Signs that You're Addicted to BoingBoing BBS

Awww, I sarcasm you too

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Thanks to this thread I realised you can get a reply by email badge, and now I have it.

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♬ I hear the secrets that you keep
When you’re snarking in your sleep ♫

But ah, you all best stay out of my dreams. It’s for your protection.

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I’m weird too. I’ll try to make sure it’ a one-and-done thing. If it’s not, I won’t be letting anyone know.

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You’ve become obsessed with the Unread (xxx) number at the top of the page.

Sure there are hundred of posts that opened and closed before addiction claimed you.

But that number must become zero.

Must get back to opening, skimming and closing tabs


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You don’t get that number down to 0 at least once every 24 hour period?

Pfft
amateur! :wink:

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Wait, you mean that it’s non-zero for some people? Uh oh. I think that is a sign.

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I keep that high as a rebuttal for the inevitable intervention


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What’s that?

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When certain users just immediately get mentally filtered out because that way leads to a large bottle of antacids.

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Probably not a bottles worth but a start anyway.

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When your dreams turn into a debate about Judaism


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When you start searching topics for an appropriate place to perpetuate the “The Phantom Menace” in-joke.

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I’m not an addict!! I can stop at any time!!

Oh look a new discussion
maybe just a quick peek


dammit.

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When you return to a thread that’s been idle for days because after multiple tries at reply by email, you finally got the badge:

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when you deactivated all mail notifications because you anyway have the BBS open all the time

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you devote your free time to ensure you get to

Unread Zero

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Whoah! That is impressive!

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Just under a week to plow through 800 topics. I’d apologize for necromantic likes, but I already did during the 10,25,50 Likes game.

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