I been registered since January of 2002. Doesn't that have more weight than the number of posts? I actually really could care less, but thought this would be a good first post in the lounge :) :) :)

Number of posts means nothing, the only thing that matters is the quality of your posts.

Regards

Well, if you registered this year then, yes, you're definatlely a n00b.

What isolsdotnet said is true. Ignore the number of posts. Those who contribute something and add quality to the forum and not just smiley faces, aren't noobies in my book.

I think your a newbie if you do not read threads on a normal basis. Even though your title says you are one, it wouldn't necessarily mean you are if you stay in the "loop" of the board.

Well I guess since I registered in 2000 that makes you a noob to me Prhozen :stickout:

lol ::wonders if he's a n00b::....
I've been here like 3 months (Registered started surfing back in may I believe?).

I'm taking therapy classes to help me "get less adicted to this place". But seriously, I would look at how long a user's been registered over how many posts. Just my worthless $0.02 though.

LOL, thanks all. You are right. Number of posts mean diddly squat. I was just curious on your thoughts on this. Good luck with the therapy classes man. They didn't work for me, but you will have better luck :D

Maybe add an experience hack or something:

experience = number of posts * days/months of membership

Originally posted by Rockerhard
LOL, thanks all. You are right. Number of posts mean diddly squat. I was just curious on your thoughts on this. Good luck with the therapy classes man. They didn't work for me, but you will have better luck :D


Well what therapist did you use? Mine comes highly recommended. LOL

Originally posted by Tazzman
Maybe add an experience hack or something:

experience = number of posts * days/months of membership
Isn't that under "Total Posts" in the profile?

Originally posted by Tazzman
Maybe add an experience hack or something:

experience = number of posts * days/months of membership

Or how about an EXP system like phpBB has (mod) that calcualtes for each user, on a post by post basis, that includes length of post, length of registration, frequency of posts, and number of replies to one thread.

Or if you want a short formula:

experience = (length of post)(number of posts/(errors * 0.01))

Unfortunately, many people constitute a person's reputation through the number of posts he/she has.

Many of the 1000+ post counts acquired by the dedicated members who browse the boards post useless replies. :stickout:

Originally posted by progex
Unfortunately, many people constitute a person's reputation through the number of posts he/she has.

Many of the 1000+ post counts acquired by the dedicated members who browse the boards post useless replies. :stickout:

Take a look at the length of posts part.

All other things equal, a peson with 5 posts, but 100 words long will have more experience than a person with 50 posts, but only things like "ha ha" or "lol". Not to mention words like that will not count towards ones word count. And posts under 3 words will not count as a post at all, neither will just images or smilies.

Originally posted by progex
Unfortunately, many people constitute a person's reputation through the number of posts he/she has.

That actually used to have a certain amount of truth to it a long time ago. The highest post counts all belonged to dedicated, helpful individuals - many of whom are long gone now. You could count on one hand the people with more than 1000 posts (actually there was only 3 or 4).

Rambling threads of little more than smileys or one word answers didn't exist, and you could almost read the full forum before seeing new replies.

This forum is better in many ways with the larger mebership, but as with all things it's a little more 'diluted' than it used to be.

Greg Moore

it would be nice if there were some kind of rating system that took into consideration the number of helpful posts, question posts, flames, off-topic posts, etc.

Originally posted by skelley1
it would be nice if there were some kind of rating system that took into consideration the number of helpful posts, question posts, flames, off-topic posts, etc.

paging slashdot, paging slashdot, please report to WHT Lounge

Originally posted by Acronym BOY


paging slashdot, paging slashdot, please report to WHT Lounge

+5 to your karma :D
mod parent up!

Well ive only been here a few months and i dont class myself as a n00b, i know a lot of people here and must have read most the posts by now :)

Originally posted by Jtru
What isolsdotnet said is true. Ignore the number of posts. Those who contribute something and add quality to the forum and not just smiley faces, aren't noobies in my book.

A smilie isn't a good contribution...? ;)

Gary

I must admit I get a bit peed off when I get an email notification and all I see is :eek: or huh? or lol or :rolleyes: or similar

Probably no big deal to you hyperposters because you probably did it anyway. It will be nice when the time comes to disable post counts in this particular forum :cool:

I guess it all depends... I have my e-mail notifications deleted as they arrive, so I check my profile to see if there are any anwers. At least the lol answers don't clogg up my inbox :)

It's always hard to find a good system of "is this a good and helpful member".

I don't post in too many threads, so it is an annoyance to get a notification and all it is a lol or whatever :(

That is understandable. Do WHT send a new e-mail for every answer in the thread as well?

No only one since your last visit, there could be 100 posts after the poster after you, but you will only get the one (thank heaven :erm: )

Well, that's a good thing. Imagine all those e-mails filling your inbox with smilies

I read these forums inbetween reading my emails so I don't use "posted to thread" email notication. That would be like spamming myself. and now just for anon-e-mouse a big LOL :D

I prefer big BB's, then you don't have to wait three hours for a reply.

I prefer BB's with knowledgeable people able to help me out with a detailed response. If I need a quick fix I head to IRC. I also prefer the discussion format a BB offers over IRC so for longer things, a BB is what I prefer.

I originally signed up in July 2000 under a different name..

I had 70 posts. After a discussion about anonymity I felt it better to practice what i preach and changed my name.

The whole point of this is... I have in total between 2 usernames
350 posts (give or take a few). I have been here almost 2 1/2 years.

The majority of the large post counts on this board have shown up over the last 6 months.

I dont think Post #'s count for much. Its what is contributed.

( the first username was exbodyguard)

With the new warninglevels as a way to see if someone is breaking the rules, maybe we could have an "expert"-level or something as well. Helpful posts increase the expert level, and if warninglevels go up, the expert level goes down.

We ARE allowed to have fun too, so we shouldn't get minuspoints for posting things like :) :D :bawling: as the only answer to a post.

Originally posted by Reptilian Feline
We ARE allowed to have fun too, so we shouldn't get minuspoints for posting things like :) :D :bawling: as the only answer to a post.

No you're not. Please report to your local mod for discipline and warning increase. :stickout:

Originally posted by mind21_98


No you're not. Please report to your local mod for discipline and warning increase. :stickout:

Woo Hoo! I like discipline! :dgrin:

/me cracks whip

Originally posted by skelley1
Woo Hoo! I like discipline! :dgrin:

You are showing emotion. Emotion cannot be shown on this board. Must I have to punish you like the mods punished Reptilian Feline? ;)