When Ming deletes a thread, do we lose posts?

zulu9812 · August 18, 2002, 04:40

When a thread gets deleted, do we lose all posts made in that thread from our post count or do we get to keep them?

Ren · August 18, 2002, 05:15

Yep I'm pretty sure we lose them. This happens when anybody else deletes our threads as well...

spartak · August 18, 2002, 05:18

Er no - I'm more or less certain that deleting a thread doesn't delete the post count. Good thing too, otherwise I would never have got the custom avatar...

zulu9812 · August 18, 2002, 05:42

perhaps an official confirmation of this (hini hint...)?

Solver · August 18, 2002, 06:03

As far as I'm aware, your post count is decreased whenever a thread or your post has been deleted. I think that I've observed it...

Well, after someone deletes this thread, we can check, right?

zulu9812 · August 18, 2002, 06:56

yeah, I suppose...

Ming · August 18, 2002, 06:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Solver
As far as I'm aware, your post count is decreased whenever a thread or your post has been deleted. I think that I've observed it...

NO... when a thread or post is deleted, it DOES NOT change your post count. Once you have posted, it counts. Unless you are given a PCR (post count reduction) by a mod, or the Data Base screws up, your post count never goes down.

Dauphin · August 18, 2002, 09:33

I've occasionally noticed my "ranking" in the members list jump up or down a place, with no obvious reason. The people directly above and below me do not change, and I see no uberspammers that could account for the displacement.

Do you often augment post counts, in addition to giving PCRs? If not, any ideas what could be the cause?

loinburger · August 18, 2002, 10:33

IIRC, the fact that post count doesn't go down when a thread/post is deleted was a large part of the reason that posters aren't allowed to delete their own posts; if they could, then they could go to a rarely used forum (like Civ-Mac) and spam to their heart's content, delete their posts before a Mod notices, and make Deity overnight.

Lefty Scaevola · August 18, 2002, 12:52

When Ming deletes one of your posts, he take a small part of your soul. When hes has deleted 1024 of your posts you become a cyber rodwraith, totaly subject to the will of the holder of the one master banning rod.

Edit, Come on now guys, this post was a least worth a chuckle!?!

Kassiopeia · August 18, 2002, 13:17

Heh. If our PC would go down when a thread is lost, then what about the myriad of old threads not archived? I doubt we'd have Deitys here at all.

DarkCloud · August 19, 2002, 12:47

When you move a thread from the OT to the On topic, does that add to people's post counts?

Just wondering?

Ming · August 19, 2002, 13:19

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkCloud
When you move a thread from the OT to the On topic, does that add to people's post counts?

Just wondering?

Nahhh... It's a matter of where the thread is when you originally post to it. If it's on topic, you get a post, even if the thead is moved to the Off Topic forum later. And you don't get a post if you post in an Off Topic thread, and then it is moved to an On Topic forum later (rare event...VERY RARE

)

loinburger · August 19, 2002, 13:29

Why worry about post counts at all? BFD, I say.

(+1)

Dauphin · August 19, 2002, 13:30

BFD?

ixnay · August 19, 2002, 13:41

Big F***ing Deal?

-Jrabbit · August 19, 2002, 13:46

Big Effing Deal.

Quote:

IIRC, the fact that post count doesn't go down when a thread/post is deleted was a large part of the reason that posters aren't allowed to delete their own posts; if they could, then they could go to a rarely used forum (like Civ-Mac) and spam to their heart's content, delete their posts before a Mod notices, and make Deity overnight.

Loinburger, you're a sneaky troublemaker. I knew there was something I liked about you.

loinburger · August 19, 2002, 13:59

I always say, "to act like a criminal, you've got to think like a criminal."

CapitanGarlic · August 19, 2002, 18:55

any criminal in particular?

loinburger · August 19, 2002, 20:12

Spink, I s'pose, or maybe Eli...

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 20:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming

Nahhh... It's a matter of where the thread is when you originally post to it. If it's on topic, you get a post, even if the thead is moved to the Off Topic forum later. And you don't get a post if you post in an Off Topic thread, and then it is moved to an On Topic forum later (rare event...VERY RARE

)

What if I post in the On-topic thread just as you are moving it to Off Topic?

(+1)

Jon Miller · August 19, 2002, 20:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Lefty Scaevola
When Ming deletes one of your posts, he take a small part of your soul. When hes has deleted 1024 of your posts you become a cyber rodwraith, totaly subject to the will of the holder of the one master banning rod.

Edit, Come on now guys, this post was a least worth a chuckle!?!

no, because you called me a cyber rodwraith

and hurt my feelings

Jon Miller

Skanky Burns · August 19, 2002, 21:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Tuberski

What if I post in the On-topic thread just as you are moving it to Off Topic?

(+1)

Depends on the order the server executes the commands.

If you post just before its moved, [+1].
If you post just after its moved, [+0].

I might add that it is impossible to post at exactly the same time as the thread is being moved, the server only executes one command at a time.

Tuberski · August 19, 2002, 21:32

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns

Depends on the order the server executes the commands.

If you post just before its moved, [+1].
If you post just after its moved, [+0].

I might add that it is impossible to post at exactly the same time as the thread is being moved, the server only executes one command at a time.

SHHHHH!!!!! I know that already.......... +

Skanky Burns · August 19, 2002, 22:35

Well, some people might not have.

[+1]

Ming · August 19, 2002, 23:25

Hmmm... I see some people are asking to experience a PCR up close and personal

Alexander's Horse · August 20, 2002, 01:04

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming

NO... when a thread or post is deleted, it DOES NOT change your post count. Once you have posted, it counts.

Obviously - otherwise I'd only have about 1500 posts

Galvatron · August 20, 2002, 06:18

But what will happen in this case:

I post something at the same time Ming moves the thread-the server crash-Bush will be elected a second time AND WWIII break out.

Does my post count?

Skanky Burns · August 20, 2002, 06:29

If the server processes your request before crashing, [+1].
If not, too bad. Bush is elected for nothing

Method · August 27, 2002, 13:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Ming
NO... when a thread or post is deleted, it DOES NOT change your post count. Once you have posted, it counts. Unless you are given a PCR (post count reduction) by a mod, or the Data Base screws up, your post count never goes down.

Are you sure? my PC is now 808. when you go into my profile and click "search all posts by this user" it comes up with 810. i've never posted in the OT before (

) and i'm pretty sure i've never had a PCR (and if i did, who would give a PCR of 2?).

Recently, solver deleted some threads in the ACDG for us (BTW can we have a permanent mod?

). i'm pretty sure that's where those 2 posts went.