Can you keep it going asking ONLY QUESTIONS?

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  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    Is that true?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,177 Member
    Would @frankwbrown lie?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    Is that true?
    Wouldn't one need to check all 3,455 pages in order to ascertain with absolute certainty that there are in fact 30 posts per page? Can you guess that I have not done this? And even then, wouldn't the possibility remain that a future page might not follow that pattern?
    Conversely, wouldn't one need find only one page with more or fewer posts than 30 to prove it isn't so? 🤔
    Do I hear any volunteers? 😂
  • JTLifts1983
    JTLifts1983 Posts: 71 Member
    If I take it on may I borrow an additional two hands to use for counting?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    So, you already have four hands?

    Wouldn't two hands suffice if you counted in base 6 or even base 5?

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    Although I used to be able to count in base 2 and base 16 in high school, isn't it amazing how quickly those skills go away when not used in everyday life?
  • JTLifts1983
    JTLifts1983 Posts: 71 Member
    If I take it on may I borrow an additional two hands to use for counting?
    So, you already have four hands?

    Wouldn't two hands suffice if you counted in base 6 or even base 5?

    Aren’t I allowed to use my feet?? Or are toes not allowed for counting?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    If I take it on may I borrow an additional two hands to use for counting?
    So, you already have four hands?

    Wouldn't two hands suffice if you counted in base 6 or even base 5?

    Aren’t I allowed to use my feet?? Or are toes not allowed for counting?
    You certainly are, but while I wondered if you could/would, wouldn't I personally have difficulty wiggling my toes in such a controlled manner?
    But can you imagine using a finger to point to each toe in sequence, then switching to another finger to continue counting again with the same toes, then a third finger, and so on?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    If I were to try that counting method, can you imagine which finger I'd likely hold up? 😎
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    Wouldn't it be easier to sample counting..say..20 pages and then assume if it is true on those it'll be true for the entire thread?:D
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    edited December 2024
    nossmf wrote: »
    If I were to try that counting method, can you imagine which finger I'd likely hold up? 😎

    Am I correct in thinking it wouldn't be your pinkie, but would be one of those somewhere in the middle? 😄
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    Wouldn't it be easier to sample counting..say..20 pages and then assume if it is true on those it'll be true for the entire thread?:D
    Yes, that would be the sensible thing to do, but like all scientific theories, can't we only assume it to be true because it hasn't been proven false? But in this case, don't I think it would be a safe bet?

  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    Should the 30th post for every thread be "please go to page ..." for all the new people?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    edited December 2024
    Good idea, but don't you mean "[Won't you] please go to page ___?" (for this thread at least)? 😉
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    Isn't it too late for this one? 🥲
  • srazamora
    srazamora Posts: 4,649 Member
    nossmf wrote: »
    If that feature is no more, how come a few people still get to use it? Why allow existing signatures to continue but not allow new ones? Shouldn't all existing signatures disappear if it is truly "no more?"

    Can you figure out how to do that please? Do you think that , they would show up retroactively? Can you imagine what our page count would be if that were the case?
    srazamora wrote: »
    nossmf wrote: »
    If that feature is no more, how come a few people still get to use it? Why allow existing signatures to continue but not allow new ones? Shouldn't all existing signatures disappear if it is truly "no more?"

    Can you figure out how to do that please? Do you think if we’re successful, they would show up retroactively? Can you imagine what our page count would be if that were the case?
    Wouldn't the page count remain the same? Aren't there 30 posts per page despite the length/brevity of posts?

    Has it always been that way??
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    Before the great MFP database blip, were not threads actually 25 posts per page?
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 20,177 Member
    edited December 2024
    nossmf wrote: »
    Before the great MFP database blip, were not threads actually 25 posts per page?
    Did you already know this or did you look it up?

    Also, can anyone relate to this?

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  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    cmsienk wrote: »
    Did you already know this or did you look it up?

    Did you not read the announcement by the MFP Staff when they made the change to try to make it easier for people to locate the last page of actual posts rather than the empty pages after? Are you as confused as I am how this was supposed to make any actual change in that scenario?
  • Siren2024
    Siren2024 Posts: 61 Member
    Totally confused now😂🤷🏻‍♀️

    How long is a piece of string?
  • WaiakeWanderer_x
    WaiakeWanderer_x Posts: 1,536 Member
    Isn’t it as long as you want it to be?
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    What is the optimal length?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    Are we talking the astrophysical string theory? Or more mundane Earth-bound strings?
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,464 Member
    or are you just stringing us along?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    What string of logic led to that conclusion?
  • AdahPotatah2024
    AdahPotatah2024 Posts: 3,234 Member
    Did someone get a new guitar for Christmas?
  • JTLifts1983
    JTLifts1983 Posts: 71 Member
    Why did I tie this string around my finger? Shouldn’t I just put reminders in my phone like a normal person?
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,065 Member
    Who's normal?
  • srazamora
    srazamora Posts: 4,649 Member
    Why did I tie this string around my finger? Shouldn’t I just put reminders in my phone like a normal person?

    How does tying a string around your finger ensure you’ll remember the reason you did it in the first place?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,102 Member
    Perhaps if one end of the string is tied to your finger, and the other end is tied to whatever it is you're supposed to remember?