Can somebody tell me the meaning of the number behind my user name?

China
February 16, 2007 5:46am CST
just like it hailstone (5) what is the meaning of 5? Is it means that I have posted 5 discussion?
1 response
nishant_022
@nishant_022 (395)
• India
16 Feb 07
Yeah exactly. It shows the number of responses posted by you.
hailstone
@hailstone (34)
• China
16 Feb 07
I see! thanks a lot!