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500,000 posts
2022-11-28
A total of 500,000 posts have been put up in Rantburg,com since September 11th, 2001.

That is a lot of work by just one individual, Fred Pruitt, with help from moderators past and present, and from regular readers.

Rantburg.com wasn't looking so good just a few months ago, but since then there have been improvements in technology. We have improved the backup site to the point where it can function stand alone.

We didn't say anything then, but our last attack turned out to be an SQL injection attack, which Fred's coding helped to catch before it could do any damage.

And of course there's always the emergency Wheelus Machine Shop break room.

All this isn't gloating. It's just facts.

Volodya Putin has injected a sort of new life into Rantburg.com, making us working as moderators busier than a one armed paper hanger. And the reaction from some quarters has been a sight to see.

And that's a good thing.

But still we need help in celebrating 500,000 articles, help in keeping this blog we have alive and kicking.
Posted by:badanov

#31  You have commented 20465 times on Rantburg.

So... since 2003... little over 1,000 times posting a month? Guess I'm online a lot since I account for 4% of the postings.

Posted by: DarthVader   2022-11-28 23:57  

#30  What newc said.
Posted by: Bubba Pholuque6299   2022-11-28 23:57  

#29  No-Bid Contract: Everything You Need to Know
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-28 23:48  

#28  Long Live The Rantburg
Posted by: newc   2022-11-28 23:48  

#27  I have been Blessed with all of your efforts to keep the Earth and Heavens a-brest of proper information and im-proper humor.

The expertise in the Burg range in many ranges for a functional retort to anything the world that would throw many: pearl clutching barren cat ladies into a lethargic anxiety attacks but for refresher courses in Reality.

The world is ending Every Day in the rest of the world, But since September 11, 2001, The Rantburg has been everlasting and faithfully there for any GWOT or more needs.

I need say nothing than more than Thank you Fred, Staff, Com-Patriots, and GOD for This Place!


I So Love You All, and GOD Bless YOU!
Posted by: newc   2022-11-28 23:41  

#26  Sure, Sluse Grealet9429! But in this context, what exactly is a no bid post contract ?
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-11-28 23:31  

#25  go VLAD the impaler go kudos in doing Gods work i am in awe! can i have a no bid post contract ?
Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429   2022-11-28 22:40  

#24  burdensome loquaciousness

You're a gentleman and a scholar, Steve.

Thanks as always to Fred and the mods!
Posted by: Matt   2022-11-28 22:20  

#23  Wow, 500,000! That's nearly half a million. Congrats, Fred!

Ever ask yourself, why Fred's is pretty much the only collaborative fusion and opinion sharing effort of it's kind ?

I've kinda wondered. Made me think that maybe the burdensome loquaciousness of some new visitors was a form of DOS attack. Not to mention the actual Denial of Service attack.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-11-28 22:12  

#22  Fantastic!
Posted by: Woodrow   2022-11-28 21:21  

#21  ….By the way happy new year.
Posted by: ACA JOE   2022-11-28 19:07  

#20  That is sort of like being offered a French Kiss from Flav-A-Flav 500,000 times over. It’s a hard pass for me Joe.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-28 16:54  

#19  #16 - that's a L we'll have to live with
Posted by: Frank G   2022-11-28 14:34  

#18  ^ I think the mods are immune to flattery, Joe...
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-11-28 14:22  

#17  #16 There will be more than a million posts if you scumbags don’t cancel my comments in the future.

Then don't be a douche.
Posted by: badanov   2022-11-28 14:21  

#16  There will be more than a million posts if you scumbags don’t cancel my comments in the future.
Posted by: ACA JOE   2022-11-28 14:09  

#15  The spectrum of news and the experience of the commentariat makes this site invaluable. The mainstream is focused on a narrative to the exclusion of all else. I am profoundly grateful for the the quality and effort that goes into putting it all together.
Posted by: Cesare   2022-11-28 14:01  

#14  Kudos to Fred and the mods - looking forward to the next half million
Posted by: Slenter Panda4300   2022-11-28 13:31  

#13  Other web sites present the news without all the bullcrap that comes from MSM. Other web sites let people comment about the articles like Rantburg. But the mods and commenters on Rantburg seem so much more informative and entertaining than any other site I've found.

Then there's the War on Terror which has sort of gone into the background for America but has never really gone away. Nobody covers it like Rantburg.

Now we have the war in Ukraine. Nobody presents and allows all the debate, the differing opinions, facts and histories about this war like Rantburg. Special acknowledgement to badanov who gathers and presents a great deal of information and takes considerable heat just because he tries to be even handed about it.

I can't go back to being ignorant of the things I learn here. It might be easier for me. It might make it easier for me to get along with some of the people around me. But I can't do it. I think it'd be like getting a lobotomy.

Hat Tip to Fred Pruitt, a true American patriot, and all the mods.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-11-28 12:59  

#12  Hat Tip to Fred and Burg
Posted by: mossomo   2022-11-28 12:26  

#11   Thank you, badanov. You've done your share of the lifting too these past days. While you're not ripping up east Europe in your tanks.

Damned separatists being supported by, you know, rogue Russian military...
Posted by: badanov   2022-11-28 12:02  

#10  Congrats to Fred, the moderators and our long time posters!
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-11-28 11:05  

#9  I stumbled onto Rantburg about 20 years ago and have enjoyed the education and the education. Congrats and thanks.

A few things I enjoy most is the context (often hilarious) with the articles and the added clarity via the comments. Other sites are so large they either have no comments or hundreds. Here I know who is kidding, who is angry, who is sarcastic, who is trying to help and inform…
Posted by: Airandee   2022-11-28 09:54  

#8  Huzzahs and many thanks all around. By far, the best educational bang for your buck to be found.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-11-28 09:42  

#7  Thank you, badanov. You've done your share of the lifting too these past days. While you're not ripping up east Europe in your tanks. 👍
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-28 09:34  

#6  Many thanks and a little something for the tip jar.
Posted by: jpal   2022-11-28 09:03  

#5   The team does a decent job of handling obnoxious and slanderous posts while maintaining an open dialogue of views.

Let's not damn with faint praise here. The team is doing a fantastic, superb, incredible job.
Posted by: AlanC   2022-11-28 09:01  

#4  The team does a decent job of handling obnoxious and slanderous posts while maintaining an open dialogue of views. Elon probably won't do better.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-11-28 08:22  

#3  Ever ask yourself, why Fred's is pretty much the only collaborative fusion and opinion sharing effort of it's kind ?

Posted by: Besoeker   2022-11-28 06:55  

#2  Amen
Posted by: Frank G   2022-11-28 06:49  

#1  Ah'm doin' my best.
Thanks for doin' yours.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-28 02:16  

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