How important is post count and what does it mean to you

swingking · 2007-02-18 15:53:00

This kind of follows on from the previous thread about the posting in afterhours and its effect on post-count how important is postcount and does someone who has massive amounts of posts rate better than someone who has a few posts opinions?

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#32 18-02-2007 08:28PM

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daveym wrote:

emmm, so too much time on your hands?

Nah, more creating time via the wonder of procrastination.

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#33 18-02-2007 08:30PM

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i guess it means something in somewhere like the poker forum if you're not too aware of who's who, if there's conflicting posters, it's probably safe to go with the 3k+ guy over the 26 guy.

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#34 18-02-2007 08:38PM

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Postcount means nothing to me. It's just a bunch of numbers really.

rb_ie wrote:

ORLY?

RLY!

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#35 18-02-2007 08:43PM

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phantom_lord wrote:

i guess it means something in somewhere like the poker forum if you're not too aware of who's who, if there's conflicting posters, it's probably safe to go with the 3k+ guy over the 26 guy.

It doesn't really work though. I could go onto the poker forum and appear like I actually know a lot by that approach even though my poker knowledge pales in comparison to many of the guys on there with a small fraction of my post count.

On the 2+2 forums it'd be more applicable imho.

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#36 18-02-2007 08:47PM

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Basically, the more post counts you have, the harder you work.

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#37 18-02-2007 09:00PM

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nesf wrote:

Nah, more creating time via the wonder of procrastination.

me too, my post count has shot up now that I am working out my notice!!

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#38 18-02-2007 09:06PM

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nesf wrote:

Welcome to the internet, where people can't see your facial expressions or hear the tone in your voice. If you are going to be sarcastic about a user just remember that this is a written medium and it's easy to be misinterpreted and we have to react to what's written in the post.

in fairness his comment was obviously tongue in cheek

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#39 18-02-2007 09:11PM

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As a long time bulletin board user i believe in neither. A post is a post.

Been on boards since 2000 btw.

go figure.

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#40 18-02-2007 09:12PM

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so wait, what's the difference between this thread and the one a couple of weeks ago?

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#41 18-02-2007 09:15PM

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ShoveAllIn wrote:

As a long time bulletin board user i believe in neither. A post is a post.

Been on boards since 2000 btw.

go figure.

How come it says you joined in 06

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#42 18-02-2007 09:15PM

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not really, on the old forsale forums, it did slightly, but now with adverts, not really

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#43 18-02-2007 09:18PM

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Reganio 2 wrote:

How come it says you joined in 06

Internet. Serious business.

And stuff.

It's just an account on an internet bulletin board. try not to get sucked in.

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#44 18-02-2007 09:27PM

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biko wrote:

Postcount is not important on boards. There are well known posters and moderator with less than a thousand posts.
Having said that, I would never date someone with less than 2000+ posts.

DISCRIMINATION! I'm going to sue. And if I can't sue you I'll sue boards.ie. You boys are going down.*

*+ what else would I do on a Sunday night with a glass of wine in hand?!

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#45 18-02-2007 11:03PM

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phantom_lord wrote:

i guess it means something in somewhere like the poker forum if you're not too aware of who's who, if there's conflicting posters, it's probably safe to go with the 3k+ guy over the 26 guy.

Wow. you poker players really like your postcount.
Mine could be stuck at zero and it wouldn't really bother.
It's quality, not quantity.

Not that I'd know much about that.

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#46 19-02-2007 12:05AM

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My post count means the world to me, and could literally be seen as an extension of my penis.

+++

Edit - typo.

+

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#47 19-02-2007 02:37AM

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Well i think it'd be very possible to have a very high postcount by going "your ma" in every after hours thread that could somehow trigger that response.

which shows exactly how accurate a postcount is in measuring someones contribution to a message board.

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#48 19-02-2007 06:08AM

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post count means nothing to me but i post in and read bargain alerts quite frequently so if i saw a bargain or a freebie from someone with a low post count i would be quite sceptical, fearing spam/scam

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#49 19-02-2007 08:55AM

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If there was a guy in the adverts.ie section advertising Britney Spears freshly shorn locks and his post count was >200 I would have to reply to them wearing underpants.
If your postcount is over 2000 and I'm replying to you, I dont have underwear on.
It makes my work day quite hard to get through.

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#50 19-02-2007 09:03AM

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connundrum wrote:

My post count means the world to me, and could literally be seen as an extension of my penis.

/Looks at connundrum's post count

/Looks at Vics postcount

connundrum is this <--> big*
Vic is this <
> big*

*a little birdie told me

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#51 19-02-2007 09:11AM

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Post count means everything to me, and every time I get an extra 100, another little light comes on upon my huge map of the world that I keep at my secret island base.
Wait til you see what happens when I hit 4000 posts. MWAHAHAHAHA

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#52 19-02-2007 10:15AM

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Join date is the new post count

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#53 19-02-2007 10:23AM

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Do away with post-count like in tCN.*

*Only saying that cause mine is so small.

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#54 19-02-2007 10:57AM

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post counts should be abolished really, they serve no purpose

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#55 19-02-2007 11:01AM

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Ruu wrote:

It was important with the old For Sale section, I probably wouldn't buy from someone with a lower count but apart from that doesn't matter really.

Same. I rarely post on After Hours though....

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#56 19-02-2007 04:58PM

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It means everything to me.

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#57 19-02-2007 05:59PM

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Postcount doesn't mean all that much to me. If someone has less than 10 you might be a bit skeptical if they are advertising something or have a link attached. Apart from that though I don't respect anyone more so because they have a higher post count, people who have a really high post count in a short space of time are probably spending too much time online and not out meeting people face to face.

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#58 19-02-2007 09:08PM

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Is it just me, or does anyone else get incredibly irritated by people that just seem to post worthless dribble, that in no way contribute to the topic in hand? I've been a member for quite a long time and I read boards.ie most days, but my post count is not very big because really I only post a message when I actually have something to add to the "conversation" or have a question or opinion I would like to share. However it drives me nuts how so many topics get littered with people who seem to be positing replies just to raise their post count, or put in some stupid little comment or snide remark.

There are other message boards that have a minimum post size, so you cannot just reply with "LOL", ";)" or some other pointless random addition to the thread. I think this would work very well on boards.ie

To be honest I rarely look at a persons post count, and really if it is a crazy high number and they have not been a member very long, it would probably have a negative affect on my opinion of someone that obviously spends way to much time in front of their pc...

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#59 19-02-2007 09:14PM

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

It means everything to me.

Not as much as it does to me baby
+++

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#60 19-02-2007 09:19PM

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I check it if someones post sounds suspicious. Like if someone asks is this product is good and someone with one best declares it to be a product fit for the gods then I'll check post count. That's mostly in the broadband forums though. Other than that I couldn't give a crap about it and tend to look down on people that do. Everyone has a low post count at some point and its not like it means anything.

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#61 19-02-2007 09:28PM

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Nah it doesn't matter to me. Everyone, even the oldies had <10 posts at one stage!

Quality over quantity, on an aside to that....threads like: What are you doing; eating; wearing; listening to; right now that attract single word posts in their 000's and up & up postcounts annoy me!

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