Post Counts
 

Are post counts really all that necessary? They just promote spamming and create a false sense of authority for those who have high ones. You can see how taking it away gets rid of a lot of spamming in the Starmen.net and GSArchives.com forums. What's your opinion on the issue?

What are you talking about? Bow down before me and my high post count.

J/K :p

But I dunno about it... *shrugs* Uhhhh lotsa forums have them... I guess it could help cut down on post cramming, although around here it seems like the only person who does that is leatherface ;) :sneaky:

I had a wierd feeling that you'd be the first to reply.:D

Your post count does say something. Other members know if the person is a spammer, and if he's not but he does have a high post count, that's a good thing.

Re: Post Counts
 

I think Jin just wants to get into the black project forum. I dont think the post count for it should be so high. Jin has been here since the begginging and he cant get in cause of his post count.
I think it should be 500 posts and you have to be a member for more than a year

Post Counts are a way of knowing how old a member is... and after a certain amount of posts respect is acctualy gained.

Like DeathsHand and myself, we are number one and two in post counts, we haven't exactly been here longer than everybody, but people know that we are among the biggest posters of all time, and neither of us spam.

w/o post counts, they couldn't tell DsH from a newbie who just got his first post. Also, not only that, post counts give members somthing to look forward to when posting. Dedicated members should be seperated from newbies, and post counts allow this.

uhhh...BJW, ur not even on the top 25 for post counts. first is DsH with 12xxx, then TheGame with something like 6000, then a bunch of other ppl.

He is TheGame, just under another user name.

Umm.. I don't even know what the Black Project Forum is for. I never really cared about it to tell the truth.:unsure:

Top 25 posters:

DeathsHand 12856
TheGame 6000
~VIN~ 4991
gekko 4855
The Ibrox Fox 4822
BLueFire 4694
GameKinG 4543
Danchastu 4530
Xantar 4439
Shooter 4400
Zen 4256
nWoCHRISnWo 4111
cubedojo 3995
Shadow_Link 3923
Perfect Stu 3846
D-Man 3736
Gandalf 3608
Joeiss 3525
bobcat 3196
Can Of Dan 3166
Null 3084
Link1130 2994
Sigma 2932
Neo 2926
sdtPikachu 2804

BigJ said everything for me...

Sorry Jin, I like the post counts. It's helps to define and sustains some amount of order. Without the order, this forum wouldn't have lasted long...

Hm... ~VIN~ , TheGame, The Ibrox Fox, Danchastu, Zen, cubedojo, Gandalf, bobcat and Can Of Dan do not even post here anymore. Pika is on a hiatus, and I have no idea where Sigma has been, even though he is a mod of the Black Project.

No, and we have had this discussion before. Post counts are more then post (counts). They are an identity of the person. Sure if somebody spams they will be warned and maybe later get banned. Their post will be deleted and thats the end of that.

Back to that identity thing. A post count is something that is vital for some. I can pass judgment on certain people by how many post they have compared to the time they have spent here. This tells me maybe they post cram a lot or have a lot to say (keep in mind its ussualy the first). This helps me crack down on post cramming (given that not only do they do it for post count but for being everywhere so they become popualr).

Some people also take pride in how long they have been here. And people who are proud are happy, and happy people keep posting in the forum. What dose that mean? More post for them and the forum, and as that goes up more pride...etc. (see the circle).

A post count is a dedication to our older members. Like BJW said, DH is a great post (ussualy) that dosnt spam (at least not since the early ndose days) and his post count gives him that recognition (and the opportunity to say "Bow down").

I like post counts...it seperates the veterans from the newbies...

:beat:

Lol! Post counts don't mean -edited- to me. I was originally at Nintendose, then came here. All in all, I've been here for around a year or two and only have 750 posts. Talk about a slow poster....

I don't really know where to stand on this issue. Post Counts give members a false sense of authority, and also promote spamming. But on the other hand, without them people wouldn't feel a need to post, making the forum slow and may even be the reason for it's closure.

It would probably be best to keep things the way they are, and not make the same mistake as the new Zelda. Why fix it if it's not broke? We don't really have too big of a problem with spam here anyway, the mods and admins are doing a great job of keeping things under control.