Whats the point?

[Twinkie]

I have been wondering and thinking. You know how the mods tell you that post count means nothing. Well why is it even here then. Shouldnt Nick take it out if it is POINTLESS as they say. I dont think its pointless at all because if it was it wouldnt be on this forum. I just havent found out what the point is yet lol.

[Maniac.]

It's to keep track of how many posts you have posted...?
Well, there are post counts for (I'm pretty darn sure) every forum.
Whether you'd have 1 post or 10,000 posts, it is there to keep track.
I'm guessing they mean by "post count not mattering" by it doesn't matter what your post count is. Someone can have 400 posts and another can have 1,000, yet we're all still able to post equally.

[Big Business]

It's fun to keep track of.

[Twinkie]

True but really when ppl see post counts they see comption between other members to get th highest post count.

[SpiritDuck]

I'm iffy on it. It kind of annoys me how they have the names somtimes sorted by post number. And how they have a "top poster" on the home page.

[Maniac.]

That's their problem, then. :x They feel the need of a competition, they feel it.

[SpiritDuck]

Ehh I am not really competing with Trix I am just bored so I post a ton.

[Twinkie]

Thing is that ppl post like short little garbage posts to get there post count up that annoysme as well.

[SpiritDuck]

Oh yes those are annoying. Making useless threads, posts that are totally off-topic,spam. So fun isn't it?

[Blax]

Originally Posted by Twinkie

Thing is that ppl post like short little garbage posts to get there post count up that annoysme as well.

theres a name for it. SPAM.

[Rattlebones]

And some posts aren't counted in post count.
Posts in the RP area...
Banned posts...
Posts in other certain areas...
We also merge posts when people post multiple times in a row.

Post count has no practical value. You get no special priviledge from post count. It doesn't show how long you've been here, it doesn't show how useful of a member (quality of posts) you've been.
It's simply something which most forums use and by general internet usage we've left in place.

[Twinkie]

Well I know one spot they dont count posts is in the activities section which is cool but... I dont like how they have to moderate every post it gets annoying.

[Cool Corny ELectrofoot]

I probably know what some of you are thinking. You want a prize for posting a lot. But no offense, but anybody can post "congrats!" 4,000 times.... I'd rather have 1,000 posts that are actually useful and bulk than a bunch of posts that are'nt considered spam, but really aren't needed. Whether people deney it or not, some people just say stuff that is'nt really needed but they want a high post count...

~Cce

[My Nosey Koala]

I actually like the fact that it shows how many posts you have because you can see your progress since you started and I love looking at the posts per day thing.

[Twinkie]

Originally Posted by Cool Corny ELectrofoot

I probably know what some of you are thinking. You want a prize for posting a lot. But no offense, but anybody can post "congrats!" 4,000 times.... I'd rather have 1,000 posts that are actually useful and bulk than a bunch of posts that are'nt considered spam, but really aren't needed. Whether people deney it or not, some people just say stuff that is'nt really needed but they want a high post count...

~Cce

Hmm I think I know who your talking about *looks around the room*