[GaryM]

?<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><VoteOptions question="Remove / Keep post counts poll" description="Following on from RJH's topic regarding post counts here:

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Should post counts be removed in favour of a joining date?"><a>Remove Post Counts</a>Keep Post Counts</VoteOptions>

 

[sonnys_sdi]

Remove them. So every one looks equal, I think everyone knows who the
main speakers of the forum are so they know who's relevant and who
chats about f.a.

Sonny

 

[Mikedav]

Down with post counts!

 

[GaryM]

Post counts - BE GONE!!

 

[RJH]

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!! []

 

[sonnys_sdi]

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!! []

Bit extreme but liking it.

 

[Mikedav]

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!! []

Bit extreme but liking it.

Family Guy:

'I say we fine the Tobacco companies infinity billion dollars!'

'Thats the spirit Jim but I think a real number would be more effective.'

 

[GaryM]

Whoever votes for "Keep Them" it would be good to hear your reasoning behind it.

 

[andymac]

Howabout an option to remove them from the off topic area, and maybe
welcome area so as tp promote posting in the on topic areas?

I for one do use post counts to judge members, yes time on the forum is
usefull, but quite often post counts help judge how established a
member is especially when dealing with classifed ads, I for 1 would not
buy from a user that has a post count less than 500 or hadnt been on
here for at least 6 months, yese there is the exception say d9lon, but
I do remeber many moons ago someone trying todo a groupbuy, he had been
around for a while but had a very low count, he then used another
account to say he was someonelse and vouch for himself as 3rd party,
for the sake of security in the classifieds etc I think they should
stay.

If eever you have done a groupbuy, or a feeler (Tabs I know you have)
post counts matter alot, as in 99% of my experience the people with a
very low count cannot be relied on with a response to a feeler

 

[GaryM]

Thats a very good idea Andy but I can't add that option to the poll now, unless a moderator can do that?

 

[andymac]

You have my reasoning Gary, as said earlier I think we shouldnt have
counts in the off topic area, one way to do this is to delete the
off topic area of a rolling 4 week basis, as other forums do, this
serves several purposes, saves on space, discourages whoring, and
prevnts the flooding of search engines with off-topic material linking
to an on-topic site, if you see what I mean!

 

[RJH]

I for one do use post counts to judge members, yes time on the forum is usefull, but quite often post counts help judge how established a member is

I have to disagree slightly with that point Andy, my mate's been on here a lot longer than me, his post count is less than 300, mine at the moment is just shy of 1200...

It's not fair to say i know more than him when, IMO i don't... This is the reason for getting rid of the count, we shouldn't be judging people on numbers, just responding to them! []

 

[Chris]

They can go and 'do one' for me!

Some of the most helpful and imformative members have very low post
counts, as do the upkeepers of the forum, the administrators.

 

[andymac]

I can name a few members that abuse the welcome area to up post counts,
it was something I spotted early on in my forum days, on the flipside
of the coin when i was looking for a 4mo the 1st person I meassaged for
advice on here was Mikedav, purely because he had a quite high postcont
and owned a 4motion, in the old snitz forums there was page by page
listing of members in post order and I guarantee you there wasnt one
idiot on the first 3 pages so you could guarantee by aiming a question
at one of these mebere or by searching for there previous posts then
you would quite often find out what you where looking for.

 

[dannyboy]

I'd keep them. As i do gadge things by them but people do just post to get there count up.

 

[andymac]

RJH I do not deny that post counts reflect knowledge a clearly they
dont, however they do in a roundabout manner show how trustworthy and
dedicated a user is to a forum. Your comments reassure my pont above I
clearly would buy something from you in the classifieds, but I would
not from your friend.

 

[RJH]

RJH I do not deny that post counts reflect knowledge a clearly they dont, however they do in a roundabout manner show how trustworthy and dedicated a user is to a forum. Your comments reassure my pont above I clearly would buy something from you in the classifieds, but I would not from your friend.

Fair point to you, and fair comment aswell [] TBH i'd forgotten about the affect this could have when buying in the classifieds!! [:$]

 

[RJH]

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!! []

Bit extreme but liking it.

Sorry, i should've added LOL to the end of it! []

 

[andymac]

As said earlier as I want force my motion/idea lets compromise and
remove post counts from the off-topic area and welcome to area

 

[GaryM]

As said earlier as I want force my motion/idea lets compromise and remove post counts from the off-topic area and welcome to area

I agree with that completely and can see your reasoning with regards to sales based on post counts.