Derek has reached 1000 posts
Posted: 17:53 Mon 24 Sep 2007
Our first millennial poster is unsurprisingly Derek. For his efforts he has been awarded the first full Vintage declaration on the board.
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Derek has reached 1000 posts
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Posted: 18:14 Mon 24 Sep 2007
Congrats Derek
Posted: 19:17 Mon 24 Sep 2007
Posted: 22:51 Mon 24 Sep 2007
Complete and Utter Windbag!!!
Well done.
Well done.
Cruz Vintage Port 1989!
Posted: 05:26 Tue 25 Sep 2007
Cruz Vintage Port 1989! How much of an honour is that?
Posted: 09:06 Tue 25 Sep 2007
It's what you get when 90% of your posts is in meaningless drivel! 
Posted: 18:04 Thu 01 Nov 2007
It's becoming quite common to reach a 1000 Posts, isn't it?
Alan
Alan
Posted: 21:10 Thu 01 Nov 2007
Well done Alan - you are the second highest poster in the world of Port
Derek
Derek
Posted: 21:28 Thu 01 Nov 2007
I bet he's jealous of your rank though.
Well done Alan
Well done Alan
Posted: 21:31 Thu 01 Nov 2007
If Derek was a Boy Scout, I bet he'd have had every badge, including the Port badge.
Posted: 21:34 Thu 01 Nov 2007
Thank is just about the cruelest thing anyone could have done to Alan. Well done. Inspired crueltyKillerB wrote:I bet he's jealous of your rank though.
Well done Alan
Derek
The cruelty was assigning “Martinez Vintage Port 1985† to …
Posted: 02:33 Fri 02 Nov 2007
No. The cruelty was assigning “Martinez Vintage Port 1985† to as few as twelve-hundred-odd posts.
Posted: 08:53 Fri 02 Nov 2007
Julian,
You are spot on. I've always been a healthy disrespecter of any rank.
But to suggest there are going to be decades of better ports than M85???
Either laughable, or I'm in for one hell of a future! What next? F66 and then F63?
Alan
You are spot on. I've always been a healthy disrespecter of any rank.
But to suggest there are going to be decades of better ports than M85???
Either laughable, or I'm in for one hell of a future! What next? F66 and then F63?
Alan
Posted: 13:37 Mon 05 Nov 2007
Given that it recieved a WS score of 89 and is not generally regarded as a top flight VP I think there are a great number of VP's that will credibly outrank Martinez 1985.
Derek
DANGER: This is threatening to turn into a discussion about Port which should not exist in this part of the Forum
Derek
DANGER: This is threatening to turn into a discussion about Port which should not exist in this part of the Forum
Posted: 13:54 Mon 05 Nov 2007
So we think scoring is a waste of time, and WS is thoroughly overated, UNTIL...
they agree with your point of view!
Hmm.
they agree with your point of view!
Hmm.
Posted: 18:02 Mon 05 Nov 2007
Of course. That is all these scoring systems are good for 
.but I do actually think that there are lots and lots of ports that are superior to Martinez 85, so my point is valid - with or without the dodgy evidence
Derek
.but I do actually think that there are lots and lots of ports that are superior to Martinez 85, so my point is valid - with or without the dodgy evidence
Derek
Posted: 02:18 Tue 06 Nov 2007
And if I accept your blasphmy, isn't it by the same logic, also correct that there are lots and lots that are WORSE?Derek T. wrote:Of course. That is all these scoring systems are good for
.but I do actually think that there are lots and lots of ports that are superior to Martinez 85, so my point is valid - with or without the dodgy evidence
Derek
So why was it provocatively put down as around twelvth in a list of all-time Ports?
(I'm not really bothered, but you're not getting away with poor reasoning!)
Alan
Unprecedented!
Posted: 04:02 Tue 06 Nov 2007
Derek: understand that this matter is so serious, so grave, of such import, that Conky—yes, Conky—has correctly abbreviated “you are†. Unprecedented!Conky wrote:but you're not getting away with poor reasoning
Re: Unprecedented!
Posted: 06:52 Tue 06 Nov 2007
Thanks for the warning, Jdaw. I note the gravity of the situation and will proceed with extreme caution.jdaw1 wrote:Derek: understand that this matter is so serious, so grave, of such import, that Conky—yes, Conky—has correctly abbreviated “you are†. Unprecedented!Conky wrote:but you're not getting away with poor reasoning
Alan,
I didn't say there weren't any that were worse. We didn't use all of the ruby, tawny, reserve, aged tawny and SQVP ports so why would we do that with VP? All KillerB has done is pick a low-end VP to ease us in to the great ports. Things like Fonseca 2000 will obvioulsy come much later
Derek