Should the post count/Stars be removed

[greatpumpkin02]

I'm only posting in this thread to increase my post count.

Thanks all.

+1 !! :)

/sarcasm

I mean, you can tell I care about stars/post count - My member #'s pretty low and I'm just now hitting my post stride in the 300's. Whooo

Keep 'em or ditch 'em, I don't care - I read the message and decide based on that, not because member 21,057 has 1337 posts to his/her name.

Overall this is the best forum on the net, period.

[Larney]

I'm only posting in this thread to increase my post count.

Thanks all.

+1 !! :)

/sarcasm

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[Axel]

Wouldn't care one way or the other!

[technord]

I personally couldn't care less. I tend to only post when absolutely needed. I hate it when I see posts like "Hello" or "Hey Ive reached 1,000 posts aern't I cool" No you need to get out more ;-)

Forums are starting to get like the web.....full of rubbish

What ever happend to quality over quantity?

[Max Veteran]

I think having the post count is a good idea. It shows how much you contribute to the community and it also gives the person credibility. For example, I have 6000+ posts and quite a few people come to me via PM and ask me a specific question instead of slapping it on the forums. I don't think that would have happened if I had 50 posts. The same goes for anyone else with a large amount of posts.

Saying that, 99% of my posts are legitimate. The other 1% accounts for just kidding around in the thread and maybe the odd "congrats" every now and then to a deserving user celebrating something. I dont go around like *some people* posting "Thanks for the news" and "Congrats" in every thread made.

[vincent]

I think having the post count is a good idea. It shows how much you contribute to the community and it also gives the person credibility. For example, I have 6000+ posts and quite a few people come to me via PM and ask me a specific question instead of slapping it on the forums. I don't think that would have happened if I had 50 posts. The same goes for anyone else with a large amount of posts.

Saying that, 99% of my posts are legitimate. The other 1% accounts for just kidding around in the thread and maybe the odd "congrats" every now and then to a deserving user celebrating something. I dont go around like *some people* posting "Thanks for the news" and "Congrats" ieveryi> thread made.

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Post count is a good thing, i agree whole heartedly. I try to refrain frospammingi> Although i do believe the Milestones section should post count locked and moderated far more. I get accused ospammingi> the boards from alot of members and somstaffi> (not gonna mention any names but they should take a closer look at the Milestones threads). funny thing i get pm'd quite a bit for help on folks computers. anyways, I agree 110% with Max.

[Coffeee]

I think having the post count is a good idea. It shows how much you contribute to the community and it also gives the person credibility. For example, I have 6000+ posts and quite a few people come to me via PM and ask me a specific question instead of slapping it on the forums. I don't think that would have happened if I had 50 posts. The same goes for anyone else with a large amount of posts.

Saying that, 99% of my posts are legitimate. The other 1% accounts for just kidding around in the thread and maybe the odd "congrats" every now and then to a deserving user celebrating something. I dont go around like *some people* posting "Thanks for the news" and "Congrats" ieveryi> thread made.

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Amen!

Very well sai(Y)Y)

[Rushnak]

I don't care, postcount means nothing.

[jerzdawg]

I think having the post count is a good idea. It shows how much you contribute to the community and it also gives the person credibility. For example, I have 6000+ posts and quite a few people come to me via PM and ask me a specific question instead of slapping it on the forums. I don't think that would have happened if I had 50 posts. The same goes for anyone else with a large amount of posts.

Saying that, 99% of my posts are legitimate. The other 1% accounts for just kidding around in the thread and maybe the odd "congrats" every now and then to a deserving user celebrating something. I dont go around like *some people* posting "Thanks for the news" and "Congrats" ieveryi> thread made.

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I used to think that was the case... i remember always seeing Staindx.. now Steven with his million posts helping people.. and he def has helped me... but then i see people like Hypo.... something.. cant be bothered to remember the rest (and no im not picking on him.. he just comes to mind) has a good amount of posts 10k + i believe.. and so many of his posts are so useless... anyway.. my point.. We or Neowin.. should not base the "help" on the amount of posts the person has...

[ventrox]

stars/post count are great

[markwolfe Veteran]

I think having the post count is a good idea. It shows how much you contribute to the community and it also gives the person credibilityFor example, I have 6000+ posts and quite a few people come to me via PM and ask me a specific question instead of slapping it on the forums.b> I don't think that would have happened if I had 50 posts. The same goes for anyone else with a large amount of posts.

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I see so many people supporting your statement, that I just want to point out that your example shows negativeu> effect, not a positive one.

How does problem resolution via PM help the Neowin community? Anyone looking for answers to the same question/problem won't find it.

The total number of posts inotu> proportional to the amount of knowledge a member has.

[McLaren_F1]

IF u remove them then it will be so plan :unsure:

[Panacik]

NO. Dont remove them! Then we wont know whos cool and whos not!

[Max Veteran]

How does problem resolution via PM help the Neowin community??  Anyone looking for answers to the same question/problem won't find it.

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What I'm saying is, on apersonal basis>, its nice to be recognised as someone who can help other people, and people put their trust in you. This 'recognised trust' is pretty much defined by the combination of your post count and quality posts.

The total number of posts is not proportional to the amount of knowledge a member has.

I agree, but there are people that I know can instantly help me with certain problems due to their reputation. For example, if I have an Intel question, I would instantly think Steven - the same goes for watercooling and Enigma-Penguin. they both have high post counts, and their reputation is well known on the forums. Without those posts, I wouldnt even know who they were.

[Matt]

what would cmove do then? one particular forum had no post count display and then two years later it started displaying users post counts and i was suprised that i had made 2500 + posts. in the end it doesnt really matter to me but i see no problem with them staying.

[red.]

i think they should be kept but i would still like to see quality posts rather than people posting just for quantity.

[turbomonkeycock]

I really don't see what the benefit of having a post count/post rank is. I can't imagine removing these having anything other than a positive effect on the quality of the board. Even a hidden post rank that can only be seen through a profile view would probably help as only the few people that would care about postcount would check it

[FaRSightxc2]

No, it shouldn't be removed. I like the idea, its kind of like a personal log of how much I contribute (or indeed don't contribute) to a message board. I don't really pay attention to other peoples post counts, and I certainly don't post just to raise my post count. Because of this, I can look at how many posts I have made and think to myself 'I have made 'X' amount of usefull contributions'.

[Toastyone]

I don't care about the stars, but I do think the post count is important :D It shows how active the forum is and how much it grows.....Don't you all remember the huge thread when we were counting down to 4,000,000 posts? I love the post count and it does have purpose, if you look on sites that list computer message boards they are organized by # of members, threads, and posts.....so it does have it's uses :happy:

[PukiMan]

It would be nice to remove them from under the nick, but not from the profile.

Would make it look the under nickname area a lot cleaner, and nicer :D

And, if you would want to check your message counts, just go to the profile page.

[qkslvr221]

It would be nice to remove them from under the nick, but not from the profile.

Would make it look the under nickname area a lot cleaner, and nicer :D

And, if you would want to check your message counts, just go to the profile page.

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Actually, I have to agree with this, for it would keep everyone on both sides of the argument satisfied. :) Any subjective arguments for this idea?

[sverti]

question, do you post only to earn a star? pathetic :no:

[lnmnky]

but then i see people like Hypo.... something.. cant be bothered to remember the rest (and no im not picking on him.. he just comes to mind) has a good amount of posts 10k + i believe.. and so many of his posts are so useless... anyway.. my point..

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In defence:

He does help, and he does make a fair share of congrats aswell. But most of his posts are not "useless"........ and it's hypoxiaicon FYI.

Anyway, I think that there should not be a milestone thread, and anything that is a one word reply is not contributing to the thread and is therefore spam.

Even when people release a wallpaper, criticism is fine, but just going "Nice (Y)" is THE most pointless reply ever.

People should be getting more warnings so they stop.

[shrike]

I appreciate the stars over the amount of posts.

[preducer]

if u wanna see quality post then remove the stars and the post count..