TempEcho Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 Hello dear people from the MTA Forums. The last time I checked and posted on the forums here was about 6 months ago. Now , I 'return' , and I see a lot of good news , like the anounched MTA:SA , and the progress on MTA Blue should have gone well , I hope . But , what happened to the postcount under peoples' names? I don't know why , but I allways liked it to see my , and other people postcount T.E.
Guardians Proper Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 They probably did it to reduce spam. Has little effect, since everyone wants more cans.
MTA Team Blokker_1999 Posted June 20, 2005 MTA Team Posted June 20, 2005 http://forum.mtavc.com/viewtopic.php?t=12145
njr1489 Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 They probably did it to reduce spam.Has little effect, since everyone wants more cans. lol its gonna take them very long to do it anyway. Your gonna need 2000 posts to get all the cans lol. I don't think the ranks and cans will be mentioned to avoid spam as you said.
[KFC]KungFu Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I have almost 2100 posts and I don't think Im full up on cans I think the people like me stopped caring about it long ago and it's soo far out of reach for newer people so the ending postcounts idea was good.
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I care about my cans. It's impossible to get all five. They'll delete your posts before they let that happen. Only Mods, Devs, and VIPs get the full litter of cans.
TempEcho Posted June 21, 2005 Author Posted June 21, 2005 Ah , I get it , too bad tho... Now its impossible for people to see my uber 1337 posting skilzzz
orappa Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I care about my cans.It's impossible to get all five. They'll delete your posts before they let that happen. Only Mods, Devs, and VIPs get the full litter of cans. So what happens when you get all five? Do you win something? Are all of life's problems solved?
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 You won't get all five. They prevent that from happening. If you do, they'll "terminate" you. But yes, rumor has it, all five cans = answer to life.
Ransom Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I thought the cans were adjusted to the new rank counts that were set (which are much lower)
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 What a paranoid fellow. I used to have 1500 posts, then I had 1300, and I recall the very last time I checked I had around 1100. Who knows what I have now... I don't really care, but the fact that it was happening is upsetting.
Si|ent Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 When threads get removed, posts in them get removed from the count.
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 When threads get removed, posts in them get removed from the count. Yes I know. I just like to pretend it's a giant conspiracy.
njr1489 Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 What a paranoid fellow. I used to have 1500 posts, then I had 1300, and I recall the very last time I checked I had around 1100. Who knows what I have now... I don't really care, but the fact that it was happening is upsetting. I think there is a phpbb hack that keeps the post count where it was even if the post was deleted. I know that won't happen here anyway.
orappa Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I can change people's post counts in the mod panel and so keep them at the same amount, but what's the point? They're really not important. People make too big a deal over post counts IMHO.
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Do you really have to ask why post counts are important?
Gamefreek Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 No because they arent important, just look at the KFC forum. There is a whole section on just pure spam, so anyone can get a high post count.
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Yeah but there isn't a "high spam" section around here. Post count is important.
Gamefreek Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Give me one reason why post counts are important.
Guardians Proper Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 If you see someone with 1 can (or is it no cans?) then your subconscious automatically associates them with being a newbie. High post count shows committment.
[FMJ]chode Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Well i have been around for longer than you and am more committed to this mod than most yet i only have 1 can. I just dont feel the need to post "STFU Noob" or "Good luck" repeatedly. Maybe that's just me, but my post count doesnt show my commitment
Gamefreek Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 High post counts dont show commitment. People who actually play the game show more commitment then people just posting on the forums all the time.
Ransom Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I resent that /me walks away with the highest post 'matches'
orappa Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 If you see someone with 1 can (or is it no cans?) then your subconscious automatically associates them with being a newbie. Well that's your problem. Perhaps you should be less judgemental and more tolerant towards them.
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