Post count and active days, if possible - I mean days when user was logged in on TL. If not possible, then post count and day count from registration. I would not add registration date there - 2 dates up there could look confusing, so I think day count from registration date would be better.
Or it might be good to let everyone choose what he would like to show there - with use of some options in profile.
Edit: After reading some posts here, I think some posts/length ratio would be also very nice - for example - 1line/1post = 1 =>Bad poster
- 15lines/1post = 15 =>Better poster
...

niteReloaded

Croatia5282 Posts

June 15 2010 16:13 GMT

#203

Now tell me this doesn't look awesome:

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QibingZero

2611 Posts

June 15 2010 16:30 GMT

#204

On June 14 2010 21:18 shalafi wrote:
Sincerely, the join date is more useful to classify people. I see myself looking at join dates all the time. "This HAS to be a post sc2 user"->check->95% of the times I'm right.

But some of the best users only have a few of posts (MDT anyone?), while some posters made over 1000 since the start of the beta.

So about the post count... I don't care.

I mostly agree with this. I'd rather see join date, but post count is better than the other options listed in this poll.

Of course then we have to deal with forum conventions like 'damn 10s' and all that mess.

epik640x

United States1134 Posts

June 15 2010 16:58 GMT

#205

Post count is unnecessary. You should let the content of the post form your reply, not some join date or post count.

It gets rid of spam as well.

SolaR-

United States2685 Posts

June 15 2010 17:15 GMT

#206

post count and the join year should both be posted

No_eL

Chile1438 Posts

June 15 2010 17:23 GMT

#207

On June 16 2010 02:15 CultureMisfits wrote:
post count and the join year should both be posted

totally agree.

some interesting fact: the vast majority of users voting about removing post data are new users...

DigitalD[562]

United States80 Posts

June 15 2010 17:58 GMT

#208

Neither post count or join date would work in my case. I don't post too often and I started reading TL over three years ago but I just joined last month.

Terranist

United States2496 Posts

June 15 2010 18:10 GMT

#209

i like the postcount. makes it easier to tell who is part of the sc2 baby boom and whether or not to actually read their whining.

Executioner.zealot

United States60 Posts

June 15 2010 18:11 GMT

#210

On June 16 2010 00:19 Chill wrote:

Show nested quote +

Can you cite examples? You realize we can see your post count, frequency, placement, join date, akas and tons of other stats in your user info, right? I'm not sure how you are inferring that any action is based on post count. Further, if we removed it, everyone would still be able to see it in your profile.

I'm just looking at the "closed posts" section. 80% +/- of them are from posts under 200 posting. Reading through each of them; they range from valid topics, to interesting anecdotes, to just fun to talk about stuff.

vanVidd

Norway38 Posts

June 15 2010 18:50 GMT

#211

Well, I remember some threads where people were being ignored because "Why should they listen to rumours or extra ordinary information from people with a low post count? They can't be trusted"

So I say remove them, why do you actually need a counter for posts? It's childish.

oo_xerox

United States852 Posts

June 15 2010 19:28 GMT

#212

There is this thing that bothers me in TL, sometimes, no matter your post, users with the major postcounts are more respected, even when they throw invalid arguments, people just follow them because of it, is creating an elitist group, and its not build entirely of good posters, but people who go from 15 posts to 2000 in a week just to be taken seriously in the community, or to be "respected", which is the equivalent of saying "TvP imba", which, if said by a random 40 posts user will generate a lot of hate, but, if you're 2000+, people don`t care, you're the boss.

maybe im just bullshiting, i just got out of a political economics of socialism and im fucked, also, i fucking voted "i dont care"....which is true.

oo_xerox

United States852 Posts

June 15 2010 19:39 GMT

#213

And for the people asking the inscription date, thats the same thing, if the thing TL.net is trying to avoid is the elitism and missjudging, then you guys are just changing the factors, but we all know since 3rd grade that it doesnt change the result.
"PvT imba"
"ROFL a 2010 member, so typical"

See? same thing

zappa372

Chile365 Posts

June 15 2010 20:06 GMT

#214

I think it should be an option for each user. lol.
Look at the "3 posts" user giving an opinion.

HeadhunteR

Argentina1258 Posts

June 15 2010 20:13 GMT

#215

its not being elitist its trying to have a coherent and good forum.. usually newcomers dont understand everything on tl and they tend to make bad mistakes, ask dumb questions. I think that a little discrimination is good for the forums it helps create some kind of respect..the join date idea is very good idea..
other forums discriminate harder.. for example they say you are a new full user instead of a full user which means (for the forums) you joined when the forums were more well known..

DreaM)XeRO

Korea (South)4667 Posts

June 15 2010 20:34 GMT

#216

..who cares?
i dont look at the post quantity
i look at its quality

if its a good post ill treat that member with respect
if that post was shit ill treat him as is... a sc2 noob

shimpoe

88 Posts

June 15 2010 20:46 GMT

#217

On June 16 2010 04:39 oo_xerox wrote:
And for the people asking the inscription date, thats the same thing, if the thing TL.net is trying to avoid is the elitism and missjudging, then you guys are just changing the factors, but we all know since 3rd grade that it doesnt change the result.
"PvT imba"
"ROFL a 2010 member, so typical"

See? same thing

Words cannot express how true this is. Changing it from one thing to another doesn't actually fix the problem, it just rewords it.

Just the notion that you're automatically good at Starcraft if you post on forums a lot is completely laughable, and that's putting it nicely. It's just sad when you come to a "forum" and think, "Well I can't be validated in Starcraft until I raise my post count, so I guess I'll just go post in the movie threads until I'm considered a legitimate Starcraft player." Excuse me while I roll my eyes.

Edit: the second part wasn't directed at you oo_xerox

StarStruck

25339 Posts

June 15 2010 21:15 GMT

#218

You guys do realize this poll is about displaying the post count right? Drop the join date triad for another poll. You can see join date amongst other things like post count already if you click on the person's profile. That is more than enough.

Some people.

Glowy

Sweden66 Posts

June 15 2010 21:26 GMT

#219

Post count should be shown as it, but also join date. Some period people are very active in the forum, sometimes not, showing join date besides postcount could make for less discrimination based on low postcount but prove that the member has been around a while.