# How many posts until you are taken seriously?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 11, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602 "2005-02-11T16:34:38Z")
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### Author:  [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/1 "2005-02-11T16:34:38Z")
How many posts do someone need before they are considered a ‘real-deal’ member of the boards? Do people look at my ~250 posts and think “Ah, this is a newbie” or is that a respectable number?
Don’t worry, I’m not going to go and post a bunch of nonsense to pad my number. Just curious.
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### Author:  [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/2 "2005-02-11T16:35:52Z")
I’ll let you know.
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/3 "2005-02-11T16:36:55Z")
1 post if you are eloquent, reasoned and downright funny. 10,000 if you’re a bit of a twit. It varies, and depends on the poster. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/4 "2005-02-11T16:37:41Z")
_Quality_ is preferrable to quantity, honestly.
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/5 "2005-02-11T16:39:44Z")
I take every poster seriously. Even the guests.
Of course, with a name like **FlippyFly** , how serious can you be. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/6 "2005-02-11T16:40:58Z")
I take almost everyone pretty seriously.
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### Author:  [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/7 "2005-02-11T16:42:02Z")
To be honest, I really don’t think that post counts matter much around here. It really has to do more with the impression that you make, and what you contribute. As an example, I have over 2000 posts, but am pretty sure that I am not really on many folks radar. Not saying this for pity or to fish for validation, just pointing out that as far as I can tell the culture of this board is such that most folks pay this little mind. Hell, I can’t remember the last time that I checked a post count stat. I either find value in the post/poster or I don’t.
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### Author:  [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/8 "2005-02-11T16:42:31Z")
> [@Ice Wolf](#):
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> 1 post if you are eloquent, reasoned and downright funny. 10,000 if you’re a bit of a twit. It varies, and depends on the poster. 🙂
Helps if you have a memorable user name, too. I think a good number of us unimaginative members become invisibile when QtM, Master WangKa, lieu (among others) come into a thread.
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### Author:  [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/9 "2005-02-11T16:43:46Z")
I’ll respect someone on Post #1 if it’s a good post. Lack of respect is usually earned over time after a string of mostly moronic posts.
Haj
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### Author:  [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/10 "2005-02-11T16:49:14Z")
A lot seems to depend on where you post as well. If you post a lot in one thread, defending a particular position or attacking another, you’ll probably make more of a name for yourself. I’ve been for three and a half years or so, and I don’t really do much of that, so I doubt many know me. Which is fine, of course. At least that’s what I tell myself to stop the tears at night.
Ooh, one more thing. Proper spelling and grammar can go a loooooooong way.
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### Author:  [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/11 "2005-02-11T16:51:00Z")
[QUOTE=audiobottle]
I’ve been for three and a half years or so… [snip]Ooh, one more thing. Proper spelling and grammar can go a loooooooong way.QUOTE]
Beautiful.
I’ve been **here** for three and a half years or so.
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### Author:  [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/12 "2005-02-11T16:54:25Z")
About 1,786, I hope.
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### Author:  [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/13 "2005-02-11T16:58:25Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#):
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> About 1,786, I hope.
Pffft. Yeah, right. :waves hand dismissively:
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### Author:  [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/14 "2005-02-11T17:02:26Z")
> [@audiobottle](#):
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> Ooh, one more thing. Proper spelling and grammar can go a loooooooong way.
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“Long” actually only has one “o”. Don’t feel bad, though, it’s a pretty common misspelling.
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### Author:  [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/15 "2005-02-11T17:04:08Z")
Why on earth would I want anyone here to take me seriously? 😛
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/16 "2005-02-11T17:06:12Z")
Gotta admit, I rarely pay attention to such things. Pretty much the only time I do it is when someone posts something WAY out there. At that point I check to see if they’re a newbie.
But solid, well-thought out statements? Newbie or old timer. Who cares?
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### Author:  [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/17 "2005-02-11T17:12:05Z")
Along those lines:
Life is far too important to ever be taken seriously.
–Oscar Wilde
😃
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### Author:  [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/18 "2005-02-11T17:16:17Z")
Ah, but that’s assuming I meant to spell “long.” In point of fact, I spelled loooooooong, which is actually Sumerian for “rubber baby buggy bumpers” but can also be used as another way of describing the length of something.
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### Author:  [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/19 "2005-02-11T17:19:17Z")
> [@Seeker74](#):
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> Helps if you have a memorable user name, too. I think a good number of us unimaginative members become invisibile when QtM, Master WangKa, lieu (among others) come into a thread.
That’s a little harsh, isn’t it? I don’t consider myself _bile_, per se. 😉
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### Author:  [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-posts-until-you-are-taken-seriously/289602/20 "2005-02-11T17:19:17Z")
> [@audiobottle](#):
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> Ah, but that’s assuming I meant to spell “long.” In point of fact, I spelled loooooooong, which is actually Sumerian for “rubber baby buggy bumpers” but can also be used as another way of describing the length of something.
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