Interesting. I think that I would have to agree more so with your second point. I mean, if I look at myself, I just recently joined this forum and I'm only at 6 or 7 posts, I'm not sure. To me, my post count really doesn't matter. I joined the forum because it was recommended to me by a friend and it deals with that which I like to talk and write about. I joined because I thought it would inspire me. I reply because I'm interested - therefore I mainly stick to Social & Relationships because I find that area of life most fascinating.
That's besides the point though - what I wanted to say is that I DO look at how many posts people have. I don't necessarily think that a high post count makes their opinion count more, but it shows how long they've been on here for. And most people with a high post count do put a lot of effort into their replies, or at least it seems like it. I think that overall, a lot of people tend to pay more attention to post by people with a high post count than to a Junior member like myself, for example.
