Hi All,

MTS2 is a dynamic environment, and as such we may delete, reorganise and otherwise change the way the site works. We may also delete threads if need be. Any of these actions can cause your post count to go down.

Let me explain what this is: Every time you reply to a thread, or post a new thread, you get posts added to your count, assuming the forum is set to do that (currently only the introductions forum here, and the War Zone on S2C are set to *not* count posts). Every time we reorganise and delete forums, prune old threads and posts, or delete threads, your post count goes down.

As an example, when we split off the socialise forums to Sims2Community.com, a lot of peoples post counts went down on MTS2, becuase the forums where removed here - as indicated in the various threads in Site News on that matter. The request forum organisation and ongoing maintenance work in Sims 2 Help will also cause large jumps in your post count.

This is a fully automatic process independant of any moderators or admins - it's built into the vBulletin system. There are processes in place that automatically archive, prune and delete old threads. Your post count may, therefore, according to these rules, go up or down at any point.

However, it's just a number. It means nothing. A higher count does not get you special privilages. You do not get lollipops when you reach 1000 posts. You may not get a custom title by posting more. A higher post count has nothing to do with downloads being approved, and having your post count lowered does not mean you are being "picked on" or on some kind of "list". It means nothing! It's simply the number of posts that you currently have on the site.

Your "ranking" on MTS2 (the Lab Assistant, Test Subject etc) is based on your post count, and thus can also change according to if any get deleted. An explanation of the ranking system can be found here in the Site FAQ forum.

This forum has recently gotten a lot of posts by people complaining thier post count has gone down. This is uncessesary. If you see your post count has dropped, do NOT post about it here. Please read the above few paragraphs again.

I have recently removed the post count display from both Sims2Community *and* ModTheSims2. It may or may not come back. It does not mean that you have had your posts deleted. You may still see somebodies real post count by viewing thier member profile.

I hope this clarifies the situation.

Regards,
Delphy

No LollyPop?

Thank you for clearing this up, I've seen 1,000 or so posts on thedsubject.

good idea. i actually liked post counts a bit though. that way you can see how involved (see annoying) you are on the forum. i understand why though!

Much better like this.

Post is just a post - copied or cut...
No matter how many...
The number of Thanks for me is much more important -

Will the pics and avatars be coming back?

pics and avatars? you already have an avatar...

I like this- it means that people will now have to judge you on the merit of each post, instead of assuming that because someone has 10 billion posts it means that they know what they're on about!

Ok but for some reason I dont see any avatars at all next to ppl's names

Make sure you aren't using the MTS2 Minimal theme, and that you have Show Avatars turned on in your options

Why did you decide to delete the post counts completely? Was it because of all the people complaining?

Why not get rid of the whole thing - Lab Assistant - New Kid On the Block - Etc.; It serves no purpose.
Just a thought, maybe if you moved members up through time, say 4 Mth. intervals rather than post count?
A member that hasn't posted in 4 mths. could be auto removed from server as well.
And by the way, THANK YOU Delphy!

I don't really like the idea of deleting because of how often you post, I mostly a lurker and don't post much. I wouldn't want to find out I can't sign on one day because I haven't posted. But I guess maybe if they hadn't been active it would make more sense, and maybe more like 8 months or so.. sometimes I get side tracked and don't do something for a few months or so.

Basically yes. We (moderators) were getting several PMs a day from people who basically said "why have I been demoted???????" when their rank went down. This way, no one knows what they have so no one can complain.

Wooohoooo thankyou Delphy, now I see all the cute little avatars And wouldnt you know it bairy, just a few ppl have to ruin it for all the rest of us. I loved the number of posts, kinda made me feel important and recognized. waaaaaaaaaa, nobody notices me lol All in all you guys do a fantanstic job and your greatly appreciated by us "little ppl" :D

Well bairy I noticed the other day my number went down and I thought the deleting of posts and threads must be the reason. You people probably deleted alot of threads when you made the new site. I deleted a thread and some posts of mine. I didn't complain. I just thought that had to be the reason for my post count being less than what it was. The number of posts doesn't matter. I've made so many posts, I can't keep track of them. I think the why I made so many posts was all the thank yous before you guys made the thank you button. I like the thank you button. I can just click on the thank you instead of making a post. I don't always want to make a post to just say thank you. The thank you button makes it easy. I saw a thread where someone was complaing about their post count. I guess we don't really need a post count. We probably don't even need the lab assistant and test subjects either but its something you guys did just for the fun of it.

Thanks for addressing the issue!

Its never bothered me.. its like this ridiculous fetish for 'rating' some peeps seem to have, esp at the maxis BBS *shudder*.. I think perhaps its a teen thing, this constant need to be rated & ranked.. anyhoo.. i'm not bothered either way about post counts -

I suppose its handy sometime to tell if someones a regular or a newbie, but other than that I can't fathom why people (kiddies ) are that fanatical about their post counts, ranking - rating thing....

-Xi-
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Yeah one day I had 60 then I had 0.

it's been wierd to watch mts2 change throughout the last year. some things are good (seperating the sites) and some make us a little sad (no more ratings) but all in all they are for the best

well Im 53 and loved the count, made me feel like I mattered and was noticed some how.

Oh! Thanks Delphy.. I wait until all be normal.

:bump: I don´t need the post counts, because I have not so much time to post all the time, but for some people it´s helpful to see that people with much postcounts can maybe help some newbies with all.

Why stand by some users that "Thanked thingy" and by some not? :argh:

because only people who are thanked are thanked. you can say thanks to downloads or requests.