# Can I hide my post count? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554 "2002-04-30T21:13:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cagiva650](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cagiva650](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cagiva650)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/1 "2002-04-30T21:13:58Z")
I would like that option you know it would allleviate a lot unneccessary boasting ya know cuz take for instance my 100th post is really nothng to brag about either. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/2 "2002-04-30T21:32:39Z")
It’s really easy to hide your post count. Here’s what you do: 1. Take a heavy canvas sack. 2. Place it over your head. You can also place it over your monitor, but it’s better over your head. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/3 "2002-04-30T21:34:31Z")
That last post marks my first attempt to use the 😛 smilie. And I botched it! Damn! Two landmarks in one thread. This one will go in the SDMB Hall of Fame for sure, now! 😛 😛 😛 (Woo! What a rush!) ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/4 "2002-04-30T22:05:31Z")
This is a novel way to throw a post count party. What the hell…Happy 100, **cagiva**! 😛 Seriously, send me five bucks and I promise to never look at your post count again. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/5 "2002-04-30T22:07:34Z")
Hmm…it’s catching. Warning: Reading this thread may cause Smilie Dyslexia! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/6 "2002-05-01T21:22:00Z")
\ "Dyslexia is a horrible disease. I was the only kid on Hallowe’en to go around saying “Trick or Trout…” \ ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/7 "2002-05-01T21:27:32Z")
Happy 100 posts. (hey, can I throw a post party every 100? And do I get presents??) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-hide-my-post-count/106554/8 "2002-05-01T23:02:01Z")
Just get some white-out. White-out the count on your screen. Spiffy.