# List of posters by postcount? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772 "2005-09-02T18:43:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/1 "2005-09-02T18:43:40Z")
This seems simple, but I’m lost. Is there a simple way to determine (or has it been posted anywhere recently) a list of the Top, oh, I dunno, 20 or 30 or 50 or 100 posters, ranked by postcount? ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/2 "2005-09-02T18:48:05Z")
I think that would be under “Members List”, but it’s disabled. At least for me. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/3 "2005-09-02T19:33:43Z")
Yeah, the “Members List” has been disabled from the day I got here, for several arguements, most of which include ‘security reasons’. I don’t want some porn vendor getting my member name and info, only to spam me. Tripler I prefer my Spam from a can. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/4 "2005-09-02T20:25:17Z")
Another reason is to prevent competition for the highest spots. That’s why a lot of boards disable counts altogether. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/5 "2005-09-02T20:34:37Z")
> [@Speaker for the Dead](#): > > Another reason is to prevent competition for the highest spots. That’s why a lot of boards disable counts altogether. I came here from a board that declined rapidly after lists of members with the highest postcounts were instituted. Custom titles based upon postcount were another feature that, IMHO, harmed the board. People were making hundreds of crappy posts a day, hoping to increase their prestige. It was dreadful. I would hate to see that happen to the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/6 "2005-09-02T20:46:49Z")
We’re not going there, there’s more than enough to fight about already, we don’t need to add more. We also do not need to flog the hamsters to increase post counts for those that feel they must catch up with others. Sorry. your humble TubaDiva “I have a dream. . . that someday a Doper will be judged by the content of his posts and not the number of them.” ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/7 "2005-09-02T23:17:09Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > Is there a simple way to determine (or has it been posted anywhere recently) a list of the Top, oh, I dunno, 20 or 30 or 50 or 100 posters, ranked by postcount? What are you trying to do, develop a list of the most argumentative posters, or the ones with the most time on their hands? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/8 "2005-09-02T23:26:27Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Tripler > I prefer my Spam from a can. But only the one with built in Tabasco sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/9 "2005-09-02T23:31:45Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > What are you trying to do, develop a list of the most argumentative posters, or the ones with the most time on their hands? 😉 I was just idly ruminating on that general thing where 20% of X generates 80% of Y. (You know, 20% of your customers/cleints generate 80% of your revenue, kinda thing). I was wondering how close the SDMB fits this model. IOW, 20% of the current, active members generate how much of a percentage current posts? Or, alternatively, what percentage of the current, active members generate 80% of the current posts? That kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/10 "2005-09-03T00:16:23Z")
> [@Tripler](#): > > Yeah, the “Members List” has been disabled from the day I got here, for several arguements, most of which include ‘security reasons’. > > I don’t want some porn vendor getting my member name and info, only to spam me. > > Tripler > **I prefer my Spam from a can**. :eek: Yuck! :eek: My Bolding ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/11 "2005-09-03T02:03:33Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > I came here from a board that declined rapidly after lists of members with the highest postcounts were instituted. Custom titles based upon postcount were another feature that, IMHO, harmed the board. People were making hundreds of crappy posts a day, hoping to increase their prestige. It was dreadful. I would hate to see that happen to the SDMB. I agree. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/12 "2005-09-04T05:14:50Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > “I have a dream. . . that someday a Doper will be judged by the content of his posts and not the number of them.” Exactly the reason that I like the post count. One out of two ain’t too bad. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/13 "2005-09-04T18:10:31Z")
Somebody did this manually some years ago. I forget exactly what my rank was, but IIRC I made the top 200 which was very surprising. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/14 "2005-09-04T18:47:57Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > “I have a dream. . . that someday a Doper will be judged by the content of his posts and not the number of them.” Hear hear! Well said! ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/15 "2005-09-04T20:24:38Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Hear hear! Well said! I agree! I second that motion! Although I do have to admit: I’m a little biased by the “Join Date”. I know I shouldn’t be, but for some reason I tend to associate a little more credibility to those that have “been around the block” for a bit. It’s kind of like, you respect the guys in the shop that have been there for a few years, yet nobody wants to listen to the new kid. :rolleyes: I know, I know. . . ignorance is a bad thing. :smack: Tripler Go ahead, Pit away. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2005, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/16 "2005-09-11T11:30:40Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > Somebody did this manually some years ago. I forget exactly what my rank was, but IIRC I made the top 200 which was very surprising. Yeah, that would be me…and man did it take a long time. My new one, putting everyone in order by location currently located in Mundane Stuff isn’t so bad. Heh. That one was a killer. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/17 "2005-09-12T16:17:16Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > Yeah, that would be me…and man did it take a long time. My new one, putting everyone in order by location currently located in Mundane Stuff isn’t so bad. Heh. That one was a killer. **Idle** , might I ask whether your name came from the habit, or the habit from the name? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-posters-by-postcount/319772/18 "2005-09-12T20:01:11Z")
I’d say probably the former. I have a habit of over analyzing things and thinking deep thoughts on, well, almost everything. It’s been that way my whole life.