Quote Originally Posted by annie View Post
To me the post count doesn't matter. It annoys me to see members applauded and congratulated for the number of posts simple because of how they were achieved most of the time. That being said though, that is my issue to either get upset about or ignore. So, I choose to ignore it and very seldom recognize those "accomplishments."

We have tried various other awards. The last set of "yearly" awards was while I was on staff. Honestly, it was a nightmare on many assorted fronts for many assorted reasons. There were also 2 awards called the "Rabbit" awards which were created basically to balance out the post count awards and to recognize contributors with fewer post counts. Those were to have been done quarterly and obviously died a quick death after the first set was given out. I am concerned that staff has continued to keep up the post count awards and not the contributor awards though. Personally, if all sets aren't worth doing then none of them should be done.

No one will be happy no matter which way it is handled.... my only request for the future would be a way to sort "new posts" and leave out forms you aren't interested in looking at, such as F&G. Perhaps have it an option on the CPuser where you can choose which sub forums to show on a now post search. Having 4 pages of new posts of which less then 1/2 of one page actually relate to anything other then F&G is a waste of my time since I do post there but seldom. Just as it is a waste of others time I'm sure to have to sort through other sections that they aren't interested in.


To take it a step further, perhaps place the post counts elsewhere within the forum, so as to not distract from ones accomplishments? Perhaps insert the number of posts an individual has on their profile page, as opposed to plugging it into their sigature? Or making it optional to have it posted publically or privately.