I can't post from school

[SaberKitty]

ok, i'm just attempting to post, because i get an ise when i post to the gl. if yhis show's up, cna you tell me how to avoid my ise when posting to the gl from school?

-SK

[Macros]

it could be a school network thingy, i used to not be able to send any forms on my school computers. search engines, anything. could be that.

[jeep]

Study at school and screw around at home!

OK, now, I have to get back to work.

-JEEP

[SK]

half the class was playing counterstrike. the other half (except for the few of us either working on our projects or just using the comps to check random forums) were playing mtg.... my green deck is uber now but, my teacher still kicks my butt with his blue deck- blah, i'lll never get past those counterspells!!!!
ok, sorry. anyway, yeah, there's not much programming going on anymore since we only have to do our final project and then we're done. but any idea why it only lets me not post to the gl? but it does to mafiascum?

-SK

[Antrax]

WELL WELL WELL.
Let's see.
Antrax

[willows_weep]

hmm does saving the password to your schools computer not help?
I couldnt do anything on my schools computer till I did that, it is annoying though because I get paranoid ...

[jeep]

Did you check the date of this thread? And I would not recommend saving your password on your schools computers. At the very least, clear the cookies after you are done...

-JEEP

[Macros]

post dates are so blase these days jeep, its the count that matters.

[jeep]

Yeah, what was I thinking? Post count is SOO important.

-JEEP
<- ponders setting everyone's post count to a random number

[SaberKitty]

oooh! can my post count be pi? or e? i?

no! it want the squareroot of 2. it's a nice number.

(oh, the reason i couldn't get to the gl is the same reason that we can't get to yahoo mail and other such things- because the administrators are intenet nazis... but we solved the problem by hooking up a wireless internet thingy to one of the computes and we just bring in laptops... meh.)

-sk

[blackhawk]

man, jeep you mustve posted like 20 posts in a minute for 13 hours, cuz the last time i saw your post count it was only like, 283, i wonder if im still in the top 10? *runs off to the top ten posters*

[MeMe]

I've pretty much stayed out of the discussions of "should we disable post count/only count game posts/blahblahblah" because, as one of the top posters on the site, my opinion might seem biased. You all know me. I've not ever posted just to up my count. I play the hell out of every game I'm in and comment when I feel like commenting in the discussion threads.

But, here goes. I do not like the idea of only counting mafia posts

at all

. If you want to change the way the count is reflected then hide it...make it only available in profile...don't have a "top ten posters" option in the member list. But why screw around with the number itself? And I'll also say that I am quite discouraged about the fake post count that jeep currently has. I think that makes more of a mockery of the board than people spamming to inflate their count does. At least the spam can be chalked up to the fact that they're 1) eager...2) young...3) whatever. But jeep, you're a board elder with the power to put your count at >1 mil with a few key strokes. If you're trying to prove that post count is unimportant, I think you could make your point more effectively by putting yours at "3" instead of your current number.

I know, I know, it's just a joke. I just didn't think it was funny. I'm tired of feeling like I should be ashamed about having a high post count and that I have to prove myself worthy of my count. Hide the damn thing and I think everyone can quit complaining about it.

[Dragon Phoenix]

One of the many things I like about the GL is that it does just that. All posts are counted, but they are not visible, unless you open someone's profile.

[Cadmium]

Well, I found it to be funny, jeep. But maybe that's because I've seen the same discussion and "prank" on the GL with Aga's post count (his count was decreased by one every new post).

MeMe, you should not feel discouraged about it. Why should you have to prove yourself worthy of your post count? I mean, it's obvious that you participate in a lot of games and dedicate yourself to them. A moron can see this. You don't continuously make posts containing two words and I don't see your name at the bottom of every single thread created in the last half year (well, with the exception of "Little Italy" ). And that's the difference. It's not the high post counts that people don't like, it's the way people post. And there's nothing wrong with the way you're posting.

Just thought I'd let you know.

[Macros]

i quite like jeeps post count, it gives us all something to aspire to.

[Flying Dutchman]

Yeah, I saw that too

Wants to be on top, I suppose.......

Well, then I just sort ascending

[bloojay]

Now THERE's spmething that not even bigben could live up to in the near future. Good show, jeep!

[jeep]

But why screw around with the number itself?

Because it seems to be taking on too important of a role and people post just to get the number up.

And I'll also say that I am quite discouraged about the fake post count that jeep currently has. I think that makes more of a mockery of the board than people spamming to inflate their count does.

How so? Just so you know: My post count is 1000000 less than what it shows. Easy to undo...even if there wasn't a feature that goes through and resynch's everyone's post count- which there is.

I'm tired of feeling like I should be ashamed about having a high post count and that I have to prove myself worthy of my count.

My point!!! You shouldn't have to feel ashamed or feel like you need to prove yourself. The fact that you feel that way is a clear indication that there is a problem. I will talk to mith about this. I like having a way to indicate the more experienced people so newbies know who they can go to with questions. I don't like that people post for the sake of getting their post count up.

I lean towards removing it from the template so it doesn't show up in every post and people will have to look it up in the profiles to see it.

-JEEP