Post count is a bad indicator of popularity because it can be so easily inflated. A good round in one of the "complement the person above you" thread and you can suddenly have 5-10 more posts added to your total within an hour. Not saying we shouldn't complement people, I'm merely using it as an example.
Seniority doesn't mean popularity either. I bet there's lurkers who have been around since RPC's inception who have been content to just read and post here and there.
If there was any "marker" of popularity in the forum stats, it'd likely be reputation? But even then, that's mostly a matter of someone agreeing or enjoying what someone said. Agreeing with a post doesn't mean you automatically think the person who posted it is amazing. They just happened to put into words something that you gel with.
... Unless you're repping up the person themself instead of just a post. Then you're saying you like that duder.
Seniority doesn't mean popularity either. I bet there's lurkers who have been around since RPC's inception who have been content to just read and post here and there.
If there was any "marker" of popularity in the forum stats, it'd likely be reputation? But even then, that's mostly a matter of someone agreeing or enjoying what someone said. Agreeing with a post doesn't mean you automatically think the person who posted it is amazing. They just happened to put into words something that you gel with.
... Unless you're repping up the person themself instead of just a post. Then you're saying you like that duder.
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