I've got an idea--break the forum most online record

[Gamil Zirak]

Ok. Here they are again:

10 PM GMT is:

5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
4:00 PM Central Standard Time
3:00 PM Mountian Standard Time
2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time

The above only applies to states and cities that have daylight savings times.

[Arathin]

Thank you Gamil! I'll be on from ten minutes before 5 to ten or fifteen minutes after 5 on wednesday, but right now I have to go take a shower before work. hehe. bai till then or tonight or whatever! *audience: shut up!* sorry. I am leaving. Yep I am leaving. That is right I am leaving. You heard right. *audience again:shut up!!!* ok I am leaving now. *big cloud of smoke and Arathin disappears. audience claps v. loudly*

[Wonko The Sane]

Tomorrow (July 10th) is the ex-bf's b-day...I really SHOULDN'T go online as he forgot my b-day (6 days ago) and if I'm on I'll have to acknowledge him and happify him....but I'm going to anyway...just to break the record...and because I'm a dorky tool who can't seem to lose that lovin' feelin'...

[Gamil Zirak]

How will he know you are online?

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

[Arathin]

Happy unBirthday!

just don't get on im or anything.

[Niniel]

Sorry, I can't be here tonight... Have fun everyone!

[Walter]

Originally posted by Gamil Zirak
Ok. Here they are again:

10 PM GMT is:

5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
4:00 PM Central Standard Time
3:00 PM Mountian Standard Time
2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time

The above only applies to states and cities that have daylight savings times.
Hmmm - are you sure about that?

I would've thought that 10PM GMT is Midnight in Central Europe,

6:00 PM EST
5:00 PM CST
3:00 PM PST

(all times - except GMT of course - are DST). Please cf this site (http://greenwichmeantime.com/), according to the time displayed there, this post has been created at 8:59GMT (I always wondered why during DST the forum time for me still states it as GMT+1 when it is actually GMT+2 (DST)... :confused:

[Gamil Zirak]

Interesting. It seems that the forum doesn't account for daylight savings time. Well we went by what the forum says is our time compared to GMT (i.e. mine is GMT - 6) last time we tried this so I guess we better do the same again.

[Walter]

which would then be 11PM my time (CEST)...okay, I'll try to at least leave my computer running and online in case I don't make it back home...

BTW, I missed your B-day Wonko, so a belated "Happy Birthday" to you, and keep the spirits up, you know, time heals all the wounds :)

[Arathin]

My brother just looked at me and asked what CEST meant. Before I could answer, he said, "Central Eastern Stupid Talibans!" Sorry I just found that amusing. Now he is calling me a stupid git. Yes he has been watching too much Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The yellow bastard!!!! Come back here and I'll bite your legs off!!!! now he is pretending to say that in a Texian accent. Now it is the french castle scene in french. he has a very stupid french accent. oh no!!! someone help me!!!

[Gamil Zirak]

Just kick your brother really hard in the shin and that should take care of his Monty Python impersonations.

[Arathin]

No see I would have to kick him really hard a little higher for it to do any good. Shins don't work on him. Pain tolerance is too high. High pain tolerance runs in the family, which is why we beat eachother up very badly. Scars, bruses, and all.

[Gamil Zirak]

I find that a baseball bat always works well on someone with a high pain tollerance. The only downside is they'll be walking with a limp the rest of their life, but that means they'll have a harder time catching you.

[Walter]

Aaaah my bad - sorry if I caused any confusion, it was supposed to mean Central European Summer Time, a combination of Central European Time with DST....

[Ancalagon]

Anyhoo, it's 9.35pm GMT and I am waiting with bated breath:)

[Walter]

I'm going to go jogging now, but I hope there will be a new number behind the "Most users ever online" when I get back....

[Arathin]

I am here. I am on. Did you miss me? Did you miss me?

[Gamil Zirak]

It's time, but we only have 20 users on. Let's hope everyone is just running a few minutes behind.

[Hirila]

It is 11 pm in Germany so it should be 10 GMT, or am I wrong? Where are the heaps of users?

[Arathin]

Well I will be on for another fifteen mins

[Ancalagon]

Well this is just a disgrace; Arathin, take names of everyone who isn't here so we can reprimand them later. Gamil, you and Hirila go and round up who you can, I will start making calls and threatening people:)

[YayGollum]

Doobedoobedoo...sorry about that. Ummm...Yay for having another fluke sometime?

[Gamil Zirak]

I'll round people up, but I'm taking my "enforcer" with me.

[Gamil Zirak]

We've got 24 now. Wer'e so close!!

[Arathin]

Smeags! Mark is on im! but so is Dave. take your pick, bwahahahaha!!! go marky mark!

i was gonna call and threaten Smeags to get on, but she did.

[Arathin]

i just got two more people on

[Hirila]

Got two more people, guests here, the two guys I share a flat with.

[Gamil Zirak]

We have 30. All we need is four more people and we can break the record.

[Arathin]

got one more, but everyone else is alright on that i know and isn't at camp

[Arathin]

well trying to talk him into getting off his game and getting on.

[Hirila]

It won't do! :-( Boo hooo hoooo Why the h... did some of the members leave? That was not very nice.

[Arathin]

no it isn't

[Arathin]

Argh!!! We're... not... going... to... make.... it............

OH shot! Oh well! Maybe some other time.

[Hirila]

My dear Friends, I am sorry to announce... this... is the end. I'm leaving.

Well, in fact I'm rather sleepy. Have to get up early tomorrow. Perhaps it won't sound early for some of you, but believe me, for a student it is early getting up at 7:30 am. :cool:
Bye. Perhaps it will work the third try? Third time pays for all. Is it that? I don't know all those sayings in English. See ya.

[Walter]

evidently it didn't work, maybe next time...going to log off now

[Arathin]

no no! it's "third times a charm" and if we do plan a third try, just take my sig into consideration please.

[Ecthelion]

Was I on?I don't know, but I probably was, oh well. When is the 3rd one?

[dapence]

Well, you guys gave it your all. 30 or so isn't a bad showing, so perhaps next time ... :)

[Elbereth]

Well, unfortunately I couldn't make it for the event...I had to work...but I hope everything went well and you guys broke the record...if not...sorry...it was a cool idea anyway.

:rolleyes:

[DGoeij]

I'm so sorry. I was called up for work, the creeps knew I had my last exam yesterday morning and they were short on staff for the night shift. So I had to work.:mad:
Even worse, not an internet connection around either.:( But I gathered it would have been impossible to convince my boss I had to stay home to participate in the Members Online Record.
Since I'm off on vacation in a few days, I suggest we try again in September, when everybody is out of the various summer-holidays.:)

I'M REALLY SORRY!:o

[legoman]

I can't believe it, I got called up to play football, I've only played about twice this year and the 2nd time was wednesday, nevermind.


pants.

mind you football was fun.

[ILLOTRTM]

Well, look on the bright side! I'm back now!

[Ithrynluin]

Count me in!
Just let me know when!;)

[Legolas_lover12]

yeah, count me in again too. but i think we need more advertising. and plz don't make it in the first 2 weeks of august. i'll be on vacation!!!!
and plz try to make sure ur on. there were only about 28 ppl on last time. we need a lot more than that.

[Samwise_hero]

Count me in for the next one just let me know when it is. I will definatly be here!!!!!

[ILLOTRTM]

I think we need a different approach to this....

[Ecthelion]

I'll be here next time to as long as it isn't in 2 weeks because i am going to Atlanta for the Weezer concert adn my g-ma's b-day!

[Elbereth]

I hate to break it to you guys ...but the record was broken yesterday at around 5:30 something...I didn't even realize it happened until someone informed me. So I guess you guys will have to break that record now.

[Chymaera]

We do better when we don't try.:)

but if at first you do't succeed.....

[ILLOTRTM]

Try and fly again. I never did understand that saying... :p

[Gandalf_White]

No, no, no, ILLOTRTM. It's not Try and fly again. It's try, try again. Hope it makes some sense now.

[Flame of Anor]

Hey all, count me in. Just let me know when. I will keep my eye on this thread.

-Flame

[ILLOTRTM]

GW, I was kidding. Sorry. I'll try to make my jokes more obvious now. :rolleyes:

[Arathin]

tell me when and i will try to be on

[Rasec]

Hey, of course i'll try my best to be online at the time chosen. It would be good on a weekend, its when most of people have time to enter.
Count me in!

See u all,
Cesar Filho, Brazil.

[Aragorn*9]

Hey, I've been away for a while. Is there a date and time picked yet that I looked over?

[Gamil Zirak]

We haven't picked a date or time for our third attempt yet.

[Aragorn*9]

Okay, then I'm not compleatly lost!:D

[Popqueen62]

Don't you think we could break a better record than 51 people online at the same time? Honestly, there are like what? Over a thousand people, don't you think 51's a little low. I propose we break the record again!

[Anamatar IV]

lets do the math: (:D )

thousands of people-half dont come anymore or never have come-now hundreds-all over the world-6 over here 11 over there-theres about 5 minutes a day when everyone on this forum will be able to log on at the same time-about half of the people have work or school at that time-all in all the total is much less than 51. It could work if it were on a weekend and we got everyone to get on in that 5 minutes that they could.

[Popqueen62]

But 51's still pretty low, especially for a cool site like this.

[Anamatar IV]

i agree its a cool site but look at the member lists

1-many have 0-50 posts
2-over half have less than 100 posts
3-there are atleast 30 members who havent posted in over a month.
4-atleast 50 in the last 3 months
5-there are 6 members curently banned or suspended
6-a big peice of the forum lives in europe
7-a big peice of the forum lives in north america
8-A large peice lives in pacific time
9-A large peice in eastern
10-a large peice in mt/central time.

[Popqueen62]

I guess the time difference can screw things up a bit.

[Anamatar IV]

well-lets post something in the member announcments. Maybe we can get 15 6:00 EST, 15 5:00 CNT, 15 3:00 PCT, and 6 elsewhere.

[Beorn]

Yes, it's been tried before...The original record was 69, but WM reset it for the previous attempt.

I'm merging this with the previous attempt...

Oh, for time calibrations, you can try http://www.thereandbackagain.net/ubb/extras/clock.htm

[Anamatar IV]

ive an idea on how we could do it. Were subject to hacking and viruses if we do it though. Just stay on the site the entire day. Have everyone just open TTF and not close it.

[Legolas_lover12]

no way!!!!!! i can't take up the phone line all day!!!! my parents would KILL me!!!!! not gonna happen i'm telin' ya .....other ppl will have the same problem ....and would that be considered, oh, i dunno .....CHEATING my=aybe?!?!;):D:rolleyes:

[Arvedui]

I'm with you if you decide to make a third attempt. Wasn't aware of the first two. Give me a time and date, and I'll be there if I can manage.

[Anamatar IV]

stupid phone lines. How about for the people who have dsl or cable?

[Gamil Zirak]

I can stay online all day with my cable modem, but as stated above its considered cheating.

The previous two attempts failed because not everyone that committed to showing up actually showed up.

[Arathin]

I can never be on all day

[Legolas_lover12]

yah. we definetly need a time, and ppl who will be here if they say they will.

[Wonko The Sane]

Did we ever break the record? I've been gone for a looooong time.

P.S.- SNOG!

[Gamil Zirak]

The record we were trying to break was broken; just not when we were trying to break it.

[Wonko The Sane]

Did I contribute at all?

[Gamil Zirak]

I can't remember. We tried three times (I think the last atempt was two months ago) and failed miserably all three.

[Wonko The Sane]

And then you kicked @$$. Well done.

[Gamil Zirak]

Well, we didn't actually break the record. There were enough people online to break it at one time, but it wasn't a cordinated effort. There just happened to be a bunch of people online at the same time. It was broken, but by accident. So technically, our little group didn't break the record.

[Legolas_lover12]

so we stink ..................LOL ...........................but we still try ....................:rolleyes:

[Gandalf_White]

So are we going to try again or are we through?

[Wonko The Sane]

This idea is really lame...can't we just give it up?!

[Gamil Zirak]

I knew you were always a quiter WtS.

You quit playing the bagpipes in middle school.
You quit bathing in high school.
And to top it all off, you quit showing up here a few months back.

Ok, only kidding. I'm not oppossed to giving up. The ready was broken, we just don't have to tell anyone that it wasn't by us.

[Wonko The Sane]

My thoughts exactly!
Why actually do the work when you can let others do it and then take all the credit!

[Legolas_lover12]

but it'd still be kool to try again!!!!

[redline2200]

i'm in

[redline2200]

.......if we try again

[Wonko The Sane]

There's really no point you know.

[Lossengondiel]

if you do it again pm me and i'll totally help out.

[Nevavarein]

you can count me in :)

[Éomond]

How'd the last one happen?

[Beleg]

*Raises hands tentatively*

Cant we for the fun of it just try it again??

Please....
:)

[CelebrianTiwele]

hmm, if we do it in the next month, i can do it

[Idril]

I'm in:) - I've got cable broadband so, it doesn't matter - just let me know date and time etc.

[munchkin]

Count me in, Just tell me when and I'm in.

[Gandalf_White]

Well if we're gonna do this again let me know the date and time and I'm in.:D

[Arathin]

Date time? and if I'm not working, I'll be on.

[Kellivara]

lol, I'd be glad to help out, but I don't really have time to keep up with this thread, so please PM me with the date and time once it is decided? (please translate to Eastern time...? or at least tell me what time zone it is please.....)

[Beleg]

It can only happen if lots of people are interested.
Right now I know that almost 10 to 15 people can be there, including guys who have given their node since this threads re-incarnation.
We want more people to participate in this.
So people please!!!!:)
It would be fun!

[ILLOTRTM]

Huh? What? This thread is alive again? Awesome! Sure what the heck.... I was in it the first two or three times they tried to do this....not like I've got anything better to do... I'm in!

[Feanorian]

I am in.

[Nóm]

This morning there was between 15-24 guests online, and I joked about the chance of there eventually being enough of them to break the record.

Well I can't stop laughing now because they just broke it with only 9 members online!

Hooray for guests that are probably bots of some kind breaking the record... right? :p

[Beorn]

From the mod forum:

Originally posted by Beorn
- Spiders
I feel that I can't leave out spiders. Search Engine spiders are computers that roam the web and record what they see. Often they try to go to places they can't. This is most often seen when a Guest on Who's Online tries to view their User CP, or tries to do Moderating duties. You don't need to worry about these. They do no harm, and generally don't slow the forum down at all.

Well, those spiders load web pages, then save them, so that Google can search them. One search engine sent 50 spiders on over to TTF last night....which is how we set the new record to 70 people...

Is that cheating? Hehehe

[Beleg]

Well I often had the privilage of having TTF all to myself, and most often then not sharing it with Aule or one or two guests.

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by Beorn
Well, those spiders load web pages, then save them, so that Google can search them. One search engine sent 50 spiders on over to TTF last night....which is how we set the new record to 70 people...

50 spiders? I'll try not to mention that to my girlfriend, she might forbid me to visit TTF on her computer if she ever finds out about those spiders.:p

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by Walter
You really shouldn't mention that to her, especially when she - like many women - suffers from a moderate form of arachnophobia :p

Who mentioned moderate?
But really, she isn't that scared, she merely has some strange sense of leggophobia: everything with less then 2 or more then 4 legs is potentially scary. Unless they're dolphins, off course...... :rolleyes:

[Idril]

Originally posted by Walter
Yeah, it's kinda scary watching them slowly crawl out of the modem one after the other, coming all over the desktop, closer ... and closer ... Now, some people even have the computer & modem in the same room as their beds, picture that, one is sleeping soundly and suddenly... no .... I don't even dare thinking of it...


Argh!!!! Gad Walter, that freaked me just reading your post:(

[Talierin]

Originally posted by Idril
Argh!!!! Gad Walter, that freaked me just reading your post:(


....and you're the one with the spider thing climbing out of the toilet for an avatar..... *cough* ;) :D

[Beleg]

Perhaps Idril was talking about male Spidey's?