who would win in a post off "marka or rhett"

just because i have nothing better to do i thought i would throw this question out there.when it's all said and done,who will be the greatest poster of our time?
marka or rhett in socal or ?

i voted for rhett
because theres no shame to rhetts game :eek:
long live rhett the mighty poster
post on rhett :D

[eddie_ogburn]

Hysell

Athole for sure, then Hysell, then me, then rhett.....

:cool:

I'm going with Marka because he has unleashed some of the most deadly schmacks of all time towards neonnoodle and others in the OMB division.

i'd have to put my money on atwood. :D

Yeah, but the real question is, with being the first to break the 4K barrier, what problems will my game experience now? Burnout? CTS? Run out of big words?

We're in unchartered territory now, boys and girls.

I voted for Rhett. I mean, I'd definitely win, but anyone still wearing their hair like that at his advanced age needs all the support he can get.

[Lyle O Ross]

What, no Neon?

[rhett]

Hey, he said "post off" not "smack off"! :)

Musta lost your reading ability when you sold-out and cut that hair... :cool:

I voted for Mark because he is currently proving that he can't be caught.

I voted for Rhett. I mean, I'd definitely win, but anyone still wearing their hair like that at his advanced age needs all the support he can get.


yeah but at least he washes it once a week,gotta give him props for that :cool:
the reason marka has passed the 4k boundry is because he posts in his sleep :cool:

[Pizza God]

I voted for Rhett. I mean, I'd definitely win, but anyone still wearing their hair like that at his advanced age needs all the support he can get.




Hey, I resemble that remark :D

[exczar]

I vote for Marka. He's got more time for posting off than Rhett. I mean, at least you can tell he's not spending all his free time improving his game... :D

[Nelle 18131]

I vote for Marka, of course :D. He has been blessed with a lot of extra energy and by God I am not gonna take it from him.

[gnduke]

Not sure quite how to read that.

It would depend on the definition of winning.

Do you have to convert your opponent to your point of view, or just drown his opinion out with barely related side issues ?

[crusher]

Mark,

I know that you would win a post off! But I don't think that your post count has anything to do with your game, it would suffer no matter what :)

I will start early, I bet the Cowgirls have no chance of winning 10 games this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spartan]

are we talking about number of posts? mark is definately longer-winded than rhett. remember. it is quality over quantity. oh wait, we are talking about mark and rhett still. :D

[tbender]

I almost voted for Rhett because I thought it said "Putt Off".

[gnduke]

I thought it said "Putt Off".


Again, are we talking about quantity or quality ?

[nix]

nice Gary!

[circle_2]

Hot air dependent? >>> marka
Hot air independent? >>> Rhett
:D:p

Hot air dependent? >>> marka
Hot air independent? >>> Rhett
:D:p



:cool:

[okcacehole]

I almost voted for Rhett because I thought it said "Putt Off".



LMAO - awesome bender....how true..how true

[rhett]

Marka, you must really hack around the basket if everyone is picking me in a putting contest! :)

Alright Rhett, despite the jabs at my putting and lack of golf skills, and the diversionary tactics of Leyva attempting to lure me into the obvious football argument (you're on, btw), there's an issue at hand that we must deal with.

In light of the landslide by which I'm winning this poll, at what point will you concede the election? I need to know since I'll be looking for a running mate in November and you seem like a viable candidate.

I considered Nick, since VP's do have a doofus-like reputation, but perhaps you would be a better choice and could raise the bar for the office.

[rhett]

9 votes ain't a landslide! :D


Useless posting fact: there are approximately 2050 posters who have posted at least once but have fewer total posts than marka's lead over me in total posts.

An important, but overlooked, factor in determining who would win a post-off is that the rate of posting is more important than the simple number of posts.

Although Marka currently has a greater number of posts than Rhett, there is no sure-fire way of determining when each of them began posting on the board in order to calculate their average number of posts/day. (Note: I tried running the "Username search" for both of them, but it turned up different "first post" dates depending on whether I chose "search posts by any date" or "search post within the following range" (specifying "older than 2 years.")

Based on their current number of posts (4244 for Marka, 3964 for Rhett), assuming that Marka began posting on March 1, 2001 and Rhett began posting in August 1, 2001, Marka would be averaging 3.796 posts/day, while Rhett would be averaging 4.107 posts/day. Assuming that their posting rates stay constant, it is clear that Rhett will catch and pass Marka in total number of posts by the end of the year.

Assuming Rhett began posting on May 1, 2001, however, his posts/day average would fall to 3.747, which would mean Marka would not only maintain, but increase his lead over Rhett (again assuming that their posts/day averages remain the same.)

OK, did a little research......

First post I could find from MARK-***** 3/22/01

First Post by the Hair Farmer 6/11/00

Sooo....your argument is false, as it leans in the opposite direction.....

OK, thats 3 years and 1 day for Mark.....1097 days

Rhett 1382 days

[girlie]

My vote is for Marka...

Anyone who graces me with a mention in post #4000 deserves the win :D!

:cool:

What the hell, i posted NUMBERS.....


Rhett 2.86830680173 per day

marky-mark 3.87511394712 per day

Ah Girlie, you saw that huh? Well, you deserve the props. :)

Bill, very funny. You're a mean and troubled person.

Rhett, 9 votes might not be much, but 19% is a whooping. And, I've done a lot of things in my life, but "selling out" ain't one of 'em!

Cong, as always, thanks for the support.

Gary, Tony and Adam - The line to BITE ME starts right here.

Josh, don't encourage him.

Danielle, I knew I could count on you. 2004 = YOD! (Year of Danielle)

Now, as for the posting ratio numbers Fore posted upthread, let me just say that they are telling, but a bit skewed. You have to remember that I took a couple of months off. There were weeks that I didn't post at all and many days over that period when I didn't even look at a monitor for any reason. From Oct. '03 to mid Jan. '04, my post counts were WAY down. I was pretty much underground due to personal setbacks.

Nowadays, golfing, posting and my mental state are all fun again. :)

Rhett will not catch me and only me being banned from the board will allow him an opportunity to close the gap. And let's face it, I never say or do anything that could get me banned, right?

And let's face it, I never say or do anything that could get me banned, right?



Oh yeah.....NEVER.....

:D

OK, did a little research......

First post I could find from MARK-***** 3/22/01

First Post by the Hair Farmer 6/11/00

Sooo....your argument is false, as it leans in the opposite direction.....



Sorry to bust your bubble, Schmacky, but I have reason to believe that the results returned by the board search engine are incomplete, and therefore are neither decisive nor probative.

I ran a similar search to the one you did (with differing results, depending on the search options, btw), but as a control, I also ran a search for my earliest post.

The earliest post returned by that search is dated 09/16/01, on the etymology of "anhyzer." Chronologically, the next post it returns is dated 10/01/01, asking for Brian Schweberger's phone number. That is incorrect. (I have reason to believe my first post occurred prior to 09/16/01, too.)

If you look up post dated 10/01/01, you will see that Chris Hysell replied to it.

What is significant about that is that I had met Chris for the first time (and Brian, too, for that matter) at the Sneeky Pete tournament in Burlington, NC, the previous weekend, when I returned
a red "Forest Stump"-stamped Cyclone 2 he lost in the pond at Buckhorn: a disc I had gone to Buckhorn specifically to search for.

And how did I know to look for it? Because I had previously exchanged posts with Chris on the msg board about it!

And why did Chris post details of the disc on the board? Because he saw an even earlier post of mine, in which I stated I had retrieved several discs from the pond that I was trying to return, and was hoping that one of the discs was his.

(There are also several other posts from 2001 and 2002 related to returning retrieved discs that do not show up in the search results: for example, the day after the 2002 Buckhorn Meltdown, I posted that I had gone scuba diving to retrieve discs, and commented on the water temperature, saying "It's still cold." Neither that post, nor any of the subsequent posts by me or by others relating to the return of the discs I retrieved, are returned by the search engine.)

The fact that the search engine fails to return numerous posts of mine, some of which predate the 09/16/01 date of the earliest post returned by the search engine, renders suspect the dates reported for the earliest posts by Marka and Rhett.

(And, yes, I DO have way too much time on my hands. :D)

As I said, Sorry to bust your bubble. And besides, regardless of who started posting first, it's still the rate of posts, not the raw number of posts, that will determine the winner of a post-off. The calculations were there simply to illustrate that point. :p

(See what I mean when I say I have way too much time on my hands? :D)

[exczar]

Nowadays, golfing, posting and my mental state are all fun again. :)




This gets my vote for the "Post of the Week". Glad to read it, you handsome brute!

Talk about rendering a theory suspect, Fore, you still haven't taken into account my pronounced abscence from posting that I mentioned upthread. Your PPD (posts per day) averages are skewed by that fact and are therefore useless.

Bill, thanks. Life is fun again and its pretty darn cool. :)

BTW, I think it bears mentioning one fact that has been repeatedly overlooked in many posts on this thread. Although the subject line, and the basis of many people's posts, reads "post-off," the poll itself asks voters to choose the "Greatest Poster Alive." Just thought the distinction was worth pointing out. :)

Talk about rendering a theory suspect, Fore, you still haven't taken into account my pronounced abscence from posting that I mentioned upthread. Your PPD (posts per day) averages are skewed by that fact and are therefore useless.



Marka, you may be the most prolific poster on the board, but you obviously went to A&M, because you clearly fail to see that I make no assertion either way as to whether you or Rhett would win a post-off. What I did was offer an illustration showing why it is important to consider ppds rather than the raw number of posts in order to project the winner of a post-off. Not only are the assumptions used in calculating the ppds clearly stated in the post, but TWO sets of calculations are presented, showing how differing initial assumptions lead to different conclusions.

Go back and re-read my post slowly (better yet, have someone else read it to you and explain what all the long words mean.). :D

Talk about rendering a theory suspect, Fore, you still haven't taken into account my pronounced abscence from posting that I mentioned upthread. Your PPD (posts per day) averages are skewed by that fact and are therefore useless.



Marka, you may be the most prolific poster on the board, but you obviously went to A&M, because you clearly fail to see that I make no assertion either way as to whether you or Rhett would win a post-off. What I did was offer an illustration showing why it is important to consider ppds rather than the raw number of posts in order to project the winner of a post-off. Not only are the assumptions used in calculating the ppds clearly stated in the post, but TWO sets of calculations are presented, showing how differing initial assumptions lead to different conclusions.

Go back and re-read my post slowly (better yet, have someone else read it to you and explain what all the long words mean.). :D



Why would you assume that I clearly failed to see anything? I didn't say you were making an assertion regarding who would be the eventual winner of such a post-off. Further, I didn't say that PPDs were not important factors in predicting any such outcome. What I said (pay close attention, I can only type at one speed) was that YOUR PPD's were useless.

Now, if you were to research the time period that I spoke of and take it out of your equations, thus defining new PPD's that more accurately reflected current posting conditions (different inputs and different results aside) that would be data that could be very useful.

As for your comment about having someone read the long words to me, I see no need for you to be bitter. I realize that in your geographical location, anyone able to articulate their points as well as you seem to be able to must be under constant suspicion by the locals as some kind of a commie spy, but I see no need for the chip on your shoulder (perhaps a necessary defense mechanism at the local general store) to guide your posts here in a more global community.

Regarding your point of me being the most prolific poster as it concerns my pointing out the actual name of the poll, let me clear up a few things. I do not consider myself to be the Greatest Poster Alive. The most prolific, yes. Greatest, well that's for someone other than me to say.

Case in point, Randy Wimm may be the Greatest Poster Alive, he just no longer posts. There may even be some people who consider the comedic stylings of TBender and Kevin McCoy, the informative nature of Dave Dunipace's work, the ability of GnDuke to break virtually anything down into a spreadsheet, the always appropriate placements of icons by Schmack Daddy, the unique grammar skills of Seewhere and Vinnie and even the creepy yet entertaining avatar of Adam Murphy to be indicators of those posters qualifications as potential candidates for the title of "Greatest." That is completely subjective, and I'll leave it to the masses to decide.

And for your edification, I attended East Texas State University YEARS before it became a satellite of Texas A&M. I am not now, nor have I ever been an Aggie.

Thank you.

[rhett]

I think you have to plot the actual PPDs and look for trends in order to have any chance of success in predicting the final counts.

I think I liked Rodney's old weekly wrap-ups better because everyone had a chance to win a weekly title. There'll be no catching Atwood for anyone.

Why would you assume that I clearly failed to see anything? I didn't say you were making an assertion regarding who would be the eventual winner of such a post-off. Further, I didn't say that PPDs were not important factors in predicting any such outcome. What I said (pay close attention, I can only type at one speed) was that YOUR PPD's were useless.



Further evidence that you fail to understand the difference between illustration and reality. The PPD averages in my example are useful precisely becasue they illustrate the point that PPDs are more important than raw numbers. The fact that the numbers used in the illustration may not accord with reality is immaterial to the usefulenss of the illustration.


(pay close attention, I can only type at one speed)



YOU MEAN YOU CAN TYPE???? I would have sworn you were using a voice recognition system!!! :D


I attended East Texas State University YEARS beofre it became a satellite of Texas A&M.



Oh! You mean it became an Aggie Preschool???? And you admit it???? :D

I'm not sure what "becasue" means and please don't quote me unless you spellcheck your re-typing of the quotes "beofre" you post them, but thanks for the reply.

(Sheesh, that after I gave you credit for being articulate.)

I'm not sure what "becasue" means and please don't quote me unless you spellcheck your re-typing of the quotes "beofre" you post them, but thanks for the reply.



That's Aggie spelling. I figured I'd make you feel at home. :D

[Pizza God]

nice cover fore. I wonder if that one would work for me and by horrible spelling :D

no i got that one covered /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[neonnoodle]

Where’s the "None of the Above" button?

Good thread though…

sorry kick
you can aways run as a write in candidate /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[gnduke]

Rhett just hit 4K... Is he closing or falling behind ?

And I just hit 3k, though I will never rise above #4.....

unless someone chops their hands off or something....

[gnduke]

Hey Mark, watch out for Cong with sharp objects.

[tbender]

Cong, I think you've just been dismissed from the HCF volunteer staff with that comment.... :D

Cong, I think you've just been dismissed from the HCF volunteer staff with that comment.... :D



LMAO.....I woudl never stop marky mark from posting, he gives me MUCH entertainment!!

[rhett]

I finally figured why people are picking me in a "putt off":

There's a picture of me making a putt as my avatar. Evidently people who play with marka have never seem him make one, so of course I would win! :)

[tbender]

Oh, I've seen him make one. Normally it's on his 3rd or 4th try.... :D

THANK YOU!! GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!!

all i see is some fat guy sanding behind the basket,can't really make out who it is.it could be either rhett or marka,they both make so few putts i would take a picture too if i made one just so i could remember what it looked like :D

[rhett]

Ow! :)