i lost about 200 this time...i would be a life member easy if i never lost any...i had over 1200 last time i looked..and the purpose that i see in it is to tell people how long youve been around and how much they should trust you...if you have 2000 post and tell someone something id think they know better than to lie and try to cause problems....just my thoughts...i personally like the counter..i can care less bout the icon..i wish we could make our own...only with all the members the sight would slow even more...