Poll: What do you think of the post counter?

[ThaBenMan]

What do you guys think of the little feature on everybody's posts that says how many posts total they've made on the Escapist forum? Have any of you ever felt that you've been discriminated against (like in a debate or something) simply because you have a lower number of posts than your counterpart? Do you feel like there is any sort of elitism amongst those with higher post counts?

 

[The Lawn]

In many forums I've been on... the post counter has been treated as a dick hat of sorts.

 

[Saskwach]

I won't deny that the post count isn't something I notice but I'm just as likely to respond to someone on their 10th post as their 1000th. The only exception to this is when I already know someone, which is a result of chance, their avatar and their activity (which obviously means a higher post count). So I have no problem with post counts as they don't change how I deal with people, barring stupidity; a silly post from a newbie is much more likely to be a flame or troll than from a veteran. Besides, any feature that shows me just how much of a post whore Purps is gets my thumbs up.
Another thought: people might be mistaking friendliness between internet chums as exclusion. It's not. People just are more talkative once they know each other.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Quiet you BeatWriter. I am a Gone Gonzo meaning I am better than you. Nah, I'm joking about the rank thing but I do look at the join date to see if the person has been a long time member or just jumped on because of the Yahtzee fad. You can usually tell what the person will be like by the join date, usually.

 

[MrHappy255]

I actually like it, it does help to see if someone is a routine poster or if they are just a creepy troll who has no life but to post online.

I can't believe it but I actually agree with Cheeze-pavilion, and boy is that scary JK.

I also enjoy the tongue in cheek titles we all get based on the total posts.

Being that I am a lowly paperboy and am in no hurry to jump the line it still entertains my small mind. Maybe when I have hit a large number of posts it won't mean as much but for right now it is not a harmful thing.

 

[PurpleRain]

In many forums I've been on... the post counter has been treated as a dick hat of sorts.

So I hold the biggest dick hat of all.

I like it. It can tell you how long people have survived the sway of the banhammer.

 

[Ultrajoe]

*grumbles*

those who know know

 

[Girlysprite]

so what are people with an early join date and low post count?

I think I know; Lurkers I do wonder how much time people spent on boards per day though. I mean, I only reply to threads when I have read most of the discussion. Which means that in a popular thread i read for an hour before posting something.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I've heard this argument before many times. There's a number of good things that can come from a post count; rather than e-peen; which have already been shown here.

It tells the Purple Rains from the "ohmygodfirstpost" crowd

 

[Larenxis]

I like knowing when it's someone's first post. That's about it though.

 

[stompy]

So I hold the biggest dick hat of all.

Hey, Purple, you seem to forget mr cheeze (I'm sorry if I got the username wrong)...

Oh, and I kinda like the post system. It makes me feel like I've been on the boards for a while... no-one notices me though...

 

[TonyOfPlimith]

Where's stompy? I can't see him...
I agree with all of the above, but I like to add humor into my posts as much as I add constructive comments... so I'm a bit of a quandary.

Oh and by the way I've been reading the website for quite sometime I only joined recently because I noticed the roleplay threads... something I have intention of getting into, when I have more than five minutes of free time a day.

 

[Zemalac]

It's a good feature. Gives people an easy way of who should be taken seriously and who should be listened to with a grain of salt. Post/time ratio and all that.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

no-one notices me though...

Awww...we all notice you stompy, we're just ignoring you

 

[Sib]

As long as people don't use their post count to measure their e-penis it's fine.
But as a general rule to all forum goers: LURK MOAR. You can never lurk too much.
Also curse all you regulars with your tight knit gangs