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<blockquote data-quote="(un)reason" data-source="post: 6012357" data-attributes="member: 27780"><p><strong><u>Dragon Issue 292: February 2002</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>part 2/10</p><p></p><p></p><p>Forum comes to an end, having been literally marginalized to the point of obsolescence. By very little coincidence at all, the vbulletin forum code that rpg.net, Enworld, and tons of other modern forums now use first came out last month. The internet has now well and truly taken over that role, so trying to continue it here would just be a waste of page count. Still, let's see what the last few people have to say.</p><p></p><p>Flavian Stellerine ends us off on a low note with another roll playing vs role playing rant. The two are not incompatible. Stop presenting them as some great dichotomy. </p><p></p><p>Mark Sims praises them for their recent MA and Gargantua articles. This too isn't very surprising. Still, at least it ends this column on a positive note. </p><p></p><p>Well, so much for that then, 18 years and 211 issues later. To bring things to a close, let's compile a list of our top forumites over the years. </p><p></p><p>In joint 7th place, with 5 posts each, are Gregory Detwiler and Eyal Teler. </p><p></p><p>In 6th place is Toby Myers , with 7 posts. </p><p></p><p>Number 5 Is David Carl Argall, with 8 posts. </p><p></p><p>At number 4 is David Howery, with 9 posts. Frequent forumite, similarly prolific article writer (which has in turn stirred up more forum action <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ), and now regular poster on these threads, he's remained involved in various capacities long after most people have drifted away. Pleasure to talk to you personally. </p><p></p><p>Ed Friedlander is at number 3 with 12 posts. </p><p></p><p>Anonymous is at number 2, with 14 posts. This comes as little surprise. Despite their general policy against publishing stuff without a name, there's always going to be a few letters that are good enough despite format errors, or who's names need to be redacted for personal reasons, be they because they're actually a part of TSR and don't want to be sacked for openly criticising them, or because their gaming group reads Dragon too, and doesn't want the drama. And they can actually wind up getting more prestige as part of the collective than they could individually. Here's to everyone who's been Anonymous over the years, here, in /b and elsewhere. </p><p></p><p>So who could be at number 1? Who has the strength to go against the massed forces of Anonymous and win? Well, If you guessed S. D. Anderson, well done. Despite not posting since 1993, he managed to be sufficiently prolific in the early years of the forum that he still has a substantial edge on anyone else, with a full 20 posts stretching from issues 82 to 200. If you're still out there somewhere, congratulations. I hope you're happy to hear that. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Nodwick gets taste classified. I guess henchmen are going to end up monster chow anyway, so why not facilitate the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(un)reason, post: 6012357, member: 27780"] [B][U]Dragon Issue 292: February 2002[/U][/B] part 2/10 Forum comes to an end, having been literally marginalized to the point of obsolescence. By very little coincidence at all, the vbulletin forum code that rpg.net, Enworld, and tons of other modern forums now use first came out last month. The internet has now well and truly taken over that role, so trying to continue it here would just be a waste of page count. Still, let's see what the last few people have to say. Flavian Stellerine ends us off on a low note with another roll playing vs role playing rant. The two are not incompatible. Stop presenting them as some great dichotomy. Mark Sims praises them for their recent MA and Gargantua articles. This too isn't very surprising. Still, at least it ends this column on a positive note. Well, so much for that then, 18 years and 211 issues later. To bring things to a close, let's compile a list of our top forumites over the years. In joint 7th place, with 5 posts each, are Gregory Detwiler and Eyal Teler. In 6th place is Toby Myers , with 7 posts. Number 5 Is David Carl Argall, with 8 posts. At number 4 is David Howery, with 9 posts. Frequent forumite, similarly prolific article writer (which has in turn stirred up more forum action :D ), and now regular poster on these threads, he's remained involved in various capacities long after most people have drifted away. Pleasure to talk to you personally. Ed Friedlander is at number 3 with 12 posts. Anonymous is at number 2, with 14 posts. This comes as little surprise. Despite their general policy against publishing stuff without a name, there's always going to be a few letters that are good enough despite format errors, or who's names need to be redacted for personal reasons, be they because they're actually a part of TSR and don't want to be sacked for openly criticising them, or because their gaming group reads Dragon too, and doesn't want the drama. And they can actually wind up getting more prestige as part of the collective than they could individually. Here's to everyone who's been Anonymous over the years, here, in /b and elsewhere. So who could be at number 1? Who has the strength to go against the massed forces of Anonymous and win? Well, If you guessed S. D. Anderson, well done. Despite not posting since 1993, he managed to be sufficiently prolific in the early years of the forum that he still has a substantial edge on anyone else, with a full 20 posts stretching from issues 82 to 200. If you're still out there somewhere, congratulations. I hope you're happy to hear that. Nodwick gets taste classified. I guess henchmen are going to end up monster chow anyway, so why not facilitate the process. [/QUOTE]
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