Originally Posted by Martinis at 8
I like the post counting, and would leave it as is. I think people will know who the padders are, and that's okay too. Chances are, someone who has a lot of posts, padded or not, is someone who is probably well known around the board, and it is therefore easier to get a read on when asking for information.
M8
As a relative newcomer to FT, I find the join date and post count useful when browsing the forums. Maybe that's not the intended purpose but I find it useful as a crude measure of the trustworthiness of the poster.
Sites like ebay and Amazon.com provide similar counts about # of sales, purchases, etc. along with feedback ratings, so I don't see why FT should take a different path.