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rusticdog
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Ranks

Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:09 pm

I was thinking about setting up ranks alongside the volume of posts. Once you post xx time your rank chnages etc...
I don't really get into themed ranks though, nothing military, nothing serious, in fact it would be better if people felt more offended by their rank and therefore posted more to move up in the world ;)

Thoughts ? Complaints ?
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Re: Ranks

Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:24 pm

Humor would be good, we could all work our way up to Firetrust Forum Overlords!
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Re: Ranks

Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:44 pm

hehe

One Post Wonder : is suitable for those folk with only one post too.
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Re: Ranks

Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:53 pm

Whore
sound like a good starting point. :wink:
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Re: Ranks

Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:43 pm

Being a fan of Spongebob too, I do like Super Weenie and Weenie.

I suppose a military theme might work, but be something like

Private Parts
Corporal Punishment
Sergeant Bilko
Captain Morgan
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General Error
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Re: Ranks

Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:32 pm

:lol: I wanna be a General PITA .. oh wait ... I already am. :oops:
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Re: Ranks

Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:36 pm

Ikeb wrote::lol: I wanna be a General PITA .. oh wait ... I already am. :oops:
Your wish is my command....well not really, I just like the idea of you being a General PITA ;)
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:19 am

:) That's good. I'd say that every site owner needs one to stay grounded. :wink:
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Pieter
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:31 am

Ikeb wrote::) That's good. I'd say that every site owner needs one to stay grounded. :wink:
I think we need to add a ban for ex frysians!

Just in case :wink:

:mrgreen:
huh?
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:48 am

Why :?:

What benefit does it hold - prestige :?:
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:23 am

Nothing says success like a fancy forum rank. Imagine people being able to place on their resume that they've attained the rank of "Village Idiot", on a second rate forum. They'll be climbing the corporate ladder in no time.

As with any online community though, a post count may not mean much to some folk, so I think there is inherent benefits in providing at least some other measure in gauging a persons involvement in that community, so long as the ranks make sense.

I'll probably start out with some basics, and we can always tweak from there.
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:29 am

Pieter wrote: I think we need to add a ban for ex frysians!

Just in case :wink:

:mrgreen:
Judging by how many people I ban from making comments on the Firetrust blog I've discovered I have a perverted joy in banning folk. I'll probably need to tone it down here though ;)
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Re: Ranks

Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:47 pm

Pieter wrote:
Ikeb wrote::) That's good. I'd say that every site owner needs one to stay grounded. :wink:
I think we need to add a ban for ex frysians!

Just in case :wink:

:mrgreen:
Hey Pieter! It's good to hear from you. It's been a while.

Just for the record, there's no "ex" in my heritage. :)
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rusticdog
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Re: Ranks

Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:26 pm

I took the lazy road out...

One Post Wonder 1
New Member 2- 24
Occasional Member 25 - 99
Frequent Member 100 - 499
Enthusiastic Member 500 - 1499
Devoted Member 1500 -

I guess will be tweaked again at some point.
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Re: Ranks

Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:25 am

Hee, Hee, Hee, rusticdog said Member....

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