One million posts

[Joe Blow]

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed the overall post count climbing steadily towards 1,000,000.

Well today is the day that we pass that milestone. 25 July 2019. 15 years, 1 month and 28 days since ASF began the post count will move from six figures to seven figures.

Thanks to everyone for coming along on this journey with me, especially those who have been here since the early days. It's been quite a ride. A lot of ups and downs but I suppose that was inevitable. Online communities can be strange beasts.

If someone had told me back in 2004 that one day ASF would make it to one million posts, I would have asked them what they were smoking because it must be pretty good stuff.

But here we are...

There's more to say about the future of ASF, but I'll get to that in the coming days.

 

[tech/a]

I’m humbled to have been able to add my 1.85% of posts to that total.
Well done joe quite a mile stone
Bet you’d like a dollar for every post here!

 

[Joe Blow]

I’m humbled to have been able to add my 1.85% of posts to that total.

That reminds me. A very big thank you to all the great contributors past and present who have made ASF what it is, one of the most comprehensive trading and investment related resources on the internet.

There are too many of you to name individually, but you all know who you are.

The quality of content here is what defines ASF in my opinion. So many great threads and educational discussions. So much knowledge and wisdom shared freely.

Well done joe quite a mile stone

I think we're only the third Australian based stock market forum to get to one million posts.

Bet you’d like a dollar for every post here!

I'd settle for half that!

 

[jbocker]

Well done Joe. That is a LOT of posts. I daresay the next million will be very much quicker.

 

[galumay]

Well done Joe.

 

[StockyGuy]

Congrats, sir - am I 1 mill?

 

[Joe Blow]

I daresay the next million will be very much quicker.

At the current rate of posting, I'll be retired (or possibly deceased) by the time we hit 2 million posts.

 

[Joe Blow]

Congrats, sir - am I 1 mill?

Yes, you were 1,000,000 and I was 1,000,001.

 

[StockyGuy]

Still hasn't ticked over! Does it only count posts outside this subforum?

 

[Joe Blow]

Still hasn't ticked over! Does it only count posts outside this subforum?

The system updates the post count every five minutes. It'll be there in a moment.

 

[StockyGuy]

Yes, you were 1,000,000 and I was 1,000,001.

Nice...it didn't show immediately lol

 

[sptrawler]

Nice...it didn't show immediately lol

Jeez talk about self obsessed, it isnt all about you.
I thought I had got it.lol

 

[Smurf1976]

At the current rate of posting, I'll be retired (or possibly deceased) by the time we hit 2 million posts.

This is the bit we need to change.....

Aside from that though, congrats Joe and everyone yes.

 

[Logique]

Can't imagine the investment experience without ASF. It really is essential reading.

Many threads are helpful, not just the single stock ones - as market sentiment and background investment climate are relevant - e.g. interest rate policy, superannuation, medium term investment, dividend franking etc.

Well done Joe, and grateful to all fellow posters. I believe ASF has a wider readership than many may realize.

 

[Dona Ferentes]

And I'm about to join an august club (though it's only late July)



So this is my 10,000th post. A bit of a latecomer, I joined in 2016 but didn't really engage until late 2019 . I note the ASF total is closing on 1.2 mill, which is not bad ... this thread was started only 4 years ago, when the million clicked over. And now,



Thanks Joe for the space to put stuff up. And to the Mods, toiling away selflessly (and better dressed than many). I try to keep on context, and stay civil.

And to fellow posters:

"those who laughed at all of my jokes,
it was the LOVE I was trying to coax".

 

[Joe Blow]

And I'm about to join an august club (though it's only late July)

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So this is my 10,000th post. A bit of a latecomer, I joined in 2016 but didn't really engage until late 2019 . I note the ASF total is closing on 1.2 mill, which is not bad ... this thread was started only 4 years ago, when the million clicked over. And now,

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Thanks Joe for the space to put stuff up. And to the Mods, toiling away selflessly (and better dressed than many). I try to keep on context, and stay civil.

And to fellow posters:
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"those who laughed at all of my jokes,
it was the LOVE I was trying to coax".

Thanks for all your contributions. They have helped generate discussion and keep the stock threads ticking along, which is what this place is (or should be) all about.

 

[finicky]

I just read back over a thread where someone (Bushman) made an excellent and prescient post 2 months before the GFC nadir about Abacus Property Group (ABP) when it was selling for 0.21, but he received no answer or acknowledgement. Seen that a lot of times regarding very old posts and long lost posters. Thought, WTF?, not even worth a 'like' or a brief response? Of course they left - who's going to talk to an empty room? Actually some of us do I guess, lol.

 

[Sean K]

I just read back over a thread where someone (Bushman) made an excellent and prescient post 2 months before the GFC nadir about Abacus Property Group (ABP) when it was selling for 0.21, but he received no answer or acknowledgement. Seen that a lot of times regarding very old posts and long lost posters. Thought, WTF?, not even worth a 'like' or a brief response? Of course they left - who's going to talk to an empty room? Actually some of us do I guess, lol.

Couldn't do reactions back then. Reactions only started about 5 or 7 years ago I think...?

 

[Joe Blow]

I just read back over a thread where someone (Bushman) made an excellent and prescient post 2 months before the GFC nadir about Abacus Property Group (ABP) when it was selling for 0.21, but he received no answer or acknowledgement. Seen that a lot of times regarding very old posts and long lost posters. Thought, WTF?, not even worth a 'like' or a brief response? Of course they left - who's going to talk to an empty room? Actually some of us do I guess, lol.

Likes and other reactions started at the beginning of 2017. Had they been available back when the post was made I'm sure it would have received more appreciation and acknowledgement.

 

[finicky]

That explains it (except for the no answers), I've seen some pearlers in old threads, they should have been laminated and straight to the poolroom but its like noone hears a scream in space.