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  1. #1
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    What happened to my post count? [merged]

    I seem to have lost 2,000 posts.

    This thread explains it.

    The fun part for me is, I get to hit 25,000 again.
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    you had 2000 ads?
    if you haven't considered chapter 7 bankruptcy, maybe you should.
    eliminate your debt, keep the property you want, most people qualify.
    contrary to popular belief - no attorney is necessary!
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  3. #3
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    Have you got 4857 threads? It's all posts in the ad forums.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lauren Stephens
    you had 2000 ads?
    I think I had 2,000 "license verified," "thread moved," "thread closed," "I'll take it!" kinda posts.
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    Yikes!



    Where's my post count, dude?
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    I wonder how many merges this thread will get.
    [edit: holy cow, I lost over 1,040!]
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    What happened to my posts?

    Hello,

    I had 2000+ posts here last night . They are reduced to 1911 now?
    I'm Zafar Ahmed.
    I provide
    SEO Services & eMarketing consultancy
    I'll be glad to hear from you
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
    I seem to have lost 2,000 posts.
    I think I lost some figure in that vicinity too
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zafar Ahmed
    Hello,

    I had 2000+ posts here last night . They are reduced to 1911 now?
    Does this help?

    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=572891
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  10. #10
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    Post count stealers.

    I lost a few hundred.
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    I don't even know what I had in the first place.

    Oh well, when talking post counts, I'm still king.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse

    Awww .....
    I'm Zafar Ahmed.
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    SEO Services & eMarketing consultancy
    I'll be glad to hear from you
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  13. #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoftWareRevue
    I seem to have lost 2,000 posts.

    This thread explains it.

    The fun part for me is, I get to hit 25,000 again.
    And it could happen as early as next week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by music
    And it could happen as early as next week.
    Only if I find enough threads to spam.

    Erm . . .

    I mean . . .

    Only if I find enough meaningful discussions I can contribute to.
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    "This will be on a one week trial basis. We will revisit the decision on January 8, 2007. "

    So if WHT does back to the old way then they will not go back to our old Post counts after the trial period?

    Do not make me ban you for spam.....LOL
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    We'll revisit the decision means just that. But, yes. In all likelihood, if we decided not to go with this system, we'd just go back to where we were.





    Thank you for your question. Please feel free to ask more. Many more.
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  17. #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by music
    . . . So if WHT does back to the old way then they will not go back to our old Post counts after the trial period?
    If they decide to count the posts in the ad forum, then all those posts made in the ad forum will magically appear in your total posts count. It's just one box they would need to untick, for posts to be counted in the ad forum.

    Personally, I think no post counts in the ad forum is ok.

    This is a good lesson for those running communities, in how to make changes. Plenty of discussion, then implementation and then more discussion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussie Bob
    This is a good lesson for those running communities, in how to make changes. Plenty of discussion, then implementation and then more discussion.
    (now do you believe me when I say the powers that be really did learn something valuable from the skyscraper ad incident? )
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    Personally I do not care as I have never started a post in the Advertisement section. I can see form my post count that I very rarely contribute to this section as my post count only went down 20 or 30 post.

    I just do not understand how restricting post counts in the Advertisement section is going to help with the perceived problem that reducing post counts will accomplish any objective. Of course I not even sure what the objective is? Is it to stop people from just posting their 2 cents on the advertisement forum and not contributing to the rest of the forum? Is it to have the advertisement go to a fee base? Is it to get better quality advertisement? Is it some how suppose to punish or take way credibility from people that just post in the advertisement forums.

    I do care about WHT, I just hope it continues to be a fun place for all with as little bureaucracy as possible.
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    Is it to stop people from just posting their 2 cents on the advertisement forum and not contributing to the rest of the forum?
    Pretty much. Now, when people post their .02, it will be sincere, not a fake post in order to bypass a system that otherwise insists people make a contribution to the community before using the community for their own benefit.

    The removal of the post count removed a substantial amount of bureaucracy, because now we don't have to evaluate, prune and warn people for inflating their post counts. A whole mess of moderation has been lifted from the community. Members, new and old, are free to post all the .02 posts they want. That's more freedom and less rules to abide. Isn't that what people want?
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    How does post count change the sincerity or quality of a post? You can have 1 or 1,000 posts and not be sincere. I just do not see how changing post counts will achieve any meaningful reduction in non-sincere-posts.

    You might end up getting the people you are trying to get rid of just posting on other sections of WHT so they can then post in the advertisement. In the end this will create even more work and more meaningless post in the other sections of WHT.

    It might just be wishful thinking that messing with the post count will stop people from just posting their 2 cents on the advertisement forum.

    I am sure it is a lot of work editing the forums and deleting lots on un-sincere posts, but that has nothing to do with bureaucracy.

    I have said enough
    Last edited by music; 01-01-2007 at 11:18 PM.
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    I believe I lost about 10 or 12 posts and I could care less but I am curious as to why since I know for a fact that I have never posted in any of the advertising forums. I have it ticked so I don't even see the ad forums.
    Everyone is entitled to MY opinion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by the_pm
    (now do you believe me when I say the powers that be really did learn something valuable from the skyscraper ad incident? )
    As long as they run all through proposed changes through Dennis, and Dennis does his thang, there'll be minimal negative reaction.
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    Thank you for your question. Please feel free to ask more. Many more.
    Yes, if we try hard... we can go back to our old post count using this thread itself
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