To mdd345:

First off, if you expect to be taken seriously, I don't think it is wise to be flapping your arms and saying things like "I hope you are caught naked coming out of the shower by a rabid pack of AIDS infected pitbulls and this particular morning you decided to use " steak scented" shampoo." . . . That is a rather obvious display of irrational behavior, wouldn't you say?

Granted, I have also seen people who have been members here less time than I have, and they have post counts as high as 1400 to 1600 posts. And yes - most of their posts consist of one short sentence of less than 25 characters. Most likely, they just want to jack up their post count so they can get the pretty stars next to their avatar. Your statement (as irrational as it may have been presented), points out a problem, but it also presents a problem. . . .

Is everyone supposed to walk around on eggshells and sit there and count the characters of each of their posts to make sure that they have complied with some type of predetermined minimum character count? . . That would be quite restrictive, wouldn't it?

So what is the answer? . . . Well, you have presented a problem, so rather than concentrating on the problem, why don't you come up with a proposed solution?

Personally, I trust the people here at BHW, and I believe that if the mods were to send an email to everyone and suggest that we at least be aware of making super short posts, the problem would dissolve to some degree. Not completely, but at least to some degree.

However, I do think that if YOU continue with the current "Gestapo Mentality" that you have so blatently displayed in this thread, you probably will end up with very few friends here. Remember my friend, these are PEOPLE you are addressing and NOT ANIMALS! . . . So, I would show a little respect and humility if I were you.

"Nuff said . . .

Your Friend - "Wiz"