O2BBubbleFree
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What he said...howarde:
...i think...
So what do post counts mean these days?
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PhotoTJ
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Posts in this section (Non-dive related) shouldn't count. And rambling threads that get hijacked all over the place should have a section in non-dive related. It would be nice if you could separate the wheat from the chaff, as it were, (i.e., Mask on Forehead/No Mask on Forehead), but that's asking a lot of the mods.
I also think there should be a LDS vs. Online forum, but that's just me. You could get a good 50 or so threads in there already.
I also think there should be a LDS vs. Online forum, but that's just me. You could get a good 50 or so threads in there already.
chepar
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When I first joined, the board was a pretty small community. It was not unlike "everybody knows everybody" - at least, virtually online. There were a relatively small group of members that posted on a regular basis and at that time there were a much smaller number of forums. Not so many non-dive related threads, no "official" greeters yet, no whine and cheese, not even a regional club section.
At least for me (as a newbie when I joined) the post count at that time did have some sort of meaning. Maybe not the most experienced diver, but an indicator of someone often willing to offer advice or help - and the threads were almost all dive related.
Over time there was a population explosion, the forums expanded and the community evolved. There's a lot more non-dive related stuff, banter, arguments, etc. - not that it's bad. But the post count is now just a count. As I pretty much post primarily in my local forum, my post count is small.
At least for me (as a newbie when I joined) the post count at that time did have some sort of meaning. Maybe not the most experienced diver, but an indicator of someone often willing to offer advice or help - and the threads were almost all dive related.
Over time there was a population explosion, the forums expanded and the community evolved. There's a lot more non-dive related stuff, banter, arguments, etc. - not that it's bad. But the post count is now just a count. As I pretty much post primarily in my local forum, my post count is small.
PhotoTJ:
Really... Why should non-diving posts not count? Doesn't it just show that you are an active SB member? We are all divers, hanging out and having a good time... isn't that what really counts?
Hey Howard, 9 more posts and you're at 2000 
Post counts only show how active you are as a member...
dlndavid:Hey Howard, 9 more posts and you're at 2000
and 2 more dives, and I'm over 100 dives... Maybe I'll get a little respect like Rodney now.
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