Does reporting a bad post count as posting?

[Bystander]

Since when does reporting a bad post count as posting?

 

[Borek]

For as long as I remember.

 

[CompuChip]

Probably because in most standard forum software packages, all the "Report..." button does is make a post in a private forum that only the moderators have access to.
So you can't see it, but it does count as a post.

 

[Bystander]

OK --- there really was a time when Greg had things set up to count ONLY posts with "phys/sci content;" GD, lounges, and such weren't included. But, I ain't been here lately, so...

 

[Borek]

From what I know reports were counted even then.

 

[George Jones]

I agree with Borek; in the five years that I have been a Mentor, reports have always been included in the post count.

As CompuChip has noted, each new report generates a discussion thread in a hidden forum, and all the posts in the discussion thread, not just the initial report, are included in the post count.

 

[Evo]

Reports have always counted, and they should, it takes time and effort for a member to report a post, it is a benefit to the forum. Of course members that misuse the report function will be dealt with.