Foo - The Only Thing I Don't Like About This Forum

No post count below the moniker. You can't tell if someone's a long time poster,a noob or even a troll. Anyone that posts on other forums where post counts are kept knows how great this is....Anyway,this is about my 20th post here..:o

Never mind..Click on the moniker and it shows.. Still much easier if it's posted below the moniker:o

You can tell by their join date. If in doubt, click the profile. I can see (as of this posting) you have 39 posts: http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=71255

well 40 now.

No post count. You can't tell if someone's a long time poster,a noob or even a troll. Anyone that posts on other forums where post counts are kept knows how great this is....Anyway,this is about my 20th post here..:o

Actually, it's your 39th -- click on someone's name next to their post, and look at their public profile -- it gives you the post count...

Actually, it's your 39th -- click on someone's name next to their post, and look at their public profile -- it gives you the post count...

(Overlapping posts -- this was drafted while you were saying never mind...)

On some forums post counts are disabled due to people spamming to get their count higher. Post counts can be misleading.

I'm still new to the forum, is there a prize at the end of the day for post counts?

n00b! :D

Prizes are awarded in Foo I think. ;)

I will always be new, or is that gnu?
Steven

You can't tell if someone's a long time poster,a noob or even a troll.

Yeah, it would stink to be forced to judge them by the quality of what they said rather than simple numeric quantity of posts. ;)

TCS

And what if someone is a lurker for years? On another forum I have lurked almost daily for 4 yrs, yet rarely post....I'll always be a noob!

The post counts were removed back in around 2003 (if I recall correctly) because of a proliferation of threads about nothing other than post counts.

The post counts were removed back in around 2003 (if I recall correctly) because of a proliferation of threads about nothing other than post counts.

I imagine it was kind of annoying at the time, but now it's pretty funny to think about it.

By the way, I have just padded my post count by 1 more. [/useless comment]

That's it? That's your only gripe?

Post counts don't mean much. A high count could simply mean an experienced troll rather then your garden variety :)

tompetty, love your stuff with The Heartbreakers and hope you enjoy your time here. Good riding to you!

Judging folks by there post counts just creates message board snobbery.

I've actually seen other forums that have considered not allowing members to start a new thread until they had a certain number of posts. As if the number of posts one has lends more weight and credibility to what he/she has to say.

Visible post counts seem to lead to post whoring, which is rarely a good thing. Some other forums I frequent either have special threads just for PW or entire sections of the site where posts don't count towards your total. I find trolling worse than PW, as trolls tend to be distruptive and antagonistic, whereas PW is merely posting for posting's sake.

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Besides, some folks (none of you, I'm sure) might have a bazillion posts to the, say, Advocacy and Safety or Road Cycling forums and never in the Commuting forum except for an occasional misogynistic troll. The numbers are so high here, with such disparate interests, that the overarching number of posts in general might be misleading as to the quality of their information about the topic at hand.

Again, present company excepted, I'm sure.

No post count below the moniker. You can't tell if someone's a long time poster,a noob or even a troll. Anyone that posts on other forums where post counts are kept knows how great this is....Anyway,this is about my 20th post here..:o

From somebody who's been frequenting forums for longer than most (close to 10 years probably), I can tell you the post count is virtually a meaningless field.

Somebody may have just stumbled across this forum, but has waaaaay more experience than others giving suggestions. Others may just be post hounds and have tons of posts but really know very little (I've been in this category before).

Post counts give a false sense of experience. Getting to know the frequent members and knowing their experience is much better.

The only time post count is good is ferreting out a troll who just joined to cause trouble.

I think we should get the lurkers. The lurkers I tell ya, you know those guys that hang around for ever and almost never post anything. I think we should watch out for them.

Visible post counts seem to lead to post whoring, which is rarely a good thing. Some other forums I frequent either have special threads just for PW or entire sections of the site where posts don't count towards your total. I find trolling worse than PW, as trolls tend to be distruptive and antagonistic, whereas PW is merely posting for posting's sake.

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(like that)

Still, someone with 2000 posts should have, somewhere in their long posting history had something worthwhile to say. But once they're visible you will get a lot of "+1" or "I agree" or ":D" posts.

Besides, a majority of posters in the fine commuting forum are knowledgeable individuals. It's not often that someone who just learned to ride a bike starts to commute to work rain or shine.

And those smart/experienced cookies help out the noobs like me :).

No post count below the moniker. You can't tell if someone's a long time poster,a noob or even a troll. Anyone that posts on other forums where post counts are kept knows how great this is....Anyway,this is about my 20th post here..:o

That's the only thing you don't like about this forum? Seriously?

As if the number of posts one has lends more weight and credibility to what he/she has to say.

It could be simply spam control. Some boards don't allow links until a certain number of posts, others don't allow photos until a certain number of posts in order to control the spammers.

East Hill

It wasn't my intention to open a can of worms or to say with or without counts is better. The only other forum I frequent,which is a musicians forum,has visible counts and it does help..It helps me anyway..:D

im a n00b

There are nitwits here that have 20,000 posts on this forum simply by saying "correct" or "incorrect" with no associated benefit to this online community whatsover. Post count adds little, it's all about content.

Being able to flag trolls, especially ones who haven't paid or in any way add anything valuable to the forum, would be pretty cool.

I hate non-descriptive thread titles

I r in ur thread artificially raising my post count.

Sorry. Too many LOLCats :rolleyes:

I r in ur thread artificially raising my post count.

Sorry. Too many LOLCats :rolleyes:

O RLY?

[Sorry, I couldn't resist]

There are nitwits here that have 20,000 posts on this forum simply by saying "correct" or "incorrect" with no associated benefit to this online community whatsover. Post count adds little, it's all about content.

Correct.

Being able to flag trolls, especially ones who haven't paid or in any way add anything valuable to the forum, would be pretty cool.

paid? paid what?

It could be simply spam control. Some boards don't allow links until a certain number of posts, others don't allow photos until a certain number of posts in order to control the spammers.

East Hill

Also, one forum I'm on has restricted newbies (less than 25 posts) to only being able to create new threads in the catch-all forum, because we had a rash of people sticking new threads wherever they could find a forum for them, not where they belonged.

That has since mostly gone away - the goal was to give the newbies time to read the forum descriptions, learn where stuff went, and it seems to have worked.

There are nitwits here that have 20,000 posts on this forum simply by saying "correct" or "incorrect"

come on BJ, tell us how you really feel.


with no associated benefit to this online community whatsover.

ironic coming from you. do you even own a bike?


Post count adds little, it's all about content.

and where would your post count be if P&R was added to the equation?

Holy crap! Botto posted in commuting! :p

Um...am I allowed to post this reply? Just wondering...

I imagine it was kind of annoying at the time, but now it's pretty funny to think about it.

By the way, I have just padded my post count by 1 more. [/useless comment]

No you haven't posts in Foo don't add to the count. ;)

It wasn't my intention to open a can of worms or to say with or without counts is better. The only other forum I frequent,which is a musicians forum,has visible counts and it does help..It helps me anyway..:D

http://www.pacifichighlander.postkiwi.com/images/Can-of-worms.jpg

:p

Yes, it was a can of worms. The biggest, dumbest can of worms I've ever seen on this forum. All the mods (especially Koffee,) were all fired up about post counts making the quality of posts in "Foo" go down the tubes, and now that it's all over with, you can see how intellectually stimulating Foo is without post counts. When I read that thread about the guy who peed on his hand, it changed my view of life. :rolleyes:

I laugh when I see folks who hang around BikeForums.net making an average of 20+ posts per day.
Heck, that is FIVE TIMES the amount of posting that other high-impact forumites spend here.

BJ,

i find it even more amusing reading smug posts on a bike forum written by someone who most likely doesn't even own a bicycle. ;)

~ if you don't know who i am, look left ~

Jealousy of those with custom-built titanium bikes is a nasty green-eyed monster, botto. Don't worry, you'll be able to obtain one someday. Just focus on doing a good job for your employer and the rewards will happen.

Jealousy of those with custom-built titanium bikes is a nasty green-eyed monster, botto. Don't worry, you'll be able to obtain one someday. Just focus on doing a good job for your employer and the rewards will happen.

BJ,

Is that what you claim to have?

If it is, where are the pics?

~ if you don't know who i am, look left ~

I don't share pictures since my bikes are very unique to me. I don't much care about your run-of-the-mill Giant bicycles, so no additional images of them are needed.
My titaniums are my favorite and I similarly love my steel ones, although titanium does have fantastic properties.

I don't share pictures since my bikes are very unique to me. I don't much care about your run-of-the-mill Giant bicycles, so no additional images of them are needed.
My titaniums are my favorite and I similarly love my steel ones, although titanium does have fantastic properties.

BJ,

So unique, they don't exist. Thanks for playing.

~ if you don't know who i am, look left ~

I think they took the counter down when the found out most cyclists are unable to count over ten. Foo Rats posts do not even get added, as we are unable to count at all.

botto, I just saw your bicycle in the shop this weekend. Oh, wait! It might have been one of the other 6,983,935 similar ones just like your unadventurous stock Giant bike.

Botto / Blue Jays

STOP or this thread will be locked.

NO DISCUSSION.

botto, I just saw your bicycle in the shop this weekend. Oh, wait! It might have been one of the other 6,983,935 similar ones just like your unadventurous stock Giant bike.

I'd be willing to bet he could outride you while drunk.

What aspect of riding is more important to you?

"...I'd be willing to bet he could outride you while drunk. What aspect of riding is more important to you?..."timmyquest, my interests are primarily contemporary roadbikes and mountainbikes and I dabble in classic/vintage bicycles. Riding is best enjoyed while in control of one's faculties, so no drinking and riding for me.