Originally Posted by Cholula
I like the post count total. ....
On another bulletin board I visit from time to time, they have two post count totals: On-Topic and Off-Topic. In the case of FlyerTalk, all posts in airline, hotel and other travel related Forums would be listed as "On-Topic" posts. Any posts in OMNI, Coupon Connection, ORP and other non-travel related Forums would be listed as "Off-Topic" posts. This sort of gives you an idea of how much value a particular poster has contributed to the bulletin board.
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
I like the idea of OMNI, CC, ORP, Spam, Talkboard, Suggestions not counting to post count.
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I second to the motion/idea for on/off topic count. Maybe we can have a FT poll on forums that are on- and off-topic. So the FT board can have the final say on this issue.
On a personal note, if someone is really (aggressively) paddling the post count in order to gain the secret privileges, it should be easy for the moderator to spot the plot and take proper action/sanction, I think.