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  Mar 15 2008, 04:20 PM
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a forum member  Group: Members Posts: 1,632 Joined: 27-August 07 Member No.: 153,171  |
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic80359.html I also note we have varying numbers of blue blobs after our names plus varying comments such as 'new' 'senior member' and so forth; may one ask how these blobs and descriptions are 'assigned' to each member? |
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Mar 15 2008, 05:33 PM
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 Forum Member  Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
Well the blue bobs depend on the post count. Here is how many posts you need to get the number of blue blobs;
1 Monitor - New Member = 0-14 posts 2 Monitors - Member = 15-149 posts 3 Monitors - Forum Regular = 150-349 posts 4 Monitors - Senior Member = 350-599 posts 5 Monitors - Distinguished Member = 600-999 posts 6 Monitors - Forum Addict = 1000 + posts (at this point, you can change Forum Addict to anything you want) Posting in the Forum Games does not raise your post count. Thanks to tg1911 for the following information  .Regards, David. |
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 Mar 17 2008, 03:11 PM
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 Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
And,
for reasons I'm not sure, the "blue blobs" are called "pips". 
--------------------  I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 17 2008, 03:15 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 19,878 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
I think they were invented by Charles Dickens.
Some people think they are little computer screens, others say they are rickyticky boxes that all look the same. John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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Mar 17 2008, 03:23 PM
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 Bleepin' Animin Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,279 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Now On... Member No.: 31,547 |
QUOTE(JohnWho @ Mar 17 2008, 01:11 PM)  the "blue blobs" are called "pips". And to avoid copyright infringement, and avoid the wrath of Gladys Knight. We will lean towards, the "blue blobs" terminology.  Just Kidding, I couldn't resist. One too many GEICO, commercials.  Sorry, thats a US thing to those of you in other countries. EDIT: Here's the GEICO Commercial I had in mind, and keep seeing day after day...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgzDWlmyyYA
-------------------- The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. Andrew Brown  "On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key." — Scott Adams. |
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Mar 17 2008, 03:28 PM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Global Moderator Posts: 8,626 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
QUOTE(jgweed @ Mar 17 2008, 04:15 PM) ...others say they are rickyticky boxes that all look the same. John I vote for the above. And can be reset by the Admin when abuse occurs. -------------------- |
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Mar 17 2008, 03:28 PM
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 The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Posts: 4,346 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
lol thats mean. I was just about to ask. I am still lost what a blob, pip and rickyticky is
This post has been edited by Yourhighness: Mar 17 2008, 03:30 PM -------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks-  |
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Mar 17 2008, 09:42 PM
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 The Bookworm Group: Moderator Posts: 4,400 Joined: 14-July 06 From: Bloomington, IN Member No.: 76,150 |
Hello YourHighness,
A "pip" is a seed of a piece of citrus. For example, an orange seed and a lemon seed are both called "pips". I believe the dots on a die are also called "pips". A "blob" is a small irregularly shaped spot of something. A blob of ink landed on my drawing. I have a blob of spaghetti sauce on my blouse. I have no idea what a "rickyticky" is. Orange Blossom 
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Mar 17 2008, 09:54 PM
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 To INSANITY and BEYOND !! Group: Moderator Posts: 8,191 Joined: 10-September 04 From: NJ USA Member No.: 2,608 |
Methinks rickyticky means corny or outdated. Not to be confused with rickysticky bubblegum!!
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Mar 17 2008, 10:11 PM
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Bleepin' Animin Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,279 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Now On... Member No.: 31,547 |
Rikki-tikki-tavi, was the name of the mongoose in, The Jungle Books, Volume two by Rudyard Kipling.
QUOTE He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless nose were pink; he could scratch himself anywhere he pleased, with any leg, front or back, that he chose to use; he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle-brush, and his war-cry, as he scuttled through the long grass, was: ``Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!'' This is the common etymology, for Ricky Ticky, although it has little in common. -------------------- The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life. Andrew Brown "On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key." — Scott Adams. |
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Mar 18 2008, 12:09 AM
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The BSG Malware Fighter Group: HJT Team Posts: 4,346 Joined: 20-April 06 From: Hamburg Member No.: 64,788 |
Ah thanks guys. I think I understand now
 , merci.
-------------------- - "How did I get infected?" - "Safe-hex" - Member of UNITE - - The HJT forum is very busy. If I've not posted back within 24 hrs., send a PM with your topic link. Thank you. - HELP REQUESTS VIA THE PM SYSTEM WILL BE IGNORED. The Forums are there for a reason! Thanks- |
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Mar 18 2008, 12:17 AM
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Forum Member Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
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Mar 18 2008, 03:41 PM
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Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
Pip! Pip! Hooray!
 Sorry, I couldn't pass that one up, either! Oh, BTW - these little are "pip.gif" images. It's not my fault, really. This post has been edited by KoanYorel: Mar 18 2008, 03:58 PM
Reason for edit: to clean up too many blank carriage returns/blank returns/spaces in the thread
-------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 19 2008, 12:46 AM
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Forum Member Group: Banned Posts: 1,614 Joined: 20-September 07 Member No.: 157,913 |
LOL We should call them Pips instead of blue blobs
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Mar 19 2008, 04:42 AM
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 Big Brother Bill is Watching You Group: HJT Team Posts: 2,841 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Northfield, Ohio Member No.: 184,215 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pip
QUOTE Numerics and counting * Pip, a dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes * Pip, a mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card * Pip in forex trading is the smallest unit by which a currency may change value * Pip, in some contexts, such as in Invision Power Board, a small graphic, usually repeated to show the status of a user in function of his post count * Pip, The distance between 2 spaces on a Backgammon board. Other * Pip, the seed of several fruits such as apples and oranges Billy3 -------------------- In the event I fail to reply within twenty-four hours, feel free to send me a PM (By clicking this link). Sometimes things get overlooked... I don't want to overlook ya!
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