What Happened tot the number of posts?

Hey, if we're going to toss the post-count display, at least re-institute the graded titles. I want to be something more middle-management-ish than "senior member."
 
Hmm.. not sure how I feel on this one.

I mean I totally see where it's coming from. It levels the playing field. And it really shouldn't matter one bit how many posts someone has. I remeber when I only had one post.

However I think I prefered seeing the post counts. Many times in the past few days i've answered someone and wondered "should I know this person, how much do they know". I appriciate that the next Barry Green could make their first post tommorrow, and we should always post with that in mind. But a post count does still tell us a lot about how we might approach a person.

A post count is an indicator of forum experience. I know that somone with 573 posts probabaly knows most of the inside jokes. But I wouldn't refer to a flux capacitor to somone with 3 posts.

I just feel that it's a little too "sterile" without the postcount.

- Mikko
 
I think its good when forums have post counts, lets you check the place out, get a feel for the vibe on the boards before posting stuff.
 
Post counts are misleading. People who need to ask a lot of questions and people who spend a lot of times in the Off Topic sections have high post counts too. Not just the folks with sound information.
 
rsbush said:
Post counts are misleading. People who need to ask a lot of questions and people who spend a lot of times in the Off Topic sections have high post counts too. Not just the folks with sound information.
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True, but as Mikko said, it does add to the "feel" you get for a poster. Picture, posts, join date, and reputation all are part of the ethos.
 
rsbush said:
Post counts are misleading. People who need to ask a lot of questions and people who spend a lot of times in the Off Topic sections have high post counts too. Not just the folks with sound information.
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Ideally, posts from the cafe, marketplace, meetings, usw. wouldn't count. But that probably isn't user-configurable (though probably fairly easy to do, deeper in the code).
 
Damnit. I was just about to hit 50k posts and now it means nothing. You can only imagine the video I was going to do.
 
wabbit said:
In case you really miss counting posts:

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LOL

InvisionProductions said:
Yeah, thats definitely not an issue...I do miss the post counter though...Poor Briceman!
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Mike McNeese said:
Where's B Man anyway? Did the loss of Post Counts deflate his purpose in being here?
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First thing I thought of as I was reading this post!

Terry_Lasater said:
Imagine the number of punch cards it would take to capture video?! :shocked:
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ROFL!!!

What a funny discussion! Love it.

I, too, was wondering what happened to the counter. I liked it but I can live without it.


Ramjet1979 said:
while you're at it... a humble suggestion.
Do you think 100 (?) posts is a little light to be a senior member? Jason
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I agree! I am a senior member but I NOT! I was stunned when my titled changed to that. I would like my title to be "member who asks a lot of questions!" :)
 
I think i counted about 76 posts in that picture that weren't blurred beyond recognition. LOL! counting posts is fun!
 
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