Congrats Doug Smit 100000 likes

Wow, 100,000 ! At first glance I wasn't sure if that was Likes or the number of coins in Doug's collection . Congrats .

 

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There's always that one guy on campus with a unicycle.

 

Thanks to all. In this case it seems a lot of hoopla over being #2. If I am Jim Brown, I guess that makes @Alegandron Tom Brady???

In 1997, I had an inexplicable desire to learn to code HTML and 'Geo-Cities' was giving free web space so my website began (all coded in simple HTML without packaged software or Javatricks). This was about the same time that our own @Valentinian started his site which he continues to maintain. Mine is dead. We had one factor in common that I consider significant. Our sites were free to users. At that time there were websites that charged membership fees before they would tell you what they knew. I strongly support free information exchange. I despise those who know less than I do and charge others for their ignorance. Coin Talk has been only one part of my string of venues that supported my desire to 'spread the word' about this hobby. I have no idea where will be next. I wish I had better YouTube skills. I do enjoy Zoom. Nothing makes me happier than to hear from people whose interests in these coins began with my old site. Several times I have regretted the move that resulted in the invasion of Coin Talk by those of us ejected from another similar venue. We were a poor fit then and now. Note how many of the names on CT's lists of most likes are regulars here on the Ancient section. We were not what CoinTalk wanted but we thank them for tolerating most us to some degree over the years.

 

I always used to grasp the treasure of info from Master Doug. Sometimes I pass these info to other coin-friends. Some info can't be find anywhere. So generous indeed. Glad to express you Best wishes for the coming years.

 

LOL

 

So Doug Smit is an actual person? I always thought it was an institution...

Seriously, congrats!

 

Doug, although I am a newcomer to CT, I have been very impressed with your depth of knowledge on ancients, the art of photography and the photographic image

Congratulations on achieving this milestone, and may the likes keep on flowing for you.

 

Congratulations on 100K likes!

Boy, this brought back some memories, as I did the same thing with basic HTML and Geocities around 1998. I never made anything that lasted, but I was thrilled to type lines of code and see them appear as a website. I really thought I was something...hahaha!

Onward to 200K @dougsmit likes!

 

These posts reminded me of my own experiences with computer programming....such that it was.

I believe it was the 1980's and I had just purchased an H-P 11C for use in my Land Surveying work. This hand-held calculator had the ability to accept up to some 400 steps of programming. The only use I made of this capability was to write, and install, a program by which I could enter my weekly hours, hit run, and then receive my calculated take home pay.

 

Congratulations, Doug! When it comes to your posts... and you... there's a lot to like

That's an interesting observation and there are other factors to consider when deciphering what it means to have a lot of Likes.

First, the culture of this board is to click like liberally. "Like" can mean

• I like what you said (duh )
• That was a very interesting post
• You are my friend and I support everything you say
• I clicked Like so I'll know I've already read this post
• I'm clicking Like instead of writing a comment because I don't have anything contributory to say but wanted to acknowledge your effort

Compared to other CoinTalk boards, we ancients collectors are definitely Likers .

In approximately January 2013 there was a mass exit of ancient coin collectors from another forum when some popular members were booted (SteveX6) and everyone moved to friendlier and less Puritanical pastures. Activity on the CoinTalk ancients board increased dramatically and in more recent years seems to be increasing almost exponentially. Consider how quickly a new thread disappears from the "front page"!



The point is this: prior to the recent handful of years, there just weren't that many members actively posting on the ancient boards, so any given post from 2014, for example, are going to have far fewer Likes than would the same post today because far fewer people would actually see the post. This makes Doug's (and Alegandron's, and Bing's, and other "old timers") numbers all the more notable.

Perhaps a more meaningful statistic is the ratio of likes per message. Because we're such Likers, almost everyone has a high ratio. If your ratio is low (less than 2 or so Likes per message), you might give some thought to your interactions. This is especially true if you're new. That ratio is skewed downward for people who have been here a long time for the reasons demonstrated by the graph. If you're new, your ratio will be very high if you're saying anything that is even remotely informative, interesting, congratulatory, or funny.

If today you're not getting at least a handful of Likes almost every time you post something, you might want to step back and consider if what you're about to say does anything other than take up server space. For instance, it's really not necessary (and even bad form) to post something that is little more than "thank you for clicking Like" or "thank you for commenting on my comment". Or, if you really want to do that, save it up until you have several people to whom you wish to say that so you won't constantly be bumping the thread back to the top.

Summary: the number of Likes a person has isn't the end-all but it can give some insight .

+1

 

Wow, 100,000 likes, congratulations on a remarkable milestone. And well deserved too.

Just checked mine....596. Hmmmm, will need to live till I'm 500 at my current rate.

I'll throw a party when I get to 1000!

 

@TIF Your post is interesting and thought provoking.
I hope that, not many CoinTalkers are clicking the "Like" button, just so that they will know, that they have already read a post. This seems like a terrible use of the "Like" button. If I see, that someone "Likes" a post, then I usually believe that, probably, the person likes most of what is in the post, or agrees with most of what is in the post, or believes that the post is interesting or thought provoking.

This is interesting. I've heard other CoinTalkers allude to this event, but I still don't know much about it.

I agree, that a person's Likes/Messages ratio is an interesting statistic. In some ways, it's similar to a football running back's yards/rush ratio.