Trawling RR related sites this last couple of days, I noticed that Marconius7 (or Marco as I think most of us know him by now) has updated the A listers stats for last year. Quite pleased to see I actually made the top 30, which is a first for me! But, anyway, that’s not the point of this post. I just wanted to thank Marco for the unstinting work he does cataloguing our successes and near misses. I think a few of us set a little more store by our Listers than we care to admit and that info plus the wealth of other RR-nerd-friendly data that Marco regularly updates for our delectation at rrindex.com is something I am very grateful for. Anyone else feel like saying thanks? Have at it in the comments!
Yes! Me! Thanks, Marconius7! (and Maki!)
Thanks Maki for your kind words. Yes, the Top A Listers page has been updated. And last year came out with a three way tie for top A Lister. Good to see a tight race!
Really looking forward to tomorrow’s new topic!
Thanks Marco – I do love a good browse through the archives (ok – I also like to see if I’m in the top twenty).
Donds for that, Maki.
Sterling work, Marco old chap!
Two things to say from me:
1. Massive thanks to Marco for his sterling work: I still hope to shake him by the hand in person for it one day.
2. Why haven’t many of you lot added your profiles to the Marconium?
Hmm? Hmm?
Just get on with it, before I have to come round with a big stick!
I had absolutely no idea that we could add our profiles to the Marconium. I just nipped over there and I still don’t know how.
Take a look at the ones already on this page:
http://rrindex.com/rrcommunity.htm
Then email Marco your own version.
Hang on, Steve, you’re already there !!
Doh!
Well done Maki, and thanks for all the work it takes Marconius. Turns out 2011 was my best year yet, 5! Any more and I’ll have to count them on the fingers of two hands! Glad not to have to take my socks off at this time of year and I’m sure Spotted Richard is too as she’s immediately above me
Nope. No thanks from me. I’ve gone a whole year without an A-lister and don’t want to be reminded of it.
Oh, alright then… Marconius, you do an amazing job, and we salute you.
Three cheers for Marco. Many thanks for all you do to keep the community leader board going, despite the Grauniad’s chopping and changing. GHE
Tatankyotanka wrote “Spotted Richard is too as she’s immediately above me”
SpottedRichard is a woman? Who knew!
(And thanks for the kind remarks all!)
When I met Marco he passed of his efforts as fairly routine. With apologies to his modesty I’m thinking more like fairly fucking amazing. Thanks Marco for your immense efforts & kind generosity.
Thank you so much Marco for all your hard work ! ! ! I really appreciate it ! ! ! !
Wait, what?! Pairubu got THAT many?! Only kidding, ‘Ubu (and Marco). It’s an amazing service you provide, Marco – and an amazing resource, the Marconium. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And woo, I’m top ten! bb x
Congrats to everyone who plays and enjoys it, and while you may not be able to hear me from way back here tied for 77, a well done all you Top Tenners!
Wait till next year when I unleash my collection of Bolivian Dubstep !
I for one CAN’T WAIT!
Absolutely wouldn’t be the same place without Marconius’ efforts.
Thanks.
Great job Marco. Your dedication to RR and the respect you show to the people who post there is amazing. Thanks.
Like everybody before me said: excellent work Marco! The Marconium is an unique addition to the RR mothership!
As another one who doesn’t trouble the chart-toppers, I still appreciate the diligence, interest and humour with which Marco(nius7) keeps the records straight. Well done, that man!
Yes, thanks from me too Marconius, it is a thing of wonder and beauty ! I feel less and less bothered about the A-list, since it left the printed newspaper and since it became a bit too subjective. However, it would take another A-listing to test out whether I would actually be quite pleased. But while people are enthusiastic about getting A-listed, and while a song being ‘zedded’ sometimes matters, it’s a brilliant service to the community.
Are we due a new topic tonight, does anyone know? Or will it not happen till next week? Not sure if JonD said…
Supposedly tonight but don’t bet on it.
And how much do we really care? ‘Spill has been Spilltatsic over the holidays, better than an RR A lister, better than a flirt from a pretty girl and better than a bunch of other things I can barely remember.
You’re not wrong, tin. This here place is the Mothership to me now…
* We’ll reveal the next Readers Recommend topic at guardian.co.uk/readersrecommend at 10pm on Thursday 5 January
I’ll give it 10 minutes, then I’m off to bed with Luke Haines.
OK! We got New Year songs . . .
I am so glad, Maki, that you did this Marconium tribute. I would like to add my admiration for your dedication, Marco and my own thanks for your hard work.
THANK YOU!
I will endeavour to think of a sentence or two in due course to add as a profile.
Meanwhile, I resolve to get A listed for perhaps as many songs this year (one of which might be decent) but to avoid an Abergavenny.
I challenge Pairubu to get a Bolivian Dubstep song at least mentioned in the Guru’s column.
And to all of you, thanks for RR and The Spill.
Happy 2012.
Thanks & Happy New Year, Marco.
Yes, a big thank you from me to Marconius, Maki, Blimpy, Bish, Tinny and all the blog elves who help make this all possible. Very much appreciated.
@ Marconius –
- I love lists, and the rr index is the mother of them all; will engulf Swindon by 2014. Hope you never tire of making it bigger by the week.
PS. I don’t always fully understand what’s going on in RR LLand, but isn’t llamalpaca the same person as mmoloney? Recount!
Well the new year ‘New Year’ blog has run out of steam faster than a bottle of warm midnight bubbly, so I thought I may aswell come over here and add my thanks to Marconius for his sterling work.
Shame I had to go so far down the annual list to find my name. Hopefully I’ll improve this year – tho’ not with tonight’s lazily thought out topic…….
Hey Gordon – Happy Birthday !
I have to say that I’m entirely amazed to be in the list at all; it hasn’t felt like that…
It’s been mentioned by a few others, but we would be remiss if we didn’t give a nod to Blimpy who does such a great job maintaining the Spill and Tinny who maintains the Drop Box as well as the others who contribute to the RR community in their own way – particularly the contributors to the RR Blog and to the Spill who keep it so lively and readable.
Note to self: Must visit the Spill more often! (Resolution for 2012!)
Donding that.
THREE CHEERS TO BLIMPY, TINNY, BISH, MAKI and everyone else.