# The thread that exists for the sole reason of raising your post count

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 13, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201 "2001-10-13T04:36:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 16

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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201/301 "2001-10-29T02:15:15Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Scribble \*  
> \*\*Not long to go 'till I get to 120. Woo-hoo!!
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> (Hey–some of us are blessed with easily accomplished goals in life.) \*\*

I know the feeling, that’s why i started this, i was going for 350 i think.

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**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201/302 "2001-10-29T02:16:31Z")

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“The thread that exists for the sole reason of raising your post count.”

-Me

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-that-exists-for-the-sole-reason-of-raising-your-post-count/87201/303 "2001-10-29T07:39:07Z")

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Long threads cause bandwidth problems and six pages plus is quite long. I guess you can start another thread on the same subject, but only if you feel you really must.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ

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