Forum Statistics.

[Deer Thistle]

(06-14-2014 01:10 PM)anna acanthus Wrote:  Very good point Deer.
If the Market section posts could be discounted this would also resolve the Forum Stats issue.
The only problem could be that the few who're hell bent on getting stars may start littering the main forum threads to obtain their count.

I hope stars aren't /that/ important to some..LOL! Whenever I join a new forum, I sometimes determine who could be the most resourceful about the particular hobby because of their post count, it also indicates who is the most active. As a newcomer, I find this important because I can often message the person and they enthusiastically answer questions with accuracy and with the same zeal as their many forum posts.

The post count denotes how much the person has interacted with others in the community in not just a primarily self-benefiting way (auctions, bid boards, sales, etc) but has actually contributed to conversation, helpful topics, and whatnot. A forum is 'a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged', and post count on every other forum is determined based off of this definition. KittyCatS forum is the only forum I've ever been on that counts marketplace posts as part of the total post count.