post counts messed up

[ChanServ]

Originally posted by Steve Machol
Stadler mentioned another important factor I neglected - posts are not counted in forums where this is turned off.

When you update the counters, the script goes through the database and makes sure that every members post count is exactly the same as the count in the database. This takes into consideration all the factors (not counting posts in forums that have this turned off, etc.)

If you update the counters, then this will give you the most accurate post count available. If it's lower than you expected, then this is because some posts were deleted or possibly moved to forums with the count turned off.

and thats exactly what happened ^_^ hehe sorry.

[Steve Machol]

Stadler mentioned another important factor I neglected - posts are not counted in forums where this is turned off.

When you update the counters, the script goes through the database and makes sure that every members post count is exactly the same as the count in the database. This takes into consideration all the factors (not counting posts in forums that have this turned off, etc.)

If you update the counters, then this will give you the most accurate post count available. If it's lower than you expected, then this is because some posts were deleted or possibly moved to forums with the count turned off.

[Mono]

Originally posted by Stadler
Well, there are some cases, when post-counters aren't updated:

- moving a thread from a forum where postcount is disabled to a forum where it is enabled or the other direction
- turning postcount on or off for a certain forum
- copying a thread

maybe you had turned off the postcount in one or more forums?

We have a forum that doesn't count post two in fact. One we've always had it not count and the other we semi recently changed it like that. So when I updated the post it took all the post people made in that forum and deducted it? Seems logical I kinda regret now that I did it.

[Stadler]

Well, there are some cases, when post-counters aren't updated:

- moving a thread from a forum where postcount is disabled to a forum where it is enabled or the other direction
- turning postcount on or off for a certain forum
- copying a thread

maybe you had turned off the postcount in one or more forums?

[Mono]

Let's say the post were updated in the counters why would it reduce the number of post a user has and what can we do besides manually going in to everyones account and adding them back?

[Steve Machol]

Originally posted by ChanServ
This was Random, all my threads/posts are still in tact, and yet ALL of my members have suffered from a post count reduction.

Sorry but I've never heard of post counts changing randomly. vB just doesn't work that way.

The previously cited reasons are the only ones I'm aware of that will cause a change in the post count. If this is not true in your case then the cause is a mystery and I really don't know what to suggest. Sorry.

[ChanServ]

Originally posted by Steve Machol
Posts counts don't just change at random. Eiither someone pruned or deleted some posts and/or the post count was updated in the Admin CP.

This was Random, all my threads/posts are still in tact, and yet ALL of my members have suffered from a post count reduction.

[NTLDR]

Or someone as manually set the users post counts

[Steve Machol]

Posts counts don't just change at random. Eiither someone pruned or deleted some posts and/or the post count was updated in the Admin CP.

[ChanServ]

Hi I am running off of vb 2.2.6 and today, my user post counts just went crazy. I lost 100 post (136-36). My top poster Paper Doll lost 1000!

I have no clue whats going on, please help.