Is it wise to refuse post count raising in specific forums?

The whole forum system is getting outdated. How many posts you've made is no real indication of anything. This guy has almost as many posts as you. I think this, among other reasons, is why forums are dying as a whole. In terms of how to run a forum, I think time registered is the best way to gauge it. If they still remember your forum after a few days it means they might want to participate. The majority of post and leave people find every webmaster forum they can on Google and post in literally all of them. Once you get rid of those the marketplace starts to become a perk for members. There are plenty of people who wait their time and add this site to their marketing list, only ever coming to post. Not much you can do to prevent this.