Does post count matter to you?

[KlutzyKaytix33]

Not really, no.
I'm new here, and therefore have a low postcount, but I'm trying to be active in the forums. (:
It would suck to be judged on post count. ;-;

 

[opaltiger]

Then turn off postcount in the games forum. Problem solved.

Why? Are posts in the games forum not posts?

Also, in support of my theory that there is an xkcd comic for every occasion:

 

[Butterfree]

Then turn off postcount in the games forum. Problem solved.

ffff not this discussion again

 

[Bluberry Bat]

I'm more in favour of botching the postcounter altogether, but that's somewhat biased after moderating a forum being clogged in particular by this one kid who managed almost 30,000 posts in his 6 months lifespan on the forum.
Essentially it only causes problems as far as I'm concerned as people feel it -means something- to have a high number by their name. Any time I'm in a position of power on a forum I make sure to vouch for and personally get rid of postcounters.
In short; No. A forum is about what you're writing, not how many times you write it.

 

[Tailsy]

Sometimes it makes me laugh when I have funny numbers.

 

[glitchedgamer]

Not really. There's no contest or anything, so...

 

[Murkrow]

It doesn't "matter", but I do look at it as a good statistic. Although I prefer the "posts per day" or just comparing the post count to join date without looking at their profile. Althoguh I don't judge by that, I judge people by their avatars (even though I really shouldn't because when people change them I could go from liking them to hating them).
I do like the odd post count rivalry sometimes, if I'm maybe 100ish posts away from the post count of someone who I talk to lot, although I hardly post any more anyway.

 

[Lucas₇₅₅]

Kind of. Though it really bothers me when people hear this topic and immediately start saying that is should never ever in a million years matter to any sane person, like everyone who cares doesn't deserve to live. I think it's cool to see "Yay, I have xxx posts!", but I'm not elitist about it.

 

[Blastoise Fortooate]

it says the person's join date right above their postcount though

yeah, but I always forget that's there. it also helps me tell how active they are, so long as they're not like a Forum Games-aholic.

also, what's with the lack of capitals?

 

[opaltiger]

yeah, but I always forget that's there.

it is three lines up from postcount what the hell

 

[Minkow]

I don't usually care, unless i happen to see that i rose a few posts and go all "woo"

 

[Tarvos]

postcount measures your e-penis therefore I care

(or e-vagina if you are a woman)

(or whatever if you are genderqueer)

(i approve of postcounts for transsexuals hermaphrodites and such)

 

[Yarnchu]

Nope, though I do somewhat keep track of it. Incidentally, my post count here and on two other forums are around the same number, even though I post most often here. I'm surprised the number here isn't higher, but I'm not gonna make random posts to buff it up a bit.

 

[H-land]

Only as a way of measuring approximately how long someone has been around if I don't know them.

I'd like to point out that given how many incarnations this forum has been through, this is a really lousy indicator of things. Combining this version, invisionfree, and conforums, I've surely got well over a thousand posts, since I've been around a while. Here alone, I've only got a few hundred, mostly from the Association Game thread.
That having been said, I really don't care about postcount. I might miss it if it were gone, but I don't pay it too much mind when it's here.
ETA: Oh, wait, I do have nearly a thousand posts here on vBulletin. I didn't even notice. I guess I meant "a few thousand", combining all versions.

 

[Tailsy]

You'd have lots and lots if we kept post count from all of the old boards, H-land!

 

[Not Meowth]

I like to have it there, but I don't obsess over it or feel better because I have a higher postcount than others. In fact it only just occurred to me I have the 6th highest count on this forum. (Well it occurred to me I had among the highest and then I double checked exactly how high but that's not the point.)

It's nice as a statistic/measure of activity/etc., but I don't view it as a trophy or whatever.

 

[Alxprit]

Well, I'd probably feel good once I reach "Butterfree" but other than that I don't care for post count.

 

[Jetx]

Not in the slightest. I had one of the highest before the forum crash but, now that I don't, I never really notice it.

And I don't think it represents how active you are. I lurk much more than I post.

 

[fresh fruit for Adol]

Post count? What's that? I've never noticed such thing befo--- ooooh... You mean THAT?

I've personally never cared about post count... It's as pointless as Gamer Score, Achievements, or Trophies, but there are the assholes who seem to think it's some sort of competition...

If you take a look at GameFAQs, home of the Troll, some of these "Trolls" are being treated as such because they haven't posted, or logged in very much, or they just joined the message boards, so if you're like me, and you mostly lurk, you're subject to getting ignored or even treated like complete shit in practically all of the boards if you haven't posted at least a bajillion times, and have a board Rank of at least 30. The rest don't count, seeing as though a majority of the people who join GameFAGs (not a typo) are just asses, or they really are trolls, and make an account just to hate on one game that others like. There's only a handful of boards that are completely devoid of these asses, but those are all Dreamcast boards.

It's exactly those kinds of things that make me wish post count didn't even exist in some places, but getting back to the point, it's just pointless. It's just there, and some people might treat others like crap for having low post counts, as it somehow makes someone a "noob' or a "troll", but no, it doesn't matter to me. As I go back to the first thing I said in my post; "Post count? What's that?"

 

[Skroy]

Quality over quantity. That's all I gotta say. (In other words, no, it does not matter to me)