Motion Passed - Posts Count in All FT Forums
Jan 12, 2012 | 2:35 pm
#376
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Interesting. I've not heard this elsewhere, but I have read from several members that they don't care about post counts and would also be fine if they ended.
Jan 12, 2012 | 2:41 pm
#377
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Jan 12, 2012 | 3:49 pm
#378
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Dallas, TX
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Posts: 443
Id say why not?
Post count does not really mean anything anyways. The point of Omni is for OT threads. People post OT threads in the AA forum, Hilton forum, etc. so why would those post count any more than Omni OT post?
Disclaimer: I dont think Post Counts mean crap...just cause you spend a lot of time doing something doesn't mean you know what you are doing.
Post count does not really mean anything anyways. The point of Omni is for OT threads. People post OT threads in the AA forum, Hilton forum, etc. so why would those post count any more than Omni OT post?
Disclaimer: I dont think Post Counts mean crap...just cause you spend a lot of time doing something doesn't mean you know what you are doing.
Jan 12, 2012 | 5:01 pm
#379
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While I personally don't care about post counts*, there are many others who do & who have posted in this thread & previous ones re: the topic. It is important to some/them, just like having elite status at hotels, airlines, & car rentals, is important to them.
For those who don't care, good on ya. For those who do care, good on ya.
* As cholula & kokonutz have said, after a certain threshold it really doesn't matter if it's a few thousand or a hundred thousand, or a few hundred or a lot of hundreds. I fall into that mindset.
Cheers.
For those who don't care, good on ya. For those who do care, good on ya.
* As cholula & kokonutz have said, after a certain threshold it really doesn't matter if it's a few thousand or a hundred thousand, or a few hundred or a lot of hundreds. I fall into that mindset.
Cheers.
Jan 12, 2012 | 6:23 pm
#380
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Formerly HPN, but then DCA and IAD for a while, and now back to HPN!
Programs: Honestly, I've been out of the travel game so long that I'm not even sure. Maybe Marriott Gold?
Posts: 10,677
Jan 12, 2012 | 6:25 pm
#381
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Formerly HPN, but then DCA and IAD for a while, and now back to HPN!
Programs: Honestly, I've been out of the travel game so long that I'm not even sure. Maybe Marriott Gold?
Posts: 10,677
While I personally don't care about post counts*, there are many others who do & who have posted in this thread & previous ones re: the topic. It is important to some/them, just like having elite status at hotels, airlines, & car rentals, is important to them.
For those who don't care, good on ya. For those who do care, good on ya.
* As cholula & kokonutz have said, after a certain threshold it really doesn't matter if it's a few thousand or a hundred thousand, or a few hundred or a lot of hundreds. I fall into that mindset.
Cheers.
For those who don't care, good on ya. For those who do care, good on ya.
* As cholula & kokonutz have said, after a certain threshold it really doesn't matter if it's a few thousand or a hundred thousand, or a few hundred or a lot of hundreds. I fall into that mindset.
Cheers.
Jan 12, 2012 | 8:10 pm
#382
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Southern California
Programs: DL: 3.8 MM, Marriott: Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 24,575
I look at my growing post count with awe and wonder everyday and while I have tried to use my FT post count to pay for groceries at Safeway but have thus far failed, I still hold out hope.
Long live rapidly growing FT post counts IMO.
Jan 12, 2012 | 8:25 pm
#383
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Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Posts: 15,232
I'm sure RichMSN will weigh in on this but the reason I prefer counting all posts in all forums is I like to see the large number under my handle. As are many FT'ers, I'm a collector of miles, points, posts, gold doubloons, Picasso originals and anything else I can get my paws on.
I look at my growing post count with awe and wonder everyday and while I have tried to use my FT post count to pay for groceries at Safeway but have thus far failed, I still hold out hope.
Long live rapidly growing FT post counts IMO.
I look at my growing post count with awe and wonder everyday and while I have tried to use my FT post count to pay for groceries at Safeway but have thus far failed, I still hold out hope.
Long live rapidly growing FT post counts IMO.
Jan 12, 2012 | 8:27 pm
#384
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Jan 12, 2012 | 10:27 pm
#385
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FWIW - I'd be more inclined to support dropping titles than post counts, but quite frankly I don't really care about either.
Cheers.
Jan 12, 2012 | 10:30 pm
#386
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
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Easy to say that when you have 182 posts. I've posted here for over 11 years, and I'd estimate that over 90% of my posts are contributions or answering questions in the travel forums. That post number does mean something to me. I've taken a lot of time to answer questions about airlines and hotels, link meal and hotel photos, and to write trip reports (two from the Beijing and Athens Olympics).
Guess I should not have bothered with any of those as "post count does not really mean anything anyways". It means a lot to me. It recognizes the extent of my contribution to the success of FlyerTalk.
Tom just home from snowy ORD
Guess I should not have bothered with any of those as "post count does not really mean anything anyways". It means a lot to me. It recognizes the extent of my contribution to the success of FlyerTalk.
Tom just home from snowy ORD
Jan 12, 2012 | 10:31 pm
#387
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Posts: 15,232
Jan 13, 2012 | 12:39 am
#388
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Jan 13, 2012 | 12:45 am
#389
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Posts: 15,232
Jan 13, 2012 | 1:53 am
#390
Suspended
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I'm sure RichMSN will weigh in on this but the reason I prefer counting all posts in all forums is I like to see the large number under my handle. As are many FT'ers, I'm a collector of miles, points, posts, gold doubloons, Picasso originals and anything else I can get my paws on.
I look at my growing post count with awe and wonder everyday and while I have tried to use my FT post count to pay for groceries at Safeway but have thus far failed, I still hold out hope.
Long live rapidly growing FT post counts IMO.
I look at my growing post count with awe and wonder everyday and while I have tried to use my FT post count to pay for groceries at Safeway but have thus far failed, I still hold out hope.
Long live rapidly growing FT post counts IMO.