According to Wordpress, this is post #1000. However, that doesn’t mean there are a thousand posts up here.
The actual count (including this one) is 770. I don’t know if that includes the static stuff on the left-hand side (that no one reads ;). But those are only a handful.
I just wonder from time to time why the two counts are so far apart. When the blog went up in test mode (hidden in a dark corner, far from prying eyes), naturally there were “tryout” postings.
Still, we certainly didn’t do 200+ of them. And I’ve noticed in the past that sometimes, a number is skipped. Like: 601, 602, 604. What happened to 603? Ah, sweet mystery of blog!
On the other hand, the actual count of 770 is just about right, as we opened in July ‘06, and I’ve managed to have a post up each day, with a few skips, but then other days with two posts.
It’s a little scary I’ve been able to put up so much material at a regular rate. I didn’t work this hard when I wrote for CGW. Hate to think what it would have been like had they been online back then!
Of course, what really counts are the comments, which to date are over 6700. Just goes to show you folks talk (write?) more than I do ;) Keep those cards and letter coming!
Awesome work. It’ll be a long time before I hit 1000, or even 770. I wish I had the time to post daily…
Rubes, it ain’t easy. Actually, I’m impressed by Coyote. He works full-time on one game, spends the rest on his own product (Frayed Knights), and still manages to get a post up almost every day, some quite lengthy. Personally, I think there’s really two of him at least ;)
scorp could it be the twits (like me occassionally) that go to the trouble of tying something out and then manage in some way or another hose up - carriage return or back/forward key without actually getting to depress the ’say it’ key or if they press the ’say it’ key with a blank comment?
I guess I discovered this site the following month, in August of 2006.
One of the other boards I go to often is the DOSBox support site http://vogons.zetafleet.com since I have an interest in running old games. There was an article on their forum about the demise of Computer Gaming World and I made the comment that I had pretty much quit reading it since Scorpia left.
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=12871
After posting that comment I wondered what ever happened to her, and google brought me here.
Ag, no. Comments are counted separately from the posts.
Ah, Google. Amazing how it read your mind, Xian ;)
Congrats scorp! I’ve been an avid fan of yours since you computer gaming world days. Been only here for a few months and have only started posting recently. I will try to post more when my work load gives me time :)
Sturm, thanks. Your comments are appreciated whenever you can manage them. Work…always gets in the way of the fun stuff ;)