected.

June 18, 2001, 09:28 AM	#17
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Mal, iffen yer number the same after the stirrin o the pot, quick, go buy a lottery ticket. 2766, oops, me gonna git one too. __________________ Sam I am, grn egs n packin Nikita Khrushchev predicted confidently in a speech in Bucharest, Rumania on June 19, 1962 that: " The United States will eventually fly the Communist Red Flag...the American people will hoist it themselves."

June 18, 2001, 04:00 PM	#19
Jason Demond Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 1999 Location: Mivonks, Michigan Posts: 1,846	Well, what's my number then? __________________ "ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN FULL VICTORY!" General Dwight D. Eisenhower June 6, 1944 ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!

June 18, 2001, 04:45 PM	#20
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Hey Soda, I registered on April 14, 2000, so I've been here slightly over 14 month (I had a few days with a previous user name, but not many posts...) So far, 3,977 posts... You're not thinking enough. Quite honestly, though, I thought for some reason that I had been a member for TWO years, not one. That surprised me. No wonder I'm not getting anything done at the office. I'm always here. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

June 17, 2001, 09:49 PM	#2
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Hi Sodapop, Your member number is 5076. You've probably been lurking since we've had 1,700 members or so. The member number isn't necessarily indicative of how many members we have though. We will have a member with a number of 10000 before we have a total of 10,000 members. Example: Our most recent member as of now is RichardEdward. His member number is 9968, but the counter shows TFL as having 9808 members. The reasons for the discrepancy are many: Banned members, members who've changed their handles, duplicates, etc.

June 17, 2001, 10:02 PM	#3
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	I'm depressed Honestly I think your right about lurking for awhile. I was new to the whole computer and internet thing and thought you had to know what you were talking about before posting. I think my first post was in the wrong forum too Well 5000 ain't bad especially when we hit 100,000 Members.

June 17, 2001, 10:13 PM	#4
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Depressed? Don't be! My member number is 1518 and my two-year anniversary on TFL was last Friday. I know I remember TFL with fewer than 1,000 members. I guess I lurked awhile for the same reasons as you. Besides, everybody knows that your registration date, member status and number of posts don't mean anything. Your thoughtful responses, your adherence to the High Road, your helpfulness, and your well thought-out opinions are what make you valuable as a member. Just think, If Mas Ayoob or Jeff Cooper were to sign up with TFL they would start as a Junior member with 0 posts. Would you discount their opinions because they weren't Senior Members? I sure wouldn't!

June 17, 2001, 10:49 PM	#6
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	I hear ya BluesMan I don't know how I thought of almost 1000 posts in one year. I'm defanitely not the top of the crop here but I ask a lot of questions and I've learned so much from the smart guys. I totally don't care about how many posts I have. I see plent of 1000 + members that don't believe a Mini 14 can shoot 2 MOA and an FAL can shoot 1 MOA. I have plenty of friends here and I started organizing shoots with TFL Members. We had 9 people out at our Pennsylvania TFL shoot last week and a couple of the guys drove 2-3hrs just to shoot with ME . If that ain't friendship or loyalty what is? I feel like I fit in here.

June 17, 2001, 11:31 PM	#7
PreserveFreedom Guest Posts: n/a	You have a number...we all do. It's only a matter of time before it is branded on your forehead. The numbers on your papers must match this number. Papers must be shown upon request. WHERE ARE YOUR PAPERS? SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!

June 17, 2001, 11:39 PM	#8
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Caeca Invidia Es - Are you sure the numbers were reset? Mine is the same as it was when I first registered a couple of years ago. The odds of it being the same after an alphabetized reorg are astronomical. BTW, SodaPop and anyone who wants to know you can determine your own member number by selecting your own profile and then checking the URL that shows up in the address window of your browser. It will end in "&userid=nnnn".

June 17, 2001, 11:42 PM	#9
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	And thats the number that will be branded on my head?

June 17, 2001, 11:55 PM	#10
bk40 Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 1999 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,004	*And thats the number that will be branded on my head?* SodaPop, run for your life if Rich has the 666 branding iron with him!

June 17, 2001, 11:57 PM	#11
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	I'm runnin tell me when to stop!!!!!!!!!!!

June 18, 2001, 12:05 AM	#12
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	666 eh? Well lessee, that number belongs to a member named . . . mal!! He/she has never posted once. I sure hope it wasn't me! I don't remember registering under that name. ??? Or maybe the devil made me do it. We'll never know, will we?

June 18, 2001, 07:28 AM	#14
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	Can I stop Running now?

June 18, 2001, 08:33 AM	#15
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Stop running, Sodapop! Somebody used that _666_ branding iron upsidedown on Mal. He think's he's _999_ now. I'm not sure that the alphabetic enumeration is completely correct, Shaun. Hit anyone's profile button in this thread and then change the last digit in the URL to the next consecutive digit. The ones I have seen are not grouped alphabetically, they are grouped by date of registration.

June 18, 2001, 09:21 AM	#16
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Huh? "999" is "longcolt", "666" is "mal".

June 18, 2001, 06:47 PM	#21
Caeca Invidia Es Staff Alumnus Join Date: November 18, 1999 Location: Earth Posts: 834	Darn, now you all know that I'm not perfect __________________ MOLON LABE! I don't approve of political jokes, I've seen too many of them get elected.

June 18, 2001, 09:05 PM	#22
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	To see the member number of anyone, just hold your cursor over the 'profile' button, or any of the other five buttons at the bottom of the member's post and their number will appear in the link at the bottom of your browser's window. You don't even have to click!

June 18, 2001, 09:54 PM	#23
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	By the way I just realized how Dumb I must have sounded asking about keeping a record of when I signed up. I'm glad you realized I meant Member Number and not the Date I signed up

June 22, 2001, 12:12 PM	#24
Correia Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 1998 Location: SLC Utah Posts: 3,740	Member number 105. Dang I'm old! I didn't realize I signed up that long ago. But I remember when the annoucement went out when TFL formed. I actually registered like 2 months latter. I remember when the moderators were having a contest who could bring in more new members and some guy named Kodiak won a knife. I've had lots of good times here. Met a ton of wonderful and intelligent folks, and have learned lots of good all around gun knowledge.

June 22, 2001, 04:12 PM	#25
Jason Demond Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 1999 Location: Mivonks, Michigan Posts: 1,846	Hi my name is Jason i'm number 1288. I have been here over two years, I think I have a problem. __________________ "ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN FULL VICTORY!" General Dwight D. Eisenhower June 6, 1944 ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!