Agree.
Such names used to describe the ranks accord well with the reason why the site exists.
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Such names used to describe the ranks accord well with the reason why the site exists.
I was quite looking forward to being a 68000… I learnt to program assembly on those.
Lol. It’s always nice when one’s user title has some meaning.
At this rate, it might be eons before I hit the rank of "M2 Ultra". 🤣
I find that my participation comes and goes in waves, waves that frequently reflect what is happening in both my private/personal life and that of my professional one.
That's probably true of most long-term forum members.
Indeed. Except a certain mad poster who just disappeared!
Very probably.
My point was tht it is not regular on a daily basis - or, rather it is, but only over a matter of weeks and months - rather than years - as personal (and professional) circumstances change.
Hm.
Now, I am intrigued, but I will not succumb to the temptation of asking just who it is that you mean.
I believe AFB was referring to "Mad Jew" who was a former moderator and hasn't been here in years.
Yes, thanks to @Doctor Q, I finally worked out about whom this reference had been made, and understood (belatedly) what @Apple fanboy meant.
It took me a minute or two, but knowing AFB, I figured he was playing with us somehow, I stared at what he'd written and then, bingo! I got it. The clues were there, I just needed to see them and think about them..... 
Well I can’t write about actual mad ex posters! It’s against the rules.It took me a minute or two, but knowing AFB, I figured he was playing with us somehow, I stared at what he'd written and then, bingo! I got it. The clues were there, I just needed to see them and think about them.....
Another fine example of dual meanings at times when it comes to English in the UK and English in the US....
Here in the US, "mad" more often refers to someone being angry about something, rather than the British meaning of being, as my grandmother used to say, "not right in the head." Fortunately, though, most Americans do get it when someone refers to someone else as being "mad as a hatter" or some such....
My, that straitjacket looks a wee bit confining and uncomfortable!
Here in the US, "mad" more often refers to someone being angry about something, rather than the British meaning of being, as my grandmother used to say, "not right in the head." Fortunately, though, most Americans do get it when someone refers to someone else as being "mad as a hatter" or some such....
My, that straitjacket looks a wee bit confining and uncomfortable!
I actually own a straight jacket. From my former life as an escapologistAnother fine example of dual meanings at times when it comes to English in the UK and English in the US....
Here in the US, "mad" more often refers to someone being angry about something, rather than the British meaning of being, as my grandmother used to say, "not right in the head." Fortunately, though, most Americans do get it when someone refers to someone else as being "mad as a hatter" or some such....
My, that straitjacket looks a wee bit confining and uncomfortable!
We don’t really use the term mad here for not right in the head anymore. Probably only in comedy etc.
I understand perfectly.Another fine example of dual meanings at times when it comes to English in the UK and English in the US....
Here in the US, "mad" more often refers to someone being angry about something, rather than the British meaning of being, as my grandmother used to say, "not right in the head." Fortunately, though, most Americans do get it when someone refers to someone else as being "mad as a hatter" or some such....
My, that straitjacket looks a wee bit confining and uncomfortable!
Really? How intriguing! Please tell us more about this past life, if you can somehow keep it on the topic of titles.
Like Mr Escapologist? Lol. I used to do magic and escapology as a side hustle. But that was decades ago.
I did perform at the Atlanta Olympics. Going through airport security with handcuffs and chains guarantees you get stopped!
Other than that mostly at small events or on the street.
Imagine if you could pick a user title based on your current profession or any past profession of yours. We'd have quite an entertaining variety! But it wouldn't convey your level of forum participation, as the processor numbers do.