I could not agree more. This is why I think the post count should only be in the watch related sections which apparantly the idea is still up in the air.
Very true most of use know each other around here, my only concern is for new people coming onto the board. They won't necessarily know and I'm not saying that's exactly a problem but now that we are able to sell again on the board openly I think we need to make sure that someone with less than honorable intentions hasn't registered within the last few days, gets their post count up and causes problems selling to newbs.
Good idea and there is actually a very basic version of this in place already. If you pull up a persons profile it will show where the majority of their posts have been so this can be somewhat of an indicator as to what their contribution is.
Now don't get me wrong guys I agree that places like the loony bin, off topic, GGG, undie threads and even political/religious threads have their place here and are an integral part of what RWG is and has become. I'm also not saying that the people who post mostly in those areas are not contributing as they certainly are since RWG has become more than just about replicas. I do believe however that reps are still the main thrust of this forum! All of the new people who come here aren't looking for pics of hotties or wanting to discuss the finer points of politics or needing to find a place to just act a little loony after a long day at the office; they are here for information on or to purchase replicas. That's why I feel so strongly about this whole post count thing.
Thanks for letting me rant!