*UPDATED WITH POLL* Who Are The Most Famous OzBargain Users?

The Wololo Wombat on 06/11/2023 - 10:21
Last edited 10/11/2023 - 08:58 by 1 other user

With a successful Brisbane meet up just completed, and the chance to meet some fellow enthusiasts, I thought I'd ask the question "Who Are The Most Famous Ozbargain Users?"

Apart from scotty (clearly the most famous) we could answer this question subjectively (my vote is with JV… lol) or objectively… perhaps by factoring in number of deals, upvotes on deals, number of comments, upvotes on comments etc.

I wonder if there exists… a list of users by engagement… and perhaps even a feature where casual users (like myself) could compare their stats with the the rest of the site (eg, top 1%, top 40% etc)

Edit:
I added a poll with the suggestions so far (apart from scotty, who wins by default… so this is for second place). I was limited to 30… so please let me know if I should swap someone ….

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  • 0
    chimot
  • 0
    nugs
  • 0
    hybroid
  • 0
    franco cozzo
  • 0
    sbob
  • 0
    nicholasv
  • 0
    save50
  • 1
    brendanm
  • 1
    rosebank
  • 1
    m9
  • 1
    capslock janitor
  • 1
    dashcam aka rolts
  • 1
    scrooge mcdeal
  • 1
    spackbace
  • 2
    easternculture
  • 2
    mskeggs
  • 2
    SlavOz
  • 3
    pegaxs
  • 3
    alvian
  • 4
    MSPaint
  • 5
    Jimothy Wongingtons
  • 5
    hamza23
  • 6
    I Smell Pennies
  • 8
    clear
  • 11
    muzeeb
  • 11
    Broden
  • 75
    tightarse
  • 169
    jv
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Comments

        • Champ888 on 07/11/2023 - 13:19

          If this isn't a personal attack I don't know what is?!

          • Gnostikos on 07/11/2023 - 13:26
            +5

            @Champ888: I mean, Lysander has been effectively perma-banned since 2021. I think it was for good reason. The dude was incredibly defensive and possessive about his "e-turf" and keeping up his posting stats like OzBargain was his favourite MMO and he constantly attacked other members or made empty threats just because people quite rightly called him out for his bizarre behaviour. Anyone who remembers him well would agree.

            • Champ888 on 07/11/2023 - 13:36
              +2

              @Gnostikos: Fair enough mate! Then again I can think of some other user/s here who basically fit the same description and behavior patterns……

        • donga100 on 07/11/2023 - 13:33

          to his stint at the United Nations (allegedly) where he personally met Donald Trump

          I can't believe the mods would put someone with such valuable experiences in the Penalty Box! lol

  • qwijibo on 06/11/2023 - 17:34
    +1

    Another vote for @clear

    • Champ888 on 07/11/2023 - 12:39
      -4

      Hmm. What has become crystal Clear to me is that if you dare to disagree with certain users they'll run off to the mods sooking and whining and have you sin binned for "trolling". Let me be crystal Clear about that. Sad and pathetic!

  • Vicious on 06/11/2023 - 18:21
    +1

    Jv
    TightArse
    easternculture

    'Cause those are guys that I remember from joining years ago and who shaped the idea of this community for me, traveling back & forth to Australia or overseas.

    • yoshi864 on 07/11/2023 - 11:08

      yep, the old guard. wonder what happened to the last two

      • kerfuffle on 07/11/2023 - 11:14
        +4

        What do you mean what happened to the last two? They're still actively posting.

        • yoshi864 on 07/11/2023 - 11:54

          Well that's good to know! Guess I haven't seen em as much as back then, or haven't been on as much

        • yoshi864 on 07/11/2023 - 11:55
          +2

          Also, I'm surprised you haven't been mentioned for all the David Jones knowledge back in the day

  • MattyD on 06/11/2023 - 18:57
    +4

    MattyD is a pretty funny guy.

    [subscribes to thread]

    • HairyChickens on 06/11/2023 - 19:30
      +6

      who?

    • Kiro on 06/11/2023 - 22:54

      Never met the guy.

    • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:37
      +1

      At least he can laugh at himself, which is more than I can say for some people

    • Forfiet on 09/11/2023 - 02:14
      +1

      Since 2010, well you are old guard :) and at least 10+ years old, so more wiser than most of us….

      Still so many ppl I don't fully recognise being mentioned in this thread…. :)

  • UnemployedDeveloper on 06/11/2023 - 19:56
    +3

    is jv unemployed ? It can only be that way

  • CrispyChrispy on 06/11/2023 - 20:22
    +7

    @Phalaxis and @TruePursuit are notable mentions for the insane amount/consistency of comps they post to OzB. Not popular per se for deal or forum posts but the GOATs of competitions.

  • tomleonhart on 06/11/2023 - 20:25

    It’s me. Duh.

  • markathome on 06/11/2023 - 20:46
    +4

    I thought mskeggs had their moments - in a good way. Someone said that they're actually two people.

    • mskeggs on 07/11/2023 - 03:33
      +7

      We just want you to think that.

  • Taro Milk Tea on 06/11/2023 - 21:36
    -1

    I miss Tempura

    • kerfuffle on 07/11/2023 - 11:14

      I don't. He was annoying and trying to emulate JV with his random bolding.

      • PainToad on 07/11/2023 - 12:24
        -1

        That sure is a bold statement.

      • Taro Milk Tea on 08/11/2023 - 10:47
        +1

        i'm sure you meant italic and not bold?
        I think tempura is not jv emulator. tempura is tempura

        • kerfuffle on 08/11/2023 - 10:49

          Oh yes, that. Nevertheless, still annoying … which is probably why they're permanently in the penalty box.

  • altomic on 06/11/2023 - 21:38

    Scotty

    • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:43

      Suck up

      Apart from scotty (clearly the most famous)

  • T1OOO on 07/11/2023 - 00:29

    He means famous like bill gates or Elon musk on redit. Not popular nobody.

    • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:45

      Bill Gates is on Reddit?!

      • silverrat23 on 07/11/2023 - 13:45
        +2

        Yep. Does an Ask Me Anything every now and again.

        • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 13:48
          +1

          So cool! Hopefully next time I can ask him how long it took to write Windows 11

    • TimApple on 08/11/2023 - 08:30

      Do I count?

      • tharlow on 08/11/2023 - 23:35

        I’m sure you do, since you started out as one of the world’s most efficient bean counters. You’re Apple’s trump card

  • Champ888 on 07/11/2023 - 00:30

    @Clear you haven’t nominated me yet?!

    • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:45

      Well, you’ve got “no reasons” covered, at least. Promising start…

  • Tomhaigh1 on 07/11/2023 - 00:52
    +1

    jv, tightarse, Clear, @netjock comments

  • kiriakoz on 07/11/2023 - 04:06
    +2

    Isn't Jimmy Wongingtons really Gus Sebastian? That would make him the most famous.

    • WhyAmICommenting on 07/11/2023 - 04:56

      Wood be hilarious if someone here was actually famous IRL.

  • Aerith-Waifu on 07/11/2023 - 05:20

    Interesting haha

  • AlienC on 07/11/2023 - 07:19
    -6

    You guys need to get some lives

    • Dreamcast on 07/11/2023 - 07:32
      +4

      Can I take yours?

    • Phalaxis on 07/11/2023 - 07:50
      +2

      Waiting for the right deal to popup here.

      • AlienC on 07/11/2023 - 09:28

        Don't tempt me I nearly went for the latest air fryer one but thankfully it was oos.

    • The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2023 - 09:26
      +8

      This is a hot take from a guy with 12,000 comments here hehehehe

      • AlienC on 07/11/2023 - 09:27

        Lol hehe shhhh

        I am retired trying a new twelve step program.

  • DontNeedThis on 07/11/2023 - 08:01
    +5

    I Smell Pennies
    Clear
    Phalaxis

    OZB is full of amazing people who continuously contribute to this community, but these lads stand out to me the most.

    P.S. I've seen jv's name here and there, but nothing except spam. Sorry mate, that's my perception.

    • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:47

      Postscript blasphemy

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 07/11/2023 - 08:50
    +2

    Has to be SlavOZ and their 20+ alts.

  • mavis30551 on 07/11/2023 - 09:23

    I like the infamous ones. They clearly don't give a F and refuse to buy into the circle jerk that can be ozbargain when it gets its rabble on.
    the trolls make me laugh sometimes.

  • Ciderfizz44 on 07/11/2023 - 09:55

    @jv

  • Agarwal on 07/11/2023 - 09:57
    +2

    Jar Jar Binks

    • Jaskie on 07/11/2023 - 20:04

      I was waiting to see if someone mentioned this one. Are they still around?

      • kerfuffle on 08/11/2023 - 06:10

        They deactivated their account.

  • 2esc on 07/11/2023 - 10:26

    Is there a correlation of the more posts listed by a individual with less of a life in the real world?

    • The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2023 - 11:43
      +3

      Ozbargain is the real world, what are you talking about ;)

      • tharlow on 07/11/2023 - 11:53

        Does that make scotty God?! Better double-check that I’ve taken my blue pill today

  • maverickjohn on 07/11/2023 - 11:32

    I think a lot of these would be subjective to deals or posts you would normally follow.
    I think the only person I know who indiscriminately posts goes to JV so in that sense he would be the one to be most famous.
    In watch land, watchnerd, Rosebank, g-rig, O15 astronaut Joe and bugs bunny ring bells

  • sunnymel on 07/11/2023 - 11:43
    +3

    I still go back to read this time and again for a laugh. Gotta be the most famous post

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/382306

    • WatchNerd on 07/11/2023 - 11:46
      +2

      Title says - Who Are The Most Famous OzBargain Users?

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/11/2023 - 12:18
      +3

      if we talking famous posts i also like the infamous zackyd xbox one, and that time tonka saved that dude stuck overseas

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/11/2023 - 12:23
        +3

        (and that time @The Wololo Wombat almost broke ozbargain with his crazy 'adventure')

        • The Wololo Wombat on 07/11/2023 - 12:58

          Hehehe. I regret taking the path of least resistance now (deleting my review/the posts here), but at the time, my wife was not up for the added stress on our family it would've caused, and that's reason enough!

      • tonka on 08/11/2023 - 11:54
        +3

        Lol. I learned from that and spent the night in a Hungry Jacks at Kuala Lumpur Airport myself rather than paying for a hotel.

  • Davo1111 on 07/11/2023 - 16:19
    +5

    Speaking as a retired mod, ozbargain "clout" or "popularity" is lost over time. I feel I added a lot to the website years ago, but in the end, people move on, stores move on.

    It's kind of like school - "major" events that happened were massive news, but probably a drop on the ocean compared to the life of the school itself, or even a teacher's whole career.

  • Tiredman on 07/11/2023 - 20:13

    Damn i feel old. Anyone joined before me?

    • PainToad on 07/11/2023 - 21:33

      You beat me.

      But here’s my first post 15 years ago 😱 https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/5475

      • Tiredman on 07/11/2023 - 22:31

        We are relics you and me.

      • donga100 on 07/11/2023 - 23:21
        +1

        That reminds me of my own first post that unfortunately got moved to the forums even though it got a lot of votes. 🤣🤣

        • rompastompa on 07/11/2023 - 23:40
          +2

          The best part is seeing almost all commenters logged in, in the last couple of hours. Over a decade later!

  • NGPriest on 07/11/2023 - 21:16
    +4

    Am i famous?

    A bit too busy with work to post deals :S

  • realaaa on 07/11/2023 - 21:31

    what have we done with Slavozz !! no wonder OzB feels a bit empty recently

    • Champ888 on 08/11/2023 - 04:49

      Too many sooky mcsookypants sooks combined with trigger happy mods makes everything pretty boring. That much is clear.

      • kerfuffle on 08/11/2023 - 06:11
        +2

        Too many sooky mcsookypants sooks

        Describing yourself right there.

  • LoserScott on 08/11/2023 - 00:46

    Don't forget me, I'm loathed on here and that's fine, as long you identify me as a she and not a he, we will get along fine.

    Plus you all sk.

    • Forfiet on 09/11/2023 - 02:25

      :( My mom thinks I'm cool…..

      Nope, can't back that up…. She think I'm an idiot too….. :)

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