Posting Score Freeze: Is It True?

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The discussion centers around the functionality of post counts on the forum, specifically noting that posts in the General Discussion (GD) section do not contribute to a user's post count, while posts in the Politics forum do. Participants express confusion about why certain forums, like Politics, count towards post totals, while others, like Philosophy, do not. The purpose of post counts is debated, with some suggesting it reflects a member's engagement level, while others view it as a potential indicator of spammy behavior. There is also mention of past forum features that assigned titles based on post counts, which some users regarded as a badge of honor. Overall, the conversation highlights the varying perceptions and significance of post counts within the community.
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It seems as if the posting score is no longer functioning. Is that actually the case?
 
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Posts in General Discussion aren't added to your postcount.
 
Why does the number of posts you have seem to matter to so many people?
 
FredGarvin said:
Why does the number of posts you have seem to matter to so many people?

I've got more than yoo-hoo! Ner ne ner ne nerr nerr! :-p
 
Dargh!
 
I hadn't even realized at first that my post count wasn't going up when I was here until after I read Evo explaining it somewhere. It was just recently that I realized post counts do go up in the Politics forum.
 
TheStatutoryApe said:
I hadn't even realized at first that my post count wasn't going up when I was here until after I read Evo explaining it somewhere. It was just recently that I realized post counts do go up in the Politics forum.
I do not understand why posts in politics count. :bugeye:
 
what's the purpouse of post count?
 
Evo said:
I do not understand why posts in politics count. :bugeye:
While it's often a bunch of bickering the subject matter is usually more serious than here in GD.

yomamma said:
what's the purpouse of post count?
It gives you a rough idea of how involved a person is in the forum.
 
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yomamma said:
what's the purpouse of post count?
In a previous version of PF, there were little titles under people's member names that also reflected certain "levels" of post counts. I guess people considered it a badge of honor or something.

I'm not sure either why posts in Politics count. I thought as a subforum of GD they wouldn't count. Russ_Watters must have lobbied for that one. :biggrin:
 
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Evo said:
I do not understand why posts in politics count. :bugeye:
I do not understand why posts in Philosophy aren't subtracted from the total count.
 
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matthyaouw said:
Posts in General Discussion aren't added to your postcount.
Cheers for the answer. That makes sense :biggrin:
 
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brewnog said:
I've got more than yoo-hoo! Ner ne ner ne nerr nerr! :-p
I've got more than you loo-hooo-sor!

Roxxorz
 
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TheStatutoryApe said:
It gives you a rough idea of how involved a person is in the forum.
or how spammy they are. *cough*yourdadonapogostick*cough*
 
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zoobyshoe said:
I do not understand why posts in Philosophy aren't subtracted from the total count.
:smile: :smile:
 

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