I agree with the idea that post quality has suffered quite a bit since the inception of the site, and it's something that bugs me. The problem is, how do you implement standards on these things? Some responses only really require a few words, and not a dissertation for dissertation's sake. We've tried to guide "serial one-line posters" and users who constantly rag on one particular thing (Yost, Fielder, Suppan, etc...etc) who seem to have an agenda, or at least a huge grudge. By doing this, we've received some backlash about our tactics, so it sort of keeps the mods on-edge with "how far do I go?", because it's far from a black & white issue. I agree somewhat with the post count, but personally, I wear mine like a badge of shame (he has HOW MANY?...sheesh). I'll talk to the crew about getting rid of post counts, all though I do find it helpful from time to time when it comes to how I communicate with a users (for example, veterans: "you should know better", and newbies: "re-read the rules").