overposter

English

Noun

overposter (plural overposters)

1. (Internet) A person who makes too many posts, for example on social media or a forum.
   • 1999 January 7, Jim Luftman, “reguarding an overposter!!!!! please read”, in rec.arts.comics.marketplace (Usenet):

     I dislike the overposters as well.

   • 2001 July 25, Aerogram, “Dickhead compilation”, in alt.music.prince (Usenet):

     I'm hardly an overposter.

   • 2003 October 23, Charles Perrin, “Do you make alt.fashion related holiday gifts?”, in alt.fashion (Usenet):

     On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:49:33 -0400, Huronia wrote about a certain overposter: If my family had no food, I think I'd be working on that problem instead of complaining to cyberbuddies all day that I'm running out.

   • 2008 May 23, Bob, “Senator Ted Kennedy has a brain tumor”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet):

     He's a compulsive overposter, just like Kent Paul Dolan, over on talk.bizarre!

   • 2010 November 22, Freedom Man, “Obwon has alot^[sic] of time on his hands again”, in nyc.politics (Usenet):

     It's hard to find the opinions of a variety of people when one overposter buries all the others.

   • 2013, Nils Smith, Social Media Guide for Ministry: What It Is and How to Use It:

     Without unfriending someone, you can now choose to limit or block (unsubscribe) someone from your newsfeed or choose to see only what Facebook deems as very important. If you find yourself annoyed by an over-poster on Facebook, don't hesitate to unsubscribe. (They won't know that you did!)