I noticed recently how my post count goes up much more slowly than by how many posts I actually make, and now with my temporary alt allyoursanityisgone, I confirmed this. It still says 3 posts on it but has around a dozen posts. Why and how is this happening, and what to do about fixing it?
I noticed recently how my post count goes up much more slowly than by how many posts I actually make, and now with my temporary alt allyoursanityisgone, I confirmed this. It still says 3 posts on it but has around a dozen posts. Why and how is this happening, and what to do about fixing it?
Post count doesn't really matter here. I know it's annoying for some people, particularly as post-count is very reflective of clout on other forums. The advantage of having more closely knit sub-communities here makes it so that people who are knowledgeable and helpful will stand out regardless of what number they have sitting below their names.
I will say that this is a known issue. Just a very low-priority one. Don't expect a fix any time soon, sadly. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Post count doesn't really matter here. I know it's annoying for some people, particularly as post-count is very reflective of clout on other forums. The advantage of having more closely knit sub-communities here makes it so that people who are knowledgeable and helpful will stand out regardless of what number they have sitting below their names.
I will say that this is a known issue. Just a very low-priority one. Don't expect a fix any time soon, sadly. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
I dont think the post was regarding "clout" I think it was more about your systems not being integrated properly.
May I ask why such basic functionalities are ignored or low priority? and who determines what matters?
Just asking for educational purposes...
All the best.
PS: "closely knit" seems a bit too humble to suggest for a site that has 500 new daily members.
I dont think the post was regarding "clout" I think it was more about your systems not being integrated properly.
May I ask why such basic functionalities are ignored or low priority? and who determines what matters?
Just asking for educational purposes...
All the best.
It's basic functionality, but not important functionality. It could be just removed outright and nothing of value would really be lost. That's an important deciding factor in any pipeline as time and budget are always limited for developers.
I can't really speak as to what goes on behind the scenes. I'm just a moderator so I don't always get a ton of information sadly. But it doesn't require insider knowledge to realize that there's just more important things to spend limited resources on than post count.
And if I'm wrong then, well, maybe someone who knows more than me can correct me and we'll all learn something!
PS: "closely knit" seems a bit too humble to suggest for a site that has 500 new daily members.
The number of new accounts don't really reflect the number of new active participants, sadly. I've moderated for a fair few sites and if you can get 1 new community member for every 10 accounts that will forever remain silent then you can consider yourself SUPER lucky. Normally the real ratio is nowhere near that good.
Maybe inactive accounts with fewer than 10 posts should be deleted
There's really no reason to. We gain nothing by having them registered - if they were just deleted, all their posts would go with them. Loads of support threads that people asked questions on that could help others would just be gone.
There's really no reason to. We gain nothing by having them registered - if they were just deleted, all their posts would go with them. Loads of support threads that people asked questions on that could help others would just be gone.
What about people who never posted at all and have not returned even once? it'd really help with all the spam accounts that have followed me, I mean, just look at this:
Example of one profile; the join and last active dates are the same:
The main issue is how much time should pass before an account is deemed to be inactive; many of the examples here are relatively recent; at the same time, a lot of EU users who had not visited the site for a long time eventually returned and wondered what had happened to their account, even years later I've occasionally noticed some "user-number"s listed under online members (you can also easily tell if they were affected EU users and not just somebody with that sort of name since their name links to the current page instead of their profile).
What about people who never posted at all and have not returned even once? it'd really help with all the spam accounts that have followed me, I mean, just look at this:
Example of one profile; the join and last active dates are the same:
The main issue is how much time should pass before an account is deemed to be inactive; many of the examples here are relatively recent; at the same time, a lot of EU users who had not visited the site for a long time eventually returned and wondered what had happened to their account, even years later I've occasionally noticed some "user-number"s listed under online members (you can also easily tell if they were affected EU users and not just somebody with that sort of name since their name links to the current page instead of their profile).
Yeah, I'm sick and tired of this non sense as well. It makes me uncomfortable having accounts with random pictures of people following me, feels like I'm being stalked. And it's all just junk mail in essence.
I noticed recently how my post count goes up much more slowly than by how many posts I actually make, and now with my temporary alt allyoursanityisgone, I confirmed this. It still says 3 posts on it but has around a dozen posts. Why and how is this happening, and what to do about fixing it?
It takes some time for the actual post count - so there is some kind of delay
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Retired StaffPost count doesn't really matter here. I know it's annoying for some people, particularly as post-count is very reflective of clout on other forums. The advantage of having more closely knit sub-communities here makes it so that people who are knowledgeable and helpful will stand out regardless of what number they have sitting below their names.
I will say that this is a known issue. Just a very low-priority one. Don't expect a fix any time soon, sadly. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
I dont think the post was regarding "clout" I think it was more about your systems not being integrated properly.
May I ask why such basic functionalities are ignored or low priority? and who determines what matters?
Just asking for educational purposes...
All the best.
PS: "closely knit" seems a bit too humble to suggest for a site that has 500 new daily members.
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Retired StaffIt's basic functionality, but not important functionality. It could be just removed outright and nothing of value would really be lost. That's an important deciding factor in any pipeline as time and budget are always limited for developers.
I can't really speak as to what goes on behind the scenes. I'm just a moderator so I don't always get a ton of information sadly. But it doesn't require insider knowledge to realize that there's just more important things to spend limited resources on than post count.
And if I'm wrong then, well, maybe someone who knows more than me can correct me and we'll all learn something!
The number of new accounts don't really reflect the number of new active participants, sadly. I've moderated for a fair few sites and if you can get 1 new community member for every 10 accounts that will forever remain silent then you can consider yourself SUPER lucky. Normally the real ratio is nowhere near that good.
Maybe inactive accounts with fewer than 10 posts should be deleted
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ModeratorThere's really no reason to. We gain nothing by having them registered - if they were just deleted, all their posts would go with them. Loads of support threads that people asked questions on that could help others would just be gone.
What about people who never posted at all and have not returned even once? it'd really help with all the spam accounts that have followed me, I mean, just look at this:
Example of one profile; the join and last active dates are the same:
The main issue is how much time should pass before an account is deemed to be inactive; many of the examples here are relatively recent; at the same time, a lot of EU users who had not visited the site for a long time eventually returned and wondered what had happened to their account, even years later I've occasionally noticed some "user-number"s listed under online members (you can also easily tell if they were affected EU users and not just somebody with that sort of name since their name links to the current page instead of their profile).
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Yeah, I'm sick and tired of this non sense as well. It makes me uncomfortable having accounts with random pictures of people following me, feels like I'm being stalked. And it's all just junk mail in essence.