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Geek Culture / Post counts are over rated

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Dean
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Posted: 5th Nov 2003 00:12 Edited at: 5th Nov 2003 00:14
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Hello there, I know, I dont post here very often, mostly because I dont use DarkBasic as much anymore, but I do read a lot on this forum, and I have to say, you people are WAY too obsessed with your post counts!

Do you want to guess what my post count is? It's a measly 150, but that doesn't make me inferior!

I bet that I've been using DarkBasic longer than 97% of the people here. I've been through about 4 or 5 DB forums I think, and I dont think my post count ever exceeded 500 on any of them.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you people need to stop waisting database space by posting threads like "My post count is.."

Thank you for letting me speak my mind, that is all

BTW, if you don't recognize me, I used to be called "Nazca"

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TKF15H
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umm... I've only seen one person say something about his postcount, and he wasn't really bragging. Are you sure you didn't log on the wrong forum???

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Critters
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heh, I must say, I don't see many people brag about their post count round here without flames close behind. I dont think its the amount that is posted...its what is posted that helps

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MikeS
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I agree that post counts don't mean much, but for some people that's all we got. (j/k)

This is exactly why we need some kinda kudos system. Except only the mods can give out points for these specific instances.

-Moderating team request forums(telling people to read rules, etc.)
-Creating nice 3D media
-Creating nice 2D media
-Helpful C&C ("Wow, that's great", doesn't count)
-Useful code snippets(In code snippet forum and codebase)
-Helping anwsering New user's questions

Well, that's all I can think of right now.

Hopefully, if we had some sort of system that would encourage more help, things could start rolling.(Post count is pretty much useless, just something nice to have.)

Now you ask "How the heck will kudos help me?"

Well, if you take the time to help others, I think you deserve to be recognized. The more kudos you have, the more people can look up to you as someone to ask for help.

There's really no perfect system, but these are just my thoughts.



Well, that's all

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Ian T
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No, post counts don't mean jack.

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A very nice %it, indeed.
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Critters
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Posted: 5th Nov 2003 00:24 Edited at: 5th Nov 2003 00:25
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thats a good great idea. Whats the point in a post count, if 90% of the posts arent even helpfull

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MikeS
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Posted: 5th Nov 2003 00:25
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I'm gonna copy and paste my post in the forum suggustions.



A book? I hate book. Book is stupid.
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IanM
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Posted: 5th Nov 2003 00:36
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You think we have enough time to mark your homework too?

Hmmm ... my post count is coming close to 3000 now

Anyway, who says that a post count of anything makes you superior or inferior? I haven't seen anything of the sort.
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HZence
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Quote: "you people are WAY too obsessed with your post counts"


Wrong forum there pal. If you wanna see people obsessed with post count, go to Rogue Squadron dot net's forum. Mattman's the only guy that talked about his post count here, and that was a while ago.

Quote: "Post Counts are over rated"


No kiddin'

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MikeS
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Quote: "You think we have enough time to mark your homework too?"


Lol, I see your point.

"Please, give me kudos"

"WTF!!?!?!?, my post was more helpful then his."

I can just imagine these kinds of posts. Best thing would probebly be to keep things just how they are.



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Fallout
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I just feel sorry for the little gremlin who has to do all the post counting, especially seeing as gremlins only have 3 fingers and the memory span of a goldfish.

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Shadow
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Posted: 5th Nov 2003 02:13 Edited at: 5th Nov 2003 02:13
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I like your avatar Neon Blue.



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Shock
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whoa, my post count is superior, your all losers, bow before my 620 messages.

Quote: "Best thing would probebly be to keep things just how they are."


yup! i totally agree with you.


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Mattman
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Quote: "whoa, my post count is superior, your all losers, bow before my 620 messages.
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bow before my 2000+ messages

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Arrow
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Posted: 6th Nov 2003 01:09 Edited at: 6th Nov 2003 01:11
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Quote: "-Moderating team request forums(telling people to read rules, etc.)"
Not a good idea, it's rough enough there allready without people trying to get "blam" points.

Honestly, I see little need for any kind of kudos system, after posting for a week here, you kinda figure out who knows there stuff and who's the poser.

@Mattman: Pipe down, I got more post counts than you (far more useful and/or interesting ones at that) yet I don't go around braging about it, hell only time I check is when someone brings it up. Don't make me post Raven post count, if you go souly off them to prove your worth, Raven's a God, I think he even has Rich beat.

[edit]by the way I'm joking around on that last bit, so don't get all bent out of shape over it.


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MikeS
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*Job interview*
----Scene 1----

"Hello sir, what can you tell us about yourself?",manager
"I posted 2000 messages on the darkbasic forums",anonomous kid
"That's great, but how's it help you?",manager
"I dunno",anonmous kid said bluntly
"So you've basically wasted your life posting useless messages",manager
"...",anonmous kid

Alright, maybe I'm not the best at writing plays, but I hope that gets my point across.

A book? I hate book. Book is stupid.
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adr
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*Job interview*
--- Scene 2 ---
"Ok, so what can you tell me about yourself?"
"I w|ll 0wn j00 my kUd0$ r8ting!"
"I see ..."
"J00r gh3y. I h4v3 5 $t4rs!".

Can I ask you a Question?
What is it?
It's an interrogative form of sentence, used to test knowledge. But that's not important right now.
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Pincho Paxton
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Post counts start to mean something when they are connected to a status title.

0 = Newbi
100 = DB user
500 = Addict
1000 = God

Otherwise they mean nothing.

Pincho.
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Shock
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Quote: ""I posted 2000 messages on the darkbasic forums",anonomous kid"


"anonomous kid" = LOL


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*Job Interview*
----Scene 3----

"What are your skills?",manager
"I good at pretending to have skillz by post'n alot.",anonomous kid.



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Critters
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Posted: 7th Nov 2003 01:20 Edited at: 7th Nov 2003 01:40
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Thanks shadow

All your base are belong to mee!!

- 290 posts, wow

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klariza
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i blow the pants off all u ppl in this forum with my mega 3 posts to date
all of them non helpful to date and my excuse is - i am new to everything 3d and gameyfied

I am obsessed by Toasters - especially talking ones...bizaare really isn't it?
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Megaton Cat
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mattman has some kind of obbsesion with his posts
half of em came from the time we were voting the mod for the "new" game ideas forum.

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LESS CHAT MORE SCREENIES.
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Lol, that or


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