People who go for high post counts

[Diver]

I've already done the spelling mistake.

Nice pali, though

[Diver]

You said it wasn't you? I thought it was Diver but he says its not.... my money is on BP.... dunno why but...

Haven't you lot figured it out YET! tsk!

No it's not me!

[KathyWoolfe]

Haven't you lot figured it out YET! tsk!

No it's not me!

Nor me!

[TheFaQQer]

Haven't you lot figured it out YET! tsk!

No it's not me!

Is it Spartacus?

[sasguru]

Is it Spartacus?

He'll be along shortly to answer that, no doubt.

[Diver]

He'll be along shortly to answer that, no doubt.

No I wont!

[Diver]

See

[NickFitz]

What's with that, you saddoes? Do you have small willies or somefink? I know I don't always post sense (or nonsense) but the idea of a counting thread, FFS, shows a serious lack of imagination ...

I created it because some people liked to count in TPD, but that annoyed other people, so they were pressured to stop.

I figured there should be a place for them to go. If it annoys you, might I suggest that you don't visit it?

FWIW, I don't count there myself, but am quite astonished at how rapidly it's grown

[NickFitz]

Oh go back to reading the guardian.

It's a free world - something you socialists have a problem with, I know...

Ah, the irony

(I read The Grauniad... it was in a socialist spirit of inclusion that I created The Counting Thread.)

[NickFitz]

Yeah, I have had enough of rubbish posts just to get a higher post count. It does not make you a better person to have more posts you know.

Posts in light relief no longer count towars post count.

Out of curiosity, why do posts in General count? The fact that somebody has posted extensively about their lunch, car, BTL portfolio or squirrels over here shouldn't be of any more significance than the fact that I've posted about such things (except the squirrels and houses) in TPD.

I think post counts shouldn't be displayed any more in threads, nor should posts in either General or LR contribute towards one's "title". Just show them on profile pages (including all posts everywhere, or better still broken down by category) for those who are curious about such matters. Ultimately they're meaningless.

Or perhaps just show the person's post count for the particular forum in which a post resides. For example, if somebody posts in Technical, it could be some guide to the usefulness of their post to know that they've posted a lot there, as it implies that they might know what they're talking about. The fact that they've posted a lot in B&C or General adds no information of any value.

Oh, and towards

Sorry, couldn't resist