Hi Adam;
Thanks for the info, I finally figured that out a while ago but it still seems odd to me (and apparently to a few other users as while).
When I first ran accross it I was as confused as Cmagic was.
I now understand it, but it still seems like a weird way to track number of posts per user.
As long as the posts are handled this way, the question will continue to come up from new & casual users alike as it is not a very standard way of doing things.
This makes at least the fourth time this question has come up on as many new threads & it will come up several more times in the next few months as it is very confusing.
It is like having a database of users with a record number for each user's posts except the old records keep getting changed with each new posts.
I don't know about you, but I was trained that a database record is never to be changed for security & tracking reasons.
Anyway, so be it (weird as it is).