I know I'm just a college student, but Randy please hear me out as a long time listener and thoughtful observer of Flyertalk.

Is there any way we could eliminate post counts in OMNI? I have understood it that post counts are one way to evaluate reputations of other members. Unfortunately, in the past, I have noticed that there are many members out there with unusually high post counts and all their posts have been in OMNI. A newbie like I may trust these users and respect them, when really they do not contribute anything to the miles and points section of flyertalk. I love this website over the past few months of use and I truly feel that this would be a good move to make OMNI enjoyable and not an egotistic competition for higher post counts.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-vandy

^ Good Idea ^

We have several posters on the AC forum who have lower post counts, but their posts are of a high quality and informative. They are true frequent fliers, have many experiences they can share, but only share when they can provide concise input.

I have learn't to not judge anyone here by their high or low post count.

I've got an idea: Spend more time focusing on points, miles, and travel. Spend less time focusing on who has what or who's doing what.

Just an idea....

You trust people based on post counts

There are some people here with very high numbers that I wouldn't trust them with the time of day

Trust is earned, and should based on the contributions that person gives to this community.

What's next? People wanting to implement some sort of reputation system?

It will never work


Look I have 5 green chiclets █ █ █ █ █

and a good one. ^

I agree with skofarrell and jfe on this matter. Besides, I have 8 green chiclets! █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

In all seriousness, I could care less about post count but content of a person's posts. I know who offers good information and who offers little useful information. I have am able to discern valuable information as I have been on FT for over 1 1/2 years. If a person cannot discern posters that offer good information from those who do not then ask questions regarding a subject, sit back and read the posts that will follow. I have a higher post count and many of those posts are due to Omni. However, I also have many posts on travel related forums as well. How people regard me is their business. All I can try to do is post factual information and assist those needing help. When I have a question, I create a new topic or read a relevant topic. For many of us, Omni allows us a forum to relieve stress. In my case, the stress is caused by business travel and work on the road.

Then you won't have any problem if I use your post and this thread to celebrate my 1000th post

Yippee

Now back to intelligent, high IQ posts

Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a college student, i was one myself (trivia: my first business experience was in college. i bought a refridgerator and smuggled it into the laundry room in my dorm and sold keys to the padlock i put on it so that my fellow students could have local brew and snacks quite handy. The name: Fat City Cold Storage)

I think you'll go far here on FT and elsewhere because of the way you start this. "A long time listener." We need many more like you. As for the post count. As you know, the display of post count is universal among almost all bulletin boards in existance. It's a standard feature of the technology that many of us use. Post count can be misleading and I usually don't even notice it. For instance, I was truly caught in on this post because of the way you introduced the topic. I only noticed later on your post count and by then it didn't matter because i was engaged with reading what you have to say. I'm not sure what we can do within the current limitations of our technology to add or substract post counts by forum structure. I think i was asked something similar before and it was can we discount OMNI posts toward the post total, whereas i am reading that you'd like to see no post count at all viewable when visiting the OMNI forum. This and many other suggestions are how we get better - some will warrant implementation and others will not, but we still need the comments and ideas coming. We're still trying to come to a resolution on this signature line issue. I kind of like them but when it comes to members using them in intents less than the mission statement of FlyerTalk, then it's not much fun.

Bottomline: let me see what the tech guys can come up in research. Now, i warn you in advance (guess i'm feeling a little picked on today....) there is a great chance that i will not answer back on this. It doesn't mean anything personal, it simply means i got tangled up with something else. However, once i hand it off to the tech guys, at least it will be looked in to.

I've got to tell you - as i was writimg this response i got a good feeling about FlyerTalk. My thoughts were along the lines that it's a pretty long distance between where i am in life right now and you as a college student. But that gap in education, work experience and simply years on this earth don't stop at all our ability to share FlyerTalk for what it is. Thanks for making that all so clear for me.

Go 'Dores.....

Randy

Thank you, Randy, for your courteous reply. I look forward to seeing what we can come up with. Of course, I understand if you don't get back to me on this issue. You have a large corporation to run, and I have classes to attend. So let's get cracking.

-vandy

See:
http://flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=345655

Thank you, Randy, for making Flyertalk a better place. ^

-vandy

thank you for this decision.

I wonder, OMNI not counting anymore, if the minimum 100 posts limit to qualify as an OMNI poster will still be automatic 'in the system' (did they/you think of that?)?

I don't think it will affect anything, because you can't have any OMNI post before reaching the 100 mark. So the counting isn't modified by the removing of OMNI post count.

BTW, could the change be retroactive? I feel guilty with a third of my posts in the WWBTNFTMTP thread...

5 am thinking of those who aleady qualified before with > posts (including OMNI post), when that level was introduced, but todaystill have less than 100 posts outside OMNI.

But you are right (and my worries were wrong), I just noticed, that former OMNI posts are not (yet) deleted in the overall count.

Good move Randy. ^

Good suggestion vanderbilt. ^