Any reason why member post counts don't always tally ?

[glasgowken]

Why does the post count, and posts matched in the "Find all posts by...xxxx...." search not always tally ?

My own post count shows a difference of 59 missing. I know I post a load of shite, but 59 posts missing ?

[Fossil]

you have tooooooooooo much time on your hands GK

Fossil

[scallopboy]

I don't know about this forum, but on another I moderate, threads are sometimes moved to a moderator only section when they are deemed unnaceptable content. These posts no longer show up on the sections open to public view and are subtracted from the total visable. The reason for the discrepancy might be 2 separate totalling systems in conflict with each other.

Alternatively, they could just be messing with your mind.

[onyirtodd]

There are some forums where a post you make to start a new thread doesn't count towards your total.

[glasgowken]

you have tooooooooooo much time on your hands GK ::):

Fossil

Ach, I didn't go to the bus thingy, so i've got to fill my day somehow

[cumbo]

Glasgowken,someone once asked the same question on here before and
they got a knock on the door in the middle of the night and there missing posts were sitting in a brown envelope and well you wouldn't want that to happen would you.

[glasgowken]

[Jazza]

I would guess that the post count in the profile gets incremented in the database each time someone posts a new post, rather than having to do a count every time the username is displayed it just stores and retrieves a single value.

When a posted is merged or deleted the count prob does not re-adjust like it should.

Just a guess though.

[Peekay]

Why does the post count, and posts matched in the "Find all posts by...xxxx...." search not always tally ?

My own post count shows a difference of 59 missing. I know I post a load of shite, but 59 posts missing ?

I've just read on another forum that PMs count as a post on some types of board.
PK