A Different Way to Increase Post Count

[Azunite]

Our post count increases by posting, everyone knows that. But I think the quality of the post should also effect our post count.

I mean, a post of 10 characters increases the post count by 1. But a post of 1000 characters also increases the post count by 1.

Don't you guys think it is a good idea to increase the post count according to the number of characters in a post? Say, a post below 500 characters can count as 1 post, 500-1000 can be 2, 1000+ can be three.

[User Deleted]

People would cheat and add 10000000 periods, no its a bad idea :P Well I guess we could censor out posts with a period/space to letter ratio.

[Hope4u]

I wonder why post count only increases if it's in completely different questions...yeah I know that a lot of people would just keep answering in the same one forever..like myself and above included but I still think it should add something to your count..like after every 10 in a certain topic or something...I don't know..just rambling.

[Perseus]

It wouldn't be post count, now would it?

[mrbob360]

if this was to be put through you would have alot more Spammers which means more work for adminis an dmod which isnt really fair its not something is really needed

[Jess]

I don't think it's even possible to do that (I may be wrong though).

and it can be abused if it was possible, a spammer could copy something that has lots of characters, like from Wikipedia

[Weeping]

Firstly, it wouldn't be post count then, would it?
And as Jess said, I don't think that'd be possible on vBullentin.
It would probably also lead to more spamming, etc.

I think it's good as it is, why does the post count matter so much anyways?

[Sith Lord 13]

It's post count. It doesn't really matter.

[Origami]

It's post count. It doesn't really matter.

/thread.

If you don't like it, type shorter responses. It would be stupid, and likely involve some well written codes to incorporate this into a large scale forum such as VT.

[Sage]

Alternatively, we could all just start doing what I do and be an asshole to people who make posts without substance.

[User Deleted]

Alternatively, we could all just start doing what I do and be an asshole to people who make posts without substance.

You know, that explains so much *facepalm* Ugg, thats still no reason to be a jerk.

[Origami]

You know, that explains so much *facepalm* Ugg, thats still no reason to be a jerk.

And why isn't it? I find it good for lulz.

[User Deleted]

And why isn't it? I find it good for lulz.

Yeah, pissing a person off is a good way to make the world a good place. No, its good to be kind and I don't get why so many people are blind to that.

[Bougainvillea]

Or you could just post like everyone has been doing for several years.
Quality posts are rewarded by appreciation. And that is what the site is about. Post counts don't matter.

[Fiction]

A post count is a count of the amount of posts you've posted... Whether a post is 1000 characters or 10, it's still a post, and assuming that a longer post is always more helpful and of better quality, is not a fair assumption to make.

[Aves]

/thread.

If you don't like it, type shorter responses. It would be stupid, and likely involve some well written codes to incorporate this into a large scale forum such as VT.

A post count is a count of the amount of posts you've posted... Whether a post is 1000 characters or 10, it's still a post, and assuming that a longer post is always more helpful and of better quality, is not a fair assumption to make.

It's post count. It doesn't really matter.

It wouldn't be post count, now would it?

All of the above. If you're so concerned about a high post count, you obviously care too much about what people think of you.

[Bougainvillea]

Not only that, but it also promotes an elitist attitude.

Also, if anyone here remembers Andy's old spam threads, they can tell you that a post with 1000 words can be just as useless and filled with as much bullshit as a post with 10 words.

[Sith Lord 13]

Alternatively, we could all just start doing what I do and be an asshole to people who make posts without substance.

I don't think anyone can measure up to you in that regard. :P

You know, that explains so much *facepalm* Ugg, thats still no reason to be a jerk.

He's encouraging better behavior through negative reinforcement.