Hey bright idea how about absolutely no status symbol, hierarchy or member classes on TA? So what if devs look at the number of post counts? If you post high quality posts devs will get to know you eventually... Get rid of post counts, forget about "karma" or "reputation" and either build a name for yourself or don't based on the quality of posts other people think you create. People will only see your username and if a person thinks you are a contributor they'll listen to you based solely on what you say.
Senior Member It would be far more logical to have a time criteria. Someone with 30 posts in the last six months is likely a far more valuable resource for the forum than someone who has made 50 posts, none of which occurred in the last six months. I have many more than 50 posts and am not a Senior Member.
How about no post count. I'm sure that would piss off all the little kids and dorks who think that it actually matters. Sorry but caring about becoming a senior member is retarded. And those that mock junior members and think they have more rights should be slapped in the face with a fresh trout......
The person with the 30 post might not check TA alot wherther the guy with 50 does. I think this should be based on post count and time spent on ta (OR when joined at TA) BUT REALLY....... since there are post counts still in effect now does it physically hurt you? NO. Soo just get over it.... (Yea I know its a little harsh sorry)
Ahhhh....here's one of those little kids now Seriously though....what good comes from post counts? If your on TA often, then you know who the regulars are. Plus some of us have lives other than gaming...
The only ones who need titles are developers and mods. Otherwise, titles and post counts are unnecessary.
Agreed, though I think a red herring would be more appropriate... I can see how 20 posts would make all the difference in the world The whole point of this thread is to discuss whether post counts / ranks are really significant / needed as they are currently implemented, so I'm thinking that "get over it" is a pretty lame argument. Thanks for sharing, though. Well said. Guess I should go find my life outside of gaming
A red herring would definitly be more appropriate for the situation at hand I will definitely have one on hand for the next fish slap I dole out
Sorry, I don't play with hamsters (Somehow I think we've both gone way off topic and proved some points here about post counts )
MacRumors has titles and join dates, but no post counts. This seems appropriate. I don't get all the whining about post counts to begin with. I come here to discuss and learn about games -- not to lord over some subclass of random strangers who don't post often.
Get a bunch of computer geek 14 y/os together and they are bound to bitch about something. If we were at yo!Touch Arcade raps, this thread would still exist. The difference being that everyone would be threatening everyone else with imaginary pistols, that peel imaginary caps.
As a "senior" member--both in number of posts and date I joined this forum--I find this discussion rather amusing. The person who first started this thread somehow managed to make over 1,400 posts in his two months of membership, and was bemoaning the fact that others who posted far less were allowed to be "senior" members. I have got to wonder whether anyone who can create that volume of postings in such a short period of time has a life outside of Touch Arcade. I am one of the first members here, and I read the forums a few times a week, and contribute when I feel I have something to say that might be of interest to a few others. I've never viewed my participation in this or any other forum to be a competition for achieving the greatest number of posts. Quality, not quantity, should be the goal. It's unfortunate that so many people feel the need to inflate their post count with idiotic "LOL!" type comments. Anyone who has spent two months "contributing" to a forum really shouldn't be a senior member regardless of how many useless posts they have made...
Well, that means I'm safe then But 1000 seems to high 100 seems to low I say 300-500 or something like that
ya ive been noticing the requirements to achieve senior were pretty low, i would assume 1k at the least to reach that title, even more because this is the #1 iphone gaming site!
