Remove post count from posts in threads.

[FAST6191]

Title kind of says it all and indeed I kind of wish I could leave it at that but some more words are probably necessary- call it an experiment* but could we see what happens if we remove post count from the main threads and leave it instead to the mouseover** or general profile viewer.
By all means leave the medals, group and such and maybe try it as a temporary measure (3 weeks would be a decent minimum).

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Spoiler

much as I like experimenting for the sake of it if I have to put forth some justification we have pointedly avoided implementing anything resembling reputation and even ignoring the huge nigh on dealbreaking problems with rep systems especially on a mature forum like this one I would possibly be able to argue they have more merit than an obvious post count

**pulling apart other forum software it might be quite doable but I guess if this is a common php include or something it might get nominally harder depending upon how you work it (copy and past with a slightly different name and roll from there)- as it is the mouseover stuff is another query set anyway (or at least it does not appear in the main thread source in an obvious fashion).

I have various ideas as to what would happen but I can not really see it being a negative (I would not have suggested it if I foresaw a big downside) and it might even be a fair positive (prelude to counter arguement- you might not notice it but others might and as a whole....).

 

[dice]

I tend to judge a member based on the post(s) I see and not the number of posts they have made. It shouldn't be a factor in determining the "correctness" of their comment, especially when in doubt. If it is more fool you I guess...

I don't think it matters whether we change things or not so my default response would be to leave things as is.

 

[ProtoKun7]

i don't know why its visible in threads at all... just put it on their profile page. if you need to view that you can view it there with mouse click....

Alternatively, right now if you need to view it, no clicking is necessary.

 

[The Catboy]

Why does this keep coming up? The system is fine the way it is. Really it makes no difference if the post count is there or not, but it's not worth removing it or hiding it all and all.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

The comparing posts really isn't as bad on this forum compared to other forums i'm a member of. On the others low post counts usually get shit on whether they have a valid post or not. Most of the time here people take into consideration the content of the post first and the post count secondary.

 

[Fear Zoa]

While It would be interesting, I don't think post count matters, it seems (at least to me) that creditably comes from how recognizable you are.

Like The Catboy, everyone knows the catboy

But most people don't know me, it comes down to recognizable names, avatars, signatures

 

[ProtoKun7]

While It would be interesting, I don't think post count matters, it seems (at least to me) that creditably comes from how recognizable you are.

Like The Catboy, everyone knows the catboy

But most people don't know me, it comes down to recognizable names, avatars, signatures

I recognise your name.

You also had a gas mask or radioactivity-related avatar a while back, yes?

 

[Rydian]

The comparing posts really isn't as bad on this forum compared to other forums i'm a member of. On the others low post counts usually get shit on whether they have a valid post or not. Most of the time here people take into consideration the content of the post first and the post count secondary.

Otherwise people like me do their best to make them look stupid to make an example out of their behavior.

 

[Aeter]

The comparing posts really isn't as bad on this forum compared to other forums i'm a member of. On the others low post counts usually get shit on whether they have a valid post or not. Most of the time here people take into consideration the content of the post first and the post count secondary.

Otherwise people like me do their best to make them look stupid to make an example out of their behavior.

I can see the irony in your post count

 

[Rydian]

I'm talking about the people who mock those with a low one.

 

[Prophet]

Yes... remove post count and lets all turn our attention to joined date instead.

 

[Aeter]

I'm talking about the people who mock those with a low one.

I was just mocking you, taking in consideration a post count indicates a rank and you putting people in their places because of your post count.
I found that rather ironic.
But I hope you know I'm just joking.

 

[EyeZ]

Yes... remove post count and lets all turn our attention to joined date instead.

November 02, i know where you're coming from with this

 

[Rydian]

I'm talking about the people who mock those with a low one.

I was just mocking you, taking in consideration a post count indicates a rank and you putting people in their places because of your post count.
I found that rather ironic.
But I hope you know I'm just joking.

But it doesn't have anything to do with my post count, it's about their actions.

I was bitching at people when I had 100 posts here.

 

[Aeter]

I'm talking about the people who mock those with a low one.

I was just mocking you, taking in consideration a post count indicates a rank and you putting people in their places because of your post count.
I found that rather ironic.
But I hope you know I'm just joking.

But it doesn't have anything to do with my post count, it's about their actions.

I was bitching at people when I had 100 posts here.

I know it doesn't have anything to do with your post, hence I was joking.

 

[Fear Zoa]

While It would be interesting, I don't think post count matters, it seems (at least to me) that creditably comes from how recognizable you are.

Like The Catboy, everyone knows the catboy

But most people don't know me, it comes down to recognizable names, avatars, signatures

I recognise your name.

You also had a gas mask or radioactivity-related avatar a while back, yes?

Really? That's surprising (to me at least)
Anyways your right about the avatar part It was zero from 999

Not really sure why I got rid of it but hey a 999 sequel is coming out maybe i'll get something from that

 

[Deleted User]

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

 

[Skelletonike]

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

I've been a member for a while, sure, but I didn't post anything until like... This year... Despiste having pretty much no posts, people still accepted what I wrote and stuff, not that I'm that known in here, far from that.
Thing is, the way people treat my posts and comment to my threads, hasn't changed since I got more posts, it's exactly the same tbh.

I find hiding posts pointless, most forums don't do that, why should this one do it?

Edit: If the topid gets more views, then it has nothing to do with postcount because well, you don't see the number of posts a person has when a thread is made, only their name.

 

[The Catboy]

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

The whole time I have been here I have rarely seen people with low post count get turned away, ignored, or even not listened to. The only time I have seen such a thing happen is when they post a topic that has been posted a million times before or really have nothing benefiting the site. If anything GBAtemp has been the only site where post count is pretty much ignored and just there for other reasons (one being it would require taking the whole site apart to remove it.) People here are more interested in what a person has to say than how many posts they have. Now with that said does that mean with high post count some people are noticed more? A little, there are members here with high post count and I even I barely know them. It's the content of the post that people look for and how people post, over how many posts people have.

And trust me, I have been a member of sites where people only care about post counts, they are far different from this site.

 

[Deleted User]

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

I've been a member for a while, sure, but I didn't post anything until like... This year... Despiste having pretty much no posts, people still accepted what I wrote and stuff, not that I'm that known in here, far from that.
Thing is, the way people treat my posts and comment to my threads, hasn't changed since I got more posts, it's exactly the same tbh.

I find hiding posts pointless, most forums don't do that, why should this one do it?

Edit: If the topid gets more views, then it has nothing to do with postcount because well, you don't see the number of posts a person has when a thread is made, only their name.

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

The whole time I have been here I have rarely seen people with low post count get turned away, ignored, or even not listened to. The only time I have seen such a thing happen is when they post a topic that has been posted a million times before or really have nothing benefiting the site. If anything GBAtemp has been the only site where post count is pretty much ignored and just there for other reasons (one being it would require taking the whole site apart to remove it.) People here are more interested in what a person has to say than how many posts they have. Now with that said does that mean with high post count some people are noticed more? A little, there are members here with high post count and I even I barely know them. It's the content of the post that people look for and how people post, over how many posts people have.

And trust me, I have been a member of sites where people only care about post counts, they are far different from this site.

A-huh. Well, maybe I haven't been here long enough. But I still believe that popular members get an increase of posters by at least some percentage.

 

[Skelletonike]

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

I've been a member for a while, sure, but I didn't post anything until like... This year... Despiste having pretty much no posts, people still accepted what I wrote and stuff, not that I'm that known in here, far from that.
Thing is, the way people treat my posts and comment to my threads, hasn't changed since I got more posts, it's exactly the same tbh.

I find hiding posts pointless, most forums don't do that, why should this one do it?

Edit: If the topid gets more views, then it has nothing to do with postcount because well, you don't see the number of posts a person has when a thread is made, only their name.

Like someone else said, removing post count, or at least have it hidden, will make things much more easier for newcomers who have honest opinions that are instead turned down. I sometimes noticed during my (short) time here that people with more than 500 posts that starts a topic gets more posts/views than one with less. (And no, I'm not talking about my topics)

The whole time I have been here I have rarely seen people with low post count get turned away, ignored, or even not listened to. The only time I have seen such a thing happen is when they post a topic that has been posted a million times before or really have nothing benefiting the site. If anything GBAtemp has been the only site where post count is pretty much ignored and just there for other reasons (one being it would require taking the whole site apart to remove it.) People here are more interested in what a person has to say than how many posts they have. Now with that said does that mean with high post count some people are noticed more? A little, there are members here with high post count and I even I barely know them. It's the content of the post that people look for and how people post, over how many posts people have.

And trust me, I have been a member of sites where people only care about post counts, they are far different from this site.

A-huh. Well, maybe I haven't been here long enough. But I still believe that popular members get an increase of posters by at least some percentage.

Well, yeah, they would, but not because of their post count, just because they're well known... I mean, guild, prowler, rydian, valwin (he's banned now, and i dont even know how many posts he had), foxi, well, all of those and a few others are pretty well known, not because of their post count (well, rydian in a way, but that's because he's like the biggest poster in the site), but because they often comment on stuff, guild is seen as a hater by some, prowler prolly the same, not sure, rydian well, he makes some interesting tutorials, and valwin, he was the trollish fanboy. This is just an example, people dont judge based on numbers, but on what they comment.