Let the countdown begin!

[CarolLHB]

...and I don't mean to the New Year-Wendy's just hit 9500 posts! I say it's time for a bash when she hits 10,000-what do you say?
http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/champis2.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[karen donnybrook]

I will be in that Carol but I will drink some of our own orange fruit wine ;)

[Diana]

Hey, that's a great idea! But do you suppose 9999 might be like a car's odometer and start over at 0? Would that send Wendy back to Jr. Member?:confused:

Diana

[Wendy]

Well Good Morning ...

Now that is going to be interesting ... will I end up as a Junior Member?, will I become a Very Senior Member, will I indeed vanish into thin air???

... and when will it happen ?????

I'll put the Champagne on ice ;) ;) ;)


Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Maybe we should have a pool!

Wendy will hit 10,000 posts on ***your guess here***

I'm going to guess January 7, 2006:)

(we should get PET to donate a prize...:twisted: )

And we should start working on our Happy 10,000th Post cards for Wendy that we all know how to do in no small part because of her:D

[Wendy]

Carol ...

I guess I don't get to take part in the sweepstake :)


Wendy

[NMarti]

Carol
I think we should start a petition to have Wendy elevated to Instructor at 10,000. (Or would you prefer Grand Master:D or Light Source of the Confused and Misguided:D) Believe me - she has "shown me the way" more than once!

Thanks Wendy!

[Wendy]

Nancy ...

I'm just hoping that it doesn't go back to zero :)


Wendy

[NMarti]

Wendy - hope not - it would be a terrible injustice if my measly posts had me on a higher level than you :eek:

Somehow I think you will keep rolling right along and saving us from drowning in our layers and masks! :D

By the way - my guess is January 18 (US).

[Bayla]

I'm going for January 19th. This is based on the fact that Wendy has 473 posts to go and has a current rate of 22.61 posts per day. That means she has 20.91994693 days to go. Of course, if she ups the flow or slows down then it could be earlier or later......(I think that is what is called hedging your bets!)

Bayla

[Wendy]

Ah .... but !!

The 22.61 posts is from the day I joined the forum and it includes holidays etc ...


Wendy

[Grant]

January the 14 th is a lucky day for me. oh ... 3:00 pm local time is good.

[lindajay]

I think :rolleyes: . . . I'll go with January 13. Go, Wendy, go!!! :D

--Linda

[Wendy]

Ummmm

I' still trying to decide what to do for my 10,000 message :D :D


Wendy

[Bayla]

I've also just worked out that going by my statistics, it'll take me another 40 years to reach 10,000 posts. :eek: :eek:

Bayla

[Wendy]

Bayla ...

Oh wow ...

Are we all going to be here in 40 years time ... can't you just see it ...

"The Elements Silver Surfers Circle" ... celebrating 40 years of playing :)


Wendy

[lindajay]

I'll be going on 97! :eek: And probably still asking Wendy and Jodi for help :D .

--Linda

[NMarti]

Yeah - can you imagine the images - no self portraits then:eek:

[Carbone]

Grant.. the 13th would be nice for me. Though, this year, I could skip it, I wouldn't mind.. :D

Ray

[Dorrie H.]

Based on Bayla's calculations, I'll give her and extra day just to catch her breath...:D So I'll say January 20th.

We'll all be watching, and it should be a Party Day.;)

Dorrie

[Wendy]

Umm ...

Maybe I will go away for a few days :) :)


Wendy

[mommamiax3]

Uh Wendy, You are not allowed to leave for to long! I just got here, and trust me I'll be in contact! lol My vote is for the 18th of January 1:11pm :cool:

Ang

[G. OReilly]

:D Angela....Sorry but Wendy wil post it on my Birthday ?
I feel that the "Irish Luck " will win out.
ha ha ha
George

[Grant]

Grant.. the 13th would be nice for me. Though, this year, I could skip it, I wouldn't mind.. :D

Ray

Ray

I try to skip mind but the evil sadist that I call relative take great joy in pointing out the obvious ...


Oh well another trip around the sun.

[Pauline]

Well I'm picking the 17th since that's my birthday. Now you know Wendy, you are going to have to NOT pay attention to the number of posts you have so it won't seem like you rigged things by talking to much or too little. :twisted:

[virgo1]

This will be fun to watch. Wendy...I'll keep a bottle cold for you and we can drink a toast together for many more posts. :D;)
Eva ;)

[NMarti]

Did anyone notice the total posts for the board are 50,596 as of this writing and that means Wendy is responsible for nearly 1/5 of ALL posts? :eek: Wow - aren't your fingers tired yet?:D

[Wendy]

Nancy ...

When I first started here I had fingers a foot long ... now they are just little stumps :)


Wendy

[NMarti]

Wendy,
:D :D :D

[Pauline]

Hey stop talking to Wendy, or she won't make it to my date! :mad:

[Bayla]

Wendy,

Do you realise that since I did my last calculation you have posted 24 times!! This is more than your average number of posts per day and is not allowed:D At this rate you're going to hit the jackpot much earlier in January, so as I'm celebrating myself on the 13th I'm going to hope that you reach your 10000th post then! Hope it's not at 9am GMT when all our transatlantic friends will still be fast asleep:)

Bayla

[virgo1]

Wada mean still asleep? I'm either just getting up or going to bed at that time. :p :D
Eva ;)

[cathy]

I think when you reach 10,000 post you should be able to pick your own custom title.
Bet it will not be senior....what about photoshop queen or miss photoshop.
Boy I am not good at this...

Wendy needs a new title...........;)

[Wendy]

Bayla ...

Well you see when I first joined this forum there were only a few of us so I didnlt post as much ... and whe the site crashed I lost around 1,000 messages.

So what shows as my average posts covers a period of around 13 months ... umm it takes a lot to tip that sort of average :)

Wendy

[Bayla]

How about Wonder Woman? Then Wendy'll have to make a new triple W signature brush:)

Bayla

[cathy]

I like Wonder Woman.

[CarolLHB]

I like this: Light Source of the Confused and Misguided:D ...brilliant!-although I might add "hopelessly addicted"...

Wendy, Our Lady of the Stumpy Fingers:D , you can't enter, but you'll get a prize-us! (if you go on holiday, take the laptop...I guessed kind of early!)

Pauline, my son's 20th :eek: birthday is the 17th...I knew there was a reason I liked you so much...other than your quick wit and Brian butt kicking!

[willpresley]

Nineteenth of January at 7:35 a.m. Central time -- that would be plus 6 hours for GMT. Way to go Wendy -- this will be fun to watch.

[Wendy]

Ummm ...

Now what date do I think that it will be :p :p

Wendy

[Chuck S.]

I couldn't figure out how to put this in my post directly, but:


http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1USkj6jHD7xhjTtYJO7VnsngVyQk (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1USkj6jHD7xhjTtYJO7VnsngVyQk)

:)

[Diana]

I agree the forum administrators should give Wendy a new honorary status upon her 10,000th posting. Expert Member sounds good. I'll place my estimate of her 10,000th posting at Jan. 21. Go Wendy!

Diana

[Daviskw]

Chuck you are a bad boy!!!!!... where is the whip... I mean golden lasso

[Wendy]

Chuck ...

:eek: :eek: :eek:

My husband is very impressed ;)

Wendy

[Chuck S.]

Wendy: Just couldn't resist having a little fun; hope I didn't go over the line....

Your husband should be very impressed with you....as are all of us!!

;)

Chuck

[Ward Grant]

Top 10 By Number of Posts

1--Wendy----9,563
2--MikeH-----2,881
3--Jodi Frye--2,594
4--Pauline----2,316
5--GaryK-----2,239
6--Carbone---1,689
7--Mary------1,246
8--willpresley-1,150
9--CarolLHB---1,142
10-jazzfisher--1,065

[cathy]

http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:add_smilie%28)

[Wendy]

Chuck ...

I thought it was so funny ... just wish I could live up to it :D

Wendy

[Wendy]

Oh my ...

we do talk a lot :)


Wendy

[Carbone]

Add to this picture a magic wand (well, we got to stay ON TOPIC, from time to time... lol!) and she'd be the perfect imperfection chaser!

Wonder Wendy, the blemishes, pimple, wrinkle, bad hair day fighter! For a tougher to get rid of hangover, call Wonder Wendy! Spinning as the beach ball* spins while PSE loads, she transforms into this long loved feminine hero!

Wonder Wendy is available as a stand alone doll, 12" tall, or combined with her friend MikeH The Organizer-o-Man. No mess, no Windows, no Error Codes resist the Organizer-o-Man!

To be released in 2006, Grant-O-Silver, the Film Defender! Stay tuned...

:D

Ray
*Beach ball is Mac's equivalent of windows animated hourglass.

[Pauline]

Wonder Wendy! I like that. Well I don't think I'll be catching up to Wendy any time soon, but Jodi had better start pitching in more or I'll be beating her!! :D

Carol the only good thing about my birthday being on the 17th is that clothes are cheap then! The stores are starting to get out their summer stuff. Of course no one has any money left for presents after Christmas and there's that dreaded drivers licence renewal every year!!

I told my husband I would NEVER have a child in December or January. My son's birthday is Jan 11th!---------- (that's a whole other story!)

[mommamiax3]

:D Angela....Sorry but Wendy wil post it on my Birthday ?
I feel that the "Irish Luck " will win out.
ha ha ha
George


Oh George, Wendy will hit it before your birthday, and after mine:) I'm still going with the 18th. Although I see everyone has been very chatty today!!

Chuck, your a badboy.....I like it. lol funny pic,, Wendy maybe it belongs in a frame!?

Ang

[NMarti]

Ray- where DO you come up with this stuff?
http://www.millan.net/anims/giffar/pink.gif

[Grant]

To be released in 2006, Grant-O-Silver, the Film Defender! Stay tuned...



Sounds like a Pirate flick

Arrr ... watch it matie or I will pick out your Pixel with my good hook.

[G. OReilly]

:D Ray and Grant...you guys are too much...ROFL so much my wife came running in to see if I was all right !!!

George

[Carbone]

Ray- where DO you come up with this stuff?

Each morning, I have to swallow 5 pills. Two of them control how good I behave in front of strangers, 1 calms me down in front of Apple and Canon gears (a.k.a. The MasterCard Syndrome...), and the last does nothing I know, but it tastes bananas.. :D

There you have it, my little secret... ;)

Ray

[NMarti]

Ray - ahhh - I see - took two of the banana pills today huh?:D :D

[CarolLHB]

Pauline:D -I went shopping today...couldn't resist! We only have to renew our licenses here every 5 years-and they let you use the same picture! It's the only time I feel younger! You'll have to tell that story when the chat starts up again!

PET needs to make a new title for Wendy for sure-plus I still think they should giver her a present! Like a lifetime subscription...

[Grant]

There you have it, my little secret... ;)



Ray there is no way I am going to try and top that post ... Although I do know what the banana pills are for ....

If you are going to make post like that you must give coffee alerts with posts like that. If not for me for the well being of my monitor and keyboard now were are those Tidy Wipes.

[CarolLHB]

Ray, I need a couple of the second ones for when I go to the Apple Store:eek:

[Wendy]

I think that this whole thread deserves a coffee warning ..

Now would someone like to pass me a cleaning cloth :) :) :)


Wendy

[WingAnimal]

Somehow I knew that my first post was going to be because of Wendy. I begged for a membership to this great group for Christmas, and Santa delivered all wrapped in a bow. I have been inspired by Wendy and the things she has posted, so now I have a mission to make a "Happy 10,000" card. Gosh - as if I don't have enough projects!!! :) I am very excited to be a part of this group and look forward to learning a lot, and maybe even sharing what I learn along the way. From the great (wet) state of Washington -- Hi!

Norm (WingAnimal)

[Carbone]

Only 332 posts left... so better get started on your card :D

Ray

[Wendy]

Hi Norm ...

.... and welcome to the forum :)

What a lovely idea :o :o


Wendy

[Lloyd G]

TO PHOTOSHOPELEMENTSUSER.COM

I think the least the above could do is give her a lifetime membership FOR FREE.

LLoyd

[Wendy]

LLoyd ...

:eek: :eek: :eek:


Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Hey, it can be like "Cheers"...we can all shout "NORM!" when you post! :D :D

Seriously-welcome aboard...you're in a wonderful place!

[Punkinsmom]

I'm going for January 18, 2006! You go Wendy!

[Wendy]

Ummmm ... I think that may be too far away.

My money is on xxxx January (well I couldn't tell you could I:) )


Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Free lifetime membership!!Free lifetime membership!!Free lifetime membership!!Free lifetime membership!!

[Carbone]

An Apple Powerbook 17" with a SuperDrive, loaded with Apple Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite 2, Microsoft Office 2004 Pro and the whole Macromedia suite!

...better ask for more to get the least :D

Ray

[Wendy]

Ray ...

I do like your style ...

Wendy

[kerriann85]

I'll have to vote for the 17th. (Pauline, that's my son's b-day also)

And Wendy once had a title for a while. (Back before half you people were around I think!)
I'll be darned if I can remember what it was.... Mike? Grant? Gary? Jodi? Anyone remember?
:D

[Wendy]

Kerri ...

Just when I thought that had been forgotten ;) ;)


Wendy

[WingAnimal]

Please do tell. This ought to be good for the rest of us to know. Miss Wendy has a "title" and it has nothing to do with Peter Pan, I'm sure. Don't be shy now, tell us what it is. Wendy seems to remember. Come on Wendy, tells us, one and all. :)

Norm

[Wendy]

Norm ...

Jan Walker who used to be Managing Editor first came up with the nickname ...


:) :)

Wendy

[Wendy]

Carol ...

Are you still sticking with the 4th January :)


Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Hi-
My date was the 7th...may be a day or two sooner at the rate you're going!:)

[Wendy]

Hi Carol ...

I thought that you changed your to the 4th :) :)

Umm I think that it may well be sooner than the 7th ... but there won't be anymore tonight as its getting late so I'm off to bed :)

Wendy

[CarolLHB]

Night!
http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/nightf.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[kerriann85]

So what....it's about 67 posts left? (i don't do math, i do pictures)

I'm thinking tomorrow by this time it'll all be over.
Who's hosting the party? Who's tending bar? Are we bringing appetizers to share? Fireworks? (not legal in this town this time of year)

:D

[Wendy]

Kerri ...

Guess I'll have to be host and there are still a lots of drinks left over from Christmas ... so we won't be short of those ...

:) :)

Wendy

[mrhoads]

January 11th and I vote for Grand Master.

[Wendy]

Michael ...

I don't think that it will be so long :) ... my guess is later today

Wendy

[Pauline]

Wendy stop talking!! :(

[Wendy]

Pauline ...

Now what date did you say :)


Wendy

[Pauline]

Wendy, stop talking.........I said the 17th!! At this rate you won't even go to my son's birthday which is the 11th. At this rate, you won't even make it until tomorrow!!! :eek: Well I never was that good with gambling.

[virgo1]

24 posts to go...The suspence is building... Will it be tonight or tomorrow? Wait! It is almost tomorrow...GMT...95 min. Stay tuned for further updates.
Eva :D:p

[tfry]

Are we there yet.....:D

[virgo1]

Tami,
That's my best typed Old Time Radio announcer bit. I'm not good at typing sound effects. :D
Eva ;)

[Wendy]

Ummm ....

Maybe I should call it a night and go to bed :eek: .... just kidding :)


Wendy

[Norm F]

Wendy,

I guessed the 18th (just to myself) when this discussion started, simply based on your average number of messages per day. Looks like you may hit the 10,000 mark tonight. Congratulations...and thank you again for your contribution.

I have been back to work for two days. I am beginning to notice that this job is really interfering with my "Elements" time.:(

[Wendy]

Hi Norm ...

The trouble with the averages is that they are spread over about 13 months and I certainly didn't post as much in the early days ... well there were only a couple of hundred of us then :) ... and when the site went down lot of messages vanished so they don't count in the averages either :)

It is amazing how work gets in the way of Elements time ... makes me so glad that I gave up (work that is :) )

Wendy

[NMarti]

Wendy -
I have a hard time working when the internet is just right there a click away and I want to know what's going on here. By the time I get home you guys are about to give up for the evening. I'm always late to the party.:(

[Wendy]

Nancy ...

The time difference is such a pain for me too ... lots of people tend to come onto the forum around 1 am my time so I end up going to bed pretty late. Mind you its great in the mornings as there is usually no one around and I get time to go through all the posts without people posting more :)


Wendy

[kayser]

Since you're almost there, Wendy, I thought I better send this tut in your honor. Thanks for all you do!

How to Be A PSE Queen, Wendy-style:

1- Always chime in with the solution to a PSE problem
2- Always be willing to share your ideas and tricks
3- Write out step-by-step instructions for nearly every PSE option
4- Always have an encouraging word for fellow PSE users
5- Somehow manage to read every post AND respond (10,000 times!)

Thanks for all you do, Wendy!
And thanks to all the other true senior members who are answering right along with Wendy. This forum is great!

[Wendy]

Kay ...

What a lovely mini tut :)

Wendy

[karen donnybrook]

Maybe Wendy could become our Matriach. She is always there when we need her and always has a kind and/or encouraging word.

[Chuck S.]

Only 3 more to go....any minute now!!

:D :D :D

[Wendy]

Ummm ... its getting scary now

Maybe as I post the 10,000 message I will vanish into a puff of smoke :eek:


Wendy

[NMarti]

Kay
You hit the nail on the head with that one. :)

A tip of the hat to you Wendy for all you do! http://smileyonline.free.fr/images/gif/bravo/vignette/thumbnails/1036838069_gif.gif

[willpresley]

You have a lot of posts at 9998, it isn't changing -- I've been looking everywhere for it -- but it seems stuck on 9998 - the suspense is gonna kill us all.:D:D

[Chuck S.]

Will, I expect a fireworks display complete with music!!

:D

[NMarti]

Come on Wendy - you can do it - it won't hurt - I promise......:D

[karen donnybrook]

Wendy, post another one - I have to get ready for work and don't want to leave until you reach your 10,000 post :D

[willpresley]

Well I found posts with 9999 in them on this thread -- but still no 10000


http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5150

[NMarti]

Will - she's teasing us.....

[willpresley]

Well I'm developing a theory about this -- as long as she is posting in one thread the number doesn't increment -- something mighty fishing about this forums counting posts....:twisted:


All my posts to this thread today are 1,184 -- give rise to concern here -- as Wendy hit 10000 and we didn't get to see it.......

[Chuck S.]

Wouldn't it be awful if they only reserved 4 digits for the counter....and Wendy's next post took her back to ZERO??

:D

[karen donnybrook]

Of course, she is - what time clock is being used - Wendy's local time or a local time in the USA or what?

[Chuck S.]

Karen: Greenwich Mean Time - which I believe is also Wendy's regular time zone.

[karen donnybrook]

Okay what time is it at Wendy's?

[Chuck S.]

Same time - approaching midnight.

[Pauline]

Wendy, now I know how you manage to get stuff done!! We're all still in bed and you work. I get on here to read posts and can't get off because new ones keep cropping up. Next thing I know an hour has gone by and I still haven't eaten breakfast. Some days I don't "allow" myself forums time except once so that I do get something done!!

[NMarti]

:D I think she's waiting for the stroke of midnight....

[karen donnybrook]

I agree with you Nancy.

[Chuck S.]

Nancy - I think you're right. Wonder Woman is becoming Cinderella!!

:)

[NMarti]

Yep - 2 minutes to midnight in London according to world time clock.....:)

[Wendy]

I made it with a minute or two to spare ... :)


Wendy

[Bayla]

I missed it!!! Wasn't allowed near the computer all night and went to bed early!

Well Done Wendy! Now, who won the bet by guessing the right day? And did you post on the the 4th or the 5th?

Bayla

[Wendy]

I made it on the 4th by a couple of minutes ...

and Carol was the nearest with the 7th :)


Wendy