Post count

[Andrew Green]

How about elliminating it, or at least hiding it? Sometimes I get the impression that people are posting for the sole purpose of increasing it resulting in unneccessary "noise".

[JediMasterChris]

Aw Boy!

I agree. I am fed up with people posting pointless stuff to make their post count go up! ;)

[Jim]

Sounds good to me, takes away the unnecessary stress of finding 'witty' things to post for your memorable milestones.

[Fergie Boy]

Just wanted to see how many posts I had made

[Saz]

I couldn't care less either way about my post count, and I think a lot of member's feel the same.

Quality not Quantity!

[Cain]

Actually I think all members should be allowed to change the title under their name, if they are not they will just spam until they are able to and they will spam bad 'cause they don't know how many posts they have gotten yet ;)

The title's the main reason for the post wh0re$ ;)

|Cain|

[KickChick]

Originally posted by Kyokushin_girl
Quality not Quantity!

.... absolutely :D

... how about hiding post count and just keeping the title designating members staanding in the community...

[TheBorderer]

Hmm... some might say hiding the post count might get folk to spam worse as they might go "so and so has this and I don't must be post related to sill spam like crazy", of course now I'm thinkin others will go "Ah yes Junior member wantin to put his posts up" etc etc. I like that idea of your Cain, (in fact that's really how the avatar thing works correct?) might stop the "post wh0re$ " as you say. Of course there are two/three other options... one where status isn't exactly related to posts but more 'time served', but maybe thats too complicated. KC's idea (problem is then you could argue it gets 'elitist' blah blah) or of course, just have everyone registered and have their status as "Member" the mods as "Moderator" admins as "Admin" and just leave it at that and not give anyone the option (mods and admins) the choice to create a 'special' status, sounds 'harsh' but I guess if I were an admin(which I aint) and was getting really fed up with "unneccessary "noise". " as AG puts it, I'd maybe give it a try. Just an idea or two (hopefully constructive ones!) :)

[Tosh]

Alternatively, why not just issue nonsense posters with a warning and zero thier count if it continues???

Kinda like a yellow then red card system.

Whatd'ya think?

[darlph]

I never bother to look at the post count or the status of the member. I read and then go on or reply. The name of the person posting is mainly what I look at. Perhaps putting the status and count only in the members area would suffice if people are complaining?

[KickChick]

Originally posted by TheBorderer
KC's idea (problem is then you could argue it gets 'elitist' blah blah) or of course, just have everyone registered and have their status as "Member" the mods as "Moderator" admins as "Admin" and just leave it at that and not give anyone the option (mods and admins)

... actually what I was referring to would be a "new member" ... "junior member" "senior member" ... (based on undisclosed post count)... including "mod/admn. member" and "special award titles".

... as the MAP communtity grows... and it is by leaps and bounds each week.... by knowing who its newest members are by such "titles" it gives the mods, senior and junior members the ability to know who are new members are and welcome them.
I've had large post counts on previous boards only because I have fast fingers and alot to say...'whether that be good or bad', I would prefer not to judged on my numbers and solely on what I contribute to this community.

Just a suggestion really :)

[Andy Murray]

Something more in-keeping with the humour of the forum perhaps?

"Gimme a chance"

"Should know better"

"Fountain of wisdom"

[Andrew Green]

If thats the way it goes I'd suggest a time requirement too perhaps. Or even mainly a time-in requirement. Just so that we don't get bombarded with junk by new members wanting new titles.

[Cooler]

A lot of good ideas getting thrown about in here I will have to check this out further.

Cooler

[KickChick]

... guess we're keeping you extra busy eh Cooler??;)

Thanks for taking all this into consideration .... it would definitely be breaking new ground :cool:

[Jazman]

How about we go by "posts per day", and titles similar to
"Has better things to do..."
"Has few friends"
"Has no life"
and finally...
"An MAP member of the highest order" :D

[Andrew Green]

That would make it worse!!!

[Bon]

This forum actually isn't too bad IMO as far as people spamming for post counts go.

[Bigfoot]

I was actually thinking about writing a post addressing exactly this question. I thought it was out of line. But now that the cat is out of the bag...

How can some people write so much? Do they really know so much or do they just like to get their two cents worth every time they get a chance.

I read a lot of threads (but only the ones that I think would be of pertinence to me), and I reply to those I believe that I can contribute to. If I don't feel my comments would contribute I don't write in that thread.

[YODA]

It's true - I have 5100+ plus posts here - I guess I must have contributed a lot of crap - I am weak and worthless.

[Andy Murray]

Originally posted by YODA
It's true - I have 5100+ plus posts here - I guess I must have contributed a lot of crap - I am weak and worthless.

No Comment :D

[YODA]

LOL! at your no comment :D

Ooops - 5127 :D

[Cain]

Originally posted by Andy Murray
No Comment :D

Me too :D

Take a wild guess how I got 2000+ posts ;)

|Cain|

[YODA]

Dunno Cain - how?

Oooops - 5129 :D

On a more serious note : You guys should lighten up - this is a forum, it's supposed to be fun. They day it stops being fun (it's come close recently) is the day I walk out the door.

[hongkongfuey]

Some of the ideas in this thread are covered in a future release of the forum software that we might upgrade to. They have a member 'reputation system' which assigns points based on :

Length of time on forum.
Number of posts. (it takes 1000's to make a difference!)
Votes from other members on that users posts (+ve and -ve).

Each member can cast a certain number of votes for good / bad posts per month.

Not 100% convinced we would implement this system, but it is certainly something that we will consider as it might discourage absolute rubbish being posted just for the sake of it.


It's true - I have 5100+ plus posts here - I guess I must have contributed a lot of crap - I am weak and worthless.


well, I didn't want to say anything, but .....

[Saz]

Sounds like a good idea. It could get abused though, for example, a member takes a dislike to another member and rates all their posts negatively. Or member's who are friends go about rating each others posts highly.

Actually, thats me screwed. I may as well find another forum :D

[Kinjiro Tsukasa]

Sounds like a good idea except for the "votes" thing. That might work if all forum members were mature and sensible, but that's not always the case.

There is another forum I visit (not martial arts related) whose mods are so tough that they make MAP mods look like gentle little kitty cats! Here are some of the things they do to reduce "rubbish" posts (perhaps MAP doesn't have the manpower for this; I'm just putting forth suggestions):

1) They simply don't allow double (or triple or quadruple, etc.) posting. If you accidentally double (or more) post, you are expected to edit all posts except one of them to remove all the content (you can leave a note like "Oops, double post"). If you refuse to do this, you can get booted. If you were the last poster in a thread, you can post there again after a day or so without it being considered double-posting.

2) Any post you make is supposed to add some content. No posts just to say "Me too" or "LOL".

3) Before starting a new thread, you're supposed to search existing threads to see if one of them will suffice. Any threads deemed to be extraneous (because a very similar one already exists) are locked (following an explanatory post by the mod). I have been using that other forum for eleven months, and have not started one new thread there yet.

4) No posting for the sole purpose of bumping up a thread (this seems to happen a lot in the "chat" threads).

The mods on this other forum go even further. They have a special thread just to report trolls (and "troll" is very broadly defined), and all users are expected to edit their posts to correct any spelling or grammatical errors! Seriously! That might be a bit much.

What about just hiding the post count? Keep it in the profiles, but not in the posts... Maybe let anyone, no matter how new, create a custom user designation...

[KickChick]

Some of those sound very familiar to me KT .... and I am not going to bring up my experiences at moderating other forums only to say that overall MAP members exhibit some good behavior ... the subject is "post count" and whether or not it should be "eliminated" or "hidden". I for one like the idea of appearing only in the profile ...

I found that members abuse postings when achieving a certain post count enabling them to wear a higher "belt".... or "higher member status title".... as you can see with MAP, members have complete control over this (well, after a certain small number of posts... but I'm sure that can be modified)

[Kinjiro Tsukasa]

Has anyone noticed whether "rubbish posting" tends to decrease after a member's 100th post (that being the milestone at which one can create custom user designations)? If that is the case, it seems the whole problem could be solved by either letting new members have custom designations, or by eliminating these titles altogether.

[pgm316]

Originally posted by Kinjiro Tsukasa

2) Any post you make is supposed to add some content. No posts just to say "Me too" or "LOL".

What about just hiding the post count? Keep it in the profiles, but not in the posts... Maybe let anyone, no matter how new, create a custom user designation...

Sometimes a "Me too" is plenty, says you agree with whats being said without loads of text.

Saying too much can be worse than saying too little, people should get to the point without telling people there life story! :D

I'm not sure what you have against the post counter, I find it interesting to see how much people post and there seems to be little posting just to get the count up.

[Andy Murray]

Yup

[TheBorderer]

LOL! :D

(sorry, couldn't resists that! :))

[Saz]

I ws going to post "Me too" but thought better of it :D

[booksie_girl]

No comment



((((Denies the accusation that the post's only purpose was to bump up her post count)))))

[Freeform]

Me too!
;)

[Cain]

err........me three :D

[sorry, could'nt resist :D]

|Cain|

[YODA]

I would never stoop so low.

((Ooops))

[Kwajman]

It is kinda nice to know who the members are that contribute the most to the forum. Is there a way to eliminate posters who have registered sometime ago and really don't post anything substantially? I mean if someone has joined three months ago and has 12 posts, is there a way to catagorize them somehow....But then the regulars know who the other regulars are anyway. But what do I know, I'm a relative newcomer myself...

[Freeform]

I would never stoop so low.

((Ooops))



BBBWWWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Sorry :D

[Greg-VT]

What are we talking about again?

[Freeform]

Post count
How about elliminating it, or at least hiding it? Sometimes I get the impression that people are posting for the sole purpose of increasing it resulting in unneccessary "noise".



This I think ;)

[Greg-VT]

Ah... I see. :D

[Saz]

Me too

[Freeform]

No, I don't think I do :(






;)

[Tosh]

Originally posted by Freeform
No, I don't think I do :(

LOL@n00B ;)

[Freeform]

Whats a nOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBB ? :D

[Tosh]

An "accidental" Troll :D

[Freeform]

Your prejudising me!!!!!!

No, No!!!

Just because my knuckles drag on the ground!!!

Mods!!! Mods!!!

Save meeeeeeee......................

:D

Whats the topic again?

[Tosh]

Originally posted by Freeform
Whats the topic again?

Something about how many letters you got this morning or something similar.......I only read the title ;) :D

[Freeform]

The postman doesn't come until about 10ish in the morning so I don't know yet.

I got one yesterday though! :)

[Tosh]

Was it a summons? :D

[Freeform]

Nah, letter from the landlord after I sent a letter to him complaining about the mess my flatmate leaves behind him because I ain't getting anywhere talking to my flatmate.

My landlord happens to be my flatmates father :(

[WorldChampTKD]

i like the post count

[YODA]

Me too :D

[Cain]

Me three!!! :D

[another useless post by Cain ;)]

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[Freeform]

Me N-th!!! :D

[booksie_girl]

I'll like it when it shows something I have something to be proud of (or ashamed, as it shows that one has no real life :D )