# Who want's to recover some lost post points?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 29, 2002, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715 "2002-03-29T06:16:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![MarkyDeSade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MarkyDeSade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkyDeSade)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/1 "2002-03-29T06:16:08Z")

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I do. I only became an _active_ member in December and lost everything.

Get a freebee here!

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**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/2 "2002-03-29T06:49:09Z")

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I don’t care about post counts.

post\_count = post\_count +1;

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/3 "2002-03-29T06:54:38Z")

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/4 "2002-03-29T06:58:33Z")

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With each post we should have the option of either increasing our own post count by one, or decreasing another posters post count by one. I think that would be a great hit.

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**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/5 "2002-03-29T06:59:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Osiris \*  
> \*\*With each post we should have the option of either increasing our own post count by one, or decreasing another posters post count by one. I think that would be a great hit. \*\*

Your post count is now 1567.

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/6 "2002-03-29T07:08:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ITR champion \*  
> \*\*Your post count is now 1567. \*\*

All I want is revenge!

Your post count is now 875.

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**Author:** ![MarkyDeSade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MarkyDeSade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkyDeSade)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/7 "2002-03-29T07:10:24Z")

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What would happen when postcount == 0? Are negative numbers OK?

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/8 "2002-03-29T07:14:41Z")

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/9 "2002-03-29T07:16:27Z")

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/10 "2002-03-29T07:18:11Z")

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**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/11 "2002-03-29T07:19:26Z")

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/12 "2002-03-29T07:20:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MarkyDeSade \*  
> \*\*What would happen when postcount == 0? Are negative numbers OK? \*\*

Ok, I haven’t worked it all out yet. Let me get back to you.

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/13 "2002-03-29T07:25:59Z")

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Actually, I think it would be cool to have a negative post count! I say from now we have TWO post count numbers: a positive one for every post you made, and a negative one for every time you _started_ to make a post, then thought better of it!

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/14 "2002-03-29T07:26:06Z")

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/15 "2002-03-29T07:27:36Z")

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Hey, I’m almost back to 2400!

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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/16 "2002-03-29T07:28:53Z")

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_Must make ONE MORE…_

Ta da! 2400!

🆒

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/17 "2002-03-29T07:28:54Z")

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/18 "2002-03-29T07:30:38Z")

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/19 "2002-03-29T07:32:56Z")

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**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-recover-some-lost-post-points/100715/20 "2002-03-29T07:34:37Z")

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