Post count on threads

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jimmyjimjim

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7,348 posts

239 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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No, not the usual thing of "why isn't my post count increasing...oh it's working now", but if you click on someone's profile (or even your own), then select 'Forums', you can see threads that you've started or contributed to, and the number of comments you've made, of the total.

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that these numbers actually bear any relation to the number of posts made in that thread - for example, if I look at my profile I can see that I've made 1 of 44 comments in the 'prescription sunglasses' thread. If I go in and look at it however, I've actually made 5 comments.

Hardly a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it in case it points to some massive underlying issue that's imminently going to cause the entire forum database to collapse...

NPI

1,310 posts

125 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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jimmyjimjim said:
Hardly a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it in case it points to some massive underlying issue that's imminently going to cause the entire forum database to collapse...
That's probably the least of their worries at the moment.

Wacky Racer

38,198 posts

248 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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jimmyjimjim

Original Poster:

7,348 posts

239 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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If no-one mentions it, it'll never* get fixed.

* ok, It'll probably never get fixed anyway, but hey....

Monty Zoomer

1,459 posts

158 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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jimmyjimjim said:
No, not the usual thing of "why isn't my post count increasing...oh it's working now", but if you click on someone's profile (or even your own), then select 'Forums', you can see threads that you've started or contributed to, and the number of comments you've made, of the total.

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that these numbers actually bear any relation to the number of posts made in that thread - for example, if I look at my profile I can see that I've made 1 of 44 comments in the 'prescription sunglasses' thread. If I go in and look at it however, I've actually made 5 comments.

Hardly a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it in case it points to some massive underlying issue that's imminently going to cause the entire forum database to collapse...
Who cares rofl

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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This could be the beginning of the end. Where are my lucky rubber underpants...?

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

204 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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How many of your posts were in the last 30 days?

jimmyjimjim

Original Poster:

7,348 posts

239 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Shaw Tarse said:
How many of your posts were in the last 30 days?
Spot on; it's the number of posts made by the user on that thread in the last 30 days (or 60, or whatever you selected), out of the total ever made.

My misunderstanding, thank you.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

256 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Glory be, we're saved.....

Kinky

39,582 posts

270 months

Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Thank God for that. I was dreading we had reached the end of the internet.

smegmore

3,091 posts

177 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Kinky said:
Thank God for that. I was dreading we had reached the end of the internet.
Nah, that will happen when SP&L implodes wink

jimbop1

2,441 posts

205 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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On a more serious note.. I can't believe I've missed the 'prescription sunglasses thread'!!

Kinky

39,582 posts

270 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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smegmore said:
Kinky said:
Thank God for that. I was dreading we had reached the end of the internet.
Nah, that will happen when SP&L implodes wink
hehe