Posts in introductions removed from overall postcount.

This is a issue I have seen before on other forums and I think needs to be fixed.

The introduction subforum is the most easily spammed subforum because people just post the same response on all the threads. This is a easy way for people to artificially increase there post count. This can usually be solved easily by making posts in introduction threads not count on one's profile.

I agree with this, as it's an easy way for people to sit and increase their post count.

I often welcome people to the forum, and if they seem interesting to me, I take good time and effort to give them a good and legitimate welcoming. I disagree heavily with this, and if you think that welcoming people into the forum is "spamming" then you're wrong. Besides, who gives a fuck if somebody chooses to welcome everyone and they by-accident or purposely do it to increase post count. Does post count matter to you? Is it a bad thing to want to welcome everyone?

I honestly don't care because most members already know me so my post count shouldn't prove anything else.

I often welcome people to the forum, and if they seem interesting to me, I take good time and effort to give them a good and legitimate welcoming. I disagree heavily with this, and if you think that welcoming people into the forum is "spamming" then you're wrong.

Ok lets take a walk down the introductions forum.


A what a nice day to welcome some guys and read about what there interests are.


Ohh liami from hf :D
lets say hello :D


Look at this really hq welcome :D
How nice of somebody to have spent some time on making such a detailed welcome :D

Ohh wait it's just copy pasta that gets posted on every introduction thread made.



That is just this afternoon. And one guy. Problem is there is about 5+ guys doing this.
You could argue that it's nice to inform people about the help docs etc but do you really think this is why they spam the same reply to everyone? And if somebody was planning on reading the help docs they would have already done so.

I think the quality of the introduction section could go up a lot if we avoided these spammers and had people actually tailor there replies according to what they guy actually introducing himself said.

Alot of people introduce theirselves with one post then never log on again.

> Disable HF award.

Alot of people introduce theirselves with one post then never log on again.

> Disable HF award.

Yeah i would honestly have nothing against removing the award except it is a good second lane for advertising. Even if one out of 10 members posts more then a introduction i would see that as a success.

Usually it's a given on forums that posts in introduction sections don't increase post count. Not only because it is easily spammed, but most people don't sincerely care to welcome but rather an easy way for a +1.

Me personally, I don't care either way. Post count is nothing to brag about and it's not an advantage or anything.

Staff are the ones who copy and paste responses, because it's their job to welcome and remind users to read the help docs.

Alot of people introduce theirselves with one post then never log on again.

> Disable HF award.

Yeah i would honestly have nothing against removing the award except it is a good second lane for advertising. Even if one out of 10 members posts more then a introduction i would see that as a success.

I guess you're right, maybe it should be required to make 20 posts on the forum to get the award.