I think it's just to show who has been around Giant Bomb longer... Not really a good scale as I have been here right from the beginning but I have a fairly low post count.
Agreed. Join date is a better representation of that and that's hidden away in the read more about me section. So why do almost all forums more prominently display posts? You have to figure there's a reason.
@TaliciaDragonsong said:
I remember names over postcounts, but I guess the higher the postcount, the more likely I'm to read what you have to say. Altho that's not always true, some high post peeps here are downright silly.
I tend to do the same thing, though I have no idea why.
And not even then, I it took me almost a year to decide to get an account on the site eve though I frequented it.
The only case where it's effective as an offhand identifier is when I see a really stupid thread by a user with less than 10 posts or something. It makes identifying that person as a troll easier.
Other than that it's just a sort of neat statistic for myself.
The general purpose? I have no clue. I remember names over postcounts, but I guess the higher the postcount, the more likely I'm to read what you have to say. Altho that's not always true, some high post peeps here are downright silly.
same, but there has been some cases where someone has joined recently and by the first week they already have 800 posts! I have been here forever and I don't even have 1,000!
Geeks are, almost by definition, incapable of gauging social standing without some kind of numerical indicator. This can be your rank on Call Of Duty, your Level on WoW, or your post count on an obscure internet forum. It's an easy way of disqualifying the opinions of people you don't agree with or who are better than you.
I see it as a way to tell how long a person has been a member. Of course, there can be newcomers with over 500 posts in a few months, but if I see someone with thousands of posts, then I know they have been here a while.
I see it as a way to tell how long a person has been a member. Of course, there can be newcomers with over 500 posts in a few months, but if I see someone with thousands of posts, then I know they have been here a while.
In some cases getting those numbers may take decades.
I remember when I hit 1,000, I was kind of excited in a hard-to-describe way. That excitement soon turned into a shameful hunger for 2,000. I don't like post counts.
Geeks are, almost by definition, incapable of gauging social standing without some kind of numerical indicator. This can be your rank on Call Of Duty, your Level on WoW, or your post count on an obscure internet forum. It's an easy way of disqualifying the opinions of people you don't agree with or who are better than you.
Geeks are, almost by definition, incapable of gauging social standing without some kind of numerical indicator. This can be your rank on Call Of Duty, your Level on WoW, or your post count on an obscure internet forum. It's an easy way of disqualifying the opinions of people you don't agree with or who are better than you.
I think it's just a neat little stat you can see just because, if it wasn't there, people would probably like to know. I don't think there is much rhyme or reason for it.
And not even then, I it took me almost a year to decide to get an account on the site eve though I frequented it.
That is of course something that could be a problem sure, but not one likely to be solvable. Then again you could always set a lurk date in your bio!
@Sweep said:
Geeks are, almost by definition, incapable of gauging social standing without some kind of numerical indicator. This can be your rank on Call Of Duty, your Level on WoW, or your post count on an obscure internet forum. It's an easy way of disqualifying the opinions of people you don't agree with or who are better than you.
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