Post counts
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Wow, I remember that thread, it got posted just before I went inactive for months on end. Scary stuff.Neonbob said:
As for post counts, they don't mean too much to me, especially if the person (as mentioned before) has thousands of posts in the matter of a few weeks.
Date joined is slightly more significant in my opinion, but even that doesn't matter as much as the actual content of the person's posts.
There's always an air that the people with more posts are more likely to be listened too than those with low ones. People just naturally disregard peoples opinions when they see a small number under their name, regardless of the content of their posts. It's just the way it works. I don't mind about post counts, I find them more interesting than anything else and if you keep tabs on them you find out just how much some people are on here. I care about my own only because it's a track of how much I'm on here.
Actually I only look at my own posts for self reflection, I've always enjoyed the post count. Perhaps its some pathetic need to prove my worth but I'd like to think that the majority of my posts are on topic and contribute a bit to each thread.Jenkins said:
In my time TSRPing the post count of members on each forum often helped me distinguish between whose more valuable to the community, even if it doesn't portray their contribution perfectly, it at least shows they're active.
My God I remember that thread, we came up with some strange, stuff. With thread did we create that messed up cooking company purely in [sup] speak?Neonbob said:
What? If post counts were relative to dedication to the community, Danny Ocean would have well over a million posts by now and Root, Word and myself would be not too far behind him. Just because I don't post obsessively it doesn't mean that I don't do whatever I can to help the PC clan or the community or that I'm not amoung the first 3 people to show up for 99% of the events and amoung the last 3 to leave.grimsprice said:
I mean, post as much as you want, I couldn't care less, but the correlation between post count and dedication is very weak indeed. I mean, what about that certain purple dog? He had loads of posts but 40% of his posts were trolling or baiting and the rest were his responses to people taking the bait.
Anyway, as for what you said about age. It doesn't matter but I love when the wee kids go to post in those silly relationship threads. I mean, no offence, but a 12 year old is in no position to tell someone the best way to get laid by some girl who has a boyfriend which seems to be the only relationship problem people have on these forums.
Well I think its pretty pointless... What exactly is it proving? That you're more "dedicated"? I don't really care if people have enormous amounts or very little. Personally i just leave a few comments a week, if that.
I to have been here for two years, or so, and I can't believe the post counts some people have. I visit the Escapist multiple times a day, and am not just some casual poster. Here's an Idea divide your number of posts by the days since you joined, and post the average.Jenkins said:
I put more faith in a "Regular" badge, than I do a Neo badge. Also we should petition the Mods for a 2 year badge. There's 1 year, and Three years. Come on!