July 23rd, 2009
If you're a long-standing respected user, this doesn't apply to you. This is an observation that I've made about many users who don't contribute to the forum.
Almost all users should have more posts then threads if they're active regularly. Most users have several times as many posts as threads.
"Violating" this rule (It's not a rule.) isn't going to lead to getting banned, but it's something we check for when deciding whether bans should be considered or if we're on the fence about issuing a warning or how severe it should be.
In most cases your post to thread ratio should be at least 3:1, meaning that you have twice as many posts as threads. 3:1 is effectively a 2:1 ratio because each thread counts as a post. If you have less than a 3:1 post ratio, it's a sign that you're provocative and not contributing to discussions. Many of the long time users on the forum have ratios of 10:1 and some of them are as high as 40:1.
If you're a long-standing respected user, this doesn't apply to you. This is an observation that I've made about many users who don't contribute to the forum.
Almost all users should have more posts then threads if they're active regularly. Most users have several times as many posts as threads.
"Violating" this rule (It's not a rule.) isn't going to lead to getting banned, but it's something we check for when deciding whether bans should be considered or if we're on the fence about issuing a warning or how severe it should be.
In most cases your post to thread ratio should be at least 3:1, meaning that you have twice as many posts as threads. 3:1 is effectively a 2:1 ratio because each thread counts as a post. If you have less than a 3:1 post ratio, it's a sign that you're provocative and not contributing to discussions. Many of the long time users on the forum have ratios of 10:1 and some of them are as high as 40:1.
