# my joined date is listed but not my post count **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 21, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510 "2010-09-21T06:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/1 "2010-09-21T06:22:30Z")
why can’t I see my post count when I post? ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/2 "2010-09-21T06:25:53Z")
Because you didn’t fork over $15. $15 gets you a post count and a location. I’d rather go to Subway. Three times. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/3 "2010-09-21T06:41:21Z")
Your post count does show in your profile. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/4 "2010-09-21T16:17:23Z")
As a guest, you have to track your post count manually. You know, like how prisoners used to count the days they’d been in prison by making marks on the wall. Do that – just make a mark in a text file which you cut and paste into every post. IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/5 "2010-09-21T16:20:36Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > As a guest, you have to track your post count manually. You know, like how prisoners used to count the days they’d been in prison by making marks on the wall. Do that – just make a mark in a text file which you cut and paste into every post. > IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII You should make each tick mark link to each post so the rest of us can follow along. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/6 "2010-09-21T16:58:44Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > > [@Giraffe](#): > > > > As a guest, you have to track your post count manually. You know, like how prisoners used to count the days they’d been in prison by making marks on the wall. Do that – just make a mark in a text file which you cut and paste into every post. > > IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIII IIIII > > You should make each tick mark link to each post so the rest of us can follow along. Please don’t make **Giraffe** do that for all of his 8,000 plus postings. I don’t want to follow him that much :eek: ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/7 "2010-09-21T17:02:52Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Please don’t make **Giraffe** do that for all of his 8,000 plus postings. I don’t want to follow him that much :eek: Hey, I’m already almost halfway done. Stay tuned… ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/8 "2010-09-21T23:05:30Z")
```php etv78 Profile Join Date 05-20-2002 Total Posts 1,010 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-joined-date-is-listed-but-not-my-post-count/554510/9 "2010-09-22T21:40:43Z")
It never ceases to amaze me how people can be here for years and miss obvious features and commonly used acronyms.