forum growth

nat · 02/04/2008, 04:55 PM

Sorry to dredge up an old topic, but I figured it was better to use one of my old threads than create a brand new thread based on the exact same thing.

Looks like January '08 broke all sorts of records for the pcenginefx forums. Most new users ever to sign on in a month and by far the most new messages posted in a 31-day period.

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?action=stats

guyjin · 02/04/2008, 05:12 PM

January is a very boring month. The holidays are over, and it's damn cold most places, so everyone's stuck inside.

PCEngineHell · 02/04/2008, 07:50 PM

Quote from: nat on 02/04/2008, 04:55 PMSorry to dredge up an old topic, but I figured it was better to use one of my old threads than create a brand new thread based on the exact same thing.

Looks like January '08 broke all sorts of records for the pcenginefx forums. Most new users ever to sign on in a month and by far the most new messages posted in a 31-day period.

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?action=stats

Part of that could be do to the migration over a 2 day period of my NeoGeo based fan club

SignOfZeta · 02/04/2008, 08:53 PM

Quote from: natLooks like January '08 broke all sorts of records for the pcenginefx forums. Most new users ever to sign on in a month and by far the most new messages posted in a 31-day period.

I think that about the time Kitsunexus gets a full time job most of the posting will die down.

Joe Redifer · 02/04/2008, 08:57 PM

Ha ha I think he works for T-Mobile or Cricket or 7-11. Not sure about full/part time, but he does work.

Dark Fact · 02/04/2008, 09:47 PM

Looks like there are at least a dozen people here every day every time I check the boards.

Now that's activity!

Good to see more people interested in pcengine-fx.com.

By the way, I referred a guy I met on a bus to this site recently so keep an eye out for him if he mentions me.

td741 · 02/05/2008, 08:34 AM

Quote from: PCEngineHell on 02/04/2008, 07:50 PMPart of that could be do to the migration over a 2 day period of my NeoGeo based fan club

Well, considering that Validus made his way onto NG.com, I think this forum got the better part of that exchange. ;)

Kitsunexus · 02/05/2008, 12:16 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 02/04/2008, 08:57 PMHa ha I think he works for T-Mobile or Cricket or 7-11. Not sure about full/part time, but he does work.

Yup, 8 hours dealing with ~~credit junkies and assholes~~ T-Mobile's fantastic customer base. BTW, my boss said that if I get on the internet anymore at work, I'll get canned, so that's why I've been SLIGHTY more quiet.

nat · 02/05/2008, 12:19 PM

Really? What a jerk off.

Kitsunexus · 02/05/2008, 12:25 PM

Quote from: nat on 02/05/2008, 12:19 PMReally? What a jerk off.

Yeah. To be fair though, I'm pretty sure all companies are like that.

nat · 02/05/2008, 12:28 PM

I don't know, I'm sitting at work right now typing this. I don't think they really care as long as I get my work done. They're not paying me by the hour as it is anyway, so it's my own loss if I'm here longer because I wasted it all talking to you guys.

guyjin · 02/05/2008, 04:11 PM

Yeah, I'd start my next job search if I were you.

Dark Fact · 02/05/2008, 04:34 PM

As long as you get your job done in the end, who should really care if you go on the net for a bit? It sounds to me like your boss has a muskrat in his pants or something!

guyjin · 02/05/2008, 04:42 PM

Quote from: Dark Fact on 02/05/2008, 04:34 PMAs long as you get your job done in the end, who should really care if you go on the net for a bit? It sounds to me like your boss has a muskrat in his pants or something!

Some people just can't be happy unless they are pushing others around. Of course, this sort of person is attracted to management.

Dark Fact · 02/05/2008, 04:46 PM

Yeah, and he probably sleeps with them every night too.

Ceti Alpha · 02/05/2008, 05:19 PM

QuoteSome people just can't be happy unless they are pushing others around. Of course, this sort of person is attracted to management.

Isn't that the way, eh? Annoying dot com.

Dark Fact · 02/06/2008, 11:04 PM

Nat, you say they don't pay you by the hour. So, do they pay you by the call or something?

Maybe you really should find yourself a better job. Are you at least going to college?

P.S. 666th post!

guyjin · 02/06/2008, 11:07 PM

Quote from: Dark Fact on 02/06/2008, 11:04 PMP.S. 666th post!

Hail Satan!

Dark Fact · 02/06/2008, 11:11 PM

Yes, hail me!

nat · 02/06/2008, 11:26 PM

Quote from: Dark Fact on 02/06/2008, 11:04 PMNat, you say they don't pay you by the hour. So, do they pay you by the call or something?

Maybe you really should find yourself a better job. Are you at least going to college?

Hahaha, I don't do phone calls. I work as a retail supervisor for a large company. I do sales analysis, GPL reports, margins, etc. I also do a bit of field work, but the former is the stuff I do at my desk.

I get paid a flat salary regardless of the hours I work.

That's why I said it's on my own time if I end up putting in extra hours because I'm online here talking to you guys all day. I'm not costing the company any money. As long as I get my volume reports and such turned in on time nobody takes a second glance.

An no, I'm not currently going to college because my salary is pretty decent as it is and I don't really need any more education.

Dark Fact · 02/06/2008, 11:55 PM

Well, as long as you make enough to buy some spiced rum in the end, I guess that's all that matters.

nat · 02/06/2008, 11:57 PM

Who ever said I didn't have a little captain in me?

guyjin · 02/06/2008, 11:58 PM

Quote from: Dark Fact on 02/06/2008, 11:11 PMYes, hail me!

you had to go and ruin it.

MurderDate · 02/07/2008, 08:44 AM

The forum needs some more funnies and informed folks like nat, Sinistron, ceti_alpha, Keranu, Tat.. uhh.. that's it (apologies if I overlooked any funny/informed individuals - I am still working on that first cup of coffee)

Sinistron · 02/07/2008, 09:32 AM

Well I'm still a newbie here MD...
Part of that growth that's spreading like cancer.
We should just clone Nat- make Nat everywhere at once. Force Hall they can be called. Today- pcenginefx, tomorrow the world -- and your backyard mushroom patch. All powerful- with or without double A batteries!

MurderDate · 02/07/2008, 09:40 AM

gosh Sinistron, if you're a newbie I'm a fetal pig..

Is there some way to nominate nat PRESIDENT OF PC ENGINE FX ? Let's not even have an election.

Ceti Alpha · 02/07/2008, 12:36 PM

QuoteLet's not even have an election.

Yes. Democracy is for noobs.

Nazi NecroPhile · 02/07/2008, 05:48 PM

Quote from: nat on 02/06/2008, 11:26 PMAs long as I get my volume reports and such turned in on time nobody takes a second glance.

What about TPS reports?

Kitsunexus · 02/08/2008, 01:15 AM

Quote from: guest on 02/07/2008, 05:48 PM
Quote from: nat on 02/06/2008, 11:26 PMAs long as I get my volume reports and such turned in on time nobody takes a second glance.
What about TPS reports?

RED STAPLER.

nat · 02/08/2008, 01:38 AM

It's a r-red swingline....

MurderDate · 02/08/2008, 08:21 AM

nat, sounds like you have a great job. I'm jealous. where do you live again?? I keep wanting to ask you that.

nat · 02/08/2008, 12:10 PM

Sunny Seattle!

Kitsunexus · 02/08/2008, 01:56 PM

Quote from: nat on 02/08/2008, 12:10 PMSunny Seattle!

You guys are weird, no offense. I had one dude from Seattle (which he stated about 40 times), well, to be nice, it was obvious he liked other men. He COULD NOT STOP telling me about the French cusine he was eating, how he sells his art for money, how he lived in a rainforest for a couple of months, how the government was a bunch of "old fuckers" when he was a page boy and bla bla bla.... He also was very insecure and LOVED to brag about himself, how he speaks 7 languages, how he knew cellphones in and out, etc...

I couldn't even use the line "If there's nothing else T-Mobile related I must release the call" because he would stop these crazy stories in order to ask about the Blackberry, if we had satellite phones, etc...

He finally just hung up during the middle of the conversation, I'm guessing by accident, and so 35 minutes from when he first started, I was free.

nat · 02/08/2008, 02:20 PM

Quote from: Kitsunexus on 02/08/2008, 01:56 PM
Quote from: nat on 02/08/2008, 12:10 PMSunny Seattle!
You guys are weird, no offense.

Yeah, cuz we're all like that.

I could make some astute observations about stereotypical Texans, but I'll refrain.

GUTS · 02/08/2008, 03:21 PM

Do people from Portland, OR talk to you about politics and how much they hate Bush? Fuck I get sick of how much people here bitch and moan all the time. I can't wait until the elections are over so people will shut the fuck up for a while.

Ceti Alpha · 02/08/2008, 03:43 PM

QuoteYeah, cuz we're all like that. Rolling Eyes

I could make some astute observations about stereotypical Texans, but I'll refrain.

haha!

My life as an Ontarian was over when my aunt called from Ontario and told me (I was a young teenager) that I had a Nova Scotian accent. lol.

"Khaaaaaaann!!!!!!"

Seriously though, all regions/states/provinces have their own stereotypes, and as with all stereotypes some of it is based on truth. Everyone just needs to laugh at themselves. But just for all you southerners, I may be Canadian and from Nova Scotia, but I don't live in an igloo nor do I fish for a living. lol

nat · 02/08/2008, 03:46 PM

I bet you say "aboot" and "eh" a lot though.

Ceti Alpha · 02/08/2008, 03:51 PM

QuoteI bet you say "aboot" and "eh" a lot though.

haha. I'm not sure with the "about". I think the Ontario in me held off the "aboot", though when I'm drunk I think it may come out sometimes.

As for the "eh" - yeah, it's pretty much nonstop. lol

I find myself even typing it more and more on posts. It's the only way I feel comfortable getting my point across....eh?

nectarsis · 02/08/2008, 04:11 PM

"Blame Canada"

Lochlan · 02/08/2008, 04:21 PM

Quote from: GUTS on 02/08/2008, 03:21 PMDo people from Portland, OR talk to you about politics and how much they hate Bush? Fuck I get sick of how much people here bitch and moan all the time. I can't wait until the elections are over so people will shut the fuck up for a while.

lol, right now I'm wondering if you've seen the weekly protests downtown

Ceti Alpha · 02/08/2008, 04:29 PM

Quote"Blame Canada" Boo hoo! Mr. Green

Go ahead. And I'll transfer the blame to Quebec. lol

Hobo Xiphas · 02/08/2008, 06:40 PM

Portland is the new San Francisco.

Also, I have never actually met a Canadian who said 'eh'. But then again, all the Canadians I met were from the Prairies.

Ceti Alpha · 02/08/2008, 07:38 PM

QuoteAlso, I have never actually met a Canadian who said 'eh'. But then again, all the Canadians I met were from the Prairies.

Actually "eh" isn't that common in Nova Scotia. It's really an Ontario thing and in some of the praries. But Wikipedia actually talks about it:

Quote from Wiki:

QuoteCanada

The only usage of eh? that is exclusive to Canada, according to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, is for "ascertaining the comprehension, continued interest, agreement, etc., of the person or persons addressed" as in, "It's four kilometres away, eh, so I have to go by bike." In that case, eh? is used to confirm the attention of the listener and to invite a supportive noise such as "Mm" or "Oh" or "Okay". It essentially is an interjection meaning, "I'm checking to see you're listening so I can continue."

"Eh" can also be added to the end of a declarative sentence to turn it into a question. For example: "The weather is nice." becomes "The weather is nice, eh?" This same phrase could also be taken as "The weather is nice, don't you agree?".

Depending on the speaker's tone or the dialectal standard, eh can also be perceived as rude or impolite, as "Repeat that!", and not a request.

Further examples of Canadian usage include: "I know, eh?" (Agreement), "Yeah, eh?" (Agreement; tone of voice changes meaning slightly). "I know. Eh!" (Pause between 'know' and 'eh' and emphasise 'eh'. This is an excited agreement.) Although technically questions, these are also said as statements.

The usage of "eh" in Canada is often mocked in the United States, where some view its use as a stereotypical Canadianism. Many Canadians dispute its use (for example, singer Don Freed in his song "Saskatchewan" declares "What is this 'Eh?' nonsense? I wouldn't speak like that if I were paid to."). There are many merchandise items on the market today that use this phrase, such as t-shirts and coffee mugs.

It is often joked about by Canadians as well, and is sometimes even a part of the national identity[1]. For example, a Canadian national team is sometimes referred to as the "Eh? team." Likewise, at one of their concerts, a member of the Canadian Brass, referring to their arrangement of the jazz standard, "Take the A Train," said that they'd considered calling it "Take the train, eh?"

The 2004 edition of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary states that "eh" is used most frequently by residents of Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick, somewhat less frequently in Quebec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and the three territories, and rarely if ever in Nova Scotia, Alberta and Newfoundland. This may reflect cultural differences among the provinces, perhaps including the physical distance between various areas of Canada and major American population centres.

I find myself using the "I know, eh?" a lot. hehe

Example:

- "Vista sucks!"

- "I know, eh?"

GUTS · 02/09/2008, 01:04 AM

I see protests all the time, I hate those people. They all look exactly the fucking same- converse shoes, tight black jeans, lots of stupid wrist bands, a retarded beanie with pigtails, etc. Fucking ridiculous.

Hobo Xiphas · 02/09/2008, 02:02 AM

I have never seen a protest in the South Suburbs

I don't think people really care that much

td741 · 02/09/2008, 06:58 PM

I don't use "eh". But then again... I'm actually a francophone.

Ceti Alpha · 02/09/2008, 07:09 PM

QuoteI don't use "eh". But then again... I'm actually a francophone. Razz

hehe. J'ai besoin de plus de pratique avec mon français, mais il n'y a pas beaucoup des francophones ici en Halifax.

I was surprised in wiki how they said "eh" is used "somewhat less frequently in Quebec". I guess all the anglophones in Montreal are using it. heh

td741 · 02/09/2008, 07:20 PM

I wouldn't really know about usage in Montreal, since I'm in Ottawa (I'm a Franco-Ontarian.)

Ceti Alpha · 02/09/2008, 07:43 PM

QuoteI wouldn't really know about usage in Montreal, since I'm in Ottawa (I'm a Franco-Ontarian.)

Oh cool. I was born in Ottawa, and I might be moving back sometime soon. I'm definitely going to go up for a week or so in a couple weeks. Going to job hunt up there and stay at a friends.

termis · 02/10/2008, 12:05 AM

Here's a Canadian ~~sterotype~~ fact:

Any Canadian you meet abroad will always point out how that celebrity xyz that just popped out on the tube is Canadian for the umpteenth time, all while rest of the crowd from different nations look each other with that "I really didn't give a fuck" look.

Seriously, I've must of come across this symptom from about a dozen Canadians (including my wife) while I was living in Korea & Japan.