Site Suggestion. Disable post count.

[rkp71]

It happens in every forum, especially when a new one starts up. People spam and post meaningless garbage just to get thier post count up. Apparently some folks out there think if they have a huge number of posts under thier name they will gain respect or appear to be in the know.

Why not just disable it?

Originally Posted by rkp71

It happens in every forum, especially when a new one starts up. People spam and post meaningless garbage just to get thier post count up. Apparently some folks out there think if they have a huge number of posts under thier name they will gain respect or appear to be in the know.

Why not just disable it?

Here are some stats from 'another' popular site..

Total member accounts: 146,225
Members who have posted: 75,592
Percentage of members who have posted: 51 %
Number of members with 20 or fewer posts: 61,931
Number of members with 20 to 100 posts: 7,521
Number of members with 100 to 500 posts: 4,072
Number of members with 500 to 1,000 posts: 889
Number of members with 1,000 to 5,000 posts: 757
Number of members with 5,000 to 10,000 posts: 76
Number of members with more than 10,000 posts: 38

Now while there are some that post simply to get their numbers up... the stats also show who the main contributors are


Your right ZAP the stats... award for content quality not quantity



Unless your points get you a free coffee mug

[Anchor]

Originally Posted by rkp71

It happens in every forum, especially when a new one starts up. People spam and post meaningless garbage just to get thier post count up. Apparently some folks out there think if they have a huge number of posts under thier name they will gain respect or appear to be in the know.

Why not just disable it?

That isnt a bad idea.

However, do you really think this community suffers that kind of membership? From what I have seen so far, I dont think so.

[whitecrow]

Originally Posted by Anchor

That isnt a bad idea.
However, do you really think this community suffers that kind of membership? From what I have seen so far, I dont think so.

The complaint that some folks overpost simply to bump their pet topic up has some merit. It happens on every list. It only works a couple times, though. If no one responds, the original poster starts to look silly after a while, and with no further posts, the topic sinks into obscurity.

It happens in every forum, especially when a new one starts up. People spam and post meaningless garbage just to get thier post count up. Apparently some folks out there think if they have a huge number of posts under thier name they will gain respect or appear to be in the know.

I agree 100%.
Some times its like an ego trip to have such a high post count. Some people in other Forums I've frequented were actually competing with each other to see who could hit the 1000 post count, but within the rules of the Forum.
But the best was the signature of the main admin from one particular Forum. It may not be appropriate in regards to Project Avalon's members, but there are some that may fall into that category.
Here's the sig:



Take care all.
Best regards,
John
DarkMatter

[Anchor]

That says it all !

How about this: "Don't just post - contribute!"

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[Mike_Jetson]

I think getting rid of it is more positive than negative.

It could also help the odd one or two with their ego issues which we are all trying to resolve in our own way