Post count- Why do we care?

[fett527]

Oh, and it makes a lovely way to harass Crothian.

Or you can re-post funny gameday pictures of him!

 

[fett527]

I do care. I don't know why. I wear it like a badge of honor. But you won't find me generating tons of posts per day on hivemind topics, or anything like that. Oh, I enjoy off-topic threads to be sure, but I also try to post on-topic stuff, and I like starting new threads.

That said, I occasionally track my ranking in the members listing. I couldn't help but notice that JDVN1 posts about 200 posts per day! He snuck up on me yesterday, and now he's ahead of me by like 200 posts. Whoa, dude!

That's the way I kind of feel. Maybe not as strong as badge of honor,but definitely for recognition. I do try to post mostly on on-topic stuff (it seems in the TV/movie forum mostly). I can't say that I track the ranking in the members list and I definitely do not post 200 times a day ever!

 

[fett527]

it shows you have been in a number of conversations. not just listening as a lurker like Crothian.

but actually participating.

I do want people to feel I participate. Do you think postcount lends to the validity of your response to someone? Does it give your opinion more weight?

 

[Jdvn1]

I do care. I don't know why. I wear it like a badge of honor. But you won't find me generating tons of posts per day on hivemind topics, or anything like that. Oh, I enjoy off-topic threads to be sure, but I also try to post on-topic stuff, and I like starting new threads.

That said, I occasionally track my ranking in the members listing. I couldn't help but notice that JDVN1 posts about 200 posts per day! He snuck up on me yesterday, and now he's ahead of me by like 200 posts. Whoa, dude!

Eh... heh. I post a lot, but I don't particularly care. I think it's just neat. Also, I've noticed that people with low post counts or that are very new tend to be ignored more.

And, sure, my ppd rate is high, but Rystil's is about 50% higher than mine.

 

[Hand of Evil]

In a hundred years...okay, in two (maybe five), I want people to look back at my post, devolope a profile and digital clone of me, the more post I have the better the clone.

 

[fett527]

My post count doesn't matter to me, but I do pay attention to it in others. I use it as a gauge as to how high a standard I can hold that person w/regard to EN World rules, conduct, general behavior, etc. If they've been around a lot and are acting like a jerk, that says something. If they're brand new and acting like they don't know something, that says something else.

True, it is a good gauge for moerators. So, it does have a practical application.

I wonder -- maybe we should come up with a way to use post-count as a kind of currency you can spend? Spend 1000 posts to get a baseball cap reading "My Hat of d02" or something like that??

I feel like I'd have to have something to show what I gained for my posts! Like I have 500 posts and I have this cool hat.

 

[Jdvn1]

Yeah, Jdvn1 has one of the highest PPDs that I've seen.

"Had."

Mine was the highest until you came along!

 

[fett527]

Because we are by nature competitive creatures.

This is very true!

 

[fett527]

Yeah, it only took you about two months and me eight. You must have less of a RL than I do, and I have no job.

It has only taken me almost 3 years to get 1,000 posts. I have noly picked up the pace in recent months.

 

[fett527]

[homer] D'oh [/homer]

actually, i'd have 800 or so. most of which are in the Story Hour forum.


read the story hour in my sig.

I'll promise to start reading yours if you promise to start reading ours! (Link in the sig) Seriously.