User Support & Resources - Post Count Seniority (ALL INSIDE)

I like the idea of the 10 year member thread but wanted to see what others think about providing a little more seniority to those who come on here day in and day out? Not big perks but more perks than the average member... I think a good post count goal would be 6000 posts! I don't care if we only count posts that show on the avatar or if we include ALL posts combined (which would probably put me around 6,000 to 8,000 posts total since 2008) in order to get the perks... I will list some ideas of perks and don't mind other peoples ideas being included...

1: private room.
2: username bolded and colored(can be one color for all as to not get confused as a mod or admin.)
3: ability to change the member stamp below the username(eg: tech regular.)
4: ability to change username once over the life of the account upon request.
5: opens ability to get posts added to post count for key sections such as the Texas section for me or Florida section for the Florida members and so on (kill section not included)


I will add more ideas as I go but I am on my cell and want to post this up pretty fast...

I do believe club rsx has a post reward system. I think it would fit in nicely here.

Good idea

I never post as much as i should :(

I dislike the idea. It's one thing to offer rewards for long time membership status, which cannot be artifically inflated, but when you offer rewards for simple post count all you do is encourage post-whoring.

We disabled post count in non-tech sections for a reason. To bring it back to the regional sections (as you have suggested) is not the right move IMO.

I get all the #1 perks for having the highest "fake" posts. Check my stats :nod:

Post Count? No.
Quality over Quantity. :thumb:

I see it on here and on every other forum that Im on, people attempt to post whole to meet requirements to post in classifieds or gain other benefits that are meant for members. The more benefits you give for a high post count the more stupid posts you will get.

And I agree with the quality over quantity thing too. The only reason the classifieds are restricted is to try and keep new people from ripping members off (and this site is an information site before a classifieds site). But to restrict other information is just stupid. This forum should be open so information is available to everyone that is willing to learn. And honestly I doubt most long term members would care if they had a 5 or 10 year member stamp or had their user name a different color. Your join date is right there so people know how long you have been around. And honestly I could care less how long someone has been on here as long as they post quality information and not just random crap.

Do you guys really think people would post up more stupid crap so they could get their user name bolded and the color changed?

All good points, however the perks are ideas so they don't ALL have to be included... if post count for regenal section is not a good idea then it doesn't have to be included... also to weed out post whores all you have to do is also put a time frame requirement on it such as the 6000 post status doesn't count unless you have been a member for 5 years! I still think its a good idea because it could be tweeked in order to weed out the people that are just simply posting to be trolls... I'm not trying to set easy requirements! As you can see I don't even qualify for this yet but we do have some that do... I believe they need pats on the back for there contrabutions that they have provided with information and good reads!

Interesting idea. I'd like to see where this goes.

And I agree with the quality over quantity thing too. The only reason the classifieds are restricted is to try and keep new people from ripping members off (and this site is an information site before a classifieds site). But to restrict other information is just stupid. This forum should be open so information is available to everyone that is willing to learn. And honestly I doubt most long term members would care if they had a 5 or 10 year member stamp or had their user name a different color. Your join date is right there so people know how long you have been around. And honestly I could care less how long someone has been on here as long as they post quality information and not just random crap.

Exactly. I post frequently in the "What's It Worth' section (posts do NOT count there by the way) to assist others, plain and simple. I don't need 'credit' for the number of posts or special colors or whatever. C'mon...

I see what you are saying but if we go by this then we could also say that we don't need a member since date or a post count what so ever and that it could only be seen by mods and admins! We don't need any of it but that's why its called perks...
Exactly. I post frequently in the "What's It Worth' section (posts do NOT count there by the way) to assist others, plain and simple. I don't need 'credit' for the number of posts or special colors or whatever. C'mon...

rewards should be givin with time not post count, cuase then your random joe is ganna reply to every single post he can every say

i like trader rating LOL as the measuring stick

Do you guys really think people would post up more stupid crap so they could get their user name bolded and the color changed?

I dig your sarcasm.

OP, dumb idea.

I see it on here and on every other forum that Im on, people attempt to post whole to meet requirements to post in classifieds or gain other benefits that are meant for members. The more benefits you give for a high post count the more stupid posts you will get.

And I agree with the quality over quantity thing too. The only reason the classifieds are restricted is to try and keep new people from ripping members off (and this site is an information site before a classifieds site). But to restrict other information is just stupid. This forum should be open so information is available to everyone that is willing to learn. And honestly I doubt most long term members would care if they had a 5 or 10 year member stamp or had their user name a different color. Your join date is right there so people know how long you have been around. And honestly I could care less how long someone has been on here as long as they post quality information and not just random crap.

Agreed, very good points. :nod:

I see what you are saying but if we go by this then we could also say that we don't need a member since date or a post count what so ever and that it could only be seen by mods and admins! We don't need any of it but that's why its called perks...

Actually, there are some sites that have completely removed post count from all members. And I know that there are some staff members on this site over the years that have suggested doing away with post count here as well. I don't necessarily agree myself, but there are some that have this opinion.

As for "member since" dates, that's a whole different thing. You can't artifically inflate that like you can with post count. There is not nearly enough staff on this site to read every single post every single day, so there would be plenty of post whoring to gain these "perks".

We have enough terrible pointless threads that come on here daily. We don't need to give people a reason....isn't that the reason people came to tech. For technical advice. Not for bull threads asking if you like shoes or watches or stupid viral videos from the Internet

Sorry guys, I've abused the post count to get to 50 just so I could sell in the classifieds. I am an active member of other boards and just wanted to use the popularity to get some of my stuff sold. It worked well, but I am guilty of padding my responses. Thanks for the site, though.

Do you guys really think people would post up more stupid crap so they could get their user name bolded and the color changed?

Right. I don't see the point.

However...

I miss the days when one had to post something completely unique to gain a custom title ;) What were some of you guys doing back in 2003 when I was a newb? :D

Not a good idea, my reasons were already stated.

I dig your sarcasm.

OP, dumb idea.

And I thought everyone missed it :P lol

All points given are valid points! Another idea instead of seniority due to post count could be seniority due to post likes? This could weed out the crappy post whores and give seniority based on the number of likes one may get over the years for providing good info or a fun thread! It was stated that the mods can't keep track of every post so why not let the other members do it? Acurazine has this in place so tweaking it to give the perks after someone has hit 6000 acumulated likes may be a good option! What do you guys think? we can be limited to only being able to like a single post once per person... just an idea people

I missed it! Lol
And I thought everyone missed it :P lol

I like all the insight from everyone because it helps to make a great forum even better and bad ideas get shot down! This post count idea may have been a bad idea but it allows others to think outside the box and get new fresh ideas to help this sight grow even more... I have called this place home since 2008 but was on here as early as 2003 reading all the info that interested me!

I thought this was a technical forum for our cars....not Facebook

I thought this was a technical forum for our cars....not Facebook

I agree. I absolutely hate to think of a "like" button here on LS1tech.

While we're on this subject, I have seen a couple (literally 2 I think) that have their screen name in blue. What does that mean?

Outside of that, I could care less about "perks" or status.. Sorry OP, no offense.

Mods can change the color its like how stop sign used to be pink

I agree. I absolutely hate to think of a "like" button here on LS1tech.

:nod: Agreed.

While we're on this subject, I have seen a couple (literally 2 I think) that have their screen name in blue. What does that mean?

Before the official transfer of LS1Tech ownership to Internet Brands, our off-topic site (SSU) was still directly connected to LS1Tech. At that time, if you were a mod on SSU (but not here), they made your color blue on this site, to signify your status on the other site.

I wasn't aware that any of the old blue names were still left. I thought that was done away with long ago, but I guess not.

:nod: Agreed.



Before the official transfer of LS1Tech ownership to Internet Brands, our off-topic site (SSU) was still directly connected to LS1Tech. At that time, if you were a mod on SSU (but not here), they made your color blue on this site, to signify your status on the other site.

I wasn't aware that any of the old blue names were still left. I thought that was done away with long ago, but I guess not.

Got it. Thanks. Here is a member that still has a blue screen.
http://ls1tech.com/forums/member.php?u=38975

Post Count? No.
Quality over Quantity. :thumb:

Exactly.

Thats why I don't post.:bang:

Why would anyone care about seniority on a message board anyways?

There are guys like me who have been in the LS1 game over 10 years but rarely post. Why should some n00b who joins this year and whores it up get some kind of special treatment?

Why would anyone care about seniority on a message board anyways?

There are guys like me who have been in the LS1 game over 10 years but rarely post. Why should some n00b who joins this year and whores it up get some kind of special treatment?

^Exactly^. I've been on here since 2003 and spent $1000's with sponsors and some guy driving his mom's Honda comes trolling along post whoring get special treatment,,,,,,Lame. Why don't we put the Rep system in place like some other forums have/sarcasm/

What about a join date rep system then, not just the 10 year vets?

Why would anyone care about seniority on a message board anyways?

There are guys like me who have been in the LS1 game over 10 years but rarely post. Why should some n00b who joins this year and whores it up get some kind of special treatment?

:werd: Some things are better left alone.

This site needs to be more like facebook, we need a "like" button and be able to let people post whore about their day on here.

Thats what this site is missing :eyes:

This site needs to be more like facebook, we need a "like" button and be able to let people post whore about their day on here.

Thats what this site is missing :eyes:

I agree. The only thing I like more than knowing what every single person I have ever known is doing at every single minute of the day, is being able to tell every single person I have ever known what *I* am doing at every single minute of the day. Nothing like an inflated sense of social self-importance to brighten your day! :eyes:

I agree. The only thing I like more than knowing what every single person I have ever known is doing at every single minute of the day, is being able to tell every single person I have ever known what *I* am doing at every single minute of the day. Nothing like an inflated sense of social self-importance to brighten your day! :eyes:

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