Annoyed about posting for one's post count: is it just me?

Tallarn said:

NB: If anyone HAS dancing monkey-bear graphic in their sig, I'm sorry, I didn't know, and that comment wasn't aimed at you.

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Not exactly a dancing monkey-bear, but close... and entertaining nonetheless.

You know what they say, the bigger the 'boo!' the smaller the...

(If you're too young to get the inference, good.)

tburdett said:

Signatures are invasive, off-topic, and unnecessary. They are simply a plea for attention that interrupts the normal flow of the conversation.

Nothing of value would be lost, at all, if both signatures and post counts were removed.

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I guess it's unfortunate for you, then, that neither signatures nor post counts look to be removed any time soon. Post counts are useful for us as moderators and administrators, and probably for everyone else, too, to help gauge how new someone is to the scene, and how likely a rules breach was innocent error.

Signatures, as Joshua pointed out, have all kinds of uses, too. Not the least is to have embedded links to personal webpages, story hours, and ongoing threads that are of interest. Granted, overlong signatures and large pictures in signatures can be a problem. In the meantime, you should still be able to exercise the option that turns off everyone's signatures when you browse the boards.

Quite simply, there is value in both signatures and post counts (at least in the mods, admins and most importantly Morrus' opinion). Don't expect them to go away any time soon.

It may be that the person who inspired this thread is a new user and thinks that a higher postcount will result in people having a higher opinion of him. They haven't yet discovered the fact that "Postcount Means Nothingtm Crothian" and his actions actually turn people off to what he has to say. I'm sure once Piratecat explains the situation to him you'll see an improvement in his activity.

I know when I first started on these boards I had a habit of putting up posts that added very little to the discussion until Darkness kindly pointed out to me that some people took exception to my habit. That, and surviving the Great Hivemind Postcount Purge, helped me improve my posting habits and I, hopefully, have improved my reputation as an intelligent poster on ENWorld.

I've learned that postcount truly means nothing and now keep my mindless drivel to the Hivemind threads.

Dinkeldog said:

I guess it's unfortunate for you, then, that neither signatures nor post counts look to be removed any time soon. Post counts are useful for us as moderators and administrators, and probably for everyone else, too, to help gauge how new someone is to the scene, and how likely a rules breach was innocent error.

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If they bothered me that much I would probably not be here in the first place. As far as post count goes, I would think that the users joining date could serve the same purpose.

Signatures, as Joshua pointed out, have all kinds of uses, too. Not the least is to have embedded links to personal webpages, story hours, and ongoing threads that are of interest. Granted, overlong signatures and large pictures in signatures can be a problem. In the meantime, you should still be able to exercise the option that turns off everyone's signatures when you browse the boards.

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I understand the variety of uses that a signature can be put to, I just do not feel that any of them add to the value of the conversation that they are displayed in. Each signature is a mini-hijack that is also likely to be off-topic. Am I making a statement that is factually false? I do not think so, but opinions may vary.

I make full use of the board features to remove signatures, graphics and avatars.

Quite simply, there is value in both signatures and post counts (at least in the mods, admins and most importantly Morrus' opinion). Don't expect them to go away any time soon.

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You are all entitled to your opinions. Mine differs. I did not expect that there would be any changes.

tburdett said:

As far as post count goes, I would think that the users joining date could serve the same purpose.

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Not really; the date someone registered for an account doesn't say anything about how much or how often that person has read the boards. Post count means that they've almost certainly read at least that many messages ('cause they either read the replies to their new thread, or were replying to someone else's post).

Joshua Dyal said:

Not exactly a dancing monkey-bear, but close... and entertaining nonetheless.

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Not exectly either...

Hmmm...Posts too long or too short !!!

Hi All,

I have read every thread on this topic and have to say that I would agree with the general concensus of opinion, in that what matters is quality of the post, not how many posts you have on the boards. On a similar note, however, I have been critisised for my posts being too long or with out appropriate paragraph spacings....Do we really need to be so nitt picky ??? Sometimes a person in his/her enthusiasim for the topic may examine all angles and post a long reply but forget to put spacings etc...so, Can a post ever really be too long ??? Oh well, just my 2 cents, and for what it's worth, it seems to me that there are indeed some people who post for no other reason than to see their post count go up, I have seen them, there're out there and they are gonna get ya...Bwwaaahahahaha !!! Cheers all

I avoided posting in this thread when it first appeared because I found myself a little annoyed with a particular poster as well. Rapid fire responses with a one line addition to the thread and another line noting what the post count was at that instant. Bleah. Oh yeah, and a really large sig. But, I wanted to let it go. After all, that particular poster also has some really good posts out there and clearly just had too much free time at the moment. Besides, it is not always the best idea to post when you are overly annoyed, I didn't want to say something I might later regret. And, the topic was being addressed better than I could have done it at the time.

Beelzebub - Thanks for bringing it up. Your post was polite in that you avoided any clear finger pointing. Heck, you an I might not have even been annoyed with the same person at the same time. Without naming anyone, you allowed everyone to kind of vent a bit.

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On a similar note, I am really a bit curious on how well my posts are received. I'm not sure if I am doing things right or wrong since coming out of lurker mode. It seems like there have been a few topics that I post to and everything kind of shuts down. A few people have been kind enough to indicate that they liked something I said, and I appreciate that! Maybe everyone is too polite to tell me I am a dolt? I guess I could post a thread about it and see what everyone thinks, but that seems silly. Maybe I just worry too much.

Can sigs still be turned off? That might solve the problem for people who don't think they are needed.

I do think too many people have their sig on every single post. Post the sig once in a thread, then turn it off for the rest of the posts.