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Title: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: HoffmanMyster 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)

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--Vendor FeedbackN
--ClueboardN
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--IMSTON
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--KprepublicN
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--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
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--Hammer WSN
--HOT KEYS PROJECTN
----HKP MemoryN
--Hunger Work StudioN
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--TMK Keyboard ServiceN
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GEEKHACK SIX ANNIVERSARY CONTESTSY
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Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: LightningXI on Fri, 14 June 2019, 13:51:34
Great resource for people unaware about the post count process. :thumb: Thanks for this, Hoff!
Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: rowdy 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.
Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: Sifo 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
Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 17 June 2019, 08:52:05
Quote from: Sifo 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

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.  :))
Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: Puddsy on Mon, 17 June 2019, 22:09:22
also known as "what subforums will i find puddsy in"
Title: Re: Why aren't my posts being counted?
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 18 June 2019, 15:47:21
Quote from: Puddsy on Mon, 17 June 2019, 22:09:22
also known as "what subforums will i find puddsy in"

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