Originally Posted by Dogspit
So does the post count reflect the number of post a person has as of the time that I'm looking at the person's post, or is it the number of posts the person had when they made the post? I think it updates, retroactively, everytime you post. So if ABCFlyer made post #12 in 2003 and post #878 today, I think that the 2003 post would indicate 878 posts if I looked at that post today.
I think that's just wrong. I mean, back in 2003, ABCFlyer was an idiot with only 12 posts, so you've got to take his/her advice with a grain of salt. But today, with 878 posts, what ABCFlyer says is pretty much gospel. Right?
I can point you to a few people who have 10 x 878 posts and are firmly in the former group and many members who hardly ever post who posts are far more "evangelical" than very heavy posters (some work for airlines, etc.) Post count should and does mean nothing to an informed FTer, however I still maintain that the "evangelist" tag can be very, very misleading to a new member.