Are Posts in the Member Awards Forum Counted Towards Post Count?

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Posts in the Member Awards sub forum do count towards total post count, which some users find surprising since they believed only posts in the Lounge area were excluded. There is a suggestion to restrict awards to individuals who have not previously won them, which staff plans to implement next year. Users have noted discrepancies in their post counts, with some attributing increases to posts being moved to forums where they do count or due to reported posts. Reporting posts contributes to post count, but only the posts a user reports, not those reported by others. Overall, the discussion highlights confusion around post count mechanics and upcoming changes to award eligibility.
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Posts made in the Member Awards sub forum are increasing my post count. Is this intended? I thought posts made in the Lounge area weren't supposed to count towards one's total.
 
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Dembadon said:
Posts made in the Member Awards sub forum are increasing my post count. Is this intended? I thought posts made in the Lounge area weren't supposed to count towards one's total.
Greg probably didn't disable post count. Unless you plan to spam the Awards, just accept them. :-p I believe that when the comments get deleted after the awards, they'll disappear.

<sticks a GOOBF card into Dembadon's computer for being honest> I hadn't even noticed.
 
Gotcha. Thanks! =]
 
What do you think of making awards restricted to people who have not won them before?
 
mathwonk said:
What do you think of making awards restricted to people who have not won them before?

Staff has talked about it and we'll do exactly that next year :)
 
I'm necro'ing my old post because I believe my new issue is sufficiently similar.

On August 23rd (+/- two days), my post count was 559. Now it is 566, and I have no idea how this happened. I don't believe I've made enough posts in forums that increase one's post count to make this possible.
 
Dembadon said:
I'm necro'ing my old post because I believe my new issue is sufficiently similar.

On August 23rd (+/- two days), my post count was 559. Now it is 566, and I have no idea how this happened. I don't believe I've made enough posts in forums that increase one's post count to make this possible.
Sometimes threads get moved, if you posted in a thread in GD which was moved to a forum where posts count, your post count would increase. Reported posts also count.
 
Evo said:
Sometimes threads get moved, if you posted in a thread in GD which was moved to a forum where posts count, your post count would increase. Reported posts also count.

Doh, can't believe I didn't think of that. :redface:

Edit:

Reported posts also count.

Posts I report, or posts I've made that are reported by others?
 
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Dembadon said:
Posts I report, or posts I've made that are reported by others?
The former.
 

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