Top Posters

[Abby_Cullen]

On the top 5 stats it shows the Top Posters. I was looking at my profile and then ended up looking at that and realized that my post count is different on the top stats/my profile. By a lot.

Profile: 1,540
Top Stats: 1,431

And Pojos is different too (I didn't check anyone else)
Profile: 2,109
Top Stats: 2,092

I know I don't have 100 posts in the requests forum, so what is cut out? Is it all the special forum posts? Or is there a glitch.

I had to post and ask, curiosity got the best of me.

[Error404]

I think it's Forum Games posts, either that or it's the software taking time to manage the post count, with it based on a script other than a live management system.

[Mandy Cullen]

yeah i heard those dont count on your total

[Abby_Cullen]

Yeah but I mean if it was that, why is the count in the forum/topstats different? It has me baffled and it's going to annoy me until I know, lol.

[King of Clubs]

games sometimes are an excuse to spam

[Error404]

Summary:

Forum Games posts.
Custom management scripts/software.
????
Profit! (Or confusion, in Mandis case)

I imagine the the management software is programmed to count ALL your posts, regardless of location, whilst your actual post count ignores thread games posts.

[Charlie F]

Your profile count excludes thread games and requests posts though... So it can't be that as the top stats are less.
I have no idea why it's different... maybe top posts don't include picture comments... or all special forums, or something.

[Darkfinn]

As far as I am aware... posts made here in the Admin forum don't count.

[Raccoon]

Originally Posted by Darkfinn

As far as I am aware... posts made here in the Admin forum don't count.

Originally Posted by Charlie F

Your profile count excludes thread games and requests posts though... So it can't be that as the top stats are less.

As it should be. Admin & Requests should not be spammed. And overposting to thread games neirher should be discouraged nor rewarded except in rep. But postcount numbers don't really mean much, except as a relative guide, anyway; and are only one factor to be considered among others. I had among the highest postcounts for a while, and now I don't by a long shot, and couldn't care much less either way. I am among the ever-increasing multitude with "lots of posts" and that's just fine.