Why do we relate posting count to veracity/time on the site?

we are always like "oh! lvl 1 poster with 100 post YOU MUST BE TROLLING!"

we all were lvl 1 with less than 1k posts at one point here...and most of the people who have low post counts are freshman to the interwebz or to the forums so they dont know how to behave in one and thus they are taken as the forum's clowns...its not precisely that they are intentionally trolling.

as for relating to the time on gs...why do we do this? I just saw a thread about a guy who says he is leaving gamespot after 7 years and nobody believes him because he only has 700 posts.

in case you dont know: you can create new accounts whenever you wish...for example i've been on gamespot since 2006 but I created this account in 2008...so Im just 3 years old in gamespot age just because I created this account in 2008?

I think its the last resort for a rebuttal in an argument.

Post count doesn't really mean that much. Mine is relatively low since I post maybe a couple times a week when i see topics that are interesting. I don't think much of it. I've been here long enough that I don't really look at stuff like that and what level you are anymore.

. Most of the time nobody respoonds to anything I say so I really only post anything if its something I know a lot about or just have the urge to post something. dewman322

Level 1 with 100 posts??? dont you level up after a day at lvl 1

Someone like that must really like the forums then

I wasnt discriminating against the guy that was leaving, i just found it odd... and also besides changing it if you dont like the name, ormaking a new one if your a guy thats was banned, y would you make a new acount...

I really dont care about post counts, cept when mine is really cool (like having the same number like 777 :D), And I dont regard the new people as trolls, except Ive seen that 1/2 of them do make purposely evil stuff... But most of those are just using stupid alt acounts to make trouble

And yes, I dont see a problem with having lots of posts, or putting 1 quote in each post, because its just easier that way

[QUOTE="dewman322"]. Most of the time nobody respoonds to anything I say so I really only post anything if its something I know a lot about or just have the urge to post something. TheArGaia

I would be really high level, if it wasn't for Gamespot suspending my accounts indefinetely for one reason or another.

[QUOTE="TheArGaia"][QUOTE="dewman322"]. Most of the time nobody respoonds to anything I say so I really only post anything if its something I know a lot about or just have the urge to post something. dewman322

I think its the last resort for a rebuttal in an argument.

DroidPhysX

level ones tend to be trolls or alts for the purpose of trolling. If someone has a more established account, they can be taken more seriously weezyfb

we are always like "oh! lvl 1 poster with 100 post YOU MUST BE TROLLING!"

we all were lvl 1 with less than 1k posts at one point here...and most of the people who have low post counts are freshman to the interwebz or to the forums so they dont know how to behave in one and thus they are taken as the forum's clowns...its not precisely that they are intentionally trolling.

as for relating to the time on gs...why do we do this? I just saw a thread about a guy who says he is leaving gamespot after 7 years and nobody believes him because he only has 700 posts.

in case you dont know: you can create new accounts whenever you wish...for example i've been on gamespot since 2006 but I created this account in 2008...so Im just 3 years old in gamespot age just because I created this account in 2008?

lightleggy

Most new members don't immediately gravitate to OT. The serious members mostly go to the other forums first. I didn't post in OT until I was Level 8 myself.

Post count doesn't matter as much as level, since we have a lot of members with a high level and low post count. I'm more suspicious of a Level 1 posting in OT, whereas I wouldn't think twice about a Level 15 with 100 posts.

I wasnt discriminating against the guy that was leaving, i just found it odd... and also besides changing it if you dont like the name, ormaking a new one if your a guy thats was banned, y would you make a new acount...

I really dont care about post counts, cept when mine is really cool (like having the same number like 777 :D), And I dont regard the new people as trolls, except Ive seen that 1/2 of them do make purposely evil stuff... But most of those are just using stupid alt acounts to make trouble

And yes, I dont see a problem with having lots of posts, or putting 1 quote in each post, because its just easier that way

Fundai

well you just stated one of the reasons why most do it: to change their e-name. as for doing it because you get banned...thats highly unlikely, because if you dont change your ip address, you'll be banned in a few minutes. As for myself, I changed accounts because I wanted a freshstart...When I created my first account I was a newcomer in the internet, I didnt knew much about so I would usually just make incredibly stupid posts and would be looked by everyone as the forum clown (I admit I was a really stupid kid back then) oh and also because my account name was my actual full name.... so when we got our own internet connection (we connected to my aunt's network before 'cause we didnt had internet) I thought it would be a good idea to have a fresh gamespot startlightleggy

I personally couldnt bring myself too make a new account, I like the Name too much, even if I get a badrep (Do I have a bad rep?? :? )

I've been here since June 2007 but don't even have 2k posts yet. Guess I'm a noob. Some people with big post counts get an ego boost though I don't know why.