Post count = knowledge ?

[Virtual ghost]

It looks to me that in many situations post count people see as amount of knoledge. (what is not true)
In many cases person with 56 posts will be submissive toward the person that has 3700 posts.
Also person with large number of posts will think that he/she is more likely to be right, even in things that have nothing to do with MBTI simply because they have more posts. (there are alway exceptions)


Do others agree with this observation and what do you think about it?

 

[INA]

nope. that's pretty silly.

 

[Amargith]

never really pay attention to someone's postcounts. Besides, many times those posts are made to ask a question, not to answer one

 

[SillySapienne]

Lol, no.

I have a shit ton of posts, not because I am knowledgeable on or about MBTI, or typology but rather because I love foruming, I am in a monogamous relationship with this one and... and, I am dork with a capital D.

 

[nightning]

Agree. Much like people naturally associate age with wisdom. It's an ingrained heuristic that we use automatically.

Edit: I also find it interesting that whenever somebody mention people acting like sheep, they immediately deny it without considering it.

 

[entropie]

My post is larger than yours

 

[Jack Flak]

never really pay attention to someone's postcounts. Besides, many times those posts are made to ask a question, not to answer one

Yeah not mine though.

 

[Orangey]

It looks to me that in many situations post count people see as amount of knoledge. (what is not true)
In many cases person with 56 posts will be submissive toward the person that has 3700 posts.
Also person with large number of posts will think that he/she is more likely to be right, even in things that have nothing to do with MBTI simply because they have more posts. (there are alway exceptions)


Do others agree with this observation and what do you think about it?

I've never noticed any sort of deference on the part of those with low post counts towards those with high post counts. If anything, some folks with low post counts get a little ignored (though not all the time), but not really any special to the high post count lot.

 

[disregard]

It is wise to be familiar with your surroundings (and their valued currency) before attracting attention to yourself, lest it be the wrong kind of attention. This is why people with a lesser post count (often newcomers) tend to be deferential.

 

[entropie]

aquanauts dont talk !

 

[ajblaise]

Post count probably does correlate positively with knowledge on MBTI, but a lot of new posters seem to come equipped with some MBTI knowledge.

 

[proteanmix]

nope. that's pretty silly.

Really? Post counts and join dates are status markers on forums. IRL, you'd have age, race, sex, or other socioeconomic markers. People definitely use their post counts and join dates to discount n00bs

When you say right you mean...? An older poster may understand more forum context than a new poster. Any new person typically has to "prove" themselves. I think that time is collapsed on forums and it can happen pretty quickly.

 

[GargoylesLegacy]

It looks to me that in many situations post count people see as amount of knoledge. (what is not true)
Do others agree with this observation and what do you think about it?

Oddly...I kinda had that Feeling too sometimes during the past Days while browsing around. So...guess I am NOT paranoid then.

 

[Amargith]

Yeah not mine though.

True, you mostly answer a lot, and commendable as that is...aren't you sometimes the slightest bit curious about stuff you cannot figure out on your own?

 

[Orangey]

Really? Post counts and join dates are status markers on forums. IRL, you'd have age, race, sex, or other socioeconomic markers. People definitely use their post counts and join dates to discount n00bs

When you say right you mean...? An older poster may understand more forum context than a new poster. Any new person typically has to "prove" themselves. I think that time is collapsed on forums and it can happen pretty quickly.

This is the reverse of his question, though. He asked if the n00bs act deferentially towards the longstanding, 5000+ post count members...not if the high post count-ers treat the n00bs badly.

 

[Simplexity]

There is obviously a recognition and acceptance factor.

Who would know just how [fashionable] CC really is after reading a couple of posts.

Or you just might think Jack Flak is a social butterfly that spreads his happiness to anyone he encounters.

It takes time to get to know people, in the absence of that we make quick judgments, heuristics if you will. Post counts are just one handy form.

 

[INA]

They may . . . or they may not. Quantity v. quality. I take post count as an indication the person likes to post a lot. By itself it tells me little other than that. Some people (self-included) post a lot of fluff/non-serious stuff.

 

[prplchknz]

hahahahahahahah no post count does not=knowledge. Look at me and my post count I'm defently not as smart as people with a lower post count.

 

[Jack Flak]

True, you mostly answer a lot, and commendable as that is...aren't you sometimes the slightest bit curious about stuff you cannot figure out on your own?

Hmm...Like how to find the perfect woman? Curious sure, but I don't think the answer is to be had here.

 

[Amargith]

Hmm...Like how to find the perfect woman? Curious sure, but I don't think the answer is to be had here.

How would you know if you don't ask the question?