How to bump up posts

[smartie]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

No no no don't go!!! It really is a tiny minority that occassionally pick on post counts and they're usually people who just choose not to contribute as much.... most of us just enjoy the site and its myriad threads. There's more than room for you and your excellent images don't go!!!

Yes, Dave, please don't go. I'm as insulted as you are about this, but your input to the site is valuable in all sorts of ways. Stay and continue to be a friend.

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by davewalker

As a rlatively new member, who has contributed to over 70 threads already, I find it slightly,
no very, insulting to be considered a post counter.Does the fact that a post is credited for every image uploaded also count as post counting.
I feel so strongly about this that i now ask a moderater to remove my complete input to the site and close my accoount

David Walker

Please don't do that David just you keep posting there is always someone who just has to complain and try to spoil it for others.This site is basically a friendly lovely site and when you feel down to see this sort of thread when you are stuck at home and ill does the world of good as some threads in the treehouse also gives support to those who have troubles illness and such like it is nice to know you have the friendly support of a majority of very nice people on here which I and a few others have experienced.it is nice some one cares even if you have never met them.Or is there some one here that would call that tosh too

Keep going David take no notice.I among others don't give a monkeys uncle about my count although I do find it interesting how many I have it really doesnt matter it comes as a shock to know what everyone tells me.I TALK TOO MUCH

[Blackdog]

Originally Posted by eeyore

i really think we should wrap this thread up now - one member has already left over it and people are getting upset - if there is a mod out there can you please close it before anything else kicks off

(just for clarity i am talking about this thread - not the add 5 words one)

Well said that man! I second that.

[mrs fish]

I will quickly say that " five words" is sweet and Dave don't go, too many good people have left just lately

[StuartDH]

Not something that anyone really needs to get too emotive about. At the end of the day, its up to the mods to choose whether we close a thread or not.

It's true that in the past we've had some big problems with members posting identical posts, virtually cutting and pasting more than 300 times over the course of a couple of months to get their post count up. However, I've pretty much ignored this thread as I don't think the members are looking to get their post counts up.

We've had some bizarre threads that we let run for a while, but then we've had to stop them once they continually stop other ones from getting a look in.

Moderating obviously involves keeping things in moderation and everyone has their own limits as to what should/shouldn't be allowed on the forums. One thread like this may be OK, but what about ten more, or what if the thread was all about Man Utd? On the other hand, it's great to see members meeting and chatting away on these types of threads.

As eeyore mentioned, if anyone doesn't like the way the forum is going then simply use the 'report post' button and the mods will take a look at it.

Life' s too short to get wound up by any of this and it's good to see that, whilst there's disagreement, everyone has at least been a lot more civil than you'd find on most sites However, as it looks like everything has now been said on the topic I'll now close this thread before it gets to 'handbags at dawn'

Stu