My XYZth post threads in OT...

[Angel Tarragon]

I disagree with the chorus. Its harder to celebrate when it all one thread. Perhaps a subforum for newbies and PC milestones?

 

[Dinkeldog]

I disagree with the chorus. Its harder to celebrate when it all one thread. Perhaps a subforum for newbies and PC milestones?

How much traffic do you think that one would get?

 

[Knight Otu]

I disagree with the chorus. Its harder to celebrate when it all one thread.

From what I see, you just joined the chorus by disagreeing.

I personally don't mind the threads as long as they are "real" "milestones," sometimes posting in them. Even though my (I believe) only thread I started about my postcount was about my 3001st post. Otherwise, I typically post that in the hivemind, if at all.

Besides, my current challenge is simply staying on page one.

 

[Michael Morris]

Well, I guess it's possible to do a macro that will launch an announcement to a user once they hit a milestone - but that would sort of break the specialness of it.

BTW, the reason the "Hey, I'm new" thread is so long is that it is pointed to - when a user completes their registration an announcement appears on the screen inviting them to introduce themself.

EDIT: Speaking of milestones - apparently I let 5000 slip by without a peep

 

[alsih2o]

I see no reason to force them all into one thread. If so, why not all sports threads together? Relationship advice? All the humorous links?

Each is an individuals 'accomplishment', let them have their moment.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Keep them separate. It allows their posting friends to easily find and congratulate them. One thread would not get a heck of a lot of traffic other than the people posting their new milestone most likely.

It would be nice if people just celebrated the thousands marks as opposed to 100, 300 et. but I don't see it worth the effort of enforcing a rule.

 

[haiiro]

It would be nice if people just celebrated the thousands marks as opposed to 100, 300 et. but I don't see it worth the effort of enforcing a rule.

Perhaps not a rule, but it might be worth throwing into the FAQ as a suggestion.

 

[DaveStebbins]

Sure, I've been a member here from the beginning and just let me start my VERY FIRST thread, about my 1,000th post, and apparently I ticked off EN himself. I just can't win.

Seriously, though, I don't think the post-count threads are a menace, though I have also noticed them appearing with higher frequency and lower validity lately (clebrating your 300th post?). If it gets to the point where the mods, as a whole, decide it's too much, I'll work with whatever they put in place. However, since they've asked for general comment here, I like separate post count celebrations.

-Dave

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

I've never celebrated a milestone for myself, at least yet as I do plan on doing something for 10k, but I often celebrate other's milestones and I have no issues with them for breaking 3 digits and up and also for each one thousand posts. (though a 11K milestone would bother me… but once you get to a certain point you stop celebrating the small numbers. )

 

[Umbran]

Post count means nothing!

You know, the wink says a lot there, and I don't think what it says is something good.

Either postcount has meaning, or it does not. If it doesn't have meaning, you wouln't need the winking smilie. If it does mean something, then the continued pretending that it means nothing is disingenuous.

We get enough new members around here that it pays to be honest about how we deal with such things around here.