I think theres a formula, kinda like how long someone has to wait around in purgatory.
take all your remedial sins (whore posts) X 7
+
all your mortal sins (crap posts, arguing over which color adds more HP and why whoever disagrees with you is a poser, etc) X 50
+
# of times you posted the "hello and welcome to last week picture" X 100
this formula is based on the one from paulie from the sopranos, so it must be true.