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Time to do away with postcount?

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    #32
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    I think post count is just one of the small things which enocourages people to stick around and not act the idiot.

    A few posts, and tbh I could careless about acting the bollox and getting a ban. But work up to a few hundred or thousend and a member is inclined to act more mature and more inline with someone having a larger post count.


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    #33
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    I got given out to for trying to help someone with a low post count recently. :( Get rid of it and let people look after themselves!


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    #34
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Mairt wrote: »
    I think post count is just one of the small things which enocourages people to stick around and not act the idiot.

    A few posts, and tbh I could careless about acting the bollox and getting a ban. But work up to a few hundred or thousend and a member is inclined to act more mature and more inline with someone having a larger post count.
    I agree with this one hundred percent. You feel more responsible to the community in a sense, and are more inclined to maintain your own reputation (be that bad or good) when your postcount is on show.

    Just like in any community, on the internet or otherwise, the more you contribute to it, the more you expect a certain degree of respect. In a similar manner, should we do away with the perks that come with being a subscriber? Subscribers are usually instantly noticable with the larger avatars and custom tag lines, and are deserved of these things for their contribution. While many people would say they don't really care about their post count, I would guess that regular users that have been around a number of years appreciate it's presence to a degree.

    Having said all that, I think the bottom line is why get rid of it? It does no harm.


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    #35
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Mirror wrote: »
    I don't see your point at all.
    Sorry, I didn't really think that one through....:o
    Mairt wrote: »
    A few posts, and tbh I could careless about acting the bollox and getting a ban. But work up to a few hundred or thousend and a member is inclined to act more mature and more inline with someone having a larger post count.
    Well said, I agree 100% with that.

    Call it an e-penis or whatever, a decent postcount in most cases is the result of a few years interaction on the site. As trolls are swiftly dealt with on boards, a reasonable post count is saying that the user has actually contributed to the community.


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    #36
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    kaimera wrote: »
    Have it optional.

    Show/Hide own postcount.
    Show/Hide other users postcounts.

    A spammer is a spammer regardless of postcount..

    Sense tbh.


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    #37
    Maximilian
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    Hmm. If "post count" was done away with but "join date" stayed, people would assume I have 35k posts and therefore also an enormous e-peen.

    +1. Ban the postcount.


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    #38
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    From a mod point of view, postcount is a handy thing to have. If someone is acting the mick and they've been around for a while/have a high postcount, I'd be more inclined to give them leeway. If someone appears to be shilling/spamming/breaking rules, its handy to know whether they're newly signed up.


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    #39
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Mairt wrote: »
    But work up to a few hundred or thousend and a member is inclined to act more mature and more inline with someone having a larger post count.
    Members like Mordeth.


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    #40
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Members hate Mordeth.

    Fixed it for you. :)


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    #41
    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    It doesnt seem to show up on a few other forums Ive seen. Is it really needed on Boards I wonder? Just putting it out there.

    Postcount is meaningless. Seriously. Unless your a mod and need to check if it is a rereg or a sock puppet.
    Maybe bring back the rep system instead?

    Hell no. Both [wiki]Karma[/wiki] and [wiki]Reputation[/wiki] were flawed.


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    #42
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Jaysus no!
    I just hit the big 3-0.
    Suddenly people are starting to sit up and take notice.
    Mods are looking at my profile.
    People want me on their friends list.
    I'm a big shot now Ivor.
    Dont take that away from me.
    Without it I'm nothing but a Mengele passing in the night.
    It's time to worry when mods are looking at your profile.


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    #43
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Terry wrote: »
    It's time to worry when mods are looking at your profile.

    Buddy it's time to worry when I'm looking at your profile.


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    #44
    Phoenix Rising
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Phoenix Rising


    On my site we took away post count and the join date. All hell broke loose. If it ain't broke don't tinker with it :)


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    #45
    Kold
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭Kold


    Good outweighs the bad tbh. I find it interesting to see that someone's second post is a blatant troll and also the 08 regs with 2k+ posts who obviously can't have a single thought without running onto boards to post it.


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    #46
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Anyone who takes their postcount seriously needs a hobby tbh.

    You are not your job, you are not how much money you have in the bank, not the car you drive, not the contents of your wallet. You are not your f**kin postcount. We are the all-singing, postcount trolls of boards.




    Postcount + 1:cool::P


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    #47
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Anyone who takes their postcount seriously needs a hobby tbh.

    Does postcount whoring count as a hobby?


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    #48
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Does postcount whoring count as a hobby?

    It does for some people. I consider boards my means to dodging work!


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    #49
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Anyone who takes their postcount seriously needs a hobby tbh.

    You are not your job, you are not how much money you have in the bank, not the car you drive, not the contents of your wallet. You are not your f**kin postcount. We are the all-singing, postcount trolls of boards.




    Postcount + 1:cool::P
    And you are not Tyler Durden. Nobody can pull off that speech otherwise.


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    #50
    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Does postcount whoring count as a hobby?

    If it is then there should be a forum for it! :pac:


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    #51
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Mirror wrote: »
    I'd say a compromise here is necessary. It's handy to see/know when you're talking to somebody on the forums, I think anyway. But maybe it's a little bit too specific. I think an implementation of "Status" would be better. e.g.

    Status: Newbie = <50 posts
    Status: Still Fresh = 50-500 posts
    Status: Established = 500 - 1000 posts
    Status: Established Troll = 1000 - 5000 posts
    Status: Postcount ++ = 5000 - 10,000 posts
    Status: Sherifu = 10,000+ posts
    Status: Bow Down = 20,000+ posts

    This way, while it's still relatively early in the accounts life, people have a fair idea of how many posts the user has, but after that it becomes less relevant.
    Thats not a compromise its opening the gates of Spam Hell.

    I found personally I spent more time trying to get my post count up on forums that operated that way than I did contributing. Once you put rank and status on the number of posts somebody has, things get ****ed up.

    For example Ber has posted a lot more than I have - she probably knows more than I do. And look she's been here X more years too. But at the same time DeV or Cloud will have been here even longer by a few years (at least, as I understand it) and would have less posts on mention than Beruthiel. That doesnt make Beruthiel more senior than them. In contrast I have more posts than Cloud, and I'm the 'newbie' as he has 10 years of seniority to my 2.

    If anything my postcount stands up there, high and proud, saying "god, 6500 posts in 2 years? **** sake Overheal get a girlfriend" :pac: *looks at Cushion's count and giggles*


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    #52
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Mirror wrote: »
    And you are not Tyler Durden. Nobody can pull off that speech otherwise.

    :rolleyes:

    Really? I never knew. All this time I was believing I was.....:rolleyes: I don't believe Tyler Durden mentioned anything about postcounts. You should watch the film again, I believe he mentions khakis.


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    #53
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Deleted User wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    Really? I never knew. All this time I was believing I was.....:rolleyes: I don't believe Tyler Durden mentioned anything about postcounts. You should watch the film again, I believe he mentions khakis.
    :rolleyes:

    some random text and then another :rolleyes: to show my disapproval! bit more filler, followed by a few full stops, a couple of returns and then...

    :rolleyes:


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    #54
    Kulgan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭Kulgan


    Postcounts are fine but should have (posts per day) beside it!


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    #55
    pvt.joker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    postcount ++


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    #56
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    bring back the

    what are you listening to right now thread

    post count upping in the extreme


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    #57
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,235 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Kulgan wrote: »
    Postcounts are fine but should have (posts per day) beside it!
    available in the user profile already


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    #58
    JIZZLORD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭JIZZLORD


    pvt.joker wrote: »
    postcount ++


    "postcount ++"++


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    #59
    R0ot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    You are not your postcount or how many thanks you have in your profile! :pac:


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    #60
    Phoenix Rising
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Phoenix Rising


    R0ot wrote: »
    You are not your postcount or how many thanks you have in your profile! :pac:

    You are your join date. That is what happened on our forum.


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    #61
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Pheonix Rising wrote: »
    You are your join date. That is what happened on our forum.
    Therefore your post is meaningless and the opposite is true here...?



    /massages e-p, 'soon, my little friend....., not yet.....,soon'


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