Re: Twenty laborious years -- and I'm glad to be here

As a long-time student of Saints in our Book, I noticed you've just passed the illustrious jdporter on your twentieth anniversary. Congratulations!

# User Experience Level Writeups User Since Last Here

50 planetscape 31353 Chancellor (21) 1303 2005-03-27 09:28 16 weeks ago

51 talexb 29938 Canon (20) 2206 2001-12-12 20:34 2 hours ago

52 jdporter 29938 Canon (20) 3598 2002-05-30 16:48 6 hours ago

Spookily, I see planetscape is right in the mix again ... just as she was last time I noticed something unusual on Saints in our Book. :)

Update: Still neck and neck 5 days later on Dec 17 2021. Just 10 more XP to go. Who will become Chancellor first? The suspense is killing me. :)

51 talexb 29990 Canon (20) 2209 2001-12-12 20:34 4 hours ago

52 jdporter 29990 Canon (20) 3601 2002-05-30 16:48 16 minutes ago

Woo hoo, talexb made it to Chancellor first, beating jdporter to this new level by just 3 XP, on Dec 19 2021!

51 talexb 30000 Chancellor (21) 2210 2001-12-12 20:34 4 hours ago

52 jdporter 29997 Canon (20) 3601 2002-05-30 16:48 2 days ago

jdporter made Chancellor one day later, on Dec 20 2021 ... and on Dec 21 they are tied ... again ... at 30001 ... and again on Dec 23 at 30007 and Dec 24 at 30010 and Dec 29 at 30028. Inseparable. :)

Update: (March 2023). This two-man sprint to Chancellor has transmogrified into a three-way race to overtake planetscape and so become one of the Top 50 Monks of All Time.

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Re^2: Twenty laborious years -- and I'm glad to be here by talexb (Chancellor) on Dec 13, 2021 at 15:48 UTC
As a long-time student of Saints in our Book, ... Oh, my goodness. Even though I've been on this site for a ridiculously long time, I also look at this page occasionally. It amazes me that some users who haven't been here in years are still far higher in the Experience numbers. Still, it's fun to contribute now and then, and explain what community means to the infinite supply of newbies who continue to arrive every week. ("Still? I was s-u-r-e that Perl was dead." "Uh .. nope. Not even close.") :) Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]
Re^3: Twenty laborious years -- and I'm glad to be here by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Dec 14, 2021 at 08:56 UTC
It amazes me that some users who haven't been here in years are still far higher in the Experience numbers Nevermind (macht nichts). As a consolation, your entertaining Twenty Laborious Years meditation has helped you sprint clear of the redoubtable jdporter (who is now eating your dust) ... and I further predict you'll beat him to the coveted Chancellor level within a week or two ... and then, mühelos, sail past the delightful (but currently inactive) planetscape to earn a well-deserved spot in the coveted top 50 before your next anniversary. :)	[reply]


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