Post counts

Magnet · December 9th, 2006, 01:59 AM

Logging in today I noticed my post count has dropped about 500 (from around 1500 to below 1000) posts. I know most of my posts are childish and immature, but that's no reason to get rid of them. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Seriously though, is it just a glitch in the system or has everyone received the same clean-house treatment?

Ultra_Kool_Dude · December 9th, 2006, 02:02 AM

let's see

I don't know if mine has changed or not - I don't remember what it was/is.

Quiky · December 9th, 2006, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Magnet

Logging in today I noticed my post count has dropped about 500 (from around 1500 to below 1000) posts. I know most of my posts are childish and immature, but that's no reason to get rid of them. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Seriously though, is it just a glitch in the system or has everyone received the same clean-house treatment?

I believe the old count was including the old closed forum sections.. when those get disabled, your post count drops (because they aren't public anymore).

Viper007Bond · December 9th, 2006, 02:25 AM

I dunno about that, Quiky. Those posts (the cool wall, etc.) are still there, plus there weren't that many posts there.

It was probably due to me moving threads into the new thread games area where posts don't count towards your post count.

fbc · December 9th, 2006, 02:33 AM

Look at it this way Magnet - you can make a WOOT 1000 POSTS!!!111!!OMG!1 thread

SL65 · December 9th, 2006, 02:36 AM

OMG magnet has less than a 1000 posts...what a n00b haha images/smilies/tease.gif

Quiky · December 9th, 2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

I dunno about that, Quiky. Those posts (the cool wall, etc.) are still there, plus there weren't that many posts there.

It was probably due to me moving threads into the new thread games area where posts don't count towards your post count.

Either that or it was a user error images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Magnet · December 9th, 2006, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SL65

OMG magnet has less than a 1000 posts...what a n00b haha images/smilies/tease.gif

i KnoW.......
now i shood........
type liek thiz.......................

Viper007Bond · December 9th, 2006, 02:45 AM

LIKE OMGZ WTF

KaJuN · December 9th, 2006, 02:54 AM

I lost 10% of my total posts overnight. images/smilies/sad.gif

Quiky · December 9th, 2006, 03:15 AM

I didn't loose any! Then again, I never had any to begin with.. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

zaybxcwd12 · December 9th, 2006, 07:40 AM

I can't understand why pple make a big deal over post count. I mean WTF? what difference does it make, does it change who you are? does it make you any less of a finalgear member? or how about the thought "I am not going to participate in game threads anymore because my post count won't register". The mind boggles.

Viper007Bond · December 9th, 2006, 07:43 AM

Well, I use people's post counts on forums to judge how much value I should give to what they say.

I mean if someone with 5000 posts tells me the sky is falling, I'm much more likely to believe them than someone with 5. images/smilies/wink.gif

zaybxcwd12 · December 9th, 2006, 07:57 AM

Hmmmm............can't say I have thought about it like that. I am just saying it is not the do all and end all. Some1 could just for the sake of arguement put something really not relivent to every thead on the board and it would not necessaily get clocked. How many times has a spy shot come up and you read though the thread and it like a page full of "It is awful", "don't like the Grill". All this clocks up post count. How long some1 has been a member and an average of how many posts they do in a day is a far greater indercater. It shows how much some1 has bothered to log in read posts, digest them without posting something which ain't pertically important or has already been said.

An example of this can you remember the piddington guy, he done more posts in a month and I have done in 6. Yes he got clocked but if he had of been more descreat, and less annoying it would not have been picked up on.

Viper I am not questioning you, just so you know, I am only expressing an opinion.

fbc · December 9th, 2006, 08:23 AM

Post counts are just one way of establishing someone's contribution to the forum - obviously the quality of their posts is more important, but post count can also help.

BTW Viper, the sky is falling images/smilies/tongue.gif

Viper007Bond · December 9th, 2006, 08:25 AM

No, I know, post count isn't everything. There are lots of people with high post counts who I don't give much value to their comments (not necessarily on this forum though) and there are many with low post counts who I know that they know what they're talking about.

I'm just saying I find it a good rough indicator for people who I don't immediately recognize by their avatar. images/smilies/wink.gif

Viper007Bond · December 9th, 2006, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by fbc

Post counts are just one way of establishing someone's contribution to the forum - obviously the quality of their posts is more important, but post count can also help.

Exactly.

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Originally Posted by fbc

BTW Viper, the sky is falling images/smilies/tongue.gif

Oh shit!

Alok · December 9th, 2006, 11:46 AM

mine's unchanged

SadaPow · December 9th, 2006, 12:01 PM

mine went down by 10 or so

matt2000 · December 9th, 2006, 12:16 PM

OMG i was celebrating 450 and now i'm at 328!!

December 9th, 2006, 01:59 AM	#1
Magnet Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Last Online: 05:59 AM Location: Perth, WA Age: 27 Posts: 2,000 Car: BMW E46 328Ci Rep Power: 25	Post counts Logging in today I noticed my post count has dropped about 500 (from around 1500 to below 1000) posts. I know most of my posts are childish and immature, but that's no reason to get rid of them. Seriously though, is it just a glitch in the system or has everyone received the same clean-house treatment? __________________ Remember, a dog is not just for Christmas. It can also be for a birthday. In fact, you can eat them all year round!

December 9th, 2006, 02:02 AM	#2
Ultra_Kool_Dude AWESOME!!!111ONE Joined: Oct 4th, 2004 Last Online: December 29th, 2008 Location: Clarkson's House Posts: 3,684 Car: POWERR!!! Rep Power: 0	let's see I don't know if mine has changed or not - I don't remember what it was/is. __________________ What's the difference between charity and socialism? What's the difference between sex and rape?

December 9th, 2006, 02:25 AM	#4
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	I dunno about that, Quiky. Those posts (the cool wall, etc.) are still there, plus there weren't that many posts there. It was probably due to me moving threads into the new thread games area where posts don't count towards your post count. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

December 9th, 2006, 02:33 AM	#5
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 08:46 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,635 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	Look at it this way Magnet - you can make a WOOT 1000 POSTS!!!111!!OMG!1 thread __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

December 9th, 2006, 02:45 AM	#9
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	LIKE OMGZ WTF __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

December 9th, 2006, 02:36 AM	#6
SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: 08:31 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,196 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41	OMG magnet has less than a 1000 posts...what a n00b haha

December 9th, 2006, 02:54 AM	#10
KaJuN Joined: Jul 31st, 2006 Last Online: November 17th, 2008 Location: USAF Basic Training Age: 23 Posts: 4,628 Car: Land Rover Discovery, 1980 Yamaha XJ650 Rep Power: 91	I lost 10% of my total posts overnight. __________________ D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ Yes we can! Join my fan club. You know you want a piece of this action!

December 9th, 2006, 03:15 AM	#11
Quiky You know you want me.. Joined: Aug 21st, 2005 Last Online: 03:31 AM Posts: 2,296 LFS Status: Rep Power: 169	I didn't loose any! Then again, I never had any to begin with.. __________________ + Rep me, and fight the lazy Viper007Bond!

December 9th, 2006, 07:40 AM	#12
zaybxcwd12 Joined: Jul 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Newcastle u Tyne Uk Age: 39 Posts: 788 Car: 2008 VW Touran S Rep Power: 11	I can't understand why pple make a big deal over post count. I mean WTF? what difference does it make, does it change who you are? does it make you any less of a finalgear member? or how about the thought "I am not going to participate in game threads anymore because my post count won't register". The mind boggles.

December 9th, 2006, 07:43 AM	#13
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	Well, I use people's post counts on forums to judge how much value I should give to what they say. I mean if someone with 5000 posts tells me the sky is falling, I'm much more likely to believe them than someone with 5. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

December 9th, 2006, 07:57 AM	#14
zaybxcwd12 Joined: Jul 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Newcastle u Tyne Uk Age: 39 Posts: 788 Car: 2008 VW Touran S Rep Power: 11	Hmmmm............can't say I have thought about it like that. I am just saying it is not the do all and end all. Some1 could just for the sake of arguement put something really not relivent to every thead on the board and it would not necessaily get clocked. How many times has a spy shot come up and you read though the thread and it like a page full of "It is awful", "don't like the Grill". All this clocks up post count. How long some1 has been a member and an average of how many posts they do in a day is a far greater indercater. It shows how much some1 has bothered to log in read posts, digest them without posting something which ain't pertically important or has already been said. An example of this can you remember the piddington guy, he done more posts in a month and I have done in 6. Yes he got clocked but if he had of been more descreat, and less annoying it would not have been picked up on. Viper I am not questioning you, just so you know, I am only expressing an opinion. Last edited by zaybxcwd12; December 9th, 2006 at 08:01 AM..

December 9th, 2006, 08:23 AM	#15
fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 08:46 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,635 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	Post counts are just one way of establishing someone's contribution to the forum - obviously the quality of their posts is more important, but post count can also help. BTW Viper, the sky is falling __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

December 9th, 2006, 08:25 AM	#16
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 21,086 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 237	No, I know, post count isn't everything. There are lots of people with high post counts who I don't give much value to their comments (not necessarily on this forum though) and there are many with low post counts who I know that they know what they're talking about. I'm just saying I find it a good rough indicator for people who I don't immediately recognize by their avatar. __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

December 9th, 2006, 11:46 AM	#18
Alok A Small Influence On Koenigsegg Joined: Apr 1st, 2005 Last Online: 12:55 AM Location: Bruchsal, Deutschland Age: 21 Posts: 2,963 Rep Power: 49	mine's unchanged __________________

December 9th, 2006, 12:01 PM	#19
SadaPow Joined: Jul 23rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Washington State Age: 20 Posts: 290 Rep Power: 10	mine went down by 10 or so __________________

December 9th, 2006, 12:16 PM	#20
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:00 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,682 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	OMG i was celebrating 450 and now i'm at 328!! __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott