Argus Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 Could someone explain to me this new system of identifying our members and what the criteria is? Length of term? Breadth of knowledge? How hard ones attitude is? Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
eyeball Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 I don't know, but I think your signature is very apropos at the moment. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Forum Admin Greg Posted November 11, 2009 Forum Admin Report Posted November 11, 2009 Could someone explain to me this new system of identifying our members and what the criteria is? Length of term? Breadth of knowledge? How hard ones attitude is? What are you talking about? Can you explain your question more? Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
Michael Hardner Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 Greg - look at this page - above the 3 dots there's some kind of member classification that appears to be initialized as 'Full Member' for most of us. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
M.Dancer Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) Greg - look at this page - above the 3 dots there's some kind of member classification that appears to be initialized as 'Full Member' for most of us. I'm just a member Hold on...you're a full member, I'm "dè do bheachd" which is gaelic for "You have an opinion" I believe that can be editted by yourself in the profile settings. Edited November 11, 2009 by M.Dancer Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Sir Bandelot Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 Argus "has more eyes than you", indeed, Argus is full of eyes, round about... Quote
Guest American Woman Posted November 11, 2009 Report Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) I think the "member status" has to do with the member's total number of posts. (Unless you 'set' it yourself in the profile, which is why mine reads "Listen what I say" instead of stating my "member status.") Edited November 11, 2009 by American Woman Quote
Argus Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) I think the "member status" has to do with the member's total number of posts. (Unless you 'set' it yourself in the profile, which is why mine reads "Listen what I say" instead of stating my "member status.") No, yours says members, as does mine. Michael H is a Full Member, however. But it isn't because of number of posts as I think I have about three or four times more than him. Now he has been around longer than me, so that could be why he's a Full Member, but on the other hand Bush Cheney is a Senior Member, and he's been around less time than I have so... Edited November 12, 2009 by Argus Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
M.Dancer Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 No, yours says members, as does mine. Michael H is a Full Member, however. But it isn't because of number of posts as I think I have about three or four times more than him. Now he has been around longer than me, so that could be why he's a Full Member, but on the other hand Bush Cheney is a Senior Member, and he's been around less time than I have so... Your group, as all of us who are "new members" says members...the other, Full Member, is what you get when you don't edit it with things like "slippery when wet" or "has many eyes, some bloodshot" Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 .... but on the other hand Bush Cheney is a Senior Member, and he's been around less time than I have so... ....bugs you...huh? Maybe it's "member" size....LOL! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
kimmy Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 It's entirely related to post count. If you want to boost your seniority, just boost your post count. Post post post. Post like the wind. Then you can be counted among the elite and admired, such as Oleg Bach or Benny. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
M.Dancer Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 Remove the "enjoy a Kimmy today" and you will eb a senior member...I removed dè do bheachd? and now I am a Senior member...but nit for long Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
M.Dancer Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 I rest someones case Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
kimmy Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 I have no interest in being a Senior. The once-a-month discount on groceries appears to be a terrible trade-off for the terrible clothes, shoddy driving, bad teeth, loss of bladder control, and compulsion to yell "git off my lawn!" at random intervals. Your current configuration makes a pretty good argument for moving the "interests" field off of the message headers. If Morris is allowed to take up half a page with his list of interests, I should be allowed to have pictures of fluffy kittens in my signature. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Guest American Woman Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Your current configuration makes a pretty good argument for moving the "interests" field off of the message headers. If Morris is allowed to take up half a page with his list of interests, I should be allowed to have pictures of fluffy kittens in my signature. I'd agree that the "interests" fields should be kept off the message headers, but then I wouldn't be reminded that bush_cheney is interested in "large breasts" in every thread he posts in, and I find this to be very useful information on a political board. Edited November 12, 2009 by American Woman Quote
Bryan Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) This thread is giving me a headache. Can I change my title to throbbing member? Seriously though, having the ranks be just post count based is odd. I've been around these forums for several years, but I only post when I have something to actually discuss. That makes me a "junior" to someone who joined this year, but starts multiple threads on the same topic and continues rambling on long after anyone is listening anymore? Edited November 12, 2009 by Bryan Quote
GostHacked Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 No, yours says members, as does mine. Michael H is a Full Member, however. But it isn't because of number of posts as I think I have about three or four times more than him. Now he has been around longer than me, so that could be why he's a Full Member, but on the other hand Bush Cheney is a Senior Member, and he's been around less time than I have so... That looks like it is based on post count. Not the length of time you have been a member on this board. I am still a Member, and others have many more posts than I have, eventhough they have not been here as long as I have. To me, it does not mean anything. We know who are the good posters and we know who are the idiots. Regardless of their status. So don't take the status at face value. Some may have way more posts than I, and if you take into account the quality of the posts, then you see that certain people just like to be heard. On the Internets, they are known as attention-whores !!! Your current configuration makes a pretty good argument for moving the "interests" field off of the message headers. If Morris is allowed to take up half a page with his list of interests, I should be allowed to have pictures of fluffy kittens in my signature. Kimmy PLEASE NO !!!!!!!! No pictures in signatures please. The lack of pictures in a sig is one reason why I visit this forum and have stayed. I really don't care to see the same pic every time someone posts. Text sigs are ok, because they don't take up much room, and do not take away from the feel and discussions that are going on. If you want to boost your seniority, just boost your post count. Post post post. Post like the wind. Then you can be counted among the elite and admired, such as Oleg Bach or Benny. Lol, Benny. I don't miss him at all. There are others who have fallen in Benny's footsteps (before and after) and those types of posters never last long around here. Quote
kimmy Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 This thread is giving me a headache. Can I change my title to throbbing member? Seriously though, having the ranks be just post count based is odd. I've been around these forums for several years, but I only post when I have something to actually discuss. That makes me a "junior" to someone who joined this year, but starts multiple threads on the same topic and continues rambling on long after anyone is listening anymore? Absolutely. Now you're getting it, Junior. If you wish to remove attention from your "seniority" or lack of it, click on your username to go to your profile. Then click "edit my profile". Then go down to the section that says "Profile Information" and put something in the field that says "Member Title". Then instead of "Junior Member" you could be "Frozen Hominid". -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
M.Dancer Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 If Morris is allowed to take up half a page with his list of interests, I should be allowed to have pictures of fluffy kittens in my signature. -k That is a bit long isn't it... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
kimmy Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 Kimmy PLEASE NO !!!!!!!! No pictures in signatures please. The lack of pictures in a sig is one reason why I visit this forum and have stayed. I really don't care to see the same pic every time someone posts. Text sigs are ok, because they don't take up much room, and do not take away from the feel and discussions that are going on. I am picturing a 500 pixel tall picture of my cat "Shadow", flanked by twin "Support our Troops" ribbons, underscored by a string of animated gifs of waving Canadian and American flags. All finished off with one of these babies: ……… , . - -.- - . , ……. ……… ) ` - . . - `(……. …….. / . . . .`\. . .\ .. …….. …….. |. . . . . |. . .| ……… ……… \ . . . ./ . . / ……….. ……….. `=(./.)=` ……….. …………. `-;`;-’ …………. …………… || … , ……… ……………..|| _.-’| ………. ………..|’-._ || . / ……… ……. . ..\ . || .’ / ………….. ……….. \ . || . /…………. …………. \.|| . /……. ………….. \.||./ ………….. …….. …….\||/…………… …………. …|| ………….. ……………..|| ………….. ……………..|| ………….. ……………..|| ………….. ……………..||……. ……. …………………….. ……… ...a badly formated text rose. One of the all time classics. It is gonna be sweet. Lol, Benny. I don't miss him at all. There are others who have fallen in Benny's footsteps (before and after) and those types of posters never last long around here. True that. However, Benny did provide the setup for one of the funniest things I ever read on this forum. In a topic when people were posting about witch-burnings and accusing each other of straw man arguments, Smallc writes: Straw men burn easily.Sorry, Benny moment. which caused me to snort hot tea out my nose. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Forum Admin Greg Posted November 12, 2009 Forum Admin Report Posted November 12, 2009 It's called membership ranks, and they are calculated on the number of postings on has made to the forums. Here is the breakdown: New Member - 1 Junior Member - 250 Full Member - 1000 Senior Member - 5000 One a member reaches each stage, they get a additional "pip" added next to their name: New Member - * Junior Member - ** Full Member - *** Senior Member - ***** Once a member has reached the Full Member status, they can update their member title - which is why some of the longer standing members of the forum has custom titles. I hope this clears everything up for everyone. Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
Forum Admin Greg Posted November 12, 2009 Forum Admin Report Posted November 12, 2009 I'd agree that the "interests" fields should be kept off the message headers The interest field has been restricted to only allow 65 characters - which should stop members from rambling on and ruining the forum layout. However, if you see anything inappropriate posted in the interest field, profile or member signature, please report it and Charles and I will deal with it. Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
Tawasakm Posted November 12, 2009 Report Posted November 12, 2009 I should start posting here again. If for no other reason than to be able to set my own 'title'. An important life goal. Quote
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Riverwind Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 .يا كلب يا نجس يا حفيد القردة والخنازيرGoogle says: "Oh, you dog my grandson unclean apes and pigs" Quote To fly a plane, you need both a left wing and a right wing.
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