The ***Official*** TBN 3,000,000th Post Contest ***TBN Prizes!***

[Furu]

From the first post (Bolding added by me):

The "post count on the main index" is total number of posts - deleted posts as deleting a post does not remove that post ID from the system. As of 10:22 eastern today there were 14476 deleted posts (2965741 posts on the "Main Index" when the latest post ID was 2980217)

Aaron Z

Thanks for your answer but
Reference your posting

Top left corner of each post has a number link (yours for example is #6). If you click on that link it will take you to the post http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/news-feedback/252768-3-million-posts-tbn-11-a.html#post2944030. The number on the end (post2944030 in your case) means that that post was the 2944030th post in the database. I did a search for posts by me in reverse date order (ie: oldest first) and that was the number of my first post.
The number of posts that you get this way will be slightly different from the postcount on the front page as this number does not count deleted posts (of which there were a 1500-2000 last time I compared the numbers).
The first post I find for you is: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...e-get-paint-woods-implements.html#post1306864 which would be post 1,306,864.

Aaron Z

I am not the techno that obviously you are. I only knew of the using the number in the top right corner of the post.

What number are you referring to in the top left corner?

Assuming your left reference is a typo for right corner and that number is the total, you then state the total minus deleted is on the main index. I can find no link to main index. Where is that? I find no menu item that states main index.

Thanks

 

[Carl_NH]

[What number are you referring to in the top left corner?

Assuming your left reference is a typo for right corner and that number is the total, you then state the total minus deleted is on the main index. I can find no link to main index. Where is that? I find no menu item that states main index.

Thanks[/QUOTE]

When you log in or in the "Home page" of TBN click on Forum and on the top left you will see the post count and active members and guests on line.

Thats the "official" count..

 

[aczlan]

I am not the techno that obviously you are. I only knew of the using the number in the top right corner of the post.
What number are you referring to in the top left corner?

Correct, that should have been the top right corner (#221 on your post). If you click on that link, it will take you to: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253453&page=6&p=2980426#post2980426, the 2980426 at the end of the address is the "Post ID" which is a unique number for that post in the database.

Assuming your left reference is a typo for right corner and that number is the total, you then state the total minus deleted is on the main index. I can find no link to main index. Where is that? I find no menu item that states main index.

TractorByNet.com - Compact Tractor Forum is what has been called the main index.

Aaron Z

 

[rekees4300]

By my calculations, you will have to get people to drop their posting rate down to about 42.654 posts per hour in order for the 3 millionth post to occur closest to your guess of 10/1/2012 at 21:33:00.

OR I could become a moderator with the power to delete other members' posts. :devil:

 

[aczlan]

OR I could become a moderator with the power to delete other members' posts. :devil:

It MIGHT get noticed if you deleted 14k posts...

Aaron Z

 

[rekees4300]

It MIGHT get noticed if you deleted 14k posts...

Aaron Z

LOL...ya think?

 

[J_J]

Sept 16 4:00 PM

 

[johnk]

I think you're to late JJ....:thumbdown:

 

[Furu]

TractorByNet.com - Compact Tractor Forum is what has been called the main index.

Aaron Z

Well now I know my calculations were based on bad data or at least wrong data.

Thanks

 

[aczlan]

LOL...ya think?

I would notice it...

Aaron Z