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Sorry, I thought it was pretty self-explanatiory. 
My logic went like this:
(a) The post count was not, in itself, harmful. In fact, I thought it was mildly interesting to glance left and see how many things people had posted. Other people's mileage will, of course, vary.
(b) It was removed because a minority of people were posting twaddle with the aim of boosting their post-count. (This is what I've judged after reading the relevent threads, feel free to pull me up on that if it's not accurate.)
=> The enjoyment of the post-count below the avatar was removed because of this minority.
When did it happen before? Here, something similar happened with the rankings - they were removed because a minority were taking them too seriously. (Again, this is what I believe based on the threads in question; if I'm wrong feel free to contradict me.) Away from here, it's a recurring pattern in life - a minority cause trouble for the majority. The majority pay more in motor insurance because of a minority that steal and vandalise cars; the majority have their travel arrangements disrupted because of a minority of terrorists; and so forth and so forth and so forth.
I'm not having a go at you or the mods - I was just making an observation that I think it's a shame that little things like the on-post display of the post-count and rankings have had to be neutered.
My logic went like this:(a) The post count was not, in itself, harmful. In fact, I thought it was mildly interesting to glance left and see how many things people had posted. Other people's mileage will, of course, vary.
(b) It was removed because a minority of people were posting twaddle with the aim of boosting their post-count. (This is what I've judged after reading the relevent threads, feel free to pull me up on that if it's not accurate.)
=> The enjoyment of the post-count below the avatar was removed because of this minority.
When did it happen before? Here, something similar happened with the rankings - they were removed because a minority were taking them too seriously. (Again, this is what I believe based on the threads in question; if I'm wrong feel free to contradict me.) Away from here, it's a recurring pattern in life - a minority cause trouble for the majority. The majority pay more in motor insurance because of a minority that steal and vandalise cars; the majority have their travel arrangements disrupted because of a minority of terrorists; and so forth and so forth and so forth.
I'm not having a go at you or the mods - I was just making an observation that I think it's a shame that little things like the on-post display of the post-count and rankings have had to be neutered.
Sex God
LOL stop it now !
Actually, now Mark's brought it up (blame Mark! blame Mark!), the abuse of the word 'fun' is one thing that does get on my nerves about swinging websites. There seem to be hundreds and thousands of ads, all looking for 'fun'. "Have hotel room, looking for a couple for fun." "Wnt babes 4 adlt fun 2nite." "My wife doesn't understand me; I' want a horny bitch for regular fun." All this using 'fun' as a euphemism for 'sex'... I mean, why not just say 'sex'? We're adults on a swinging website, shouldn't we be able to describe our desires using the technical terms rather than just generalising it all as 'fun'? I can understand people some people being coy about explicit references to sexual acts or intimate body-parts, but when your advert proudly displays a picture of their raging erection (looking like something that's just leaped out of a swamp in a particularly low-budget horror B-movie), how can you be too coy about describing sexual acts beside it?
Sex God
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Actually, now Mark's brought it up (blame Mark! blame Mark!), the abuse of the word 'fun' is one thing that does get on my nerves about swinging websites. There seem to be hundreds and thousands of ads, all looking for 'fun'. "Have hotel room, looking for a couple for fun." "Wnt babes 4 adlt fun 2nite." "My wife doesn't understand me; I' want a horny bitch for regular fun." All this using 'fun' as a euphemism for 'sex'... I mean, why not just say 'sex'? We're adults on a swinging website, shouldn't we be able to describe our desires using the technical terms rather than just generalising it all as 'fun'? I can understand people some people being coy about explicit references to sexual acts or intimate body-parts, but when your advert proudly displays a picture of their raging erection (looking like something that's just leaped out of a swamp in a particularly low-budget horror B-movie), how can you be too coy about describing sexual acts beside it?
I say "fun" in my ads sometimes cos swinging is about fun as well as sex. I wouldn't want sex if it wasn't fun, and in swinging terms the two things must go hand in hand as far as I'm concerned.
I also prefer to use words other than "sex" cos "sex" could mean a lot of things - and I would prefer to explain that side of the meet via email once contact has been made.
BTW... I do not use the word "fun" cos I am afraid or shy about explaining what I really do mean :twisted:
Does that make any sense whatsoever?
Sex God
I've already posted on the Ping Pong thread about the removal of the post count, but seeing this thread couldn't help wanting to bump it 'cos I think it's really important that people on here express a view about it one way or the other.
I agree with what roger743 said about the minority spoiling it for the majority, and quite frankly I really miss being able to glance to the left when I'm reading a thread and see at a glance whether the person replying or posting is a regular, occasional, newbie or whatever.
Some people may not give a toss about this, fair enough so all I'm asking is that they post here or on the other thread to say so, together with those who would like to see the count restored. I'd just ask Mark to then review the decision that's been taken to remove the count from the open forum.
As a suggestion why not restore the count and make it quite clear in the site rules/stickies that posting about your count will get you banned. After all if someone comes on here and starts posting without having read the rules then as far as I can see they deserve to be banned.
Please make your views known folks. I'd speculate that a majority would like to see it restored, but then Maybe my view is the minority view.
I agree with what roger743 said about the minority spoiling it for the majority, and quite frankly I really miss being able to glance to the left when I'm reading a thread and see at a glance whether the person replying or posting is a regular, occasional, newbie or whatever.
Some people may not give a toss about this, fair enough so all I'm asking is that they post here or on the other thread to say so, together with those who would like to see the count restored. I'd just ask Mark to then review the decision that's been taken to remove the count from the open forum.
As a suggestion why not restore the count and make it quite clear in the site rules/stickies that posting about your count will get you banned. After all if someone comes on here and starts posting without having read the rules then as far as I can see they deserve to be banned.
Please make your views known folks. I'd speculate that a majority would like to see it restored, but then Maybe my view is the minority view.
Sex God
I for one am pleased to see the post count gone, for various reasons not the least of which is that it was totally irrelevent - my opinions, thoughts and intentions are the same whether I have made 1000 irrelevant posts or 50 that I have thought about carefully. I would hope that no post counts will encourage people to make come to opinions on other people based on the content of their posts not on how many they have made.
I also do not see how removing them is spoiling anyones fun - for me the fun is chatting and getting to know peeps on here, not watching a little number increase!
As far as using 'fun' as a euphemism for sex goes - some people myself included are looking to meet people simply to have fun, if that includes penetrative sex then great but I would still be happy to meet someone form here for a laugh and a night out even if there was no sex on the agenda at all.
My two steel discs, keep up the good work everyone.
Roger the Dragon.
I also do not see how removing them is spoiling anyones fun - for me the fun is chatting and getting to know peeps on here, not watching a little number increase!
As far as using 'fun' as a euphemism for sex goes - some people myself included are looking to meet people simply to have fun, if that includes penetrative sex then great but I would still be happy to meet someone form here for a laugh and a night out even if there was no sex on the agenda at all.
My two steel discs, keep up the good work everyone.
Roger the Dragon.
Sex God
The post count hasn't "gone", neither have the user titles. They're just not as in yer face as they were. 
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Sorry, I thought it was pretty self-explanatiory.
(a) The post count was not, in itself, harmful. In fact, I thought it was mildly interesting to glance left and see how many things people had posted. Other people's mileage will, of course, vary.
(b) It was removed because a minority of people were posting twaddle with the aim of boosting their post-count. (This is what I've judged after reading the relevent threads, feel free to pull me up on that if it's not accurate.)
=> The enjoyment of the post-count below the avatar was removed because of this minority.
Roger,
You asked to be pulled up. I would imagine I posted several hundred posts on the word association game and maybe 10 times in the clock thread and therefore I assume that I am one of the people that you are talking about. I am interested to know how you know what people's motives were for posting in that thread and more specifically, what were my motives?
As one of the possibly 50 posters of "twaddle", including at times at least one mod, I am very happy to see the post count gone. One man's twaddle is another man's fun. Some of the word associations were very clever and well thought out. Some were poor. In other threads some posts are informative or funny, some are not. I personally find the hello, goodbye, !'ve posted X number of times threads tedious in the extreme but I have never felt the need to complain about them before. Each to their own.
My post count did go up while I was playing the game. So what? After the thread had gone I was surprised to see how high my count had stayed. Posting on that thread had obviously encouraged me to take a more active role on the site by posting in other threads. I also spoke to several people by pm during it, which is something I had rarely done before. For me the thread was useful and I am at a loss as to what the problem was, other than the time taken to monitor it (which I accept was a problem on a thread that grew so quickly).
To be upset that the post count is no longer visible suggests that you are as guilty of post-countitis as the supposed post count boosters. You can still find people's tally by clicking their profile...is it such a big deal to do that? If people are really concerned about reaching so many posts I feel rather sad. This site is the best swinging site I have found on the net and if people are here solely to boast about their posting prowess then they are missing an awful lot that this site could offer. Are people really here for that?
As an aside, the euphamism "fun" is well used in the swinging circles that we mix in. It is not limited to this site and has a specific meaning. It means sex in a swinging situation as opposed to sex in a non-swinging situation. We could also say why use the term swinging when we really mean no strings attatched sex with person or persons other than our regular partner. Swinging seems to do the job better...so does fun.
Ric
Sex God
I'm guilty of posting a lot on the word association thread and some in the sh clock too, but to me I was just being part of the site. My thread about 1000 posts was in jest (and not written by me if truth be known - AndyS-NE I blame you lol)
but the fact that the post counter has gone doesn't bother me at all, we're all still part of the community and who cares if some post more than others this place is fun, contagious, addictive and that's the way I like it.
but the fact that the post counter has gone doesn't bother me at all, we're all still part of the community and who cares if some post more than others this place is fun, contagious, addictive and that's the way I like it.
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It was removed because a minority of people were posting twaddle with the aim of boosting their post-count.
I would imagine I posted several hundred posts on the word association game and maybe 10 times in the clock thread and therefore I assume that I am one of the people that you are talking about.
If you recognise yourself in that description - if you were posting twaddle that you knew would be of no interest to anyone with the aim of boosting your post-count - then as far as I'm concerned you are taking these things far too seriously. If you don't recognise yourself in that description, why are you assuming I'm talking about you?
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I am interested to know how you know what people's motives were for posting in that thread and more specifically, what were my motives?
I don't, which is why I specifically worded my post to only include people with certain motives, so they could decide for themselves whether I'm referring to them based on their own intimate knowledge of their own motivations.
It's the moderators and the administrators of this site that seem to have drawn a connection between the post-count-on-the-post and an increase in the number of postings, not me. And as I said before, if that assessment of their opinions is wrong, I'm happy to be pulled up on it.
FWIW, I never even read the clock or word association threads. They were there, I never looked at them; they never bothered me and I never bothered them. You pays your money and you takes your choice.
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To be upset that the post count is no longer visible suggests that you are as guilty of post-countitis as the supposed post count boosters.
Oh piffle, stuff and nonsense. I liked it; it was a bit of fun. Of course it didn't mean anything. But it was fun. You know, fun? Like a game of frisbee or something. Fun. Are you gonna cry because you lost a game of frisbee? Are you gonna have a ticker-tape parade because you won one? Of course not. But can a game of frisbee be fun even if it isn't serious? Of course. Am I guilty of "frisbee-itis"? It was fun watching people's post-counts rise, fun like watching next-door's baby grow or watching rust-spots form on your car. I posted a one-line lament to the post-count-on-the-post's passing, which I think is a fair reflection of its importance to me. If I'd known I was going to get this kind of ire thrown at me, or have to mount such detailed defenses of my opinions, I wouldn't have bothered. I'm sure there must be much better things I could be doing.
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I say "fun" in my ads sometimes cos swinging is about fun as well as sex. I wouldn't want sex if it wasn't fun, and in swinging terms the two things must go hand in hand as far as I'm concerned.
Ah, but what if someone you'd planned to meet turned up with a frisbee and a bandminton set, and suggested a knock about in the garden? :twisted:
Sex God
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Ah, but what if someone you'd planned to meet turned up with a frisbee and a bandminton set, and suggested a knock about in the garden? :twisted:
I'd shove the frisbee up his arse, sideways :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: 
Sex God
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verifi*coughs*cation
Come away from there with that can opener Mark...
Blummin' typical... I approached my 1000th post and someone removes the little status bit under your name, so I never got to see myself as god-like and now the postcount has been removed from the forum as I approach my 2000th post.....
Mark, you'll be getting the bill from my psychiatrist.....
:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: *goes off to contemplate if his persecution complex is a complex after all*
Sex God
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Dammit, I never thought anyone would work out the real reason for my timing ;)
Tell you what, here's the deal, I'll pay your Psychiatrist's bill if you'll pay mine!
NO DEAL.
Judging by the hair style in your avatar, you've got FARRRRRRRR more issues than I have. :P
:lol: :lol: 
Sex God
After breaking into swinging heaven HQ which wasn't that difficult given that the head of security was fast asleep and removing a wooden peg from the sheds door hasp isnt rocket science, I have managed to reinstate my post count, admittedly I could not get back the posts that were erased as being........total bollox........however, as you can see, back it is!
Should anyone want the secret code, I am willing to pass it on free of charge, so as not to break the AUP and would only ask that my expenses are covered in the standard swinging heaven currency of goldfish. Arrangements for the payment of my expenses will take the usual form of making you run between certain phone boxes with barely enough time and I will alo ensure that a member of the general public is useing the last phone box to further hinder you. These drop off arrangements are designed to both ensure that you are not followed to the drop off point and to make the adventure last a bit longer. Can you please wear a Sony Walkman as I will be sending you a C.D. with suitably dramatic music on it to add further authenticity.
Should anyone want the secret code, I am willing to pass it on free of charge, so as not to break the AUP and would only ask that my expenses are covered in the standard swinging heaven currency of goldfish. Arrangements for the payment of my expenses will take the usual form of making you run between certain phone boxes with barely enough time and I will alo ensure that a member of the general public is useing the last phone box to further hinder you. These drop off arrangements are designed to both ensure that you are not followed to the drop off point and to make the adventure last a bit longer. Can you please wear a Sony Walkman as I will be sending you a C.D. with suitably dramatic music on it to add further authenticity.
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If I'd known I was going to get this kind of ire thrown at me, or have to mount such detailed defenses of my opinions, I wouldn't have bothered. I'm sure there must be much better things I could be doing.
If you didn't want a response then you shouldn't post in public and ask for comments. Did you not expect anyone else to make a detailed defence of their opinions?
A more detailed reply has been sent by pm to which you can either reply or ignore at your pleasure.
Having the post count of individuals appearing alongside everypost they make was never meant to be one of the fundamental and defining features of the site.
I suspect the point that Mark is too much of a gent, (or more likely - too sober) to make is this: "I (Mark) do not sit up till 3 in the morning fighting with bloomin code so that I can spend my bloomin evenings arguing about something that is not really that bloomin important anyway. If having the bloomin thing on every bloomin post is causing bloomin arguments, and eating up bloomin time I could better spend improving the site, then I'll delete the bloomin thing, if anyone really wants to know how many bloomin posts a bloomin person has made, they can bloomin well look on the bloomin profiles. Then perhaps I can get some bloomin sleep! "
The point being, it was not removed because any of the site admin had the slightest bit of interest in whether or to not people were using it to keep score, it was removed simply because it started arguments.
lhk
Kat
I suspect the point that Mark is too much of a gent, (or more likely - too sober) to make is this: "I (Mark) do not sit up till 3 in the morning fighting with bloomin code so that I can spend my bloomin evenings arguing about something that is not really that bloomin important anyway. If having the bloomin thing on every bloomin post is causing bloomin arguments, and eating up bloomin time I could better spend improving the site, then I'll delete the bloomin thing, if anyone really wants to know how many bloomin posts a bloomin person has made, they can bloomin well look on the bloomin profiles. Then perhaps I can get some bloomin sleep!
"The point being, it was not removed because any of the site admin had the slightest bit of interest in whether or to not people were using it to keep score, it was removed simply because it started arguments.
lhk
Kat
Sex God
Quote by KitKat
Having the post count of individuals appearing alongside everypost they make was never meant to be one of the fundamental and defining features of the site.
I suspect the point that Mark is too much of a gent, (or more likely - too sober) to make is this: "I (Mark) do not sit up till 3 in the morning fighting with bloomin code so that I can spend my bloomin evenings arguing about something that is not really that bloomin important anyway. If having the bloomin thing on every bloomin post is causing bloomin arguments, and eating up bloomin time I could better spend improving the site, then I'll delete the bloomin thing, if anyone really wants to know how many bloomin posts a bloomin person has made, they can bloomin well look on the bloomin profiles. Then perhaps I can get some bloomin sleep!
The point being, it was not removed because any of the site admin had the slightest bit of interest in whether or to not people were using it to keep score, it was removed simply because it started arguments.
lhk
Kat
Isn't argument part of the "Human Condition"?
Be a bit boring if we all agreed all the time wouldn't it?
:roll: :twisted: Where have all the post counts gone, long time passing?
Where have all the gmen gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to SH HQ, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Do you ever hit that submit button and then wish you hadn't? I think this was one of them moments.
Love
Wilma
x x x x
Where have all the gmen gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to SH HQ, every one!
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Do you ever hit that submit button and then wish you hadn't? I think this was one of them moments.
Love
Wilma
x x x x
Personally I am quite happy to see the end to the post count, but that me. My real reason for posting this was to give Wilma one of the things she was missing:
Heres some from my summer this year to brighten what will soon be shortest day of the year...
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Where have all the flowers gone?
Heres some from my summer this year to brighten what will soon be shortest day of the year...
