Im not sure if everyone will agree with me on this one, but i think we should get rid of Post counts altogether, and just have the mods add ranks to people when they think that the person has helped someone, and make it so only mods can see what regular peoples ranks are, and not everyone. That way only mods can see what kind of a person someone really is, and everyone wont argue or anythign either, because noone will know what their rank is unless their a moderator.
I don't agree with that, but a kudos or point system would be cool. When you register you are given say 10 points and for every reply you make you get 1 point and for every thread you start you get 2. Also other people can donate points to you if say you helped them out or you made a really good point about somthing.
I disagree as well. Giving ranks to people will make some people feel left out and then they will complain that they deserve a higher rank than what they do have, and those with the higher rank will think they are better than those with the lower rank, and pretty much it would just cause problems.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, but live as if you'll die today."-James Dean
"Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas... And the ninjas are all on fire, too" ~ Jason Jones, Bungie
"That harry potter girl you guys are talking about looks sorta like a skinny pig"-Wade
Post counts are crap. Look through the last 100 posts of just about anyone. It will quickly become evident that many of the posts are just a smiley, or maybe 3 or 4 words.
However, Postcounts do indicate how much time the average person spends here. I refuse as a personal guideline to post only a smiley, but a lot of the guys you see with 2000+ posts have earned their way here, and the post count DOES mean something to them. I have seen n00bs with 800 posts in the first month, and I have seen Mods with 500 in a year.
Judge by the content. It takes 5 minute of reading post histories to see who a 'tard is and who contributes.
__________________ Count em..... matada19: she die?
OoToksinoO: no, unfortunately
matada19: damn
OoToksinoO: cant win em all man
matada19: can i sig that?
think of it this way... look at the post count, and when the member joined. that way you can tell their activity, and whether or not they post-whore, or are rather inactive (no offense meant to anyone). also, if you ask them a specific question directly, it can be a measure of how likely they will respond.
__________________
Do sober what you say you will do when you're drunk. that will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Bomb Bandits
