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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Why aren't my posts being counted?
« on: Fri, 14 June 2019, 12:11:22 »
You may find that your post count is not increasing, despite making posts and actively engaging in discussion on the forum.  This is due to the way the various subforums are setup, such that subforums directly related to keyboards and keyboard activity will count posts, while those related to chatter and buying/selling will not. 

Since this has come up as a discussion point many times in the past, I figured it was high time to officially document which subforums do and do not count posts, as an easy reference for anyone curious. 

(Note that if you do want to check your "unfiltered" post count, you can do so by viewing your Profile -> Show Posts -> Click to the last page, and see the post number listed next to your oldest post)

Subforum NamePosts Counted
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KeyCon 2019
KeyCon 2019Y
geekhack Community
New MembersN
MeetupsY
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--Keyboard of the MonthY
----KotM ArchiveY
Keyboard KeycapsY
ErgonomicsY
ReviewsY
geekhack MediaY
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Other Geeky StuffY
Off TopicN
geekhack Projects
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--DIY Discussions ARCHIVEY
geekhack Marketplace
Vendor ForumsN
--Vendor FeedbackN
--ClueboardN
--CM StormN
--GeekKeysN
--HendyZoneN
--IMSTON
--KailhN
--KeyClackN
--KeyPop.netN
--KprepublicN
--MassdropN
----Keycap Set Design ContestN
--MatiasN
--MechanicalKeyboards.comN
--Mekanisk.coN
--OriginativeN
----Originative ArchiveN
--Signature Plastics / PimpMyKeyboardN
--techkeys.usN
--The Keyboard CompanyN
--UKKeycapsN
--VarmiloN
--Zeal PCN
--zFrontierN
--VelocifireN
Interest ChecksY
Group Buys and PreordersY
ClassifiedsN
Artisan ServicesN
--Artisan FeedbackN
--Bro CapsN
----The AthenaeumN
--Clack FactoryN
--[CTRL]ALTN
----The GallowsN
--Hammer WSN
--HOT KEYS PROJECTN
----HKP MemoryN
--Hunger Work StudioN
----Bingecap ArchiveN
----HWS ArchiveN
--MiMiC CablesN
--Pexon PCsN
--RAMA WORKSN
--TMK Keyboard ServiceN
Member Auction LinksN
Great FindsN
Previous Events Archive
KeyCon 2018Y
KeyCon 2017Y
KeyCon 2016Y
KEYCON 2015Y
GEEKHACK SIX ANNIVERSARY CONTESTSY
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KEYCON 2014 MEDIAY

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 14 June 2019, 13:51:34 »
Great resource for people unaware about the post count process. :thumb: Thanks for this, Hoff!

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 14 June 2019, 18:12:13 »
Thanks for this.

We've sort of had a general idea, but it's nice to have the rules all collected in one place.
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 14 June 2019, 22:48:49 »
what about all the posts that got lost during the attacks :( but wow my ratio is pretty bad :D
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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 17 June 2019, 08:52:05 »
what about all the posts that got lost during the attacks :( but wow my ratio is pretty bad :D

Any lost posts are lost, sadly.  :(  And if there is ever another hard count of posts like happened last summer (?), you may see a similar shift in post count.  How exactly the forum normally keeps up with this is unclear to me. 

LOL, I think most users have a pretty high ratio of off-topic to keyboard posts.  :))

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 17 June 2019, 22:09:22 »
also known as "what subforums will i find puddsy in"
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Offline HoffmanMyster

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Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 18 June 2019, 15:47:21 »
also known as "what subforums will i find puddsy in"

The one downside to making the full list public.  :rolleyes: