Anyone else agree that number of posts under your screen-name is distracting?
 

Maybe there should be a way to hide this? Optionally? Or put it on profile page?

I'm not distracted by it.

Sometimes I'm curious about what someone's total is, and then I can see it right there. It's useful. But I don't treat it as a way of ranking people. It's just one piece of information.

no

A strip of duct tape might work.

Elmer's glue to keep your fingers pasted away from your keyboard. ;)

I don't see how number of posts is distracting. I just read the stuff going on in a thread. If I'm curious about the person who posted something, I may look at their profile, but usually I don't. The number of posts never was a big deal around here until lately.

Hahaha... reminds me I used to tell people to put black electrical tape over the red lights on their dashboard in their car. Instant mechanic!

I found old threads where people were congratulating each other for reaching certain number of posts.

Also, I've never been one to bring up post numbers, though a few have accused me of just posting to drive up my post count. Well, I'm TELLING YOU all, it's not true.

To answer the question in the thread title: No.

that's all I need! :)

The post totals are is a reasonably reliable indicator of how active a given Cellarite is. What it doesn't reveal is whether there is any worthwhile content in those posts. 5,000 posts of "Me too!" doesn't exactly make one into an admired poster.

In general, though, the higher the post numbers, the more involved and contributory the poster is...at least, that used to be the case. Time will tell if that will be true in the future.

no

no

only for a moment, then the moment's gone.

*cough* That was back in the old days when people tried to post stuff that had content. I imagine that now people will feel pity toward those with large numbers of posts after their name. In fact, I am thinking of getting a new user name and only posting once a week.

I don't care about # of posts, or care about who cares about # of posts.

if the number of posts is distracting you, try not looking at the cellar. it should help keep the number of posts down a bit and you'll never have to see it again.

as long as people know me for the highly aducation and untelligent things i say then that makes me a happy boy.

that and occasionly getting some lovin' from the ladies in the Cellar.

OOOooh, Kagen! You make my heart go pitter-pat! I love you! I've even seen you use similes (sigh). And you have LESS than a 1,000 posts! Aussies are the BEST! :love:

I have better things to give a fuck about.

Not for me...and not just because I just joined :lol:

post count is very important to me. it is the only thing i have enough time to read anymore.

sorry what was that? i was looking at your post count

I find push-up bras and thongs... distracting.

Hi

Yes being a newby seeing a little lonly one by your name can make you feel kinda insignificant.

Hiya Dee. Thank you for agreeing. Welcome to the Cellar! I'm sure you'll do fine! :)

Nonsense, it's up to 3 already, but I'm more interested in what you have to say than your post count or the fact that your posting upside down. Thank heavens for gravity. ;)

Hey, who told the Aussies about the internet?

Aw, what the hell. I mean what else have they got, poor blokes. :lol:

we heard about it on american television. along with all your governments secrets.

20 proof beer, Nicole Kidman, and Elle Macpherson. Of course, Nicole and Elle came to the U.S., so I guess the beer thing is nice to fall back on.

Aussie beer = good
All Beer = good

flat beer, distracts me.

I find April as a join date to be more suspect than any other month.


I know I am April too but I am nothing but a greenhorn with a green card.

chuff. The word April, in general, has a suspect vibe to it around here.

be careful about saying

Weird how most people might know someone who talks exactly like that.


Some kind of 'hyper spiritual appearance talk' gene or something.

Anybody that's ever watched "Cops". :haha:

looks like i had the words wrong, but this is where that comes from. click preview play.

lj, no way did I think that was you. I knew it was a joke BUT my 70 year old aunt in Seattle says stuff like that....totally happy and cool person. Silly though. Her and my Uncle are Missonaries to the Philippines.


@ Bruce. I don't get it.

:lol: you may never 'get' Brucie. ;)

What the number of posts tells me is "What other things could have been accomplished if one had all the time back it took to reach such numbers?"

*tries to pull internet mainline from main artery*

You're doing about 13 posts per day, I'm at about 6. I think that says a lot more. (UT, I couldn't find the memberlist view that shows avg. posts per day, did we lose that in the upgrade?)

You reply as though I meant you.

hense: *tries to pull internet mainline from main artery*

Although your theory sounds right, if you divide the amount of time I spend on a post compared to loooong drawn out posts then consider the amount of years someone has been on line. I think my time would be lessened by weeks. ;)

You could mean anybody with over 1K posts, actually. I was just the first one to comment, and to bother to do the math.

It's not in the member list, but it's shown in the user profile.

Thanx

It's not uncommon to hear that type of phasing when interviewing relatives of the perp or victim, on "Cops" or the news. ;)

ahhhh FFS! im april too. and didnt all the agers sweep over us in april. must be a month for closing down message boards

So, we all agree. The numbers are distracting and should be hidden.

just cover them with white out :p

haha! Well I got that FINALLY! You always wanted to be a cop when you grew up right? :P

Bad cops Bad cops... (as lou has his fist in wiggums mouth)

hi
thanks guys i always has some thing to say its nice to be able to say something without being interrupted all the time (sorry hubby is very very loud and talkative).

I was introduced to the cellar by a Kiwi so blame them

Hay did you know that Australians now have indoor plumbing and electricity

wow, in their stone jail cells?? ;)

I only read profiles. It's that shit over to the right that drives me crazy.

I tried to key a "space" under my name but < ALT+160 > displays as "*"

Not for one minute. :headshake

I will eat a Kiwi now.

you idiot, we've had that for the past 10 years. thats old news.

10 whole years? It doesn't count if you're only talking about the resorts where Americans vacation.

kagen, after 10 years one would think you could at least upgrade from a chamber pot.

:p

That's the trouble, Steve, no one ever bloody listens....!

dont knock it until you've tried it.