The status change post numbers are arbitrary numbers that were lowered a few years ago. I've just returned them to their original values
The value table is below.
And yes steven even very small petulant children will be able to recognise completely gratuitous posts.
It's not a new thing, usually it's the younger forum members who decided they will change their status by starting a thread and just posting lots of replies to it.
They get deleted, they always have been deleted, long before I came on the scene.
Very few threads that are not started by spammers ever get deleted.
Pointless post change treads that are obviously there just to change a members status have always been one of the exceptions.
I'm just trying my best to keep the forum a pleasant, sensible place for people to hang out.
People throwing temper tantrums, just make themselves look foolish