Your post is COUNTED at 95% of the Forum Topics. There are some exceptions like "Hosting Request forum", "Support" etc. where your post count does not increase. This is because we believe that these areas do not contribute much the the Information base of the forums.

A post to Qualify must be atleast 10 ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS in length, EXCLUDING the BBCODES. Only these posts will give help to increase your post Count.

?? POST COUNT & HOSTING CREDITS ??

The Hosting credits is a system which was introduced secretly on 5th January 2005 to keep a track of Active members. Before we go into details of HOSTING CREDIT, let us see what it does and how to increase it.

[+] Why is this system useful? How does it help members?
The Hosting Credits System tracks the posts and keeps a record. It depends on the type of post you make rather than normal post counts. When you post a tutorial, article .. you recieve more credits than the conventional post count. Hence, it ensures that your work is not wasted and it is properly credited.
The next advantage is "Activity Period". The Credit system, will tell you approximately how many days you can remain inactive.

Unlike our competitors, WE DO NOT :-
1> Force our members to post Daily.
2> Hide or disclose information regarding activity
3> Force members to visit forums in particular period.
4> Give them Periodically posting targets.
5> Take long time to approve accounts.

The Above manual system ( used by our competitors ) is not useful. And has following limitations.

1> A member is willing to post Quality posts but limits it, because of the Post count system. As large posts will also be counted as a single post and not contribute anything extra.
2> A member wants to take a vaccation or leave for few days and has to depend on Administrators.
3> A member is supposed to request adminstrators for every details regarding activity.
4> A member has to wait for long time for his account activation.
5> A member has no knowlegde about his activity and has to depend on the sole discreation of the administrators. He can be asked to post more or less depending on the admins.
6> As the system is not automated or tracked, there are lots of members who abuse services as a result, these hosts fall down and shut down.
7> The Forum activity decreases and is usually below avearge thus making the forum experience boring and dull.

[+] HOSTING CREDIT *DOES* DEPEND ON POST SIZE.
The Hosting Credits depend only upon the size and Quality of the post. It does not depend on the number of post you make. All posts are counted except posts like "thank you", "LoL"...

[+] Hosting CREDITS are *NOT* counted in forums where Post Count is NOT counted.
[+] Hosting CREDITS are nothing but the number of Days you can be active. They are shown in Forum index page or Forum Home page.
[+] Hosting CREDIT has NO CONNECTION with Post Count. And both are completely Seperate values/variables. However, if your post count increases, you can be assured that your Hosting credit has been incremented too. BEcause the Post Quality filtering tools apply to both of these functions ( Post count system & Hosting Credit )

Hosting credits are calculated and maintained inside our system. The possible calculations determine a users activity at the forums, performance. The Calculations depend upon your frequency of activity, length of posts etc.

:: IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION REGARDING WORKING OF HOSTING CREDITS ::

Hosting Credits are scheduled to be checked on daily basis. The Forum members credits are checked and steps are taken accordingly.

The Following is our Hosting Maintanance script task :-
[+] Hosting Credits Exhausted : Your Account gets SUSPENDED*.
[+] Hosting Credits Satisfactory : Your account is kept Active. If it was suspended, It will be un-suspended / Activated.
[+] If your Account has Exhausted your Hosting Credits and you have been inactive (after exhausting credits) for One month or more, Your Account is TERMINATED**.

*SUSPENDED : Files are safe, only the site is blocked.
**TERMINATED : Files are all deleted and all the records are cleared. No recovery possible.

If for some reason, you fail to be active and your Account gets Suspended, you will have to make the necessary posts and check your validity so that it shows it is healthy again. This will AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE your hosting account. ( Your files are safe )

:: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION ::

[Q] : Can I transfer my hosting Credits ?
A : No.

[Q] : If I cannot stay active at the forums, What can I do ?
A : This is one of the most frequently asked question, The answer is, Be EXTRA active at the forum and collect enough hosting credits to take a nice leave. Do not Spam. We handle Spamming issue very very Seriously and we will not step back to Suspend your account if we see that you are spamming. It is better if you have a forum reputation. It helps us to know your activity and quality of posts.

[Q] : If I am in very Bad Emergency, then what ?
A : You can purchase the Hosting Credits. Please contact Adminstrators.

[Q] : The Hosting Credit shows my account in healthy condition/ Good condition, will posting more help any further ?
A : Yes. The hosting credit reporting tool only reports if your account is safe or not. But as for the credits are concerned, you still go on accumulating it. The limit max limit of this hosting credit extends upto approx 110.8 years. In short, your every valid post is counted. :-)

[Q] : What is the Best way to be active and collect Hosting Credits ?
A : We suggest that you make posts regularly and collect hosting credits accordingly. You will find it easy to make posts regularly and maintain your Hosting credits near 7-8 days. As you go on collecting more, the amount of credits offered also decreases.

[Q] : How do I know, If I am suspended ?
A : Your site will be redirected to a new location. ( suspension page ).

[Q] : My Account is Suspended, How do I un-suspend?
A : The main forum page will show you your current hosting credits. If it is negative, your hosting is propably suspended. You must have atleast 4 Hosting Credits, So that your account is Un-suspended automatically. We do this, so that members dont activate accounts and become inactive again. Activating and Deactivating puts a lot of load on our server and it requires us to restart the services.

If you want any more Questions to be answered, kindly post them.

Warm Regards,
OpaQue.

In what forum and for what posts does the count go up?

I have had that question asked many times.

Right now with the "new" settings on the board posts are counted in all the topics with a "= 1" after them. I created a list so you can see what forums posts are counted in. This may change at any given time if it's abused. Some topics and forums that were not counted before are now counted. The topics in red are not counted. Blue are the forum titles.

Astahost

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