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YourHumbleNarrator · 11-04-2009, 05:11 PM

I like having a high post count. It's a mark of pride, assuming my time on a forum has been well-spent. However, I don't value it above all else. I'd even start back at square one if I thought up a better, cooler SN. Whatever I'd lose by switching I could easily gain back.

Many of the people you're talking about seem to cling to anything which sets them apart from the rest and when it's taken from them it's like a part of their identity has been lost. In short, they have fragile egos. A forum is better off without them, even if there will always be a few.

11-04-2009, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
YourHumbleNarrator Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 491	I like having a high post count. It's a mark of pride, assuming my time on a forum has been well-spent. However, I don't value it above all else. I'd even start back at square one if I thought up a better, cooler SN. Whatever I'd lose by switching I could easily gain back. Many of the people you're talking about seem to cling to anything which sets them apart from the rest and when it's taken from them it's like a part of their identity has been lost. In short, they have fragile egos. A forum is better off without them, even if there will always be a few.