why is everyone posting so much in this thread?
a) Because they want to welcome man with First Awesome Machinae Supremacy Pumpkin (which is cool acchievement worth praise and respect)
b) They are friendly and want to welcom anyone with cool posts
c) Postcount + x
Personally I think that it's mainly alternative (a) because... It was really nice thinking, being season thing and stuff, creative and otherwise cool. Maybe little bit (b) too because isn't that forum's nonwritten rule to drown newcomers with kisses, posts, hugs, biscuits, beers and whynot right from the start.
I don't believe in alternative (c) because I don't believe anyone to be such calculating person here and top spammers already got their postcounts skyhigh already (so they don't have to post so much to anywhere) and we are all such nice persons after all?