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amittp
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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject: Counting error while deleting duplicates |
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If a duplicate post is submitted (pressing submit multiple times), then that is not counted. Although while deleting the multiple post, the number of posts is reduced. Unfair, isn't it?
I saw the problem when my same thread was posted for 6 times (during net problem), (number of post was not affected -- good). So I deleted 4 posts and my post count depleted. Is this bug or purposeful policy ?
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masseya
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:55 am Post subject: |
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This is caused by the fact that an update to your user information is a separate database transation from an update to thread information. I actually have about ten more posts than what I have listed as my actual post count because of similar issues. I'm not too worried about this. So to answer your question, no, this isn't intentional. Yes, we are aware of it. No, there is no quick fix for this.
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supernovus
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:41 am Post subject: Ah |
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Glad I found this message, I was wondering about that.
I had a freezeup problem and ended up posting about five or six copies
of a message, so I went and deleted all of the duplicates, and POOF. My post count was down to "3"... I knew I was a n00b, but I thought I'd had 7 or 8 posts... now I'm back up to 8 again. Oh well, gotta rebuild my credit rating I guess.
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Oh, and when I say newbie, I don't mean in terms of GNU/Linux usage.
I've used many different distributions (started with Slackware 3.1) and most recently switched from a heavily customized LFS to Gentoo, and am loving it  |
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masseya
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Ah |
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| supernovus wrote: | | I knew I was a n00b, but I thought I'd had 7 or 8 posts... now I'm back up to 8 again. Oh well, gotta rebuild my credit rating I guess. |
I wish people didn't look at post count as a credit rating. It's really not all that accurate. Most of the really obscure questions are answered by someone who only has 10 posts or so.
| Quote: | Oh, and when I say newbie, I don't mean in terms of GNU/Linux usage.
I've used many different distributions (started with Slackware 3.1) and most recently switched from a heavily customized LFS to Gentoo, and am loving it |
Yeah, you probably have more actual Linux experience than I do in that case. 
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amittp
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Yeah, as a Tux' Lil helper, I have taken more support than given it. But well I am so happy to find this forum filled with level headed people, and makes so much fun to interact, that I wonder if anyone really worries about these ratings. I hope this remains forever and no one tries to change this scheme.
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ian!
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| masseya wrote: | | This is caused by the fact that an update to your user information is a separate database transation from an update to thread information. I actually have about ten more posts than what I have listed as my actual post count because of similar issues. I'm not too worried about this. So to answer your question, no, this isn't intentional. Yes, we are aware of it. No, there is no quick fix for this. |
I think that it shouldn't be a problem to rebuild the "post-count-table" by counting all posts for each single user.
Should look very similar to this:
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($1) = select count(*) from <POSTTABLE> where <USERID>='<USERS_USERID>';
update <POSTCOUNTTABLE> set <POSTCOUNT>='$1' where <USERID>='<USERS_USERID>';
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I don't know how the phpBB database structure looks like. But it must be very similar to the given example. You could easily keep the post count up to date by setting up a cronjob that executes a script that does this job for you.
I got aware of this problem when I browsed my own postings. I was pretty surprized that there is a difference about 37 posts in my post count statistics.
Compare this two:
https://forums.gentoo.org/search.php?search_author=ian%21
https://forums.gentoo.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=15031
| masseya wrote: | | I wish people didn't look at post count as a credit rating. |
I don't. But it is a problem that could be fixed easily, I think. Many users seem to be upset about this bug.
Regards,
ian!
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kallamej
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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I agree that this isn't the biggest of problems concerning the forums, but it does itch a bit. See this thread where a post has been tenfolded. Still the user's post count is 1, and that's only because (s)he posted an apology for the multiple post.
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ian!
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phpBB did it again. 
Posted _once_. phpBB made two posts out of it and did not touch the post-count. I deleted the duplicate and phpBB decreased my post-count by one.
What a life...
ian!
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ian!
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Ok, me once again. I found a addon that resyncs users post counts.
Take a look at: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=133360
It should work on 2.0.4 too, I think.
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masseya
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| ian! wrote: | | Ok, me once again. I found a addon that resyncs users post counts. |
Cool. I'll take a look-see. Thanks for staying on top of this issue.
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pjp
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| Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Counting error while deleting duplicates |
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| amittp wrote: | | Unfair, isn't it? |
If it were a problem with you bank account, it would be unfair. Post counts are hardly important.
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