# My post count keeps going down! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 10, 2000, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812 "2000-08-10T08:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/1 "2000-08-10T08:31:17Z")
Just the other day, I saw that the SDMB maintenance team had done some work on the board. Some post counts had gone down as a result (mine dropped under 1000 again, so I got to pass the threshold twice). I had no problem with that… I mean, you guys do what you’ve gotta do, right? But I just noticed something. Ten minutes ago or so, I could have sworn that my post count was at 1016 or so. A few minutes later, it was at 1005. I made certain of the number, because I checked other threads, just to make sure it wasn’t just a slight glitch. And, just now, I saw that my post count was down to 1002 (so this should be my 1003 post). Is there still some routine maintenance going on? If so… ::whew!:: Go nuts, it’s your board, after all. But I just wanted to make sure there’s not some bigger problem… like ::gasp:: a software glitch that’s sucking my post count down to oblivion! ---
**Author:** ![JBurton99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@JBurton99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBurton99)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/2 "2000-08-10T09:07:50Z")
Hey Spoofe, you sure you got this thing in Drive and not Reverse? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/3 "2000-08-10T09:15:04Z")
Just checking mine because I’m too lazy to go to a thread I already posted to! ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/4 "2000-08-10T09:56:33Z")
Yeah, I noticed this too. First I went from 496 to 487 or so–ok, no prob. Then tonight I see I’ve gone from 499 to 490. Jeez, if you guys don’t _want_me to hit 500, just say so. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/5 "2000-08-10T10:13:49Z")
I happened to notice that I went from about 1895 to 1798. Not exactly a huge event in the grand scheme of things, but I do wonder which of my immortal words have now become slightly less than immortal. But, if it keeps the board running smoothly, I won’t be complaining. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/6 "2000-08-10T16:14:49Z")
I’ll forward this to Jerry, see if he can shed some light on the mystery. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![jdavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/7 "2000-08-10T17:05:47Z")
I’m not aware of anything we are doing while the boards are down for maintenance (we are just doing backups) that would be affecting post counts. If the Admins/Mods are deleting threads or posts that might have an effect on post counts. I can’t say for sure if they are. Jerry ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/8 "2000-08-10T18:35:10Z")
I’ve deleted a few old (VERY old) threads in the Pit, but they shouldn’t be affecting that many people. Lynn It’s daytime, so pay no attention to anything I say. ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/9 "2000-08-10T19:54:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*I’ve deleted a few old (VERY old) threads in the Pit, but they shouldn’t be affecting that many people. > > Lynn > It’s daytime, so pay no attention to anything I say. \*\* Did you see “Frank and Earnest” yesterday? **Good news about your insomnia!..It turns out you’re nocturnal.** ---
**Author:** ![lunapark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@lunapark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunapark)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2000, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/10 "2000-08-10T20:09:51Z")
Mine went down about 50 some posts too. I’m fairly new so i wouldn’t think it would be from deleting old threads. I wonder if any newbies went back down to zero. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/11 "2000-08-11T05:53:31Z")
This is like that Steven King book. Thinner I think. ---
**Author:** ![Poirot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@Poirot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poirot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/12 "2000-08-11T06:03:26Z")
There’s a thread here on the Magna Carta which started at 1215 and keeps creeping up. It definitely hasn’t lost any counts, because I’ve been coming back to it since 8/7. **[Just checking](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=33678)** ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/13 "2000-08-11T07:30:12Z")
Yeah, Poirot, that’s a normal thread: When a person posts, the post count number below their name changes for all threads that they ever posted to. If you actually searched up my first post way back in January, it’d say that I have a thousand two hundred and something, or whatever I’m at now. What folks are wondering about here, is that numbers seem to be decreasing, which shouldn’t happen at all, nomally, since folks don’t unpost, and shouldn’t even be happening abnormally right now, according to jdavis (our local tech god, voodoo master and miracle worker). ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/14 "2000-08-11T07:34:22Z")
All I have to say is, I sure am glad I pay very little attention to my own post count. Do you know how mad I’d be if I found out I’ve already been to 700 and back?? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/15 "2000-08-11T08:08:33Z")
Whatever happened to you guys deleting posts from pre-last July? I’m sure that the old, old regs post counts dropped a bundle, then, but we weren’t tracking, so no one knew. Are posts automatically removed after say, a year, possibly? –Tim ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/16 "2000-08-11T10:33:19Z")
::phew:: So I’m _not_ going to decrease in age until I’m a sperm again… ain’t THAT a relief… A million thanks, guys. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/17 "2000-08-11T10:35:25Z")
Oops… that should say “phew” up there, not “smiley-hew”. (Note to self: Click “Disable Smilies” more often) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/18 "2000-08-11T16:23:36Z")
Tshirts: Nope, the newspaper I subscribe to doesn’t carry that strip. I sometimes pick up a paper that does, but not often. Homer/Tim: Nope, some of the old threads are the best ones. We’re still trying to figure out the best way to archive the really good ones. I’m just deleting threads that are not relevant and/or funny. Lynn ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/19 "2000-08-11T22:36:20Z")
I stayed on 74 for about 4-5 posts _blatant post count upping_ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-post-count-keeps-going-down/28812/20 "2000-08-12T17:40:46Z")
mojo57, did you post, look at it, then post again, or did you look at five posts at once, without posting again in between? If it was the latter, then that’s normal. Look at my previous post in this thread, and it’ll have the same number as this one, as I (tried to) explain to Poirot.