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Everyone has a title within the forum. You will notice them below the Username in each post. Some titles are automatically assigned based on the number of posts a user has made, and some titles are assigned by the forum owner to denote official representatives of the company or other VIPs in the forums.
Here is the list of the standard titles and # of posts to achieve them:
0 stranger
25 newbie
50 journeyman
100 member
200 enthusiast
400 addict
700 old hand
1200 veteran
1600 Pooh-Bah
2500 Carpal Tunnel
I was just wondering about something. Are these titles a good thing or bad thing to have? My notion is that sometimes people will spam because they don't like a title that indicates they've made very few posts. So somehow, the idea is having more posts makes you better... Thanks.
Last edited by Lockmar; 17/07/03 11:46 PM.
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
www.hungersite.com
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veteran
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Yes, i agree with you - there are some people who really don't like being a newbie or whatever...and have chose to spam (even if it doesn't fit with the discussion)to get a higher number... Not to mention any names though... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" />
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enthusiast
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OP
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Joined: Mar 2003
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Hi,
So what do you think we should do about titles? Is it possible to change the titles in a manner where people with few posts are just as good as people with many posts? Other suggestions?
Thanks.
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
www.hungersite.com
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veteran
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Joined: May 2003
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er, no names? I personally like titles, but i can understand the people who don't like being a newbie or something, but the titles do kind of say how long, and if people have helped out, witht eh numbers. not to mention any names <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/badsmile2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
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nah....we already talked about this somewhere...although it probably started out as something completely different... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> and ended up talking about it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> is is a good thing ....specially for people looking for a "vetran" say..... or "carpal tunnel", or "Pooh-Bah"..... for some help i mean if you've spammed that much, and still don't know anything, <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> at least you should know WHO to point that person to.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" /> so whatever, there will always be, as long as there is, it just goes back to that saying....there's always someone....... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" />
[color:"#33cc3"] Jurak'sRunDownShack!Third Member of Off-Topic Posters Defender of the [color:"green"]PIF. [/color] Das Grosse Grüne Ogre!!! [/color]
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hey jurak, u can speak for the rest of the pooh-bas, for ur one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> there ain't too mnay of us spammers heavy enough to reach pohh-bah, and even less to reach carpal tunnels. how many pohh-bah's r there? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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The titles will be changed soon to something like on the old forum, so they are more in line with the RPG mood. Perhaps some people will still not be happy when they see "Shield bearer" next to their name, but at least it will be obvious that it is meant as a chuckle, whereas "newbie" has more chances for being downright offensive to some. Incidentally, resetting a user's post count to zero is about 3 mouse clicks of work, so if people are spamming just to get the count up, they may find a surprise the next time they log in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> We have almost 2000 users now, you can imagine the mayhem if they all write 50 posts a day to get that count up.. To sum up : a bit more patience, and a bit of restraint, please <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Thanks ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
They can blow up all two mijne pocket.
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i think it's perfect possible to change the titels without recetting the post count. Normaly the post count is a reference on how mutch "experiance"= "knowledge" a person has on these forums. euh did a mentioned the word "normaly"? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
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enthusiast
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Yes, ofcourse. The titles will change, the post counts won't.
They can blow up all two mijne pocket.
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Joined: Mar 2003
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As long as you have a postcount people will spam. The perception of having a hierarchy in titles will only add to that. So even with no titles there would still be spamming.
I remember one time the Black Isle forums disabled post counting resulting in all posters having 0 posts and staying on 0 posts, regardless of how much posting they did. Apparently that helped, although it takes away a bit of the fun.
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old hand
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Joined: Mar 2003
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I said this on Divine Devotion forum:
Ranking Names
may could be:
Depending of Class
Mage:
Apprentice of Mage
Simple Mage
Hand Mage
Mental Mage
Hypnotic Mage
Merlim
Mage of Universe
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Knight:
Apprentice knight
Knight
Master of Strenght
Master of Weapons
The greatest knight
God knight
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Black knight:
Apprentice of knight
Knight
Master of Strenght
Master of Weapons
Master of Darkness forces
Lucifer Knight
Who's gonna show you how to fly!
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The titles will be changed soon to something like on the old forum, so they are more in line with the RPG mood. Perhaps some people will still not be happy when they see "Shield bearer" next to their name, but at least it will be obvious that it is meant as a chuckle, whereas "newbie" has more chances for being downright offensive to some. Incidentally, resetting a user's post count to zero is about 3 mouse clicks of work, so if people are spamming just to get the count up, they may find a surprise the next time they log in <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> We have almost 2000 users now, you can imagine the mayhem if they all write 50 posts a day to get that count up.. To sum up : a bit more patience, and a bit of restraint, please <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Thanks ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> The titles like they ware on the old forum ware just fine. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
~Setharmon~
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What's bad about the current ones?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
And Shyon, no offence but your ideas are too... anime-ish.
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old hand
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What's bad about the current ones?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
And Shyon, no offence but your ideas are too... anime-ish. for me is more like "anime-rpg", these names are from animes and rpgs(and someones is mine), not only anime.
Who's gonna show you how to fly!
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Well, same thing for me.
"Lucifer Knight" sounds... anime.
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what were the old ones on the old forum? I only went there like once, but never reggestered , before the new one, than I forgot, until I beat it again.
I had good ones on dicvine devotion, but what were the old ones on the old forum?
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old hand
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Well, same thing for me.
"Lucifer Knight" sounds... anime. Ok death, complete it with your better names, everybody can do that and after that we can do a selection of the best names with a poll. Yo bean, your avatar isn't "ok" to show - isn't working. Unless for me.
Who's gonna show you how to fly!
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bean's avi is ok it must be you....... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
[color:"#33cc3"] Jurak'sRunDownShack!Third Member of Off-Topic Posters Defender of the [color:"green"]PIF. [/color] Das Grosse Grüne Ogre!!! [/color]
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yep, works for me too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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Ok death, complete it with your better names, everybody can do that and after that we can do a selection of the best names with a poll. But what's wrong with the current system???
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