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").
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