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I stumbled onto the Afterword error 404 page just now, which lists all the authors and number of posts they (we) have contributed since April 2014.

The numbers are only accurate at the moment of sampling, of course, but I thought it might be of interest to a few other list fans/ navel gazers. The list is in the first comment.

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  1. Afterworder (No. of posts)

    Bargepole (329)
    Junior Wells (277)
    Kaisfatdad (272)
    bricameron (259)
    DogFacedBoy (236)
    H.P. Saucecraft (174)
    Colin H (158)
    niallb (147)
    Tiggerlion (136)
    Twang (131)
    minibreakfast (130)
    Black Celebration (124)
    moseleymoles (124)
    DougieJ (122)
    Uncle Wheaty (121)
    ganglesprocket (117)
    Mike_H (114)
    SteveT (100)
    Mousey (99)
    BigJimBob (97)
    Dave Amitri (92)
    Johnny Concheroo (91)
    Beany; James Blast (90)
    Rigid Digit (83)
    Kid Dynamite (81)
    drakeygirl (80)
    retropath2 (78)
    Dr Volume (76)
    Vulpes Vulpes (75)
    Chrisf (72)
    timtunes (67)
    Moose the Mooche (66)
    dai; Dude From Atlantis (63)
    fentonsteve; Gatz (61)
    garyjohn (58)
    Sewer Robot (57)
    Clive (55)
    Bingo Little; ip33 (54)
    Poppy Succeeds (53)
    Freddy Steady; salwarpe (52)
    Ahh_Bisto (51)
    Baron Harkonnen; el hombre malo; mikethep (49)
    anton; Jackthebiscuit (48)
    madfox; niscum (47)
    badartdog (41)
    davebigpicture; ruff-diamond (40)
    Rob C (39)
    Carl; Tim The Admin (38)
    bungalowjoe; Raymond (37)
    nogbad (34)
    Lodestone of Wrongness (33)
    Steerpike (32)
    fitterstoke; Gary (31)
    Blue Boy; DisappointmentBob; Feedback_File; LesterTheNightfly (30)
    bungliemutt; David Wright; deramdaze; Sitheref2409; Skirky (29)
    Jed Clampett; Vincent (28)
    Baron Harkonnen; Martin S; pencilsqueezer (27)
    hubert rawlinson; Mick50s; Wheldrake (25)
    Dodger Lane (24)
    DrJ; fortuneight (23)
    chiz; Harold Holt; Junglejim (22)
    daff (21)
    Leicester Bangs; paulwright; Rec Room
    (20)
    Fin59; MC Escher
    (19)
    Black Type; Leedsboy; todayoutof10 (18); eddie g; Harry Tufnell; Lando Cakes; Vim Fuego; Wayfarer
    (17)
    adman; Arthur Cowslip; ernietothecentreoftheearth; LOUDspeaker; Vince Black
    (16);
    BaldySlaphead; Douglas; Hannah; Hawkfall; Jack Kelsey; The engine Driver
    (15);
    Carolina
    (14)
    biggles; Jim Cain; johnw; Paul Wad; thecheshirecat
    (13)
    aging hippy; attackdog; Chris; ger_the_boptist; Martin Horsfield
    (12)
    Ainsley; DrewToo; gasman; nigelthebald; seanioio; simongmusic; WholeHogg
    (11)
    Dogbyte; Jeff; Jorrox; Locust; Mr H; mutikonka; Number Six; Pajp; Sour Crout; The Pizza Kid
    (10)
    fatima Xberg; Milkybarnick; Native; Neil Jung; RubyBlue; walker1; welshbenny
    (9)
    Bartleby; chilli ray virus; Chimney Singing Crow; Curtis from Ohio; Fiction Romantic; itfc1959; Noboru Wataya; Zanti Misfit
    (8)
    atcf; Beezer; Bladderman; DavidB; davidks; duco01; Mike Hull; rabtdog; Sniffity; VincePacket; Walter Rego
    (7)
    Barry Blue; bengwy; bogl; dadwardo; Diddley Farquar; geacher; Getthenet; joe robert; nickduvet; Phil Pirrip; rocker49; Simonl; SixDog; Smudger; Spotcheck Billy (6)
    Baron Counterpane; bigsteviecook; Camille; Contraryarticle; David Kendal; Deviant808; Fifer; Janice; Jimmy; Mavis Diles; NE1; NigelT; Railroad Bill; slotbadger; The Actual North; tkdmart
    (5)
    anth25; Askwith; Badlands; Bamber; bang em in bingham; Brucefield; Cobweb Steve; craig42blue; Declan; el toro; Fintinlimbim; Geoffbs7; Hamlet; Handsome.P.Wonderful; IanP; ipesky; jazzjet; LordTed; Lunaman; molesworth; pawsforthought; Robbie1112; rotherhithe hack; Seamus; seekenee; stevieblunder; TrypF; Wiggy; Wilson Wilson
    (4)
    Ainsley The Admin; Alias; Archie Valparaiso; bantha29; Baskerville Old Face; BrilliantMistake; DanP; Excitable Boy; GCU Grey Area; geedubyapee; goldblackman; Happy Harry; homebaked; James Taylor; Johnny Bubbles; Kernow; latenitetellyvision; MyAmericanMate; Neil Staughton; Paul Hewston; Paul Waring; policybloke; poolhallrichard; Ralph; Razor Boy; rich; Richie B; robert; Rosbif; Uncle Mick; yorkio
    (3)
    Aard Stryder; ACPurves; Alan Latchley; andielou; Arch Stanton; Argot; Art Vandelay; badger_king; Banjo Sick; Billybob Dylan; bobness; Campo; carabara; chumpy; colrow26; contraflow; corganiser; count jim moriarty; Davidg; deckards; dkhbrit; Everygoodboydeservesfruita; fedoraboy; Giggles; Guffster; Happybird; ivan; ivylander; James EB; JimmyJimmy; Joe R; KDH; Makka Pakka; Malc; marmiteboy; Martin Hairnet; metal mickey; mikeyp40; Milesc; Mocktudor; Morrison; mrxsg; Neilo; paintyface; Pat Carty; PaulVincent; pavelboy; pete; Pie Chart; Pizon-bros; Podicle; RChappo; Roryks; Sid Williams; sparrowroberts; Springer Bell; stanners; Steve Walsh; Styrofoam plates; TRMagicWords; Turtleface; YTDS
    (2)
    Afterword_Shameless_Promo; Almost Simon; androo1963; Andymack; Another Will Smith; Ardnort; Balancedview; Bogart; BryanD; Cecil Ann; Charlie Barley; Charlie Gordon; ClemFandango; Cookieboy; countottoblack; ewenmac; Fenderman; Finbar; Formbyman; Foxnose; Friar; garyt; gunsofbrixton; Hot Cider; HouseOfLard; Hubbahubba1; illuminatus; intoxicatedman; Izzy; John Walters; johnmontagna; JQW; Keef; kshale; Lord Hamersmith; Mak; Marwood; matriches; Matthew Best; Michael; millymollymandy; mojitojoe; Mr Lovegrove; muffler; murkey; neverflown; newpathstohelicolin; Norwegian Blue; oscar patterson; PaulDavis; pbobcat; pedr0; Pinmonkey; plumb1909; ratbiter; Renkadima; Retro Man; simon22367; skylarkingmatt; spider-mans arch enemy; StuartReeves; The Muswell Hillbilly; tinysuns; Tony G; usby; VernierCaliper
    (1)

  2. This must refer to the number of threads that each of us has started, rather than the total number of posts that each of us has contributed.
    I’ve only started 7 threads, as the list tells us, but I’ve posted thousands of times!

    • Yes, you are right, @duco01 – my terminology could be confusing. I tend to differentiate between ‘posting’ and ‘commenting’ (what we are doing now), whereas others differentiate between ‘thread-starters’ and ‘posters’.

  4. There’s a rule of thumb for internet forums which is that for any given site 90% are lurkers, 9% are contributors and only 1% are creators.

    Without knowing the total number of members this data would suggest the Afterword is above average in the creation department.

    • I make it 387 posters/thread-starters out of a current membership of 683 – so just under 57% have been active bloggers – the number of commenters/posters is probably higher.

    • Nice to ”hear’ from you, @happybird – I hope not to make you less happy, but my, rather chaotic, chart (formatted while posting – so aware of the ticking clock) puts the score after the list – so it’s 2, not 3.
      I look forward to reading your threads – I’d be well happy if this thread had the effect of encouraging less frequent contributors to take part more.

    • That information isn’t SO readily available, but, as a test to see how do-able and time-consuming it is, I went through your back pages and discovered the following:

      • Within last month (3); 1 month ago (2); 2 months ago (5); 3 months ago (5); 4 months ago (9); 5 months ago (2); 6 months ago (3); 7 months ago (3); 8 months ago (4); 9 months ago (6); 10 months ago (11)
      • Within last year (53), 1-2 years ago(30), 2-3 years (38)

      • Total comments (968)

      • Hi salwarpe (and everyone else)

        How can I see how many comments I’ve made in total?
        I’ve looked under Track and My Profile, and I don’t see the information there…

        • Hi @duco01!

          How many comments? Well –
          1 Go to your page (clicking on your name will do that)
          2 There’s a little box marked ‘Show’ – select ‘Comments’
          3 Scroll to the bottom of the screen (Ctrl + End is the most efficient way, done with your right hand)
          4 Click on ‘Load More’ (with left hand on mouse)
          5 Repeat 4 & 5 until you get to the your first comment (This can take some time)
          6 Highlight all the text and press Ctrl + C
          7 Paste it into Notepad to remove formatting (Not sure about Apple – probably something equivalent),
          8 Copy and paste ‘clean’ text into Word
          9 Find and replace all carriage returns with line breaks (Ctrl + H, replace ^p with ^l)
          10 Find and replace all examples of ‘Favourite^l’ with ^p
          11 Select all text and number the list
          12 Go to the last entry and note the number

          It’s a bit of a faff, I know.

          The answer is 2068, by the way

  15. Being a serial antipodean poster I knew I’d be up there with KFD. Was surprised BP was so far ahead.

    I think Bri’s should be down weighted for those posts of one sentence or less.

  17. Mmm, just 14* blog entries for me, but all preceded by worrying as to whether what I am saying will be of any interest to anybody.

    *There were an additional 149 blog entries that were scrapped at the idea/writing stage after deciding that no, it won’t be of any interest to anybody!

  18. A good sound philosophy Junior.

    It can be a bit like sitting with a group of friends and throwing in a topic of conversation that I am interested in. Sometimes it really takes off, sometimes it dies the death. And sometimes one person mentions something really interesting that I did not know about which makes me very glad that I brought the topic up.

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