Uh. User 20000. Just sayin'.

November 29, 2004 6:34 PM

Uh. User 20000. Just sayin'.
posted by grateful to MetaFilter-Related at 6:34 PM (42 comments total)

Huzzah.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 6:36 PM on November 29, 2004

Ten bucks says he becomes one of those no-post wonders.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 6:39 PM on November 29, 2004

I noticed a few long term members nabbed numbers right around it. Were they trying to make a play for an ebay sale of the 20k user?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 6:46 PM on November 29, 2004

and I'd say several months before we ever hit 20k.
posted by y6y6y6 at 7:02 PM on November 29, 2004

That's at least $8K USD in 11 days. Karyn only averaged $1K per week.
posted by HyperBlue at 7:05 PM on November 29, 2004

it's all in savings going towards a special fund I'll announce later.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:06 PM on November 29, 2004

User numbers peaked at 11817. It's been all downhill since.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:10 PM on November 29, 2004

I wasn't trying for 20000, I was just protecting my old domain name from MetaSquatters.
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:40 PM on November 29, 2004

Were they trying to make a play for an ebay sale of the 20k user?

I would have, if I had thought of it. Instead of this 19816 number I got instead.

On preview: username links have just changed to hide the user number. Nice.
posted by BradNelson at 7:57 PM on November 29, 2004

On preview: username links have just changed to hide the user number. Nice.

Okay, they did on the preview page, but not anymore. Odd.
posted by BradNelson at 7:58 PM on November 29, 2004

pfft. n00b.
posted by keswick at 8:00 PM on November 29, 2004

We're more than just a number ;)
posted by PurplePorpoise at 8:11 PM on November 29, 2004

Missed it by *that* much.
posted by Time Is Tight at 8:12 PM on November 29, 2004

Time Is Tight: At least you didn't register "Mr2000".

Out of curiosity, what name would you have picked if you planned to auction it?
posted by BradNelson at 8:26 PM on November 29, 2004

ThisUsernamePurchasedViaEbay
posted by DrJohnEvans at 8:40 PM on November 29, 2004

"it's all in savings going towards a special fund I'll announce later." - Jimmy Hoffa
posted by quonsar at 8:51 PM on November 29, 2004

"I was going to be a jewel thief".

_W.S. Burroughs. Feb. 20, 1997
posted by clavdivs at 9:05 PM on November 29, 2004

$8K USD in 11 days

Make that $8K in *two years*
posted by scarabic at 9:33 PM on November 29, 2004

Holy crap, the guy who played Spock's Dad is user number 20000?!?!?!

Can I get an autograph?
posted by filmgoerjuan at 9:38 PM on November 29, 2004

Out of curiosity, what name would you have picked if you planned to auction it?

It never occurred to me to auction it.
posted by timeistight at 9:59 PM on November 29, 2004

Sheesh. When I registered 19999 was the highest. And then after I registered 20000 was still just blank. I sense a setup!

(or a slow database refresh)

Any offers for my Kubrickian #?
posted by Quadroonian at 10:03 PM on November 29, 2004

16929 on November 17th - then the flood gates opened. Now 20000? So $15000.00+ is in the special fund? Is it something civic-minded Matt? Clean up the Willamette?
Widen the highways to the beach? COme on Matt, tell us.
posted by Cranberry at 10:21 PM on November 29, 2004

I think some of the money from new signups should go to pay off my outrageous credit card debt.
posted by mcsweetie at 10:38 PM on November 29, 2004

posted by keswick at 10:41 PM on November 29, 2004

Widen the highways to the beach?

I assume, by this, you mean "buy quonsar the objet d'art buttplug he's always begging for."
posted by scarabic at 10:51 PM on November 29, 2004

you blowfish!
posted by quonsar at 11:08 PM on November 29, 2004

I'd rather party like it's 19999.
posted by scody at 11:31 PM on November 29, 2004

Nice, keswick. (Speaking as someone who forked over more than five bucks to that fund.)
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:31 PM on November 29, 2004

it's all in savings going towards a special fund I'll announce later.
posted by mathowie at 7:06 PM PST on November 29


Finally, we get a separate page for callouts!

Make it the 'lellow, pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease, I even have the numbers, somewhere around here....

::rummages around the logs::

Oooops, deleted... hmmmmm

Well, anyway, it's a loverly lellow, honey gold.

Oh, here it is! D1CD7B (RGB = 209, 205, 123)
posted by kamylyon at 11:43 PM on November 29, 2004

On preview: username links have just changed to hide the user number. Nice.

Username and number behavior are slightly different in MeFi and MeTa, and I believe Preview mode has a few quirks as well.
posted by dhartung at 1:05 AM on November 30, 2004

Username and number behavior are slightly different in MeFi and MeTa, and I believe Preview mode has a few quirks as well.

Not sure that there's any difference between MeFi and MeTa, but in preview mode it uses a different link that does not show the user number.

e.g. normal: http://www.metafilter.com/user/18170
preview: http://www.metafilter.com/username.mefi/rooftop secrets
posted by rooftop secrets at 1:10 AM on November 30, 2004

You are wrong and I claim my ten bucks.
I didn't play Spock's dad and I wasn't aiming for 20000. I've been waiting years to sign up and just got lucky. Unless I'm offered an outrageous amount I'll be keeping the account, thank you very much.
posted by mleonard at 4:09 AM on November 30, 2004

mleonard, we're one in a thousand, we are.
posted by salmacis at 7:54 AM on November 30, 2004

So are we.
posted by jpoulos at 7:59 AM on November 30, 2004

Let's go 249ers!
posted by jpoulos at 7:59 AM on November 30, 2004

User numbers peaked at 11817. It's been all downhill since.

Now you've hurt my feelings crash.
posted by Tarrama at 8:26 AM on November 30, 2004

And to think.. had I waited just a split second more, I'd be having all these posts dedicated to me.

[/narcissism]
posted by AccidentalHedonist at 9:32 AM on November 30, 2004

mleonard, we're one in a thousand, we are.

well, you & I are, but this guy's got four zeroes...
posted by mdn at 9:52 AM on November 30, 2004

I palindrome I?
posted by fatllama at 3:00 PM on November 30, 2004

"User numbers peaked at 11817. It's been all downhill since.

Now you've hurt my feelings crash."

Well, it's one louder, isn't it?
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:43 PM on November 30, 2004

This would be the best time to slip in a self-link as a clever joke, but I'm afraid I don't currently have a website.
posted by Kleptophoria! at 6:08 PM on November 30, 2004

it's all in savings going towards a special fund I'll announce later.

Let's just say this is the first year in a while that it'll be a good thing to be on Matt's Christmas present list!
posted by Doohickie at 6:33 AM on December 1, 2004