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I may be way off, and am completley new to coding, but it sounds you just need it to make a static of the users post count that doesn't update. So Member A has 200 posts when he posts his 201st it takes that value and displays it.

Or create a post ID column in mysql to keep a running total.

I have some spare time later in the week, I'll look at making something like this to be my first hack. I'll keep you updated. If someone experienced in coding has some suggestions, that'd be great.