Post count- Why do we care?

[fett527]

I had been thinking of what to do for my 1,000th post. I thought the "Hey look at me" threads were getting a bit cliche, but I found that it mattered to me that people noticed that I had 1,000 posts.

So, I'm turning my 1,000 posts thread into a social observation discussion. Why do we care about post counts? Do you care about your post count? Obviously, many people do hence the "Look at me and my post count" threads.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

one post = one experience point.

I think that pretty much sums it up.

 

[Darkness]

Technically, I don't really care. I'll hit 10k soon but I'm not going to start a thread about it or anything.

 

[Torm]

Why do we care about post counts?

I don't really. I just found the occasion of my 1,000th a good excuse to launch a thread in which to babble about anything and everything.

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

 

[der_kluge]

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!

 

[diaglo]

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

but actually participating.

 

[EricNoah]

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.

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??

 

[Darkness]

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!

He doesn't do that every day, or even nearly so. At times, I've made 250+ posts in a day before, too. It happens.

Though he certainly does post a lot.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

On a vare rare and nonsleepy day I can get 200 posts. So far it has only happened once for me.

 

[diaglo]

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 want one.

no, wait. i can afford 9.

my hats of d02 know no limits.