# post counts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 14, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283 "2007-02-14T23:58:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/1 "2007-02-14T23:58:15Z")
I know I’ve asked about this before, but is there something going on with post counts with the new servers? I posted [back](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=396168) in November and just this [morning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408507) and my post count is the same. I know it’s a low count to begin with, but I’d like to think I haven’t only posted 393 times since 2001. It isn’t earth shattering, just a question that’s been bugging me for a while. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/2 "2007-02-15T00:16:07Z")
The post count displayed for any thread in which you have posted will always be your current post count, not the count as of that post. So, if you reply to this post you’ll see the same (new) post count on both responses. ---
**Author:** ![According\_to\_Pliny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/3 "2007-02-15T00:56:15Z")
Sometimes the counts vary a small amount just waiting for the database indexes to be updated. For example, your count shows 394 as I post this, but clicking on your profile’s link for Find all posts by yanceylebeef returns only 391, starting from 11-27-2001, 09:00 AM. Perhaps waiting a day will let the counts catch up. Or, sometimes a thread has been moved to the mod’s hidden forum and won’t be displayed. As to the overall count, some things that can change it include database errors like we saw this week, deleted threads, and also any cleanup of threads deemed unworthy (like those titled Test) when space got tight a while back. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/4 "2007-02-15T14:34:48Z")
What he said; the post counts and etc. do not catch up instantly. Sometimes it takes a little while, but usually the same day is what happens. At times when traffic is heavier or there have been problems it might take a little longer. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/5 "2007-02-15T14:41:15Z")
So if threads are deleted mass-style, do each of the contributor’s counts get reduced? Right away? Eventually, when data is reindexed? Never? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/6 "2007-02-15T14:50:56Z")
Ultimately upon reindex, I would think; however, indexing comes rarely, as the board is quite large and it takes a long long time. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-counts/392283/7 "2007-02-15T17:04:40Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] Ultimately upon reindex, I would think; however, indexing comes rarely, as the board is quite large and it takes a long long time. [/QUOTE] Besides, it’s not always the index finger that gets used. 😛