Abolish post count [Rejected]

anonymous_old

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anonymous_old 2009-05-08T05:12:43+00:00

Polling to see who would like the post count in the profile removed or kept.

Disclaimer: peppy forced me to post this.

Starrodkirby86

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Starrodkirby86 2009-05-08T05:42:09+00:00

The Location information on the post would sure be lonely if post count is gone...

It doesn't do too much harm on anyone, and it's simply a forum staple. Sure not all forums use the post count numbers, but it doesn't hurt to have it there.

awp

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awp 2009-05-08T05:57:12+00:00

~~I love my post count it is what I use to measure my worth as a human being.~~

If it makes things easier on the Database - easier enough to be worth the lack of information, then I don't mind. Everyone knows I'm a bigger post-whore than peppy anyhow.

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peppy 2009-05-08T09:21:36+00:00

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qlum 2009-05-08T10:18:49+00:00

I don't like post count because it discriminate users with few post and makes users post just to get more posts.in osu there are also other factors to indicate experience but still users whit less tan 100 posts are still taken less serious

KawaiiLily

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KawaiiLily 2009-05-08T10:46:07+00:00

I say keep em...

For me it means (HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER OF THE FORUM) xd

Like how much you post, if your active etc.......

anonymous_old

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anonymous_old 2009-05-08T12:16:06+00:00

Daniellynet wrote:
I say keep em...

For me it means (HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER OF THE FORUM) xd

Like how much you post, if your active etc.......

Should we add an IRC line count for those who are active only on IRC?

@awp, Indexing handles COUNT(*) queries quite nicely [citation-needed]. Just hope peppy has an index set up on poster_id or whatever. =]

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Ryohan 2009-05-08T12:40:39+00:00

IMHO posts count is main reason of flaming on forum D: Say NO for flame xD

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peppy 2009-05-08T13:16:54+00:00

strager wrote:
@awp, Indexing handles COUNT(*) queries quite nicely [citation-needed]. Just hope peppy has an index set up on poster_id or whatever. =]

Not if you are using innodb. Besides, it is much faster to just store a counter and incrememnt manually - you should NEVER rely on a count(*).

Gemi

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Gemi 2009-05-08T14:41:47+00:00

Everyone always uses the "it discriminates users with low post counts" card at this point, but tbh I've never seen one forum ever where this has been a problem. Usually it's a good thing that new users can easily spot if the replies to their posts are by newer or older users.

I am against removing the post count, because it has it's uses and also becase it does not have any proven downsides. It's sort of a principle thing for me too.

LuigiHann

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LuigiHann 2009-05-08T15:54:11+00:00

In some forums, people spam to get a higher post count, for some reason. That's why a lot of forums disable it.

Personally, I haven't seen that happen here much at all, most likely because we have actual scoreboards which provide more meaningful goals.

So I see no reason to disable the post count.

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