Poll: Post Count: Do you take notice?

[Burnsy2023]

There are loads of people who are calling for the removal of post counts. I'm unconvinced this really makes a difference. I'm not asking if you want them removed, just whether they make a difference to you personally.

 

[Sp00n]

Couldn't care less either way

 

[Viper²]

Nope. In fact, what is mine..?

 

[Mat]

Poll required:

Post count... keep it?

Yes
No
Pancake

(this last option seems to be the default 'other' answer at the moment)

 

[4T5]

Do you take notice?

I don't even look left, I just read the post.

 

[MiNxYyY]

I think we should keep it.

Its a way of monitering a persons activity on the forum.

 

[setter]

Couldnt care either way tbh.

 

[danza]

I think that post counts are generally a good thing. It lets you know how much of your life you've wasted on the forums when you could've been doing something more productive like, erm, something I can't think of right now!

How would the MM/trust work without post counts? What about the current avatar system?

 

[Saytan]

lots of people seem to think it's some indicator of worth.

 

[Sp00n]

I think that post counts are generally a good thing. It lets you know how much of your life you've wasted on the forums when you could've been doing something more productive like, erm, something I can't think of right now!

How would the MM/trust work without post counts? What about the current avatar system?

Postcounts are still there, they just wouldn't be displayed.

 

[andyp]

Not bothered at all.

Mind you, it's not like I'm a prolific poster anyway.

Which has just made me look at mine... how the bejesus have I managed nearly 1,500 posts??!!

I'd have said I was closer to 300 :-/

 

[J1234]

Once you get 10,000 posts to access the porn forum then it doesn't matter.

 

[Burnsy2023]

lots of people seem to think it's some indicator of worth.

Well, we'll see if the poll reflects that.

 

[Russinating]

Keep it. Higher postcount usually denotes someone is to be trusted more (else they'd have already been banned) and have more experience in the subforums.

 

[sjcf1]

Keep it. Higher postcount usually denotes someone is to be trusted more (else they'd have already been banned) and have more experience in the subforums.

+1 on that. I also factor in when the user registered as well. This is usually a good way of seeing whether someone can be trusted more.

 

[Ziggy]

I notice them but I don't care.

 

[danza]

Postcounts are still there, they just wouldn't be displayed.

Oh I see. Makes sense!

I personally infrequently look at post counts, usually if someone's posting in a retarded manner and only to satisfy that either they're a n00b, or acting like a spiv and should know better.

 

[physichull]

+1 on that. I also factor in when the user registered as well. This is usually a good way of seeing whether someone can be trusted more.

+2

Keep them.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Keep it. Higher postcount usually denotes someone is to be trusted more (else they'd have already been banned) and have more experience in the subforums.

Agreed.

 

[platypus]

Not really sure it makes that much of a difference either way. Some people like it, some don't. Spam usually is deleted anyway, so leave it as is.