Showing the number of posts

nralife · November 18, 2000, 10:13 AM

I like the idea of readily being able to see the number of posts that someone has made. It will make it a lot easier to spot a disrupter, but showing the posts also can give people an incentive to make a LOT more posts. I have seen it happen on other boards where the posts totals are shown. People will make a lot of posts in a short period of time just to reach some goal or magical number if you will.

The reason I'm telling you this, is that an increase in posts usually isn't a bad thing, but sometimes the overall quality of the board can suffer. If people start to make a lot of chatroom quality posts, it will make a lot more work for the moderators and it may degrade the whole.

Just something to keep an eye on, that's all.

Joe

**Rich Lucibella** · November 18, 2000, 10:44 AM

Thanks, Joe. It crossed our mind from the standpoint that we prefer to keep the clutter to a minimum.
Rich

Jason Demond · November 18, 2000, 04:43 PM

This is my magical number, LoL.

November 18, 2000, 10:13 AM	#1
nralife Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 1999 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 1,235	I like the idea of readily being able to see the number of posts that someone has made. It will make it a lot easier to spot a disrupter, but showing the posts also can give people an incentive to make a LOT more posts. I have seen it happen on other boards where the posts totals are shown. People will make a lot of posts in a short period of time just to reach some goal or magical number if you will. The reason I'm telling you this, is that an increase in posts usually isn't a bad thing, but sometimes the overall quality of the board can suffer. If people start to make a lot of chatroom quality posts, it will make a lot more work for the moderators and it may degrade the whole. Just something to keep an eye on, that's all. Joe

November 18, 2000, 10:44 AM	#2
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Thanks, Joe. It crossed our mind from the standpoint that we prefer to keep the clutter to a minimum. Rich

November 18, 2000, 04:43 PM	#3
Jason Demond Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 1999 Location: Mivonks, Michigan Posts: 1,846	This is my magical number, LoL.