# Administrators & Moderators: Retired Post Count Question **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 29, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495 "2001-09-29T17:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/1 "2001-09-29T17:31:24Z")
Is it possible to have Retired Post Count Numbers, in the same way that baseball, and other sports in the US and elsewhere, have Retired Uniform Numbers? I ask this because my own Post Count is approaching 666, and I would like to remain on 666 when I get there. As I don’t want others to use 666 either, could the software be changed to jump the Post Count of other posters, but not me of course, from 665 to 667? If 666 is already taken, I would settle for 999, if I ever get there, even though I realise I would have to turn my monitor upside down. Please get back to me very urgently, or earlier if possible, as I will have to be careful how I eke out my next 4 posts whilst awaiting a response. Thank you for your attention in this matter. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/2 "2001-09-29T17:50:56Z")
For the avoidance of doubt, the OP was posted when my Post Count registered 662 so, taking this post into account, the mater is _even more urgent_ since I am now on 664. This number is subject to change. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/3 "2001-09-29T18:03:22Z")
Well, you could always just stop posting when you hit 666. 😉 As far as I know we can’t prevent the post count from incrementing. And it would certainly be beyond the range of reasonableness to try to make the bit of program that does the incrememting “skip” a number. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/4 "2001-09-29T18:05:31Z")
No, it’s not possible. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/5 "2001-09-29T19:48:44Z")
O well. You can’t have everything I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/6 "2001-09-29T21:15:53Z")
There is a good chance that even though your number is at 667 today, it could go back below 666 in the future. When they remove old test threads, duplicate post threads, etc., your number goes down. This has been noted on this forum before. The difference at the moment is seen in the main page, where the stats say "84585 threads in total " but this thread is #90117. The remainder have been removed. Just for completeness- One thing the admins could do, but I’m pretty sure they won’t do for your specific request, is to change the “membership status” field. That’s how Cecil became Perfect Master. Any title is possible, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/7 "2001-09-29T23:50:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Just for completeness- One thing the admins could do, but I’m pretty sure they won’t do for your specific request, is to change the “membership status” field. That’s how Cecil became Perfect Master. Any title is possible, I think. We COULD, but it’s highly unlikely that we WILL in any particular case. One money-raising idea that’s been tossed around is to have custom member titles. However, don’t hold your breath for this to be implemented, it’s still just an idea. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/8 "2001-09-30T00:02:51Z")
**Lynn** , I would pay in cash (and slip a little chocolate your way) for such a thing… oh geez! :giggles to self: That would be supreme. WOW! Like, would it be possible to make that part of our profile, or would it be an email-the-admins thing? Oh MAN the possibilities!!! If I were a dog I’d wet the floor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/9 "2001-09-30T00:33:24Z")
Well, there have been a few recurrent trolls and such who have had, um, _special_ titles bestowed upon them by Lynn. But I don’t think you want one of those. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrators-moderators-retired-post-count-question/84495/10 "2001-09-30T03:09:35Z")
Tuba won’t let me make special titles any more. She pointed out, correctly, that I’m giving this stuff away free, when we might want people to pay for it later. I was also giving trolls attention. Oh well, she IS right about this. However, I must admit that I am still sorely tempted at times.