Hmm? What happened to the post counts?

**Shiori** · November 13th, 2001

I was pretty sure Xeven and Gk1986 broke 2000 yesterday, but somehow they're back to below 2000.... I wonder what happened? Does anyone know? :confused:

**Xeven** · November 13th, 2001

yeah, my post count got chopped by 40 or something!

**Bgnome** · November 13th, 2001

maybe a big thread got deleted or something..
i didnt do it tho.. honest

**Xeven** · November 13th, 2001

i wonder which one.. ?

**Snake785** · November 13th, 2001

if a thread you posted in gets deleted your post count goes down? why does it do that?

**kairi00** · November 13th, 2001

Now that you mention it.... seems like everyone's post count dropped by a bit.... I know mine dropped... and as I look more closely, sxamiga's and Adair's (one before me and one after me, respectively) post counts also dropped.

**Xeven** · November 13th, 2001

yeah everyoby dropped, but i dunno bout Ryos tho, coz i stopped looking at his post count a long time ago!

**Bgnome** · November 13th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Snake785
if a thread you posted in gets deleted your post count goes down? why does it do that?

because all your info is dynamic. if you change your title, it gets changed in all previous posts, etc. so if those posts dont exist anymore then they cant count towards your post count. but then again it could just be a hiccup from the server problems we have had recently

**Snake785** · November 13th, 2001

oh, now I get it. thanks!

404 · November 14th, 2001

lemme see whatisallahbout

- edit : nope, mah post didn't got chopped

Gk1986 · November 14th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Bgnome

because all your info is dynamic. if you change your title, it gets changed in all previous posts, etc. so if those posts dont exist anymore then they cant count towards your post count.

reminds me of the hunt for gold skulltulas in Zelda: Ocarina of Time

. If it's a thread that got deleted, chances are it's a thread from the off topic forum.

**Ryos** · November 14th, 2001

A thread didn't get deleted, because otherwise I would have lost significantly more than the six posts or so I lost. It looks like the server died this afternoon and then rolled back to just before then with the post counts. What's strange is that all the new posts are still there, so I'm not sure when it happened.

**Prafull** · November 14th, 2001

My post count seems to be ok. So may be that I didnt posted in that time when the server was dead.

**Bobbi** · November 14th, 2001

Right, and not right again though ... while the board is actually dynamic in building together several infos, it isn't in ALL cases - one of them is the exact user count.

In order to update that one, there's a so called "Update counters" option in our admin CP ... this one gets executed automaticly at a certain time every week (don't ask me which now, seems like it wasn't too long ago) and sets the post count to the exact number, which is in 99,9% of all cases the same or lower as the one displayed before. Reasons for threads to be lower than the actual count are deleted threads, moved threads also mess that up quite a bit, threads which are outdated (we move very, very old threads to another database as this one would slow down waaaaaaaaay too much otherwise) and much more.

Hope this clears things up and enjoy,

**Ryos** · November 14th, 2001

Bobbi: hrm, that's a strange way for the board to calculate the post count...

November 13th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Hmm? What happened to the post counts? I was pretty sure Xeven and Gk1986 broke 2000 yesterday, but somehow they're back to below 2000.... I wonder what happened? Does anyone know? :confused: __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

November 13th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,517	yeah, my post count got chopped by 40 or something! __________________

November 13th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	maybe a big thread got deleted or something.. i didnt do it tho.. honest __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

November 13th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,517	i wonder which one.. ? __________________

November 13th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
kairi00 Puchiko-nyu! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 49° 11' N 123° 10' W Posts: 2,854	Now that you mention it.... seems like everyone's post count dropped by a bit.... I know mine dropped... and as I look more closely, sxamiga's and Adair's (one before me and one after me, respectively) post counts also dropped. __________________ "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." --- George Carlin

November 13th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	if a thread you posted in gets deleted your post count goes down? why does it do that?

November 13th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,517	yeah everyoby dropped, but i dunno bout Ryos tho, coz i stopped looking at his post count a long time ago! __________________

November 13th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	oh, now I get it. thanks!

November 14th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
404 Ultraman Agent Join Date: May 2001 Location: 0101001111010110101001 Posts: 680	lemme see whatisallahbout - edit : nope, mah post didn't got chopped __________________ = hah hah hah! I'm back! not! = --- Last edited by 404 on 09-09-99 at 06:66 AM Last edited by 404; November 14th, 2001 at 00:20.

November 14th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	A thread didn't get deleted, because otherwise I would have lost significantly more than the six posts or so I lost. It looks like the server died this afternoon and then rolled back to just before then with the post counts. What's strange is that all the new posts are still there, so I'm not sure when it happened. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

November 14th, 2001	#13 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 638	My post count seems to be ok. So may be that I didnt posted in that time when the server was dead. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

November 14th, 2001	#14 (permalink)
Bobbi Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 2,023	Right, and not right again though ... while the board is actually dynamic in building together several infos, it isn't in ALL cases - one of them is the exact user count. In order to update that one, there's a so called "Update counters" option in our admin CP ... this one gets executed automaticly at a certain time every week (don't ask me which now, seems like it wasn't too long ago) and sets the post count to the exact number, which is in 99,9% of all cases the same or lower as the one displayed before. Reasons for threads to be lower than the actual count are deleted threads, moved threads also mess that up quite a bit, threads which are outdated (we move very, very old threads to another database as this one would slow down waaaaaaaaay too much otherwise) and much more. Hope this clears things up and enjoy, __________________ Specs: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ • 2048 MB PC400 RAM • Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT PCI-E • WinXP Pro

November 14th, 2001	#15 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Bobbi: hrm, that's a strange way for the board to calculate the post count... __________________ Sanity is overrated.

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