Originally Posted by gleff
On the flip side I am willing to cut a member a whole lot more slack -- for not using the search feature, for asking a basic question, for posting in the wrong forum -- if I see that their post count is low.
I agree with gleff on this. Also, I look at post count in the coupon connection as some measure of reliability. If someone's been active for more than the required 100 posts, I'm more likely to trust that person. Member date doesn't necessarily equal active participation as I've seen in a couple of posters who signed up 2-3 years ago and then did a flurry of posts recently to hit 100.