Post counts

[Zierro]

How do you feel about them?

 

I like post counts. They represent how active you are as a member of TIF, and you can get an idea of a poster by seeing which topics they post on the most.

 

On the bad side, they are a cause of spam. Also, some people feel as if it's a maturity/intelligence indicator. It shouldn't be taken that seriously. It's not exactly that hard to post for anyone. People with small post counts can be just as intelligent.

Edited October 11, 2009 by Zierro

[Maleficus1055]

I dont generally even look at post count. Hell, almost half of mine is from What Are You Listening to Right Now? over in MM&T :XD:

[unkn0wnwarrior]

I usually don't even notice them. But I certainly wouldn't judge a person by theirs, either.

[Jaziek]

I've been absolutely hammering the posts out today.

Usually though, I couldnt care less.

[indy500fan]

Time here is generally more important that post count.

[Kenshinjapan]

I look at post counts. Honestly, it is sometimes an indicator to whether I take the person seriously or not (especially when linking to unknown sites)

[Bloodstain]

I'd like to see an option to hide your post count. Or just get rid of them

[TheStandIn]

I don't care about them in the slightest. I've had 3 different TIF accounts since 2006. When I get tired of my forum name I just make a new account and my post count starts over from scratch, no biggie.

[tripsis]

I don't really think about it honestly. Yes it can be a good indicator of how active someone is in a community, but I still don't really pay much attention to it.

[Star.]

They can be taken away for all I care.

If I ever judge posts it's usually on who posts it rather than if they're active.

[Kiriyama]

Really don't care about post counts either.

 

Honestly, I think most of the high count posters, Ray excluded, don't really care about it. Post count is just something that comes with time, it's really no big deal.

[Nenga]

I don't normally pay attention to it. On occasion i'll notice it's there, but all other time I just forget it exists.

[Lenin64]

I just like seeing "Dragon Slayer" under my name. Beyond that, I don't give a rat's [wagon]. In fact, I'm going to dislike my 10,000th post, if ever I make one.

[Nadril]

The thing I don't like about them is even after 20,000 posts I don't get my own custom title :(.

 

Nah I don't really care about it, although it's sort of cool to see. I just like seeing little stats like that.

[Star_Fox]

nothing. i don't generalize anyone because of the number of post counts. i felt that way after qeltar was here. :thumbsup:

[champion]

Yes I occasionally look at them, but I do not judge the poster by them. But I'm not the kind of person who would want them to be hidden.

[TTanT]

Eh, I sometimes use them as a way to judge posters (yes, it is ironic), but unless a post count is below ten or above ten thousand, it really doesn't catch my interest.

 

Oh, and anyone with a post count below 500 is a total noob who fails at everything.

[stevepole]

When these forums came back online after scapeboard went down and the forums became forum.tip.it I tried to be the first person to 1,000 post but I got in trouble for spamming cause I was posting so frequently. I made it to something like 1,500 after about 6 months or something then I stopped caring so much about post because the community changes so much at the time between older users leaving and new ones joining that it feels like a new place sometimes if you don't pay attention.

[ElkNight]

Sometimes I judge posters on them, but normally only when their posts/topic is really badly written.

 

But not really much other then that.

[PoorLepRecon]

I only use them to judge whether an account is here for spam or is a regular user.

[Laura]

I love post count. When I have nothing better to do, I'll read through a thread, look at the users who post, and attempt to guess at their accumulated posts.

[Giordano]

I just look at them to quench my curiosity of some members. And to trust off-site links.

[Skull]

I want my Demon Vanquisher title back. Soo much cooler than moss giant whipper.

[Lateralus]

I've used these forums since before the scapeboard era (before phpbb?) and, counting all of my accounts, I don't think I've reached 6000 posts. Quality over quantity is what I say. I really enjoy it when I see an opinionated user with a low post count.

[Cynic]

I'm a lurker. But I still glance at a poster's post count if their post is an extended length, or they're having an argument. It gives me a sense of who seems to have more experience.