5. meaningless.

The padder familias has spoken. :)

The FT world isn't going to fall apart if we keep it the way it is. :)

The core question is whether the post count is a tool to inform readers or an ego boost for the poster. From what I can see, it's mostly the latter.

As I posted in 2008:

I have to disagree. It takes a lot of time (and effort) to get to almost 30K posts (even if someone is doing nothing but playing numbering games.) Thus a high post count can at least give an indication of time posting within FT.

I would postulate that given that the vast majority of the people coming to FT have at least some passing interest in Miles/Points/Traveling/etc, there is probably a correlation between FT involvement (i.e. post count) and interest in miles/points/etc.

Did this motion pass or fail?

It's still an active motion and the vote/voting period is not complete.

So instead of not counting OMNI, we are going to count OMNI and then make OMNI to be not OMNI and segregate off topics that are off-topic, and not count those, like old-OMNI?

I hope I'm safe in assuming that all those who oppose "a-post-eid" and strongly believe that ALL POSTS MUST COUNT would rapidly shoot this idea down in flames. Correct?

Because discussions of "Gawd I hate Tebow" are much more aligned with the stated mission of this forum than counting games!

The OP says a 2/3 majority is required to pass. Isn't that 6 out of 9 votes? Losing by 1 vote would be 5 votes for, correct?

Motion Failed: Restore Post Count Credit for Omni says

Motion Failed: Include OMNI posts in Post Counts says

Let me know if they passed the motion. If they can restore the post count once again. I can say "Yes" to reactivation the post count again.

If you are asking about going back and adding back all the "missed" OMNI posts since Randy's edict, then I do believe that isn't possible per Sandiego1K's post earlier in this thread.

Yes, she's right! You can't have the post count anymore. it's forever!

I updated the earlier list of For and Against and, as far as I can interpret:

For: 22, including 5 TB members

Against: 40, including 1 TB member


Not surprisingly, TB members got their opinions in early as they were aware of the topic being raised. The argument that including TB members as members makes it very close no longer holds true as others chime in.

So, TB members, are you going to pass a motion that the non-TB general members, who have made an effort to express an opinion, oppose more than 2-to-1?

The sad reality is that in all likelihood yes, even more so because some voted before even waiting for the debate to be drawn out.

How the TB can continue to say that they represent the community I do not know.

Pointless :rolleyes:.

EDIT: If you stick to just non-TB members you get 17 for and 39 against, that's 30% for and 70% against (17/56 and 39/56).

After reading your posts in this thread and your overwhelming vitriol for RichMSN, it's quite astounding that you haven't shared the same opinion about bhatnasx, especially after this post made just hours after this thread was started:

How? Because it's quite obvious that the opinions of 56 people don't necessarily represent the wishes of over 377,000 members. The TB members have to vote their conscience as well as taking into consideration the wishes of the members. The majority of those against this proposal have expressed the completely nonsensical opinion that they are against OMNI posts counting because they want post counts to ONLY reflect the amount of travel knowledge shared by a member. It has been demonstrated numerous times that there are countless posts (and entire threads) in the main section of FT that are not travel related. So, as it is now, posts count do not, in any way shape or form, represent only a member's travel related knowledge shared. I applaud the TB members who discount these nonsensical opinions and choose to go with common sense instead.