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Or maybe they care about post count so they flood the threads with as many as they can. I've even seen threads that had the sole purpose of spamming posts to increase the count.
Post farming is a time honored, (even if not an honorable), tradition.
Also, a quick "what he/she said" can be a simple and effective way of saying "that response is correct and will yield the desired result" without repeating or re-writing the same information in a new response. A poster may not have anything new to add to the thread except to say "That worked for me too", and "what he/she said" would do that, and I believe it's still a valid comment.
Personally, I think that most of the Gurus on these boards have a lot to teach the rest of us. And their post count is more a badge of honor than one of infamy. Now, sock puppets... that's a whole 'nother story!!!