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Old 06-29-2007, 04:08 PM   #1
pixellany
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Am I in big trouble?

I just hit 5000 posts and got labelled as a "guru". Given some of my recent mistakes, this is a truly scary picture...
How much will this cost me?
Does it matter that there are huge segments of the Linux world about which I am clueless?
Is it curable?
Will newbie posters now respond when I help them or ask for more info?
Is there a dress code?
 
Old 06-29-2007, 04:17 PM   #2
rshaw
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someone will be along to show you the secret handshake
 
Old 06-29-2007, 04:21 PM   #3
XavierP
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pixellany
I just hit 5000 posts and got labelled as a "guru". Given some of my recent mistakes, this is a truly scary picture...
How much will this cost me?
Large, very large, brown envelope left in a locker in Grand Central station. Filled with money is nice but optional....
Quote:
Originally Posted by pixellany
Does it matter that there are huge segments of the Linux world about which I am clueless?
With your guru hat on and a roll of +6 persuasion, they will believe anything you tell them.
Quote:
Originally Posted by pixellany
Is it curable?
No. The last guy that tried was called Bruce Banner......
Quote:
Originally Posted by pixellany
Will newbie posters now respond when I help them or ask for more info?
Nope, but they will camp outside your house with kazoos.
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Originally Posted by pixellany
Is there a dress code?
Silly hats only.


If being a guru is scary, you can change the title in your User CP.

Congrats.
 
Old 06-29-2007, 04:33 PM   #4
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Will newbie posters now respond when I help them or ask for more info?
Nope, but they're gonna email you directly to ask questions..
 
Old 06-29-2007, 05:03 PM   #5
Hern_28
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Bennies?
When do users get their secret decoder rings ?
 
Old 06-29-2007, 07:00 PM   #6
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Some of us will even come haunt you in your dreams. I appreciate the help and my contribution to helping you get there by all of my threads you have answered.
Last edited by Larry Webb; 06-29-2007 at 07:03 PM.
 
Old 06-29-2007, 07:15 PM   #7
pixellany
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Believe me, I have had no goal of a specific post count. In fact, I have noted that many of the REAL gurus are far less verbose.

I now know that I have a choice between "guru" and "LQ addict". I'm going to have to think really hard about this...
 
Old 06-29-2007, 08:32 PM   #8
phantom_cyph
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My biggest worry when I hit your age...ehm, post count, is that when I ask stupid questions, I'll be ignored. :-D
 
Old 06-30-2007, 02:56 AM   #9
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I believe you can also choose to remain a "Senior Member"

(congrats, by the way!)

TG
 
Old 07-01-2007, 03:15 PM   #10
frob23
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I don't think I will ever hit "guru" status. I don't have enough time in to type that many posts and responses.

I mean... think about it... I have been here over three and a half years and have been fairly consistent with the amount of time I spend here... and look at how far away I am from being a guru!

I am 28.5% of the way there!!! At this rate, I will hit guru sometime in March of 2016.
Last edited by frob23; 07-01-2007 at 03:17 PM.
 
Old 07-01-2007, 05:57 PM   #11
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frob23, you are ahead of me and haven't been here as long...
 
Old 07-01-2007, 06:03 PM   #12
Daws
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Well as they say, it's quality not quantity that counts.
 
Old 07-01-2007, 07:01 PM   #13
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I believe you can also choose to remain a "Senior Member"
I thought "senior member" was a euphemism for "old dick."
 
Old 07-01-2007, 10:55 PM   #14
MasterC
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I thought "senior member" was a euphemism for "old dick."
Bah hah haha, I literally laughed when I read that...

-Chad
 
Old 07-02-2007, 01:39 AM   #15
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lets bow down to pixellany the master of grub and paritioning
 
  


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