Originally Posted by
tcook052
So by that way of thinking then we should also have a disclaimer for sign-up dates under our handles since it could be inferred that someone who has been here longer knows more about travel than a newer arrival, which we know not to always be the case. Knowledgeable about FT by all means but more knowledgeable about travel in general? Not necessarily. So what's the difference; why should post count be such a factor when there are others?
I think there should be a general disclaimer on FT anyway, one that says that you should not infer anything about the quality of the knowledge you are receiving from a poster's characteristics such as start date, number of posts, etc. Each post should be taken for what it contains and nothing more.
In practice I think people get a lot more info about the knowledge of a poster from their Programs Information than anything else. I know a lot about UA by virtue of flying them a lot and being a 1K. I am not qualified to talk about AA because I have 20K+ posts.