The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .Peter

Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterShould be Moderators’ privilege?A

ahaslett wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterShould be Moderators’ privilege?AMaybe we should have “The Final Thread”where users are allowed to make ONE post in reply to the OP and not make any other posts - ie no discussion and no multiple posts by the same userAnd the Mods can delete any extra posts users makejust an ideaPeter

Messier Object wrote:ahaslett wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterShould be Moderators’ privilege?AMaybe we should have “The Final Thread”where users are allowed to make ONE post in reply to the OP and not make any other posts - ie no discussion and no multiple posts by the same userAnd the Mods can delete any extra posts users makejust an ideaPeter

Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterWe will find outafterthe site is switched to read-only mode.Maybe there will be a flood of posts on the last day, all hoping to be the last!

Tom Axford wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterWe will find outafterthe site is switched to read-only mode.Maybe there will be a flood of posts on the last day, all hoping to be the last!Maybe the DPReview will crash on the last day with last posts across all forums!

Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterIf you post a second before the site closes...

Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterAs promised, when my count reaches 40,000 I will disappear and may only watch a bit (of any forum or future forum) from the distance, it's all about leaving on my terms and not being controlled by the Amazon bean counters.Funny thing about post counts, the count I see in my post here is quite different to the count in my profile. I guess the first one is the gross number of posts and the profile one is the posts remaining that never were deleted or removed by moderators.This post (if anyone looks) will initially appear at 39,998 so only two more and *zap* I'm out of here.By the way it is already April 1 here in Oz so not a joke, I'm for real.

except for challenges, as there r other forums to attend to, and give time for folks to read my last posts.

Guy Parsons wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterAs promised, when my count reaches 40,000 I will disappear and may only watch a bit (of any forum or future forum) from the distance, it's all about leaving on my terms and not being controlled by the Amazon bean counters.Funny thing about post counts, the count I see in my post here is quite different to the count in my profile. I guess the first one is the gross number of posts and the profile one is the posts remaining that never were deleted or removed by moderators.This post (if anyone looks) will initially appear at 39,998 so only two more and *zap* I'm out of here.By the way it is already April 1 here in Oz so not a joke, I'm for real.Yes you are - and Ive enjoyed experiencing your reality secondhand - basement digging and all!

Sujiar wrote:Guy Parsons wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterAs promised, when my count reaches 40,000 I will disappear and may only watch a bit (of any forum or future forum) from the distance, it's all about leaving on my terms and not being controlled by the Amazon bean counters.Funny thing about post counts, the count I see in my post here is quite different to the count in my profile. I guess the first one is the gross number of posts and the profile one is the posts remaining that never were deleted or removed by moderators.This post (if anyone looks) will initially appear at 39,998 so only two more and *zap* I'm out of here.By the way it is already April 1 here in Oz so not a joke, I'm for real.Yes you are - and Ive enjoyed experiencing your reality secondhand - basement digging and all!Thank you indeed for your comment. I rave on in many posts and often wonder if anybody reads them. The basement is progressing, but unsuitable weather means it is stalled a little before I order the next two tonnes of 10mm gravel for the next concrete mixing adventure.Anyway, this reply has triggered me to go to my 40,000th post so it's time to go away. I may still read the forums but I am determined to stop posting any more. Basically, I've left the building....Earlier on I did promise fireworks, so here they are....That was back in 2014 while at a night meetup sponsored by Olympus and a Sydney camera store. We were busy taking city night shots and playing with the mess of cameras and lenses that Olympus had brought along, when suddenly fireworks popped up. So lucky.The fireworks were at the end of the Opera on the Harbour every night for a short season, they still have those eventshttps://opera.org.au/productions/madama-butterfly-on-sydney-harbour/they run the opera on floating stages (usually?) on the next headland to the left of the Opera House.Goodbye all, and it has been fun in the last 20 years of DPR for me.

Guy Parsons wrote:Sujiar wrote:Guy Parsons wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterAs promised, when my count reaches 40,000 I will disappear and may only watch a bit (of any forum or future forum) from the distance, it's all about leaving on my terms and not being controlled by the Amazon bean counters.Funny thing about post counts, the count I see in my post here is quite different to the count in my profile. I guess the first one is the gross number of posts and the profile one is the posts remaining that never were deleted or removed by moderators.This post (if anyone looks) will initially appear at 39,998 so only two more and *zap* I'm out of here.By the way it is already April 1 here in Oz so not a joke, I'm for real.Yes you are - and Ive enjoyed experiencing your reality secondhand - basement digging and all!Thank you indeed for your comment. I rave on in many posts and often wonder if anybody reads them. The basement is progressing, but unsuitable weather means it is stalled a little before I order the next two tonnes of 10mm gravel for the next concrete mixing adventure.Anyway, this reply has triggered me to go to my 40,000th post so it's time to go away. I may still read the forums but I am determined to stop posting any more. Basically, I've left the building....Earlier on I did promise fireworks, so here they are....That was back in 2014 while at a night meetup sponsored by Olympus and a Sydney camera store. We were busy taking city night shots and playing with the mess of cameras and lenses that Olympus had brought along, when suddenly fireworks popped up. So lucky.The fireworks were at the end of the Opera on the Harbour every night for a short season, they still have those eventshttps://opera.org.au/productions/madama-butterfly-on-sydney-harbour/they run the opera on floating stages (usually?) on the next headland to the left of the Opera House.Goodbye all, and it has been fun in the last 20 years of DPR for me.best of luck mate. will never forget Sydney Harbour 2000 new years eve on my new 46ft yachtDon

The soap series All My Children lasted 22 seasons, DPR  25. All things have their season(s)…. and then they don’t.

The Scottish farewell song (with apologies and I will try and spell it correctly this time)"... Jock, afore you go ..."ChorusJust a wee deoch and doris, just a wee drap, that's all,Just a wee deoch and doris, afore ye gang awa,There is a wifie waitin' in a wee but and ben,If you can say the name of all the possible replacement forumsThen its a'richt ye ken."Well wished and fare thee well.I fully intend to be moderating away until the parting is officially consecrated with my ane wee drap.

Guy Parsons wrote:Messier Object wrote:The 149th (or 150th) post of a thread has the last say of that discussion.I wonder who will have the final say on this forum. . . .PeterAs promised, when my count reaches 40,000 I will disappear and may only watch a bit (of any forum or future forum) from the distance, it's all about leaving on my terms and not being controlled by the Amazon bean counters.Funny thing about post counts, the count I see in my post here is quite different to the count in my profile. I guess the first one is the gross number of posts and the profile one is the posts remaining that never were deleted or removed by moderators.This post (if anyone looks) will initially appear at 39,998 so only two more and *zap* I'm out of here.By the way it is already April 1 here in Oz so not a joke, I'm for real.Congratulations Guy!  Regards

Appreciate all the help and advice I have received on this forum over the years!

Tom Caldwell wrote:The Scottish farewell song (with apologies and I will try and spell it correctly this time)"... Jock, afore you go ..."ChorusJust a wee deoch and doris, just a wee drap, that's all,Just a wee deoch and doris, afore ye gang awa,There is a wifie waitin' in a wee but and ben,If you can say the name of all the possible replacement forumsThen its a'richt ye ken."Well wished and fare thee well.I fully intend to be moderating away until the parting is officially consecrated with my ane wee drap.Thanks for all your efforts here Tom.

Certainly not me Pete, not going to hang around waiting for the Amazon death march. Doesn't appeal muchAll the best Pete.Danny.