Post count redux, ...and other post displayed-related things Options

[*mipadi*]

So I've been looking over the post-display style of cB and comparing it to other forums and discussion-thread-type sites I frequent, and I think it could use an "upgrade". Admittedly, I am a bit of minimalist when it comes to design, but I'm inclined to think that the post display style of cB is a bit busy, and could stand to be cleaned up a little.

First of all, post count. I think we should get rid of post count, or at least the display of post counts. People are too obsessed with their post counts, which don't even reveal much about a user, except for how much crap they post. So let's just get rid of it.

Secondly, extra user info like custom rank, group, joined date, location, member no., and status. Shove that stuff to the user info page display, or iconify some of it.

Basically, on posts, just display an avatar, username, and post date and time. Save the extra info for the user page, or get rid of it entirely. If status is deemed to be important, iconify it along with the post. Iconify "rankings" like moderator and admin, too. Give them a little badge next to their name.

[*mona lisa*]

I'm a bit torn on the removal of the post count idea. People would be disappointed but on the other hand, it may be better in the long run. It would take time to used to it though. A lot of time.

I think we could afford to lose some of the other user info in our posts: custom rank, joined date, location, and member number. I like the 'status' though. It makes it so much easier to see if a particular person is online rather than going to the forum index to check. I think it's quite nifty. I never liked the blue boxes. =x I found them unnecessary. As for the groups, we could either leave it as it is or as Michael mentioned, iconify it. Seeing as we have the little gender icons we could badges for each staff group, but really, I think it's fine the way it is. The groups, I mean.