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Question: Keep it or rip it out?  (Voting closed: March 07, 2010, 09:10:40 AM)
Keep it! - 38 (23%)
Rip that out! - 127 (77%)
Total Voters: 133

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Melly
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« on: February 21, 2010, 08:26:36 AM »

Recently, I started to feel that the post counter is meaningless. The number of posts you have does not indicate how much a part of the community you are, or for how well written your posts are (except for yours truly, of course Tiger).

It might also be promoting spamming of some members. If just a tiny bit.

Personally I'm all for ripping that sucker out (Not the custom titles though, those are awesums).

And I want to know what the rest of TIGS thinks.

VOTE AND DISCUSS.
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 08:28:23 AM »

Rip it out, please. And do it soon.
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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 08:30:28 AM »

Oh boy, I thought this was General. Embarrassed

Moving it.
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 08:31:57 AM »

i'd vote for removal.

at the most basic level - it doesn't have any positive / useful effects, and can be seen as an incentive to post for the sake of posting.
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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 08:32:02 AM »

The number of posts you have does not indicate how much a part of the community you are, or for how well written your posts are (except for yours truly, of course Tiger).
Was this directed at me?  Durr...?

Anyway, post counters fuel prejudice, drama, spamming and unwarranted self-importance. I say out!

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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 08:33:09 AM »

Either way is fine, I guess?
If the community uses the post count as a spam motive, then the problem is with the members and not the system? I mean, post count always existed and it was never a problem before, I think.


Just one question, though:

<spoilers>what will happen to the secret forums if the post count is eliminated?</spoilers>
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2010, 08:34:44 AM »

I was a forum mod for 2 years, and as far as I can recall the post count would still technically exist, it just wouldn't be displayed anymore.
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2010, 08:38:24 AM »

Ein, you talking crazy. There are no secret forums, you know that. Who, Me?

And I'm not saying they're promoting spamming here in TIGS, but like kachowski mentioned, they serve no good purpose either. If anything removing them would reduce clutter.
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2010, 08:52:16 AM »

What does the level counter do now? Is it 100s of posts, capped at 10? If so I think it's reasonable to keep that, if the post count goes. Maybe with a lower cap.
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2010, 08:55:49 AM »

i think level counter should be 1s of posts, capped at 2. manbabies and notmanbabies.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2010, 09:02:28 AM »

Pishtaco, erm, it's not capped.

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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2010, 09:21:26 AM »

I agree.  Postcount be gone, but keep manbaby avatars around!
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2010, 09:50:36 AM »

I say hide it if you can.
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2010, 10:11:02 AM »

RRRRRRRRIP!  Evil
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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2010, 10:15:25 AM »

I don't really see what the problem is with it. It's pretty much useless, but there's not much point in removing it.
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« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2010, 10:33:16 AM »

As long as we can keep the manbaby avatars as mentioned, otherwise there's not a quick way to see if someone's announcements post or whatever is their first one or their 100th.
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2010, 10:42:49 AM »

I think it's best if we experimented. Stay a month of so without them, see if anyone even misses them.

Yeah, lets keep the manbaby icons. They're a part of TIGS.
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« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2010, 10:59:20 AM »

Keep it on the user profile, though.
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2010, 11:18:41 AM »

Remove it.
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2010, 11:26:25 AM »

remove it but keep da squares
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