[Alex]

I like to deal with problems on an individual basis. It doesn't matter if a member has 1 post or 1000+ posts, everyone here starts out with my respect and I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

I understand your frustration with certain members posting habits. In general, nobody should be SPAMMING the forums with links in their signature. If people are going to use a link there, we ask that the site they link to has a reciprocal link back to OCC. It's just a courtesy.

Saying "Thank You" is a good thing. Everyone who is a member is encouraged to make thoughtful replies to threads they really enjoy. Today I spent a lot of time deleting almost 100 generic cut-n-paste "Thank you" replies from a member trying to boost thier post count. That's bad. There's no reason for anyone to post more than 10 "Thank you" posts a day. Especially if they are not contibuting to the forums in other ways.

The photo forums are free for everyone to enjoy. A member's title is based on post count.

0-29 posts = Junior Member
30-99 posts = Member
100+ posts = Senior Member

People will not get anything more for having a high post count. We are not giving away free upgrades or One Click Pass memberships just for posting. People post here because they want to share. There should not be ulterior motives involved.

We don't have any plans to change the way a user's stats are displayed. I don't want to make more work for the moderators.

Thanks,