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sniffer · Sep 29, 2003, 01:25 AM

I honestly feel that I3 L T don't deserve the title Junior Member as he have been a member since Nov 2001.
Check out this thread:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=179456
Wouldn't it be nice if rare posters like this got their own title or something?
I don't mean like manually changing his title, but i.e. have a special title to folks that have posted less than for instance 6 posts in a year.
I just thought it could be a fun idea.

Thanks.

The Placid Casual · Oct 2, 2003, 12:14 PM

Yep I agree...

When put into context with people who have been here for only a few months, but flood the boards and end up 'Addicted' in no time but have said 'nothing', it seems even more inequitable...

ARS have recognised and dealt with the problem by having a 'secondary' title that is assigned automatically, purely based on the time elapsed since your registration...

This way rare posters get the respect they deserve...

Any chance the 'head sheds' could look into something similar here?

Peace,

Marc

fulmer · Oct 3, 2003, 05:35 PM

I'm not too worried about it. the registration date lets people know your 'age'.

jmonty12 · Mar 4, 2005, 07:51 PM

I don't really have anything to add, but I'm tired of being "junior" so this post puts me one step closer. Maybe I should consider the "flood of meaningless messages" idea....

fulmer · Mar 5, 2005, 04:17 PM

boy, this thread is an old timer in its own right.

ManOfSteal · Mar 6, 2005, 08:42 AM

No.

zizban · Mar 6, 2005, 10:37 AM

In Before Request Denied�

jmonty12 · Mar 6, 2005, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
No.

"No" what? This thread is reallly old, so if this is a reply to the original poster then it's a little late.

P.S. I think this puts me at 24 or 25. woo-hoo.

ManOfSteal · Mar 6, 2005, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by jmonty12:
"No" what? This thread is reallly old, so if this is a reply to the original poster then it's a little late.

P.S. I think this puts me at 24 or 25. woo-hoo.

Yes, post whore.

Randman · Mar 6, 2005, 09:36 PM

If someone has been registered on this site for more than two years and only has a handful of posts, do you think they really care about any title?

jmonty12 · Mar 6, 2005, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
If someone has been registered on this site for more than two years and only has a handful of posts, do you think they really care about any title?

Okay, I don't understand this comment, since this is the whole point of this thread. YES, after almost two years I am tired of the "junior" moniker. I *read* MacNN every day, several times a day. Unlike many in this forum I try to only add something when I think I have something of value to say. Apparently doing so only reaps you a title that makes it sound like you still have your training wheels on. If the number of posts a person makes to the forum doesn't matter, then why is it shown? The titles given to posters seems like a good idea on the surface, but the way it is implemented benefits the helpful people along with the overly verbose ones. Unfortunately I think most people give more credence to the opinions of those with "high ranks" even though the title may well be unwarranted.

Randman · Mar 6, 2005, 10:11 PM

With 0.04 posts a day, do you deserve a better title? I'm not talking about post-whoring either, but offering constructive comments. Two comments a week would make you green, if that's what is important to you.

jmonty12 · Mar 7, 2005, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Randman:
With 0.04 posts a day, do you deserve a better title? I'm not talking about post-whoring either, but offering constructive comments. Two comments a week would make you green, if that's what is important to you.

It's hard to believe many people who have an average of 10 posts a day have that many thought provoking things to say.

Anyway, I retire from this thread. Reading other threads here does not persuade me that forum improvement is really desired.

Apple Pro Underwear · Mar 7, 2005, 07:54 PM

when i first started here in 2001, addicted status was relatively rare

when a dude hit 1000 it was pretty long. now it seems 1000 is a drop in the bucket

zizban · Mar 8, 2005, 07:48 AM

When Cipher13 was about to become the first to reach 10,000 we had this long thread debating what title he should have. Ah, the days.

keyser_soze · Mar 9, 2005, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by jmonty12:
It's hard to believe many people who have an average of 10 posts a day have that many thought provoking things to say.

Anyway, I retire from this thread. Reading other threads here does not persuade me that forum improvement is really desired.

Man, you're always posting and posting and posting. It's going to take me years to get to your number of posts, but I try to only post when I have something meaningful to say.

Respect my authorita, give me a better ranking pleez.

JHromadka · Mar 9, 2005, 10:39 PM

How about "Posts as often as Windows is updated" for rare posters?

zizban · Mar 10, 2005, 08:09 AM

Umm...no

jmonty12 · Mar 11, 2005, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by keyser_soze:
Man, you're always posting and posting and posting. It's going to take me years to get to your number of posts, but I try to only post when I have something meaningful to say.

Respect my authorita, give me a better ranking pleez.

Originally posted by JHromadka:
How about "Posts as often as Windows is updated" for rare posters?

Okay, I know I said I was going to retire from this thread, but these posts are hella funny!

Thanks for reminding me why I like to come to MacNN.

zizban · Mar 11, 2005, 05:57 PM

I'd unretire MacGorilla in exchange for a cool title, like Moderator

Randman · Mar 12, 2005, 03:11 AM

Originally posted by zizban:
I'd unretire MacGorilla in exchange for a cool title, like Moderator

dreilly1 · Mar 12, 2005, 06:20 AM

How about, instead of titles based on post count, we have titles based on MacNN milestones, such as:

- First +1 Post
- First IBGR/IBMoS Post
- First Post edited by mods for big images
- First Post While Drunk
- First Post of a picture of you with a bag over your head
- First Banination (hey, we do have a title for this one...)
- Each time you retire from MacNN

Captain Egotist · Mar 12, 2005, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
when i first started here in 2001, addicted status was relatively rare

when a dude hit 1000 it was pretty long. now it seems 1000 is a drop in the bucket

Back in the day it was between two people: Cipher, and myself. He was always a little ahead, but I was right up there. Then I got banned.

Apple Pro Underwear · Mar 13, 2005, 06:13 PM

why are so many folks changin' their handles?

you lose your entire history here. even the people who remembered you will forget

zizban · Mar 14, 2005, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
why are so many folks changin' their handles?

you lose your entire history here. even the people who remembered you will forget

Tired of my old one. Stood for a web site I hadn't had in years and despite begging for the admins to change my name, they refused.

Captain Egotist · Mar 15, 2005, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
why are so many folks changin' their handles?

you lose your entire history here. even the people who remembered you will forget

I get banned.

im_noahselby · Mar 15, 2005, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by zizban:
Tired of my old one. Stood for a web site I hadn't had in years and despite begging for the admins to change my name, they refused.

Do the admins have the ability to do this? Is it an easy thing for them to do?

Noah

Zimphire · Mar 15, 2005, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
why are so many folks changin' their handles?

you lose your entire history here. even the people who remembered you will forget

\

The people who matter will remember.

Apple Pro Underwear · Mar 16, 2005, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
\

The people who matter will remember.

you used to be joeg4 right?

heh heh

Athens · Mar 16, 2005, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by im_noahselby:
Do the admins have the ability to do this? Is it an easy thing for them to do?

Noah

They have the ability and its easy, its a matter of creating extra work. Change a nick for one, next you know you have a ton of ppl asking. When I used to run the ShadowGuild forums for Asherons Call, even though the user base was small only 500, I refused to changed nicks because I didnt want to bother with other asking me.

chrisford · Mar 22, 2005, 04:38 PM

Can I win the "Lowest post average" prize? Registered in 2000. Total posts=low. Post-per-day average=0.05

Beat that. I even remember when Ca$h was single.

keyser_soze · Mar 22, 2005, 07:07 PM

^^ pfft.

Originally posted by JHromadka:
How about "Posts as often as Windows is updated" for rare posters?

That or "Posts as often as Powermacs are updated"

zizban · Mar 22, 2005, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by chrisford:
Can I win the "Lowest post average" prize? Registered in 2000. Total posts=low. Post-per-day average=0.05

Beat that. I even remember when Ca$h was single.

Me too. Then he became wifedoer68.