May I make a bid here for some reappraisal of the situation that seems to be brewing?
You know, friends, the only reason I deliberately teed myself up so obviously for someone like CDS to smack into the rough earlier in this thread was because I was, in my playful and elliptical way, trying to comment on the silliness of getting all excited about being given a special title for something as totally meaningless as the number of times one can hit the "submit" button on this forum. (Yes, I do understand that Steve had his tongue planted in his cheek when he started the thread; but I still don't understand why some of us feel the need to let everyone know how many posts we've racked up, when the numbers are clearly displayed every time we submit something. Just to rack up a few more posts, perhaps?)
Putting up with a little ribbing or a telling off now and then is surely part of this online adventure, and if we cannot handle that without getting bent out of shape then perhaps we should just decide not to participate. Why on earth are people allowing themselbes to become uptight, angry and defensive here over something that is of so little significance? Can we not all just try to maintain some kind of sanity and civility here, learn not to take ourselves so damn seriously, and keep our sights fixed on what we all have in common--our shared passion for photographic excellence?
respectfully,
Terry
"The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity." —Harlan Ellison
I've gotta be up there for the most posts in such a short time. I'm nearing 3,000 in like 4 or 5 months. That deserves a special name. 
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