# Are the number of accumulated posts by a user accurate?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842 "2020-06-22T17:13:04Z")
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### Author: ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/1 "2020-06-22T17:13:04Z")

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I could swear I was over 4400 before the switchover. Now it says 4160 something.  
What gives?

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### Author: ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/2 "2020-06-22T17:58:03Z")

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> [@BwanaBob](#):
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No, I had 31,000+ and it is now 29,000+.

We lost some?

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### Author: ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/3 "2020-06-22T18:06:53Z")

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Just a WAG, but I remember the post count on the old site included abuse reports and other invisible posts. Perhaps those didn’t carry over and only your remaining visible posts are being counted.

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### Author: ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/4 "2020-06-22T18:10:23Z")

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I don’t even know where to look for my post count.

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### Author: ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/5 "2020-06-22T19:16:31Z")

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It’s under your profile.

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### Author: ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-number-of-accumulated-posts-by-a-user-accurate/911842/6 "2020-06-22T19:29:57Z")

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Thanks. Found it.