Does post count matter

[insanekiwi]

I'm pretty sure he was joking, relax

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i'm pretty sure he was. yet it's offending if you know the whole story behind my online activities.

[hannibal.net]

no, it does not matter

[mysterious_w]

I don't judge people on their postcount, however I feel a lot of members here do. I judge on the grammar and punctuation of the post as well as its relation to the topic, as this gives a much better measure of the quality of the member in question.

[Rudy]

nah it doesnt matter

[Stephen.]

<<snipped>>...no personal attacks

i dont care about postcount. i care about my subbadge and helping fellow neowinians with their problems. and this stupid poll just causes alot of geekfights and unnecessary discussions.

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agreed, it is what you are posting about and what is in the post, not how many of them you have. ;)

[....]

This poll is actually misleading. Matter in terms of what? Respect? Shoe size? Ability to play Doom 3?

[shockz]

I prefer to have a bigger e-penis then others... but thats just me. ;)

[Jesse Carlton]

This poll is actually misleading.  Matter in terms of what?  Respect?  Shoe size?  Ability to play Doom 3?

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matter in any way other than statistics.

ie reputation, respect, beleivability, amount of an a$$ someone is, etc.

[yisman]

Hell no. But how did this thread hit 4 pages? Post padding again?

It doesn't effect anything but I think it is nice to set a goal (1000 in 1 year) and try to meet it.

You know what, that's not a bad goal. I think I'll try for that one. But it's complex. It involves posting and sticking around long enough (not getting banned) to accomplish it. :whistle:

[chacho]

Technically, it sholdn't matter, but it does to me and many others. I tend to have a bit more respect for those with high counts, except for those that have annoyed me in the past... not mentioning any names.

[yisman]

Stupid question, stupid answer, NO it doesn't. The mere fact you are asking this implies that you do. No offence.

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He opened the poll because he mentioned that post count doesn't matter in Site & Form Issues, and one or two of the mods took issue with his saying that many people don't care. So he opened a poll to see whether he was right.

[_I am Reptar]

Only counts if you subscribe!!

Just joking..

But really... SUBSCRIBE NOW.

[yisman]

People SAY that postcount doesn't matter but the stink would be incredible if we ever talked about hiding it or removing their stars.  We had a rush of new subscribers after we found a way to give them a subscriber badge while keeping their stars.  People love their stars.

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I would be fine if we hid/removed post count.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

I would be fine if we hid/removed post count.

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Stars are just post count in disguise.

[yisman]

id say in some ways yes it matters...if you see someone with 2 posts making an outlandish claim...it would be hard to believe...but someone with 20000 posts makes one...it may be worth looking into...because if they havent been banned after that many posts, they must at least show a little quality :)

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Not really, because people don't get banned for spamming. There are hundreds of posters whose post count is made up mostly of one word posts like "ok", "lol", "good one", "interesting", "thanks", etc.

[-hurley18]

absolutely not, its the quality of the replies that matters, not how many one can rack up in a defined period.

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:yes:

[fjv]

of course!!!

every milestone grows your dick an inch

fjv.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Not really, because people don't get banned for spamming. There are hundreds of posters whose post count is made up mostly of one word posts like "ok", "lol", "good one", "interesting", "thanks", etc.

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They can be. They can, and certainly have in the past, received warnings.

[.AlleymaN]

hehe..i personally dont think tht post count matters a lot to the mature members of this forum... i once made a poll about the silent members here...i can just see the silent kinds smiling to themselves while reading this thread :p

[yisman]

They can be.  They can, and certainly have in the past, received warnings.

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Whoops. Didn't know that. I guess it's the people that constantly post ###### and nothing else. Then there are people like oggy66 or whatever... :ninja:

[topher1078]

I've been on this board, for a very long time, and stick by a maxim to only say something unique, original, and helpful. Forums are not like actual conversation where you can gloss over certain needless points, but a large glut of posts can not only disguise an important topic but sometimes drive important topics out of existence.

So - post when you have something important to say - no more, no less.

[Kerm]

I've seen you get a grilling that you spam, it must be a little annoying when you do genuinely help people in the hardware section alot.

I personally would say that I have a low percentage of spam posts, and always try to help where I can. So in my case, my post count does matter, because I've tried to contribute to the community, and not just tard it up.

Some people all they do is "Lol" or "congrats" all day. They may as well not even bother. It's not like anyone actually knows them.

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Exactly.

[stezo2k]

No it doesn't, I think it's daft that people think that it actually does...

[Chad]

People SAY that postcount doesn't matter but the stink would be incredible if we ever talked about hiding it or removing their stars.  We had a rush of new subscribers after we found a way to give them a subscriber badge while keeping their stars.  People love their stars.

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Bingo. If the poll was "should the post count/stars be removed", you'd see a landslide in favor of 'no'.

[User6060]

people say it doesn't matter and it shouldn't

BUT

if theres a thread and someone with a low post count says something to the displeasure of the others. its personal attack + n00b i pwn j00 with my 1337sauce