Postcount

[zoogs]

Enhance89's status brought to my attention that the post count on the user profile display page does not match the postcount shown in threads.

 

Bored so I thought I'd check it out, and so far I have to admit I'm kind of confused.

 

I made a new post. Both postcounts went +1.

 

I deleted that post. The profile display went -1, while the in-thread display was unchanged.

 

But that's weird - if this is the case, then the in-thread display should be greater than or equal to the profile display. Instead, the discrepancy is that the profile display shows a higher postcount.

 

I also deleted personal messages, which did not affect either display.

 

(EDIT): haha, actually, I just sent a PM, and that increased the profile display postcount while not changing the thread display postcount.

 

So it looks like:

 

Profile Display = (Forum Posts) + (PMs sent)

 

[where deleted forum posts no longer count, but deleted PMs sent remain]

 

Thread Display = (Forum Posts) + (Deleted Forum Posts)

 

This is super confusing and it doesn't make any sense why it would work this way.

 

Question by the way: what does my postcount say?

[AR Husker Fan]

Profile - 4,198

 

Thread - 4,185