04-11-2000 09:43									#1
	# of Posts, who cares? Got spare money?

. I have seen numerous post, some sarcastic, other no seeming so, that indicate that there is is some real status connected with the # of post. I am awarw of your "status" Warlord etc displayed next to your post, bust it has no value to me. Does anyone really take this seriously??

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Gauis Mucius Scaevola
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	04-11-2000 10:27									#2
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Some people do... go to the OT and you'll soon find several of them

	04-11-2000 10:33									#3
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. Been there, seen that, thus this thread.

. Iwant this to be a survey people who enjoy the status of their # of Posts.

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	04-11-2000 12:31									#4
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The titles are good inthe on-topic forums because you can see who has been contributing...

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	04-11-2000 13:01									#5
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That's fair enough but there ought to be some sort of qualifier which would distinguish quality of contributions from just sheer bulk - a sort of signal- to-noise ratio.

	04-11-2000 13:58									#6
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by tonic on 11-04-2000 03:01 AM</font>
That's fair enough but there ought to be some sort of qualifier which would distinguish quality of contributions from just sheer bulk - a sort of signal- to-noise ratio.
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Something like :

Warlord OT
King OT

?

	04-11-2000 17:46									#7
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by tonic on 11-04-2000 03:01 AM</font>
That's fair enough but there ought to be some sort of qualifier which would distinguish quality of contributions from just sheer bulk - a sort of signal- to-noise ratio.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>The FAQ states that the system is meant for fun, to add a civ-related feel to the board. That's what the ranking system was implemented for, not to identify quality posters or anything like that.

	04-11-2000 18:43									#8
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Narck on 11-04-2000 07:46 AM</font>
The FAQ states that the system is meant for fun, to add a civ-related feel to the board. That's what the ranking system was implemented for, not to identify quality posters or anything like that.
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And it does it's work very well!

	04-11-2000 20:23									#9
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Well I know one thing the post counts are good for.
They show us who doesn't have a real life and spends all their time here.

	04-11-2000 23:36									#10
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[simpsons mode] We Do! We Do [/simpsons mode]

Its useful in some ways harmful in other ways... numbers are ok... but titles are when things start getting pushed in the opposite direction (ie spamming)... but its not my decision and I guess things are good the way they are so... whatever (ahh, the beautiful feeling of apathy )
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Caesar the Great (edited November 04, 2000).]</font>

	04-11-2000 23:39									#11
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by phoenixcager on 11-04-2000 10:23 AM</font>

They show us who doesn't have a real life and spends all their time here.


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. Being over 25 centuries old, rich, and semi retired, I have some time for frivolities.

. I am really interested in having someone? anyone? who truly likes and appreciates the post count ranking to post here and educate me abouy what they enjoy in it.

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	05-11-2000 03:25									#12
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Strange how a newbie would know exactly what the controversial issues are here, and was smart enough not to risk his life posting thisin OT... very strange indeed.

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	05-11-2000 05:07									#13
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What are you saying UltraSonix, that he could be a <font color=red size=4>DOUBLE LOGIN!</font>?
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Provost Harrison (edited November 04, 2000).]</font>

	05-11-2000 07:48									#14
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. Prospice tibi, ut Gallia, tu quoque in tres partes dividaris!!

. I am as unique as anyone thou shalt ever meet.

. I am also in "give us your real name" thread.



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	05-11-2000 08:27									#15
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>What are you saying UltraSonix, that he could be a DOUBLE LOGIN!?
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font>I am as unique as anyone thou shalt ever meet.
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*looks around innocently...*



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	05-11-2000 09:02									#16
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. What happned to the "real name thread anyway? I can not find it. Did it get deleated, or perhaps I forgot which forum it was in?

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Gauis Mucius Scaevola
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	05-11-2000 10:16									#17
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Try the OT (when in doubt always the OT)

	05-11-2000 20:50									#18
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. No one has yet stated that the # of post status has any value to yhem beyond a small amout of flavor and some opportunities for humor.

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	05-11-2000 21:17									#19
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola on 11-04-2000 11:02 PM</font>
. What happned to the "real name thread anyway? I can not find it. Did it get deleated, or perhaps I forgot which forum it was in?


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It can be found at: http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum23/HTML/017215-2.html?date=15:02
It was on page three of the OTF when I just looked for it

	06-11-2000 06:48									#20
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola on 11-05-2000 10:50 AM</font>
. No one has yet stated that the # of post status has any value to yhem beyond a small amout of flavor and some opportunities for humor.
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Like I mentioned in a thread a couple of weeks back, the post counts work as a behaviour reinforcer of some sort for people to post. There are some threads where you might be deciding whether to post in or not, but since it increases your post count, your response might be "what the heck...let's just do it!"

If you compare discussion boards which have a post count and those that don't, you'll notice that the former category has a larger pool of regular posters. And it's largely for the reasons above.

	07-11-2000 04:46									#21
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Lefty - Well, I hardly live for the thread count, but sometimes it *does* help in understanding or interpreting a post to know if the person is relatively new or an old hand (at the boards, not the game).

And sometimes, you learn who is double-logged when they know too much about the boards as a Settler.

If I see what seems to be a odd question or comment, it makes a difference whether the person is Ming (with a gazillion posts) or GALACTICUS THE NEW CIV MASTER OF YOU ALL (with 2 posts)...

*s*

	07-11-2000 07:04									#22
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cavebear: But the suspected DL could be the ultimate lurker, patiently scanning the forums for two years and suddenly deciding to make a post. That's why I reckon a lurker-watch and -count would be quite revealing.

	07-11-2000 07:59									#23
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. Dang you Tonic, you betray all lurkers!
. Remember (cardboard and plastic) (yes I am That old) risk, where most player would bash their heads in trying to hold continents and then the LURKER, with impecable timing would roll out of some dismal hole and sweep the map!

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<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Lefty Scaevola (edited November 06, 2000).]</font>

	07-11-2000 09:53									#24
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Lefty, my Risk pieces are still wood, and I remember well. That's why I used to keep a small pile of oblongs at the BACK of my empire, to terrify anyone who dared try a board sweep. It was often a chancey thing to hold on to the front lines while I built that pile up, but it was always worth it in the long run.

	07-11-2000 19:30									#25
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. ah Cavebear, you have the now coveted wooden block edition of Risk, rather than the more mass produce plastic tri-cross versions. I actually pocess neither, having resered my game inventory at the time for Avalon Hill & SPI games. There was always a wargamer around who had a copy for when we eschewed the nore serious fare in favor of Risk, Nuclear War, Junta, or Grand Imperialism, as well as some homemade, laugh games like Yellow Hair Gets Trimed and Mercenaries.
. My compiment to you and us other paleolithic relics.

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	07-11-2000 20:30									#26
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Lefty Scaevola...

JUNTA!!!!!!
One of the best games to play with a group of "friends"

I didn't think anybody else had ever played that fine game.

	10-11-2000 07:14									#27
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Lefty - And I still have the original AH Gettysburg. If I only had someone to play it with... *sigh* I should find a face-to-face gaming club. Or start one.

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	13-11-2000 12:47									#28
	Put an end to popups!

Lefty - the post count is like virtual **** size. Everyone says, "nah, it's not important" until you talk about cutting it off and getting rid of post count. Then look at the whiners come out of the woodwork.

If you look at the number of people vacationed for trying to jack their post counts, several of them multilpe time, it's truly pathetic.

So you're another old fart wargamer? Cool.

	13-11-2000 19:46									#29
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<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by cavebear on 11-09-2000 09:14 PM</font>
Lefty - And I still have the original AH Gettysburg. If I only had someone to play it with... *sigh* I should find a face-to-face gaming club. Or start one.


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. I believe Avalon Hill is headquartered in Baltimore, there should be some sort of AH gamming club near you. Pearhaps you could even find the game designer to play aganst.

	13-11-2000 19:52									#30
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IIRC Avalon Hill went out of business

as for post count it gives the forum a bit more texture and lets you know whether or not some one posts actively.