Originally Posted by
goalie
Bolding mine: I agree completely ^ and if one could find a way to not have "lounge thread" posts* not count, I would be all for it but going back to having OMNI posts counting or not counting, I say do not count them.
There is at least one way to do it within the mechanics that are already within the reach of moderators which would not bury the thread: move the threads to a forum where post counts don't count but leave a sticky in the forum that has a link to the lounge thread.
Personally, I wouldn't like that approach because I don't think the best use of a sticky in a forum is do something like this, and it creates an additional step in order to participate in a thread which does serve a purpose on FT whether or not I find much use for it or not.