View Poll Results: Display advertising forums post counts in user profiles?
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01-13-2007, 05:53 PM #51
Posts are still counted wherever you post them. If you click on any member's username and choose "Find all posts by [username]," all posts by that member will be displayed. Look for "Showing results 1 to 25 of XXX." That number is just one click away.
Some people have said that post count aids in credibility. Which number do you find more useful: a total post count of 65, or a displayed post count of 13? If a member posted only the required 10 posts to be able to advertise and then posted almost exclusively in the advertising forums, I find that to be useful information. It doesn't mean that the member is bad, just that he's here pretty well only to advertise.
When the post count shows all posts, you have search for a member's posts in specific forums to get that information. But with the post count display not including the advertising forums, that information is immediately clear. And the combined post count is also very easy to see.
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01-13-2007, 06:23 PM #52ex. *** *****
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Originally Posted by writespeak
Originally Posted by writespeak
It's just wrong logic IMO.
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01-13-2007, 06:34 PM #53CISSP-ISSMP, CISA
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I say "YES." Not because post count actually matters but because I do not want to set a precident of changing things "just because."
If you're going to make certain forums not count, it would make more sense to not count the Lounge (or to not count those as well) since neither the lounge nor the advertising forums are a real contribution to the community as it pertains to the topic of hosting.
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01-13-2007, 09:23 PM #54Web Hosting Master
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I like it the way it is. Post count seems to give people here a false sense of trust. I have seen many people say "I decided to with company x because YYY and they had a lot of contributions"..
You see people joining and reaching 1,000 posts within a couple of months by posting useless things like "Yes I agree" or "Thank you for sharing", just to increase post count.
I voted no
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01-13-2007, 09:28 PM #55You see people joining and reaching 1,000 posts within a couple of months by posting useless things like "Yes I agree" or "Thank you for sharing", just to increase post count.Tom Whiting, WHMCS Guru extraordinaire
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01-14-2007, 01:06 AM #56Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by The Engine
I'll check again, but I don't believe I've ever heard you speak out on this over the past 2-1/2 years. I'm just curious why it suddenly became an issue for you that all posts should count now, and not before? Has it been "wrong logic" this whole time, and you've been burying it deep inside you? Is there another reason why all of a sudden this is so wrong?
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01-14-2007, 03:06 AM #57Web Hosting Master
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I'm afraid to even comment on such a touchy subject.
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01-14-2007, 04:33 AM #58LORD OF THE RINGS
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Out of curiousity, what made you decide to come out and support this position now?
http://webhostingtalk.com/showpost.p...4&postcount=22
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01-14-2007, 08:03 AM #59ex. *** *****
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Originally Posted by the_pm
Plans to discount posts, plans to make people pay for advertisements, then so on and so on it will go on.
The other reason is as linuxcares so kindly suggested It may be a joke to some of you but if I made 400 more posts I would like the forum to state it. Is that too much to ask?
I didn't know there were forums that don't count all this time.
But as somebody mentioned it's probably not a subject worth such a big hassle over. But I just think it's wrong
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01-14-2007, 08:18 AM #60
What is refreshing in this little study is that the majority don't seem to care that they lost 90-100% of their posts. We have had dozens contact the helpdesk and via PM who wondered what happened to their postcount. I don't recall one of them respond (after an explanation), with negative thoughts. Maybe two of all that number have posted in this thread.
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01-14-2007, 08:49 AM #61
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01-14-2007, 08:57 AM #62Have a look at these gems
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01-14-2007, 09:04 AM #63Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by The Engine
As Paul said, the change to the advertising forums has positive affects for us - so we're darn well going to make sure our thoughts on that are knownAlasdair
Long time ex-host, ex-billing software owner/developer/support staff. Recent lurker.
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01-14-2007, 09:11 AM #64Originally Posted by tickedon
@linux-tech
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01-14-2007, 09:31 AM #65Dennis Johnson
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Originally Posted by The EngineThere is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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01-14-2007, 01:03 PM #66Newbie
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100 lost here :-/
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01-14-2007, 01:20 PM #67Retired Moderator
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@The Engine
I see you posted a new template sale and concluded in <9 hours later. I guess this change in policy hasn't impacted how you use the forums or how effective they are, eh? If the change keeps less scrupulous members more honest, makes moderating easier and doesn't impact your ability to use the forums, what's the beef?
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01-14-2007, 01:56 PM #68ex. *** *****
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Ok, fair enough, if it cuts moderators workload that's good for you guys That is a valid reason.
Well no, I guess it doesn't really change my way of posting or participating.. Now I don't know why I posted in this thread. Probably to increase my post count.
I still think it's more logically correct to show all posts though!
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01-14-2007, 02:06 PM #69Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by The Engine
Unfortunately, with the amount of community abuse that takes place, WHT moderators have to be WHT police; the least desirable aspect of our position becomes the most prominent. The less we have to deal with petty rule breaking, the more we can participate in discussions like regular community members, and the better off the community will be for it. It's really a winning proposition for everyoneStudio1337___̴ı̴̴̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡̡.__Web Design
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01-15-2007, 10:42 AM #70CISSP-ISSMP, CISA
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Well, it looks like "Display post count" is winning
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01-15-2007, 10:55 AM #71Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by IRCCo JeffStudio1337___̴ı̴̴̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡̡.__Web Design
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01-15-2007, 10:59 AM #72Originally Posted by the_pm
Logic???? WHT?????
The two typically don't go together well.
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01-15-2007, 11:03 AM #73Originally Posted by linux-tech
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01-15-2007, 11:07 AM #74CISSP-ISSMP, CISA
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Originally Posted by the_pm
No real good will come out of this aside from the 45% or so who don't participate in the advertising forums taking pride out of the "non-contributors" no longer having a significant post count.
The reason no one complains after asking about it is that they're afraid of being banned for contempt.
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01-15-2007, 11:19 AM #75Originally Posted by IRCCo Jeff
They don't complain because they aren't worried about it. I haven't seen anyone yet being too scared to have a rant about something that upset him/her.