Post counts are to important.

[Bara_no_Hime]

Hello Escapist Community i am a little annoyed about the fact that to many people on here dont value your opinion if your post count is to low.
And i dont understand why. I myself dont respect people who dont even have a profile picture yet but it's come to a point where people either get high post counts or fade into the backround with the last topic they posted in beacuse they felt like nobody bothered with them.

I've only really seen this happen when the person has only 1-2 posts, and starts a thread that sounds like an advertisement.

Spambots often have low post counts, since the profile only exists for the bot. But that's like, 1-10 posts. By 50, it's usually a real person.

Also, spambots are usually trying to get us to click links to pictures of products they want us to buy. So long as a person isn't presenting a link and saying "check this out!" I don't even check the post count typically. I mean, sure, it's there, but I usually just look at profile pics.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Meh, high post counts are really only a measure of how much spare time someone has. It doesn't really matter how long you've been here, how many posts you've submitted, how many threads you've made or anything. All you need to do to be respected around here is to not come across like <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view>this guy. No-one listens to him. For obvious reasons.

 

[sir.rutthed]

Hello Escapist Community i am a little annoyed about the fact that to many people on here dont value your opinion if your post count is to low.
And i dont understand why. I myself dont respect people who dont even have a profile picture yet but it's come to a point where people either get high post counts or fade into the backround with the last topic they posted in beacuse they felt like nobody bothered with them.

I'm inclined to think any disrespect your way could be attributed to your poor grammar and spelling. This is a pretty intelligent community, so before you start bitching about other people how about you take some pride in your post and use spellcheck?

 

[Lerasai]

I don't think people here place too much meaning on other people's post counts. I admit I get a bit insecure about my own in the face of more active forum members', but that has no effect on how I treat people or view their opinions. Now, I'm guilty of a bunch of other kinds of snobby judging like on a person's avatar, username, use of the number "2" in place of the word "to"... but, hey, at least those things are more than a silly number.

Except for that last thing. That is a number and it is silly to use it as a word.

 

[Something Amyss]

Silly Zackary,
Everyone knows it's the Badges that are really tell you if the person's opinion is valid.

Badges? We don't need no steenking badges!

They do? WHY ISN'T ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION TO ME THEN?

Meh, post counts mean a count of your posts, nothing more.

I pay attention. of course, nobody knows who I am....*cries*

 

[The3rdEye]

... as water is to dry.

 

[Asita]

I've never had that problem. To the best of my knowledge, people responding to me always responded based on the content of my posts rather than the number I'd made.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

... as water is to dry.

You there.

Yes, you.

That was very clever. Here, take this, you've earned it.

Spoiler

 

[Dogstile]

So you 2 are saying to only way to be noticed is to be first?
I guess that make's scence it's just i have been reading through a couple of threads today and more time's than i would like people have called others a noob beacuse they have a low post count.
But i guess most people arnt that bad. I wonder how we can fix the few that do?

Get a load of this guy. He has 59 posts and hes already complaining!

Come back when you have 5000 kid. Until then your opinion is worthless.

But, but dude! You don't even have 5000!

[small]I do realise you are kidding[/small]

OP: Most people ignore trolls who call people noobs because of a low post count. If people call troll because its a low post count and a thinly disguised advertisement, then I see no problem with that. Its usually a sign there.

Bottom line, make your posts worthwhile and people will actually take notice.

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

Hello Escapist Community i am a little annoyed about the fact that to many people on here dont value your opinion if your post count is to low.
And i dont understand why. I myself dont respect people who dont even have a profile picture yet but it's come to a point where people either get high post counts or fade into the backround with the last topic they posted in beacuse they felt like nobody bothered with them.

Here is my explanation.

There are a lot of posts on these forums. A LOT. For the amount of time I have, I cannot read every one.

Therefore, I must pick and choose what I read. It just so happens, I tend to read posts from people with a high post count.

The reason: Mainly experience. People with high post count have, well, posted more which means they know more about it. They are more likely to have proper grammar and spelling(*cough* *cough*), they often have the ability to show more insight on things and most of all, they are almost always able to get their point across in very few words.

Now, I'm not saying I discount an opinion unless it has thousands of posts behind it, far from it. I am simply saying that often times, I prefer to pay attention to the experienced forum goers over newcomers.

Though if I'm being entirely honest, I also pay close attention to people with really cool avatars...

 

[Darwins_Folly]

Spelling, grammar and the ability to put together a coherent thought matter much more than your post count. Work on these things first if you want to be taken seriously. If you want respect for your opinions, have some respect for the friggin language and medium.

 

[direkiller]

Don't worry, people who care about post counts are forum noobs. You can make 10,000 posts that are worthless and don't accomplish anything, and you can make 100 brilliant posts in a row.

I may be fairly new here, but I've been around the net for far longer than most, you can never tell what kind of person you are just based on post count.

EDIT:

The only judgement of that sort that I feel has some merit is judging people by their avatars. People with bad avatars come across as rather lazy to me, it takes maybe 5-10 minutes to make a decent avatar, maybe even less, I made this one in four minutes. Having a solid avatar helps to make you stand out, nobody likes looking at box avatars.

runs and crys in room.

OT: Yea post count doesn't mean anything its all about what you say provided its in the first 2 pages of a tread(lets face it no one wants to read 7pages of post) and by the last page the threads devolved so much that no ones on topic anymore

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

I only use post counts to see how familiar someone is to this board. Seem's friggin' ridiculous to do that kinda thing to a newbie, discriminating them because they lack posts.

When I first came here I wasn't subject of backlash, just treated weirdly.

The best way to become more involved here is by making a name for yourself. Such as me, being the goddamn Megaman nut here.

 

[3 legged goat]

And secondly, and the really petty one, if you are the invoker of Godwin's Law. This again, is selective, if the thread is actually tangentially about nazis (See: Marines pose with Nazi ZZ flag) then I will play, but if someone tries to bring nazism where it doesn't belong, I'm out.

I have seen that thread a lot around here. It always seem to be on the first page. I honestly stopped posting in that thread a while ago. I kind of wish that it would die so we could have new threads. We need new threads, not the same old boring ones. Even if they are about Nazis.

 

[Charli]

Hello Escapist Community i am a little annoyed about the fact that to many people on here dont value your opinion if your post count is to low.
And i dont understand why. I myself dont respect people who dont even have a profile picture yet but it's come to a point where people either get high post counts or fade into the backround with the last topic they posted in beacuse they felt like nobody bothered with them.

...I don't think you're quite in the know, I've been here a while, with no posts in forum games or nonsense topics and no one on this forum has any idea who I am nor cares what I say.

...THIS IS A POSITIVE.

When people start to notice you, you have to start putting on airs or they will slowly chew at your sanity. Don't seek forum popularity. Seriously.

 

[Monkeyman O'Brien]

Meh. People are stupid. So if someone is so stupid that they think post count or sign up date matters, well then, as previously mentioned they are stupid
I just wish we had the option of not seeing that crap. The same as we have the option to disable avatars and buttons.

 

[Omnific One]

Not usually, unless there is really a reason to suspect someone has no idea what they are saying because they just joined.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

I have never been looked down uppon by others for my relatively low post count... look how long I've been a member, look at my post count... I don't say much, but oddly enough when I do people seem to notice what I say, and I tend to get quoted a fair deal, is it because I have a sweet classic 8-bit slime avatar? or is it my name? probably not, it's because when I do say things, I say things that other people can see and either agree with or disagree with.

I try to add to a discussion in a meaningful way, I don't just say "yeah what that guy said" or whatever, no I'll take it to a new level or direct the conversation in a way that opens up other areas of the same topic for discussion, maybe open a few people's eyes to something in a different way.

But hey, that's just me, so do whatever you think is best for you, but if you act an idiot or make a lot of baseless assumptions, people may point it out, and it may offend you.

 

[emeraldrafael]

People don't respect my opinion here and my post count is huge, nor am I well know because of it. And I instantly look at anyway who uses post count as a way to value anyones opinions as a **** who isn't worth anyone's time.

Besides, it's the internet, not many people are gonna value your opinion anyway.
This post was full of grammar fail and might still be, but I'm ill so meh.

Where is your dr Cox avy!!!

Anyway, OT: says the person with 59 posts.

post counts dont mean anything. I've met people with high posts counts and the majority were garbage, and i've met people with low ones that didnt post a lot cause they didnt think they had much that was worthwhile to add or say. the only thing they matter for is your "title" of sorts above your avy and thats if you dont make your own

 

[BushMonstar]

I personally don't view a lack of an avatar as a way of saying "Their opinion doesn't matter", nor lack of large post count. Heck, I'd be a hypocrite just to judge people on both, considering I have neither.