Eleventh edition of the posts in a day record

[Lochy]

A top 5 spot is hard to come by nowadays! But I wish you luck.

Hunchman, do you have some kind of post per second number or at least how many hours it took to accumlate enough posts for first place?

[Imco]

How am I ever supposed to beat my record from last year O.o

[Bradandez]

A top 5 spot is hard to come by nowadays! But I wish you luck.

Why be top 5 when you can be 9th place?

[Master]

A top 5 spot is hard to come by nowadays! But I wish you luck.

Hunchman, do you have some kind of post per second number or at least how many hours it took to accumlate enough posts for first place?

At the end of a Record Day, there's a tally, the end results are published, as you can see:
2015
2014
2013
2012

There's more, but that's as far as I can be bothered to retrieve. As you can see, lots of posts can be made. You'll notice that my post average is 24 ppd, despite the fact that I haven't made that rate of posts for quite some time. Events like these tend to cause that metric to skyrocket, if you post as crazy as some folk (including myself) have done in past years. Folk who post at the top tend to be active for the whole thing, and get the all-nighter badge of honour, of sorts.

During the event, there's a notice on the top of the board which shows your total post count, and the total post count for everyone overall. The goal is to try to make enough posts to beat the previous year's total, thus far, we've managed to do so consecutively for over 5 years. This year though, I'm kinda curious, since we hit a major high of about 30k last year.

How am I ever supposed to beat my record from last year O.o

Yeah, I'm kinda wondering about that meself, crazy amount of posts needed on my end.

[Lochy]

I really hope this is done on a saturday or sunday. I really don't want to be in work while this happens.

[Master]

No worries, it happens on Saturdays. Though bear in mind that it usually starts 00:00 UST, so it may be that it starts on Friday depending on where you're located.

[Lochy]

No worries, it happens on Saturdays. Though bear in mind that it usually starts 00:00 UST, so it may be that it starts on Friday depending on where you're located.

I am located on the East Coast. So Eastern Standard Time. I will be in work from 6pm to midnight.

Edit: Will be in work at that time (it will be 8pm ) but I guess I will be able to pick up my phone and send off a couple of them every time I get the chance.
Does the event last an entire 24 hours?

So do people just deprive themselves of sleep and post as much as they can? What's the strategy?

[Master]

No worries, it happens on Saturdays. Though bear in mind that it usually starts 00:00 UST, so it may be that it starts on Friday depending on where you're located.

I am located on the East Coast. So Eastern Standard Time. I will be in work from 6pm to midnight.

Edit: Will be in work at that time (it will be 8pm ) but I guess I will be able to pick up my phone and send off a couple of them every time I get the chance.
Does the event last an entire 24 hours?

Yup, one full day of posting.

So do people just deprive themselves of sleep and post as much as they can? What's the strategy?

Pretty much, there tends to be some threads, such as the You Game, where new posts are always guaranteed. Then there's other game threads you can try out.

[Lochy]

Thanks for the info, Master!

[Ray502]

Hmm, I will be at a trip on the 16th. I might have to sit this one out unless I get good reception on my phone

[Master]

Hmm, I wouldn't be so concerned there, usually Record Day takes place early in the month, first or second weekend. I think you should be able to get in.

[Serza5]

Hunchman, do you have some kind of post per second number or at least how many hours it took to accumlate enough posts for first place?

I, as the usual top place poster, made 5000+ posts in the last two years i've been at it. That means on average I make 208 posts per hour, or 3 and a half posts per minute. This does of course mean that you need to be there for the whole 24 hours (Including no sleep, excluding bathroom breaks and eating) and is not advised, partially the reason why i'm not feeling too up to it this year; because each time i've felt like actual death and despite glory it's not the nicest of feelings.

As for the 16th i'm sure i'm away on holiday at that time but eh since i've already said i'm no going to be that involved.

[Master]

Yeah, I've attempted all nighters before, but I've never managed it. One time I ended up falling asleep with my laptop on, I was fortunate that I didn't make any movements that could have damaged it. I'm probably going to try posting, but unless I'm feeling particularly awake, I'll probably not bother attempting an all nighter this time.

[Lochy]

Honestly I am getting use to staying up so I might pull an all-nighter.
If I can stay up til 2 am doing almost nothing then being on a computer or phone should be a snap.

[incognito]

I made the all nigher but I was disqualified because of someone asking me a movie I had to search in my house.
Motherfucker....

[Hunchman801]

All-nighters are almost compulsory if you want to make it to the top 5. I haven't done one since 2013 apparently, but I know I'm finding them harder every year!

Coffee, energy drinks, sweet stuff and a good shower at some point usually help a lot. It's tough, but it's a lot of fun.

[Keane]

Ah shit, I forgot my timezone always pushes it back to a friday, so I may have to give up a few hours at the beginning. I kinda like that though, there's always that one point when it hits around 7 AM in Europe and there's just a small sleep deprived crowd posting the most stupid fucking meme shit of the day.

I'll aim for 2k posts which'll be tight. 3.5 posts a minute doesn't seem that hard, though I think my speed was like 1-2 a min last year. What's the pro strat for speedy posting? I guess seeing how some people just hump TYG the entire time you could probably safely spam that thread without ever needing to check for double posts.

[Reese Riverson]

As for the 16th i'm sure i'm away on holiday at that time but eh since i've already said i'm no going to be that involved.

Yeah, I've attempted all nighters before, but I've never managed it. One time I ended up falling asleep with my laptop on, I was fortunate that I didn't make any movements that could have damaged it. I'm probably going to try posting, but unless I'm feeling particularly awake, I'll probably not bother attempting an all nighter this time.

Hmm, this is quite worrisome, considering how much it'd take for us to get last years record beaten.


That said...

MASTER, I challenge you for top place. Yes, you! Don't wimp out mister!

[incognito]

I already got the date fixed with my boss, should be okay.

[Hunchman801]

What's the pro strat for speedy posting? I guess seeing how some people just hump TYG the entire time you could probably safely spam that thread without ever needing to check for double posts.

Unfortunately you can and some people did that but it's not much fun really.