This is a subject that can go both way's...since you can't please both sides, i'd say leave it as is.Mods do know who are post whores & who are helping other's.
If there is no post count then I think the social lounge wouldn't be so uptight. There are always people being accused of spamming and others acussing people. If there's no post count then the social lounge could become a much nicer place. This is just my opinion though.