Top Fifteen in Rasikas....

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 10 Jan 2009, 20:38

After season, I felt like relaxing with some fun. Here it is....

Top Contributers to our forum:

congrats... for contributing the best of yours....

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 10 Jan 2009, 20:47

Of the 15 , almost 7 are no longer very active in the forum. This is the loss I had mentioned in another thread. Hope they come back to the forum with renewed vigour

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 10 Jan 2009, 21:44

That was interesting erode !

It is nice to know that Ravi and Arasi are the top two contributors in the forum

And surprised that CML, VK & Coolji are not there in the top 15 :rolleyes:

I do miss VGV's contribution a lot especially on Thyagaraja. He did make a comeback of sorts after a showdown with a "Rasik", but has since faded away.

Maybe KJI or any other forumite could persuade him to comeback ?

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 10 Jan 2009, 22:00

wrong data the top 15 are

rshankar 5,161 2005-05-24
cmlover 5,119 2005-05-19
arasi 4,495 2006-06-22
drshrikaanth 4,312 2005-03-26
meena 3,909 2005-05-21
vasanthakokilam 3,737 2006-02-04
Lakshman 3,458 2005-05-19
srkris 2,517 2005-05-26
arunk 2,253 2005-03-22
vijay 2,077 2006-02-27
ramakriya 1,478 2006-08-05
vgvindan 1,432 2006-08-13
nick H 1,404 2005-03-26
rbharath 1,312 2006-02-08
jayaram 1,281 2006-06-30

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Jan 2009, 22:02

Of course CML is there for the Silver
Registered: 2005-05-19
Posts: 5,119 Posts

Actually the very first to register on this site when Chembai (srkris) started it!
And don't forget our respected
Lakshman
Registered: 2005-05-18
Posts: 3,458
These statistics are after the holocast when the site collapsed in 2005.

But we should all congratulate Shankar, VK and Arasi for their sustained contributions!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Jan 2009, 22:07

No wonder! I was surprised that CML and VK were not listed!
By the way, the number of posts (at least in my case) does not mean quality and rich content

I score as a gabber. Lakshman, the silent sort provides lyrics like 'hanumAn' fetching the sanjIvi parvatam.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 10 Jan 2009, 23:13

Uhhh I hope no reads this at my office

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 10 Jan 2009, 23:20

LOL, Vijay. But where did several of the old posters like DRS, meena, VGV, etc disappear to?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 11 Jan 2009, 00:00

Dunno Bilahari - all of them had their reasons I suppose - we lost a lot of valuable members last year but it would be good to have them back

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 11 Jan 2009, 00:09

rajeshnat wrote:wrong data the top 15 are...

rajesh, i am helpless...

when i opened this in my system and looked at the time of posting,

avanga ippadi thaan kAt"wrong"a... (then i am caught - wrong-A)
adhayE, ellArum padikka"wrong"a...
........adhap paththi pEsa"wrong"a...
.........................ezhudha"wrong"a...

thanks for details....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Jan 2009, 00:45

don't worry erode14! your credibility is not eroded

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Jan 2009, 00:50

Men/women may come and men/women may go
But some of us (die-hards) do go on for ever

(but some do go and come back again and again (to our delight)

(with apologies to Alfred Tennyson)

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 11 Jan 2009, 00:57

arasi
Hanuman brought the sanjivi parvatam for Lakshman,
Here Lakshman brings the sanjivi parvatam for us !

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 11 Jan 2009, 02:34

the "naTTellu" of this forum - may you all continue to enrich CM, bhajan and slokas.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 11 Jan 2009, 11:28

erode14 wrote:
rajesh, i am helpless...

when i opened this in my system and looked at the time of posting,

avanga ippadi thaan kAt"wrong"a... (then i am caught - wrong-A)
adhayE, ellArum padikka"wrong"a...
........adhap paththi pEsa"wrong"a...
.........................ezhudha"wrong"a...

thanks for details....

Erode,
YOu have sorted with the filter "members" and that is why you got this,cml,lji and vk are coming in as "moderators" . I am sure it is more appropriate to sort with "all users" , then you get the list that I posted above.

"neenga wrong"a drop down choose punnittu , sila pera push up paNNitenga sir? BTW , your sense of humour simply wrongckss

girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 12 Jan 2009, 09:34

I am not a prolific poster like the top 15, but I'd like to say a word of thanks to all those nice folks who have made this community such a pleasure to be a part of.

I joined last year and have made a few posts, but I'm usually satisfied with reading your opinions. I must say the perspectives here are very mature and refined, and, by inference, so are the minds of the people who post here. From grave topics to rambunctious disagreements to brilliant flashes of humour, I've enjoyed it all!

Truly, this is a gathering of some very cultured people. I'm very grateful to you all. I hope to meet some of you in person.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Jan 2009, 18:53

Also interesting to note that I have now met in person, about 10 of the top 15!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Jan 2009, 18:54

Girish, your words are very true - I have met lots of wonderful people thanks to this forum and hope to meet you sometime too!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 12 Jan 2009, 19:04

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Jan 2009, 20:56

Cool, as your name suggests, you are the (ice) cream among rasikAs. Chesterton alone owes it to you

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Jan 2009, 22:28

Coolji, if there was a "top of mind" list, I am sure you would top the list comfortably. You sure have something to defend yourself with at home! As for my "dubious distinction", I guess there could be worse addictions than talking about music...

Finding customers, perhaps, would be a healthier one...but so much has changed in the last week that I tremble everytime I have to pull my visiting card out

I am sure those who know me would understand and empathize! As things stand, I am betting that my rank will improve in the next couple of months!

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 12 Jan 2009, 22:48

Coolji is living proof for the saying _It's the quality that matters, not quantity_

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 12 Jan 2009, 23:37

Coolkarni

We miss your sage anecdotes and wise 'quotes' !
You are the vashiShTa of this Forum!
I can 'personally' understand when 'arundati' complains

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 13 Jan 2009, 00:50

I received a note from Shri Erode Nagaraj mentioning I had been included in the top-15 list here.
Didn't realize I had written so much!

Am back in London; couldn't make it to Madras this season.

Pongal and Sankranti greetings to all.

Jayaram

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 13 Jan 2009, 04:33

vijay wrote:Also interesting to note that I have now met in person, about 10 of the top 15!

Wow

That's good!

You can also one more from that list if you are around Bengalooru during June/July 2009.

-Ramakriya

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 13 Jan 2009, 06:04

Vijay you have an accounting error

The top fifteen includes you too!
Hence if you include in those you have met it works out to 11. It is 11/15

(unless you never use a mirror for shaving

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 13 Jan 2009, 12:56

vijay meeting vijay would have hap'pen'ed (happily p'en'ned)

, most probably, if he would have been in the film industry. often facing questions like, "nadigar kamalai patri, director kamal-aa, neenga enna solreenga?" (director kamal, what is your opinion about actor kamal hasan?)

dear, cml.. i think vijay uses a razor for shaving.... or may be he would have realised it if he has an account in ICICI...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Jan 2009, 14:23

Accounting error...ouch!! Maybe it's just the "company" I keep!

Right now I have a full-grown beard so yeah, I haven't met myself for a while! The ICICI moment will hopefully happen over the weekend....

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 13 Jan 2009, 14:51

Jayaram,
Good to hear from you! May many good things happen to you in the new year...

Vijay,
Yes, wishing you too a lot of luck. Hope things get better...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 13 Jan 2009, 19:27

I didn't get the ICICI joke

Maybe the Tube is weak or am missing something by being abroad

Vijay
Are you growing the beard to get hooked? I haven't heard the good news yet though the wait is taking too long! Should I start yet another 'shringaara lahari..'

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Jan 2009, 22:11

CML, my beard has been coming on and off every 2-3 weeks for the last 5 years without making any substantial impact on the subject of your concern! As for the Shringara Lahiri - I request that your efforts be directed towards other, more eligible, members of this forum - and there are quite a few!! BTW ICICI = "I See" and Mirror...hopefully it is "clear" now!

Arasi thanks for your concern. BTW I did not notice Jayaram's post on this thread...

Ramakriya - would be great to meet - I hope in and out of the city and there is a good chance I will be there sometime during those 2 months. Please do remind me closer to your visit...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 13 Jan 2009, 22:12

Sorry I did see it now - it was on the first page! Jayaram, Pongal wishes to you as well. Hopefully we will meet next year. Do take care.

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 14 Jan 2009, 00:46

vijay wrote:Accounting error...ouch!! Maybe it's just the "company" I keep!

ain't that close to the Truth?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 14 Jan 2009, 00:48

Too close...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Jan 2009, 01:20

VJ!
Thanks ! UC ICIC and that was EC

kartik · Post by **kartik** » 14 Jan 2009, 05:03

Ramakriya-Please do send me a note too, closer to your visit.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 14 Jan 2009, 07:23

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 15 Jan 2009, 09:53

erode14 wrote: dear, cml.. i think vijay uses a razor for shaving.... or may be he would have realised it if he has an account in ICICI...

I can't stop laughing at the rAja rAja vara rAjIvAkSa nIvu thing from the other thread (poor tyAgarAjasvAmi). Somebody is now describing it on the forum. LOL

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 15 Jan 2009, 10:02

Great stats. I also joined this forum last year. Keep reading the posts. Real great people you all. My humble pranams to one and all of you. I sometime could not beleive that a commoner like me reading posts of CoolJi, VarmaJi, great mrindangam artists and innumerable talented individuals whom I do not know. Thanks.......

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 16 Jan 2009, 21:53

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Jan 2009, 22:20

The poor but pompous 'SrinivasaGopala' Bhagavatar went to MA and asked the secretary:
naan eppaDi SK aakiRathu? (How can I bcome an SK (Sangita Kalanidhi)
The secretary replied with a wink:
pEshaama peyarai Srinivasa Krishna Bhagavathar ennu maatthikku^NgO!
ellaarum SK bhAgavathar ennu kooppiDuvA ..(Just change your name to Srinivasa Krishna Bhagavatar! Then everybody will call you SK bhAgavatar)

Moral: There is an easy way and a hard way to get to the Top of the Forum: like what I am doing by cracking jokes and light banter and that of Shankar or Lakshman!

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 17 Jan 2009, 03:58

Hmm... perhaps someone should weed out the 'banter' posts and then come up with the top-15 to see who make the 'serious posters' list.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Jan 2009, 06:13

Ragam-talam
I know you 'hate' me so much! But I don't know why

But you keep posting vigorously and you will be at the top since willy-nilly I will drop out one of these days

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 17 Jan 2009, 07:00

kartik wrote:Ramakriya-Please do send me a note too, closer to your visit.

sure kartik.

kannama · Post by **kannama** » 17 Jan 2009, 18:43

What an utterly meaningless exercise! It is like the number of publications by a scientist. Utterly futile metric. More than half the discussions on this forum are back-scratches and have nothing to do with music or music appreciation. Look at this thread itself! One person scratching another's back. The other saying how soothing it was. Another saying that (s)he would like a back-scratch too. One of the earlier posters then jumping in to provide it. Ugghhh! Meanwhile the post-count meter keeps ticking!

uday_shankar · Post by **uday_shankar** » 17 Jan 2009, 19:40

kannama

Pray, what are the "meaningful exercises" in this universe, given that the sun will stop shining in 4 billion years ?

At the very least you must grant that harmless and inconsequential online banter is more desirable than actions that have a Karmic price ?

If you participate in the forum more often maybe you'll discover that there are some really fun folks here and perhaps you may participate in the banter too. Lighten up and enjoy.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Jan 2009, 20:04

Back scratching? We call it MAS--Mutual Admiration Society. Folks here possess quite a bit of knowledge. Oh, no! I am not going by the number of posts. If you look through the threads carefully, you will find that those valuable members on this forum--our educators and the rest of us also have a bond, however different we are from each other. It is born out of our being together on the forum for a long time. I may be a student here, but the bonhomie you find here is also based on mutual respect. True, we kid around, even the students, because we are not taking any exams by reading the posts by those experts in several fields. We are not here just for socializing either. Our love for music binds us. We are friends here. Not monitors or teachers dealing out corporate punishment. Anyway, kidding around is better than negative criticism, don't you think? I want to add that the number of posts means nothing. It is like a 'how many pies (vaDais) you can eat' contest. What is the big deal?

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 17 Jan 2009, 20:49

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 17 Jan 2009, 22:42

Coolji, I'm surprised you didn't quote Oscar Wilde here- "life's too important to be taken seriously"!

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 18 Jan 2009, 00:14

Uday_Shankar wrote:kannama

Pray, what are the "meaningful exercises" in this universe, given that the sun will stop shining in 4 billion years ?

At the very least you must grant that harmless and inconsequential online banter is more desirable than actions that have a Karmic price ?

If you participate in the forum more often maybe you'll discover that there are some really fun folks here and perhaps you may participate in the banter too. Lighten up and enjoy.

Or, as a friend of mine used to say: my karma just ran over your dogma