CazuaL
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I've seen many normal VIPs with 5000-10k post counter and JR.exec with much lower. Who have shared more?![]()
Quality over quantity.
I've seen many normal VIPs with 5000-10k post counter and JR.exec with much lower. Who have shared more?![]()
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I wrote this thread back in 2014. I think it's still applicable today.I've seen many normal VIPs with 5000-10k post counter and JR.exec with much lower. Who have shared more?![]()
What Does Post Count Really Tell Us
Post count, aside from telling us how many posts the user has (lounge posts do not count), also tells us how active a member is on this forum. That's it. A high post count does not mean that the user has a good reputation on this forum, that the user contributes information that others have found useful (which I will get to in the next section), or that the user knows what they are talking about. Additionally, someone who has procured a post count of 1,000 in 2 months is more than likely not someone who is helpful and knows what they are talking about, they're just someone who has a lot of posts on a forum.
Why A Post Count Does Not Mean The User Is A Respected Member
The reason that it may seem like a higher post count means the user is more respected is because those users who have a high post count earned that respect by contributing to this forum. They've either taken the time to do research on a person or subject (W130SN), consistently offer good advice on the forum (Techxan), or they just create useful posts (rabbitking). They don't spam threads with 1 sentence posts that offer no value to the original question.
I wrote this thread back in 2014. I think it's still applicable today.
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/new-members-post-count-doesnt-matter-as-much-as-you-think-it-does.726516/