Post Count : A Defining Factor?

Hello everyone,

Been thinking about this for a while, and just wanted to get some opinions from other people on the subject.

How do you feel about post count? Is it a defining characteristic of trust for you? It seems that whenever I go into a trade, or witness people struggling to decide who goes first in a trade, (because for whatever reason they refuse to use a MM), post count is one of the most important factors. Often times, people hold post count in an even higher regard than vouches / join date. That's all well and good, and I can see some of where people are coming from, but really, how important IS post count?

I see so many newcomers now going around the RS account forums, placing random offers and comments on things, just to boost post count. While this is nothing new, it is an obnoxious act for many reasons. (Unnecessary bumping is a big one.) With people going around doing this, and boosting their post count in other such "lame" ways, do you still feel that it is an important factor?

I know tons of people around here, myself included, that have been fairly long-time members, but don't have many posts. This is often cause for lack of trust or being considered less than another member, who may well be a newcomer but has tons of "useless" posts. I personally have a low count, because I only post when I'm making an offer, selling something, have the answer to a question that hasn't been answered, or am providing pertinent information on something.

Maybe I'm over-thinking all of this, but I just figured I'd get some opinions out of my fellow Sythers.

tl;dr ? : Poast cownt, wut it do?

 

Doesn't do anything.

You trust who YOU deem trustable and that can be from many different factors, each person having different ones.

 

i guess it also shows how active you are in the community, which could count as a factor of trust

 

Don't hold it accountable for trust.
Lately I've seen many people who joined last month/January who have accumalated over 600+ posts already...
I think the people who joined recently think it means they'll be more "trusted" the higher their post count.

 

While I'm inclined to agree with this, it's just difficult to pick out those people who are active in the community in a beneficial way, versus those who make an effort to boost their count just for the sake of abusing it.

 

You can always check through people's posts to see if they're useful or not. If not, they're probably just spamming to raise their post count

 

Posts mean nothing, you trust who you choose to trust, if you get scammed, you only have yourself to blame? Just my thought.

 

Feb 2011, 800 posts ^ Good god


Posts do mean something. Imo someone is less likely to risk losing their 2000+ post account over someone with 15 posts. Do posts mean everything? No, but they do mean something

 

Kabal, take your flaming elsewhere mate, i post everyday without a fail and post on threads i feel i need to. If you have a problem PM me, i have every right to post.

 

I generally do this. Plus, just frequenting certain forums can often yield the same answers. In the past 30 mins or so I've seen three or so different people posting random comments/bumps on as many as 5 threads in a row. Normally not too hard to tell who's got legit posts, and who doesn't. Lots of people don't even bother checking though and assume that high post = high trust.

Definitely agree. There are plenty of safe-guards that you can take to prevent being scammed. Being lured into a sense of false-trust should never happen. More people need to realize that they have the choice to not trust and say no

 

Calm down man I wasn't flaming, just found it a bit ironic. But since you got so hurt about it...

All from the first page of your recent posts. I guess you are right

 

They do mean nothing, im not hurt about it, none of them are spam in my eyes, but since you seem to think different, ill go and delete em. And btw, spam forum is there for a reason

 

Post count and join date is one of my first factors. I always look at it first for trades then I go to vouches, as I'm less likely to take a paypal payment from someone who just joined and knows all the ins and outs of this site. I means some too me but is not the most important.

 

I agree with you there, BUT. I joint in Feb and look at my vouches. Doesnt mean im going to be not trusted right? Just means i havnt been here for long

 

Never said that, but someone who just joined and has like 2 posts in the market section I tend to be wary of.

 

Oh yeah, of course bro. Just putting it out there. Yeah i know what your saying, anyone would be wary

 

The only thing post counts do for me is determine penis size.

If people use their post count as a reason for you to go first, not use a omm/mm, it an instant red flag for me. Most trusted people with high post counts and old join dates always use mm's because its the wisest course of action for both parties.

Off topic: lmao at kabal, your the man.

 

I wish i had higher post count lol its hard not having trust from anyone!

 

Post count is iffy, I tend to stick with looking for trades with members who have joined before 2010. Having a large amount of posts with an older account usually means theres more actual posts and trades, rather than one word spam posts.

I dont see 90% of vouches as a trust bearing item, because Ive seen way too many that are "OMG VOUCH!! He got me 1-30 Fishing for free!". When I look at vouches I look for larger ammounts traded successfully, what I start counting as legitimate vouches are for trades in excess of 100$. Because If a person has the mindset of a scammer they arent going to start scamming for 5-10$.

So pretty much, if you want to feel more comfortable about finding a "trusted" seller, look for good feedback from large trades. Look for an 2+ year member, with decent-high post count. People have 3-4 year old accounts with 10 posts and say they are trusted because they have had an inactive account for ages, I dont buy it.

Last but certainly not least, use the search feature and search for their Sythe name. It will make it pretty obvious if they have scammed another member in the past if there is a Scammer Report in the results.

 

Hey. get use to it... No one trusts me either or they'd give me Admin permissions.