I'm not suggesting that Chip posts simply to increase his post-count. But, I think, there's no doubt he's aware that his post-prowess is notable. If Chip writes a "Thank you for being part of B&B" thank you note to each of the members, his post count could approach 25K in a very short time!
Of course, any member could do the same....
I had to read that twice to make sure I got it... at first I thought you were talking about greeting every newbie, but now I get it and I LOLed.
I don't see how I'd get 25k posts if every member thanked me for being here though...
He is. He temp banned himself. Twice!
He must not be very good at banning himself then.