# Post-counts...how important are they? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626 "2005-07-08T18:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/61 "2005-07-10T12:46:22Z")
> [@chatelaine](#): > > Shouldn’t that be “n00bz”? > > 😉 Not when you have as much class as I do. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/62 "2005-07-11T17:30:02Z")
> [@roadfood](#): > > Do I win the award for the lowest posts to membership time ratio? > > > [@borschevsky](#): > > > > I doubt it. Damn, guess I’ll have to start posting less. Oh crap, I just blew that idea with this post . . . ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/63 "2005-07-11T18:04:05Z")
Stupid 99’ers and their crappy club for jerks…oh, the OP? Oh yeah. Post counts. Somewhat important. Content is more important. Like others have said, a post count can give you context for what someone is saying. It’s all a rich tapestry. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/64 "2005-07-11T18:04:56Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > Actually, she almost made me seize, and then, I laughed out loud. **Diogenes** , **Liberal** , and _ **FaerieBeth** _? I wouldn’t have felt more out of place if I had been photoshopped into a picture with the Pope and President! Aargh! **FairyChatMom**! I confused you two. I’m going to hide in the corner now. Sorry, sorry, sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/65 "2005-07-12T02:44:58Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Stupid 99’ers and their crappy club for jerks…oh, the OP? Oh yeah. Post counts. Somewhat important. Content is more important. Like others have said, a post count can give you context for what someone is saying. It’s all a rich tapestry. Yo, cupcake, you came to the party 10 months late and you’re still bitter??? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/66 "2005-07-12T02:56:40Z")
> [@Binarydrone](#): > > …and post 666 which you traditionally must use to do something evil (for example, I bumped a very old thread of my own that was bitching about God and also used color fonts and smilies)… Damn, knew I missed something important a few weeks ago! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626/67 "2005-07-12T02:59:10Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > Yo, cupcake, you came to the party 10 months late and you’re still bitter??? > > 😃 Yup, that’s me - one bitter cupcake. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts-how-important-are-they/311626.md?page=3)