Any Old Timers Remember The Great "Post Count Flush Job"

[Munsterf18]

I'm Happy!

Actually, I'm happy that I don't look and see all the time I spent on the internet!

It's like a new beginning!

Munster

 

[westcoast362]

I don't post all that much. I was only somewhere above 800. Post count doesn't matter that much to me, but I do miss some of the old timers. They were a real fount of knowledge, humor and great photos.

 

[kennyb]

I really don't remember too much of it. I was more traumatized by the night of the long knives.

wasn't that the night of the "march butcher"

 

[hsguy]

Just as I thought I had a handle on it your post brought the pain flooding back. Guess I will have to sell a few S&W's to pay for more therapy.

 

[Rule3]

But don't forget, your post count was a measure of what kind of man or women you were. It was the attempt to reach a level to be a Senior Member or some such thing.

 

[fat tom]

I lost about 8,000 posts and at the time was kinda upset,but I got over it pretty quick. I seldom go into the detail that I once did. What I ain't over yet is that my join date was also screwed up somehow. I've been here since 2003,not 2005. There were only a couple of thousand members at the time,iirc. I still take notice of the old timers join dates when I read their posts. I still miss some of the guys who really played a large part in creating the popularity of this great forum,but are no longer here. A few,not so much.
f.t.

 

[doublesharp]

I miss the cop from Detroit. Don't remember his screen name but he was a history book of the special elite squads and knew the motown music players and venues and all the cool inner city gun stores. And DHart was the first of many fine photographers that shared tips freely with the forum that I remember. I think he still does all the Ahrend grip pics.

 

[fat tom]

Oh,while I'm at it.......

f.t.

 

[Srigs]

Yes I sure do. Had over 3500 and end up with 180 after the oops!

Oh well stuff happens!

 

[peyton]

This forum has really helped me pass the time since 2003. I have been deployed almost 10 years in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan (not continously). I get a good laugh, a lot of knowledge, and some tears. Last and most I have made a lot of friends and bought a ton of S&W's. Along with the post count I thought the earlier posts dissappeared as well. Or is my search options limited? Anyway, here's to another post count addition

 

[BarbC]

I really don't remember too much of it. I was more traumatized by the night of the long knives.

Was that before or after the dowel thread?

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I have copied most of Charlie's posts since 2007 and put them in a Word document. He can use this to publish his book some day.

 

[GRIZZLYBEAR]

I think I remember the post count purge as I have been here for over 12 years

I wasn't concerned with the loss of post count number then or now. Old Timers has kicked in and I don't remember any thing else from past history

 

[labworm]

I remember it, like starting a new season in Football.

Shouldn't give anyone any ideas

 

[mjr]

Was that before or after the dowel thread?

I was gonna try that experiment but WalMart was out of animal holder-downders.

 

[ladder13]

I was young when I started here, now I'm just old.

 

[V-35]

I have copied most of Charlie's posts since 2007 and put them in a Word document. He can use this to publish his book some day.

Put me down for a 1st edition if he does publish. I love reading Charlies posts as he leads a very intresting life and documents it well.



Art

 

[Sebago Son]

Like it was only yesterday....

I really don't remember too much of it. I was more traumatized by the night of the long knives.

Night of the Long Knives...

Many scalps taken....

I watched it from afar...

I can't remember if I was still sitting out yet another 30 day penalty box imprisionment or had been kicked off by then...

Kicked to the curb, and my 8,693 posts with me...

I'm much happier with the way things are now... a fair trade in my view.

Drew

 

[M29since14]

Night of the Long Knives...

Many scalps taken....

Sometimes I have to be careful with the coffee cup when I am reading along.

 

[Rule3]

I have copied most of Charlie's posts since 2007 and put them in a Word document. He can use this to publish his book some day.

Can we get it for the new E readers like Kindle and such??

Charlies version of Hell I wasn't Anywhere.

 

[rock doc]

I'm just posting to see my "Join Date".

 

[doublesharp]

My join date is appropriate. April fools day 2004.

 

[bettis1]

Yep, I missed those several thousand chits for a bit. But then I realized how much happier I was to not to have all that snarling that went on at the top, I never regretted the improvements.

Bob

 

[sar4937]

I'm just about back to where I was.

 

[H Richard]

I thought it was in 07 or 08, but I loose track of time. I believe I lost around 3000 posts but I didn't really keep track of the 3,121.5 posts I lost.

 

[pawncop]

Durn, I do remember so I guess that makes me an "old timer"?

I still just learning, a young pup about S&W's thank you.

Old timer? Snort, snort, hurumph.

Oh dear, cranky too. OMG! Can it be?

 

[GatorFarmer]

What was the night of the long knives? (In this context not historically.)

I remember that it was a sort of big deal to hit 10000 posts before the reset. I think there were two resets. One was a partial under Para that cleaned out a lot of old posts. Later there was the larger reset under Lee.

 

[Rule3]

I think the posts actually still exist, only the post counts have disappeared to protect the guilty.

Hey somebody had to do it! Yes, there are more than this.

You can see that Andy found them all

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/121227-i-found-missing-posts.html

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/96556-post-counts-what-happened.html

 

[sceva]

I remember it. It didn't bother me a whit then and it still doesn't. In fact, I don't know or care what my post number was then or is now. I post when I feel I have something of interest to add and never worried about what the count was, the only time I look is when a post like this brings up the subject.

 

[Onomea]

I think it was The Knight of the Long Knifes...