# Can We Bring Back Post Counts?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340 "2020-06-23T11:59:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340/1 "2020-06-23T11:59:27Z")

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First, I find it interesting when someone with just a few posts, despite having been around since 2005, decides to step in and post something. But, more importantly, I don’t want to waste my impeccable words of wisdom on some one-post drive-by who decides to re-post a Reddit screed.

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**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340/2 "2020-06-23T22:30:50Z")

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Agreed x1000. Also join date – you can see it by clicking on the avatar, but would be nice to see it automatically.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340/3 "2020-06-24T00:44:49Z")

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Yes! Join date was also pretty useful in terms of bothering to reply.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-bring-back-post-counts/912340/4 "2020-06-24T02:30:10Z")

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Yes, to a certain extent, working on this new site (or using this new application) involves a change of values and priorities.