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very true, people would post more to be helpful rather than to see their name on the page.

I'm waiting for a reply to your suggestion saying, "What do you know? You don't even have 400 posts! Stupid n00b!!"

Noob crying cause some of us people have hit the 1000 post marked. :) Not our fault your not hooked on slickdeals like some of us and we have to take Freebies Anonymous cause we love slickdeals so much! :lmao:

there should be no reason the post count should be eliminated....its kinda like showing how senior people are. and how much they contribute....:)

there should be no reason the post count should be eliminated....its kinda like showing how senior people are. and how much they contribute....:)

I agree that the count shouldn't be eliminated, but your rationale about how much they contribute... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Many of the post whores don't contribute much, they just talk in the lounge.

*Sitting back to await flaming ;) *

somone is jelous of my 10,000 posts
muhahaha (http://www.scherermaddness.com/sd/postcroped.jpg)

somone is jelous of my 10,000 posts
muhahaha (http://www.scherermaddness.com/sd/postcroped.jpg)

it's all just jealousy :bleh:

I hate post whores too....

there should be no reason the post count should be eliminated....its kinda like showing how senior people are. and how much they contribute....:)

it doesn't show either of the two things you mentioned.

in fact, it's quite useless and superfluous.

Thanks for reassembling my words...whoever did it. I have no idea how it was spread among 4 posts. :rolleyes:

Thanks for reassembling my words...whoever did it. I have no idea how it was spread among 4 posts. :rolleyes:

falling apart, eh?

Hehe, so funny!

Get over it. If you want to beat the people who been here for over year plus in short time. Your welcome to post 24/7.

I remember someone made a program or script or something on another boards. It will post a random quote reply on every new message plus couple of additional reply if it the thread get past certain length.

It will post like with a 30 second delay.

Thank you!
Great Idea!
Good Post!

Someone told me the other day I had past the 1k post mark, I had no idea as I don't really look at my own posts. It does not matter, it makes no difference, it causes no harm and everyone needs to start somewhere.

On my own board I have reset my post count down to a thou everytime it gets up to 1500 or more so it does not seem to one sided.

Well, like it or not people, the post counts do help. For example, I was in the hot deals section one day and was joking around with people about calling OD to ask about the price mistake. Although some people believed me (idiots), others did not because they see my post count and how long I have been around here. If you had conflicting advice from two people about a deal, would you be more likely to listen to the person with 4,000 posts and has been around since December of 2003? Or the person with 63 posts that opened the account a week ago? I'm not saying that the person with 63 posts is automatically wrong. But, like it or not, people do look at that for reference when considering advice.

I agree that the count shouldn't be eliminated, but your rationale about how much they contribute... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Many of the post whores don't contribute much, they just talk in the lounge.

*Sitting back to await flaming ;) *

umm...thats what the lounge is for....aol has forums...some for tech help or hobbies etc....and other forums such as the lounge for chit chat...it doesnt always have to be business....as far as contributing.....there are post whores in the hot deals and freebies as well.....I could just get an email from a company about a great deal or find a great deal or freebie just posted and those forum post whores already have it up.....and if you "repost" you get your a$$ chewed out about it. Hell I posted what I thought was a good deal....it was "one dollar shipping" and it was not a repost, and the post whores still tore me apart......you cant have it both ways....they put the lounge in as a forum so chit chat would not clutter the other forums....would you rather that? and if the count is your biggest problem in life...I envy you (this is in response to the other poster)

In case you didn't notice, I never said there was anything wrong with posting in the lounge, it's where I do most of my lurking and what few posts I do make. My point was that many of the people with the extremely high post counts stay mainly in that part of SD and that is how they got their totals where they are. The lounge is a great area for normal banter separate and apart for the main purpose of this site. My comment was meant in jest to the many users who take exceptional pride in their counts. I'm on here far more than I should, but just rarely logged in, and I avoid posting unless it's something I can actually contribute to add to the discussion. Eventually I may decide to start posting a lot more and bring my total up, but for now I'm just happy to lurk in the background.

post counts are going to stay.

I don't care about them. I do wish there was a way to get rid of ONI's "3,000 posts to see how high his number to go" crap.

In case you didn't notice, I never said there was anything wrong with posting in the lounge, it's where I do most of my lurking and what few posts I do make. My point was that many of the people with the extremely high post counts stay mainly in that part of SD and that is how they got their totals where they are. The lounge is a great area for normal banter separate and apart for the main purpose of this site. My comment was meant in jest to the many users who take exceptional pride in their counts. I'm on here far more than I should, but just rarely logged in, and I avoid posting unless it's something I can actually contribute to add to the discussion. Eventually I may decide to start posting a lot more and bring my total up, but for now I'm just happy to lurk in the background.

Read the bottom of my post in brackets....I just happened (in error) to hit reply to your post...hence the brackets with the note

How 'bout a breakdown (or at least one available by clicking on the post count) which would list # of posts in each forum (14 in Hot Deals, 0 in Freebies, 847 in Lounge, etc.)?

Going by the post count to determine experience or contributions is extremely inaccurate due to the use of the forum as a chat room, brat room, berate room, etc. which do very little to contribute but can increase the post count dramatically, and can be ignored easily enough. There's even some funny joking and carrying on that shouldn't be missed. :woot: Just as much, or more of an indicator would be the join date, as I'm sure anybody who's been here awhile is hooked. And as far as contributions, you would have to lurk for awhile to determine that. Heck, Mr. Slickdeals himself has less posts than many of the 'noobs', I guess that's all of us to him, but has certainly contributed more than anybody by far. Ignore the posts count, especially if you're just signing on, :lol: and I think there's enough warnings sticky'd out there that people shouldn't be jumping on the likes of Mavtech just for calling the customer reps, :lmao:, before they give themselves a little time to get the joke.

http://www.slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=37108

doesn't look like it is going to happen.

In the thread quoted above by arjunsr, we never got an explanation for why the following statement is true:Changing the rules for the post count at this point would be unfair.

Because some users have invested much of their present lives in whoring their way to the top of the post count and to strip them of such an honor might send them into deep clinical depression.

It is simply not safe.

So why don't we reintroduce the "reputation points" but have them be automatic like post counts.

ie W reputation points for deal that gets posted on the front page
X reputation points for originally posting a deal
Y reputation points for a post in a deal forum
Z reputation points for weeks with slickdeals

W>X>Y>Z

bah.. you only have 327 posts, what do -you- know! (;

Well, like it or not people, the post counts do help. For example, I was in the hot deals section one day and was joking around with people about calling OD to ask about the price mistake. Although some people believed me (idiots), others did not because they see my post count and how long I have been around here. If you had conflicting advice from two people about a deal, would you be more likely to listen to the person with 4,000 posts and has been around since December of 2003? Or the person with 63 posts that opened the account a week ago? I'm not saying that the person with 63 posts is automatically wrong. But, like it or not, people do look at that for reference when considering advice.


Agreed. :)

So why don't we reintroduce the "reputation points" but have them be automatic like post counts.

ie W reputation points for deal that gets posted on the front page
X reputation points for originally posting a deal
Y reputation points for a post in a deal forum
Z reputation points for weeks with slickdeals

W>X>Y>ZYou probably didn't mean to excude us, but the folks who help people out pro bono in the Tech forum would be very upset. ;)

So why don't we reintroduce the "reputation points" but have them be automatic like post counts.

ie W reputation points for deal that gets posted on the front page
X reputation points for originally posting a deal
Y reputation points for a post in a deal forum
Z reputation points for weeks with slickdeals

W>X>Y>Z
Then you'd get lots of morons post-whoring in Hot Deals/Freebies/etc.

So why don't we reintroduce the "reputation points" but have them be automatic like post counts.

ie W reputation points for deal that gets posted on the front page
X reputation points for originally posting a deal
Y reputation points for a post in a deal forum
Z reputation points for weeks with slickdeals

W>X>Y>Z
I think something along those lines would work just fine... but the key is that no one should know the exact rules. If people don't understand why they went from 12 pts. to 18 pts. in the last week, they will not be encouraged to "post whore", or otherwise inflate their point count. I still believe the SlickDeals regulars (whether they are members or not) will recognize and distinguish the deal posters from the helpful posters from the lounge/podium blabbers, without the "help" of the almighty post count.

Because some users have invested much of their present lives in whoring their way to the top of the post count and to strip them of such an honor might send them into deep clinical depression.

It is simply not safe.

Whether you meant it as a joke or not, that probably will be the case with a few of the members.

In other boards I've been a member of, where they have a chat section, shoot the sh!t section, The Lounge, what they do is make these sections not count toward your post count. Reason being, there are people that get off on post counts.... Start celebrating, congratulating on number of posts, just spamming, etc... Kill the post count in The Lounge, and the world will be a better place. :woot:

In other boards I've been a member of, where they have a chat section, shoot the sh!t section, The Lounge, what they do is make these sections not count toward your post count. Reason being, there are people that get off on post counts.... Start celebrating, congratulating on number of posts, just spamming, etc... Kill the post count in The Lounge, and the world will be a better place. :woot:

Makes sense to me.

I have found some SD members who average 20+ posts a day!! And for some reason, they think that their seniority seems to give them the right to slam "newbies." When I searched their posts, most of them are in the Lounge or Podium.

Other deal sites don't have as active and fast-responding posts, but the members are of the kinder, gentler sort.

If you have something to offer, post it. Don't slam a post just to read your writing. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM is all I ask.

I have found some SD members who average 20+ posts a day!! And for some reason, they think that their seniority seems to give them the right to slam "newbies." When I searched their posts, most of them are in the Lounge or Podium.

Other deal sites (ecoupons, slickdeals) don't have as active and fast-responding posts, but the members are of the kinder, gentler sort.

If you have something to offer, post it. Don't slam a post just to read your writing. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM is all I ask.

Shut up newbie!!!!!






Just joking. Not all are like that. I'm always nice.

So why don't we reintroduce the "reputation points" but have them be automatic like post counts.

ie W reputation points for deal that gets posted on the front page
X reputation points for originally posting a deal
Y reputation points for a post in a deal forum
Z reputation points for weeks with slickdeals

W>X>Y>Z


I'm sorry so I have a less valid deal or less helpful information because I only have 100 or so posts to my credit? Come on. The post count is good for one thing and 1 thing only- to pat yourself on the back. I don't give a monkey left kidney how many posts you have made- if you have a hot deal you have a hot deal- period. If you make a repost it's a repost and there have been several reposts I have seen by those with 100 or 200 posts. Everyone is equally viable for finding deals- and anyone who really needs to be a "post whore" as so many of you quaintly put it needs a life.

What would really help is simply NOT adding your 2 cents worth to a post just for the hell of it. How many people have to chime in and say "repost"?
The number of posts and legnth of time registered here have no bearing on who is behind the name.

-ok maybe 2 things- to have flame wars and debates over-

Other deal sites don't have as active and fast-responding posts, but the members are of the kinder, gentler sort.

If you have something to offer, post it. Don't slam a post just to read your writing. CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM is all I ask.

Very true. There are several "senior" members here who are just downright rude, condescending pr*cks - I think they are just inmature kids, but that behavior is tolerated by the moderators.
Also I get that clique high-school feeling on SD.
Still the good deals do show up and that's what I am here for. But I've been spending more time on other more mature and friendlier deal boards lately.

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all youd have to do is disable posts in the lounge section.....


i personally dont give a crap but theres an idea.

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I don't think it should be eliminated. First of all I appreciate comments more from people with a lot of posts, because they have been doing this for a while, and are very informative.
Second of all if this is the biggest problem in your life then :lmao: JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS

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There is nothing wrong with post count.. it is just that a post count. I doesn't signify much other than how much you have spoken up. Some ppl find it amusing to have it. so what? why rain on their fun?

I've gotten snide remarks from ppl with <10 post and from ppl with infinite posts. all the same.

I've gotten snide remarks from ppl with

Fark you Davemon




:D

Fark you Davemon




:D

ack!! those ppl with a lot of posts are mean. if your post count wasn't there you wouldn't say that.

ack!! those ppl with a lot of posts are mean. if your post count wasn't there you wouldn't say that.

of course not, then I would be humble and behave myself towards people with a higher post count