Does Post Count Really Matter?

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In my life I've always valued quality over quantity. Post count to me is no different in that regard. The quality of what someone has to say, as opposed to the amount of times they post just to open their mouth, makes them a better member, IMO.

I am just a loudmouth

I think familiarity probably has more of an effect than post count does. I would imagine that some people here would be lying if they said they didn't sometimes look for threads with posts from members who they've seen post before.Although that is an easy barrier to overcome. Post a little more and you will become more familiar, (although I've already seen some of your posts before this.)

The forum games are a great way to up your post count if it bothers you that it's low.

I used to care about hierarchy issues. Now I think that it's pointless to worry about such things.


Post counts are especially trivial. Post if you want and/or have something to contribute.

I don't keep track of my post count either but people have whined about me posting too much, even though I don't post things just for the sake of posting something. If I'm posting something there's usually a very good reason why I'm posting it.

On this really small and slow hsp forum I got banned for posting too much. I was doing it really to help start conversations and they didn't allow me to explain that I wasn't trying to spam the damn boards so whatever, their board can continue to be slow and boring and they can continue to lose members.

The other time I got criticized for it was on the imdb.com lost board where there are a whole bunch of regulars who are like always on there so I don't really get why they thought I was annoying when I wasn't doing anything all that different from what they were doing. lol

am hate it when some forums users make it a thing to only listen to those with higher post counts or with ranks that are with higher post counts,so that those who may be more into reading than posting, dont get taken as seriously.
am dont think have seen this with WP ever.

numbers make no sense to am so post counts dont either by default,unless have been treated nastily by them,am will treat every user with the respect am treat anything else with,so doesnt matter whether is an emu egg or a phoenix.

I remember being on one forum that described there being a difference between 'newbies' and 'old-timers.' That difference was that 'newbies' ask more questions, and 'old timers' give out more answers.

However, in my opinion, that was simply a mask for this same sort of thinking. (People who referred to themselves as the old-timers would often post in question threads with a repeat of an already posted answer, as if they wished for a higher post count.)

Post count really has little bearing. In various capacities I've been concerned even with my posts per day ratio. I have also found that simply trying to build up post count leads to poorer post quality.

So don't worry

Actually, now I think I know what my problem is...

It's not so much post count that bothers me...it's my own personal average posts per DAY that makes me worry.

You see, in order to make myself feel like a viable member whose opinion counts, I have to average at least 1.0 posts a day, for every day I've been on a forum. When I joined in January, I thought I'd have it made, because this was a forum with my own kind...my own people, so I'd have a LOT to talk about. But I've slacked off instead, so now I'm averaging a measly 0.9 p.p.d.

And that automatically makes me sub-par, inferior, and every other word that means 'expendable', in my own eyes.

*sighs* In a sea of old veterans and newbies with almost a thousand posts, I feel so much like a 'middle child'; ignored, alone, unimportant.

Post count matters as much as penis size. Incidentally, I have a large post count.

Yes, I have a large post count.