# Post count padding threads **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247 "2002-05-15T19:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/1 "2002-05-15T19:24:59Z")
**U.I.** closed down a [post padding thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115354) saying that “You know, Arnold and Cajun Man get really shirty when you pull something like this, especially with the server so loaded down and all.” So why aren’t all the postcount padding threads closed down? There have been half a dozen of them in MPSIMS in the last week, which is why I usually avoid MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![shannybonanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@shannybonanny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannybonanny)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/2 "2002-05-15T19:30:51Z")
Yeah, really! (One post closer to 200, baby!) Just kiddin’. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/3 "2002-05-15T19:34:24Z")
Because (with no insult intended to the mods) moderation on this board is hit-and-miss. The (all-volunteer) moderators and administrators, most of whom have other jobs and moderate in their spare time, simply aren’t going to catch every thread that should be closed, every instance of a poster Acting Like A Jerk, etc. They catch what they can monitoring the boards, and otherwise rely on emails from posters upset at some particularly egregious conduct. Sua ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/4 "2002-05-15T19:48:56Z")
I agree… or not. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/5 "2002-05-15T20:37:29Z")
Expanding on what **SuaSponte** said: So next time you see a post-count-padding thread, e-mail a moderator to have it shut down, instead of opening **another** thread to bitch about it. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/6 "2002-05-15T21:08:46Z")
I’m glad you started this thread, **Wikkit** , because I was getting frustrated because I think those threads are so stupid, but I couldn’t justify opening another thread to talk about it. Before I saw that it had been closed, I was thinking of posting something negative in that thread, but I couldn’t decide if that would be hypocritical, which was only adding to my inner turmoil. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/7 "2002-05-15T22:01:46Z")
To [many of these people](http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=41) **post count** is very important.:eek: :wally ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/8 "2002-05-15T23:03:44Z")
Let’s see how long it is before _this_ thread turns into a padfest… ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/9 "2002-05-15T23:11:38Z")
Am I the only person who doesn’t understand what the fuck the deal is with people who are that concerned with their post count? I mean, it’s nice for people to know who you are – but if it’s 1000 or 2000, who cares? ---
**Author:** ![Venoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Venoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venoma)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/10 "2002-05-15T23:23:52Z")
me too. 😃 And I agree. Oh yeah. fuck! ---
**Author:** ![pegleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@pegleg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pegleg)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/11 "2002-05-15T23:31:01Z")
Fluid: No you are not. Never got the cachet of a high post count. As you can see by mine. Philo: How do you know these shallow PPL? (tee-hee) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/12 "2002-05-16T00:23:30Z")
Y’know, I would really really like to see the post count removed from the information under the posters name. That might cut down on some of this kind of nonsense. If the info is available at all, it should only be shown in the profile. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/13 "2002-05-16T00:47:04Z")
Yeah, me too ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/14 "2002-05-16T01:47:04Z")
I also would like the post count to be removed, but from everywhere, including the profile. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/15 "2002-05-16T01:50:14Z")
I wouldn’t mind if it stayed under the profile, but was removed from under the name as people have said. We have enough problems with the speed of the board without people posting when they don’t really care just for the sake of a number. Then again, I’m not going to rally that hard for it, either. I just tend to avoid the forums where post-padding seems most prevalent (like IMHO). ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/16 "2002-05-16T04:27:05Z")
Seconding the removal of the post count. Then people could be judged solely on the quality of their posts, not the quantity. The Registered date would still distinguish a little between old member and raw newbie (if such a distinction ever needed to be made). ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/17 "2002-05-16T12:58:27Z")
Mummy! They’re talking about taking away some of my nuuuummmmbers! ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/18 "2002-05-16T14:05:02Z")
After all those post counts get embezzled earlier this year, now they want to swindle us out of all that we have left? I feel for ya’ **kabbes**. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/19 "2002-05-16T14:26:59Z")
I pay a small amount of attention to post count. It’s handy to know at times–for example, if you want to see what else someone has posted, it’s nice to know whether you’ll have to look through a small or large number of posts. Hiding the post count in the profile might be good, as it might cut down on those fucking asinine post count parties. I hate hate hate those. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247/20 "2002-05-16T18:01:32Z")
I’d agree there is some value in keeping the post count available in the profile, because it gives some index of how familiar the poster is with the conventions of this board. Registration date is a partial surrogate for that, but some people have been registered a long time and post rarely. But I wouldn’t mind if post count were completely hidden. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-count-padding-threads/109247.md?page=2)