"Geekness" - wots that on about

[Tubothy]

I dont know if this is sumat that has already been discussed, but wots all this malarky about different users being grand master geeks and other such waffle... and how come im a neophyte geek???? is this supposed to insult me or congratulate me?

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[ErnieK]

Hi there Tubothy
The more icons you have next your your name means that you know less than you think http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[bassman]

ErnieK http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Tubothy, it is a rating system based on how many posts you have. Although the level of "Geekdom" is representitive of your knowledge of computers, some may have a high rating because of asking a lot of questions. This is not bad because it also indicates someones desire to learn.

And yes, it is meant as a compliment http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[YODA74]

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[mjc]

Actually all it is, is proof that what the wife says is true.....I'm nuts........... http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[sea69]

you sound a bit like me when I first signed up here- looking back!

only difference is that I really didn't know much when I got here but have sure learned a lot!

It is really a mere 'counter' of graduating posts not a barometer necessarily of knowlege.

However- if one can manage to stay in these forums for enough posts to get to be a Grand Master, usually this means that by that time they do know a little something and have remained well behaved enough to stay here.

that's about it I guess.

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[borgdrone1of2]

malarkey an ojibawa word meaning bull manuer lol http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Whyzman]

Tubothy,

It just means that you are a "neophyte geek" here at the PC Guide Forums!

In the "real world" you might be a systems administrator with 20+ years of IT experience under your belt...as some here are.

However, even the beaucoup experienced in our midst began the ardous journey to Four Star General Geekdom with the same first step! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

As mentioned earlier, it is not necessarily a measurement of one's computer knowledge...rather, one's willingness to learn, and or, share what they have learned!

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[Paul Komski]

What is so clever about the geek-hierachy is that geek is the buzzword and not guru or anything that suggests cleverness or insight. Here's just one dictionary definition. LOL http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

geek

Pronunciation: (gEk)—n.
Slang.
1. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
2. any strange or eccentric person.

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[sea69]

hehe http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Paul, nice one there!

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[ErnieK]

Paul,
Perfect description. But it is murder trying to get the feathers out from between the teeth, unless you happen to have a set of "wallies" (slang term for false teeth) http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[Vic 970]

sums it up nicely paul.

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[borgdrone1of2]

hello
the feathers are not so bad you get used to them and besides the roast chicken after words is allso good http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

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[AteKnob]

It has come to my attention that one can attain a high ranking by doing little else ot occupy their time.

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[sea69]

Originally posted by AteKnob:
It has come to my attention that one can attain a high ranking by doing little else ot occupy their time.



I seriously doubt we would put up with someone long enough for them to "achieve" a certain GEEK "status" if they contributed nothing.

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[ixl]

The geek thing is just supposed to be fun, and is also some level of recognition for regular posters.

It's just a line in your UBB profile. One that can be changed if someone were to be shallow enough to post tons of junk just to increase it. It's not something that's ever had to be dealt with before here, and hopefully it will remain that way.

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[billyboyb]

don't feel bad, i'm less a geek than you http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/frown.gif

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[Paleo Pete]

billyboyb...There's really no reason to be dragging up topics several months old...in most cases if it's more than about a month old, it's considered dead.

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[billyboyb]

mr paleo pete, i.m not dragging up anything after a month, i only been here i day, i didn't start this thread , mr tubothy did, maybe it's him, you should sound off to, i just got here.
respectivley, billyboyb :mad:

[Paleo Pete]

OK maybe an explanation is in order.

Check the dates of the previous posts in this topic, the last one was 4/14/2002. That's two months ago. In most cases a topic with no responses for that long is considered dead and buried.

My previous post was to let you know that it is not a great idea to resurrect topics that old, in most cases it's not necessary.

Sorry if I offended you, just doing my job...

[billyboyb]

i didn't know about dates, i thought it was started yesterday, lesson learned, sorry, billy:(

[ixl]

That's OK, billyboyb. It happens. We're generally a pretty friendly bunch around here. :)