# How are you counting # of total posts on the board?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 20, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918 "2000-11-20T03:03:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_hijack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_hijack)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918/21 "2000-11-25T02:07:43Z")

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What did I do?  
There was a joke about pregnant votes.  
I had this to contribute.  
The topic is counts. Deleted threads were mentioned.  
What exactly are you mad at?

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**Author:** ![\_hijack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_hijack)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918/22 "2000-11-25T02:09:29Z")

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If you’re saying my name implies that I have not added to every thread, except the “Hi” type threads, then you are mistaken. Look them up.

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**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918/23 "2000-11-25T10:11:43Z")

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The deletion of threads is not a new thing, but has been going on since the beginning of virtual SDMB time. In Cecil’s world this is know as “editing”.

Some quickly skimmed history (ordered from recent to oldest)

\*\*[What does locked mean?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=45914)\*\*11-09-2000  
\*\*[I know this isn’t major. I know this isn’t important.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41026)\*\*10-04-2000  
**[To Mods: Serious questions about deleting/removing threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=33869)** 08-08-2000  
\*\*[Total number of posts?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=28241)\*\*06-20-2000  
\*\*[Where’d This Thread Go?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=1928)\*\*03-16-2000  
\*\*[Phantom Thread in MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=1833)\*\*03-15-2000  
\*\*[“Don’t screw with the moderators and administrators.” - TubaDiva](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=933)\*\*01-13-2000  
\*\*[Questions to Moderators](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=466)\*\*06-21-1999

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**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918/24 "2000-11-25T10:23:33Z")

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Hijack, the mods are QUITE testy what with some major problems with certain someones recently. Now is not the time to be raising hell. Just lay off. Go to MPSIMS and IMHO and have fun, or GQ and ask some questions or whatnot. Don’t take it so personally.

–Tim

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**Author:** ![\_hijack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c0e974/32.png) [@\_hijack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_hijack)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-counting-of-total-posts-on-the-board/41918/25 "2000-11-25T17:47:39Z")

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Aye Aye, Sir!  
Your wishin’ is my commission, Cap’n Tim!  
🙂

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