Post count question

[James Birkett]

This may seem like a really stupid question but:
If a user double-posts and I merge their post, does their post count decrease by 1?
Scenario:
A user posts a reply and now has 11 post count, he then posts again consecutively and has 12 post count. If I merged these post counts would his post count revert to 11?

I'm not sure how the post count is calculated so I'm unsure.

Thanks in advance!

[Jake Bunce]

Yes the count should decrement. But it might not happen until you run this counter:

Admin CP -> Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Update Post Counts

[James Birkett]

Wouldn't I be able to schedule a task to automatically run this upon a merge anyway?

[Jake Bunce]

That requires custom code.

I suspect the count will automatically decrement. Usually those counters are only needed after "mass" moderation like mass moves or forum deletions.

[James Birkett]

Ahh, thanks Jake :)
Just wanted to be sure.