Member Status

[SilverPriest]

Aiighht everyone.
We are going to have your status's set, ie: not user customizable.
We are doing this since we removed the post count, it will be easier to identify someones post count/usage of the forums without visiting their profile.
Also, to differentiate mods from normal users.
So, without further ado, i ask you all to come up with ideas for status names for the following layout:

0-10
11-50
51-100
101-200
201-300
301-500
501-1000
1001-2000
2001-5000

For example:

0-10 | Be gentle
11-50 | Is that a fan?
51-100 | I have a heatsink!
101-200 | 7k Delta cooled
201-300 | Alpha w/ 8k Delta
301-500 | Water cooled
501-1000 | Peltier & wet
1001-2000 | Liquid Nitrogen
2001-5000 | Liquid Helium

I'm sure you can figure it out :D
We look forward to your contributions :)

[Grrr!!]

I'd put in another at about 0-10

[SilverPriest]

Duly changed :)
But ideas for tags people!

[Grrr!!]

0-10 I have an iMac

[Joshsti_NZ]

Ohh i get it now .. haha

Thats cool, i like Mr Priest's (*bows down*) one . and KJ's second suggestion :D

[KingJackal]

To give you guys an idea, here are some early stabs in the dark the mod's made:

0-50 | n00bie
51-100 | Okay what do I do next??
101-200 | I wanna have a life
201-300 | I sorta have a life
301-500 | I have nothing to do
501-1000 | I have a serious addiction
1001-2000 | Needs to get out more
2001-5000 | GET A LIFE!!!

0-50 | PII 233 @ 166
51-100 | Celeron 433 @ 433
101-200 | PIII 666 @ 900
201-300 | Duron 900 @ 1.2GHz
301-500 | TBird 1.2 @ 1.8GHz
501-1000 | P4 1.6A @ 2.2GHz
1001-2000 | Hammer 2GHz @ 5GHz
2001-5000 | Cray Array

0-50 | Too hot!
51-100 | Warm
101-200 | Cold
201-300 | Icy
301-500 | Frozen Solid
501-1000 | Liquid Nitrogen
1001-2000 | Liquid Helium
2001-5000 | Absolute ZERO

...think up something appropriate. IE: anything to do with overclocking would be good ;).

[I.R]

Damn it :mad:

I was soooo proud of my Inland.Revenue **Ph33R** oh well :(

4000+ KJ you \/\/|-|0r3 ;)

[Artifice]

0-10 I've heard about you lot.
11-50 What happens when I touch ZAP!!!
51-100 Whys the cpu smokin?
101-200 CPU needs Watering
201-300 Scooby dooOOO
301-500 Needs a girlfriend
501-1000 OCNZ assimilated
1001-2000 Forum Whore
2001-5000 Keyboard needs Overhaul

[Mashed_Penguin]

Got to have that forum whore in there somewhere :D At least the 1000 mark.

0 - 10 "You mean you OPEN your case!!!"

[Grrr!!]

0-50 | PII 233 @ 166
51-100 | Celeron 433 @ 433
101-200 | PIII 666 @ 900
201-300 | Duron 900 @ 1.2GHz
301-500 | TBird 1.2 @ 1.8GHz
501-1000 | P4 1.6A @ 2.2GHz
1001-2000 | Hammer 2GHz @ 5GHz
2001-5000 | Cray Array


1-10 | 486 Not Working

[[H]arls]

What about doing it like RAM increments?
16
32
64
128
256
512
1024
(I cant count further than that ;) )

And the last suggestion KingJackal had, that kicked ass. If nothing else I vote for that 'un. :)

[Deviant]

I seem to recall suggesting this, and starting off a list. There's were some atempts at a good list, and I'll give it another go.

0-10 ............nOOb
11-50 ..........7ri h4r|)
51-100.........gO7 10%
101-200 ......|\|o mOr3 cYri><
201-300 ......|\|o mOr3 app13$
301-500 ......c4|\| c1Oc|< \/id3O
501-1000 ....c4|\| c1Oc|< a pIV
1001-2000 ..c4|\| c1Oc|< a|\| a|V|d
2001-5000 ..1337 @$$ $p33d d3|V|o|\|

[Deviant]

0-10 ............What's a thread?
11-50 ..........I'm just here for the Ricky Lake Show!
51-100.........Ah, so that's what a PM is.
101-200 ......Look at me, I broke 100!
201-300 ......No time left for gaming
301-500 ......Where did my life go?
501-1000 ....Divorced
1001-2000 ..24/7
2001-5000 ..Forum Whore

[Joshsti_NZ]

yea! deviant i like your second one

[Sydog]

0-10 - nOOb
11-50 - Well I can word process
51-100 - hey i found out what these dip switches do

cant think of anything else

[varkk]

5001+ KJ

[H2gO]

0-50 - KingJackal Starter
51-100 - KingJackal One
101-200 - KingJackal Two
201-300 - KingJackal Three
301-500 - KingJackal Four
501-1000 - Just a Big KingJackal
1001-2000 - wanta be a KingJackal
2001-5000 - KingJackal Himself
5001- 10000 - KingJackal King

:p

[[H]arls]

ROFL! :D
Yah lets go with the KingJackal one. :)

[Sydog]

How about after say 2000 posts you get to customize your member status. Or you'll have to tweak em all the time as more people will get very high posts and most people will be like KingJackal King after a while

[p01s0n_p1e]

say uh, why exactly arnt we allowed our own?
so far i cant see anything offensive coming out of them, and it just makes it more personalised.

you could always do it like the old forums where at 400 posts you got a custom avatar?

just my opinion

[H2gO]

Originally posted by Sydog
How about after say 2000 posts you get to customize your member status. Or you'll have to tweak em all the time as more people will get very high posts and most people will be like KingJackal King after a while


simple change the name - say another OCNZ member
Alphbetical as per the user list maybe
*small claim to fame*

;)

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

I like artifice's and KJ's second.

[whetu]

Originally posted by p01s0n_p1e
say uh, why exactly arnt we allowed our own?
so far i cant see anything offensive coming out of them, and it just makes it more personalised.

you could always do it like the old forums where at 400 posts you got a custom avatar?

just my opinion

without postcount, what else is there to use to quickreference a member's history here hmmmmmm? this is an especially important point to note when it comes to buy/sell. personally I'd rather not have to view several profiles while looking for deals.

1) YOU HAVE A CUSTOM AVATAR :mad:
2) YOU HAVE A SIG :mad:

geeeeeeez give em an inch..... :rolleyes:

[I.R]

Thank you sir!!! :D

*Runs off to change his Inland.Revenue **Ph33R** custom status to Senior member status*

Done http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/images/icons/icon14.gif

Cool thing bout my name is that it goes with lots of statusususes :confused: Stateti :confused:

I ARE Senior Member :D

[p01s0n_p1e]

geez- calm down....

take sum pills or sumthin..:P

[Geek4Life]

0-10 | Where's the 'ANY' key?
11-50 | w00t this is fun
1001-2000 | Member of Forums Annoymous
2001-5000 | Spammer
5000+ | KJ

[whetu]

huh? who you talking to poison pie?

anyways, custom statuses will only be available to those who earn the position, mods and admins. People who have "earnt the position" will be long time members such as mird-oc for example.

If it really is THAT important to you, at least it will be initiative for you to put a bit more into the community... think of it as a long term goal... if you have now decided it wasnt THAT important anyway, than dont worry about it.

its awfully simple in theory...

[KingJackal]

One thing to keep in mind is length. They can't be too long. So unfortunately, the likes of:

I'm just here for the Ricky Lake Show!

...will almost definately not work ;). Remember that while the limit probably can be extended - it currently sits at 25 characters. ( The above example is 38. )

[I.R]

Originally posted by whetu
....anyways, custom statuses will only be available to those who earn the position, mods and admins....

Does that include butt kissers..... sir :p (jk)

[dumass]

0-50 - Noob Outsider
51-100 - Has opened PC case atleast once
101-200 - Has Incremented FSB by 1 mhz!!!
201-300 - Has Unlocked CPU before
301-500 - Stable o/c
501-1000 - Has blew up atleast 1 CPU
1001-2000 - Water cooled
2001-5000 - Moved to invercargil for colder climate
5001- 10000 - KingJackal

[Humantuckshop]

Yeah, that ranking system is pretty good Dumass - although I think 'stable o/c' should be ahead of 'Has Unlocked CPU before'.

Unlocking a CPU is definitely more 1337 than achieving a stable OC, in my opinion anyway... :D

[Deviant]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop
Yeah, that ranking system is pretty good Dumass - although I think 'stable o/c' should be ahead of 'Has Unlocked CPU before'.

Unlocking a CPU is definitely more 1337 than achieving a stable OC, in my opinion anyway... :D

It is now that pencils don't work.

[mird-OC]

0-50 - passive cooler
51-100 - stock cooler
101-200 - performance cooler
201-300 - high performance cooler
301-500 - water cooler
501-1000 - peltier cooler
1001-2000 - vapor cooler
2001-5000 - LN2 cooler
5001+ - MR FREEZE!

or something.

[Deviant]

Yeah Mirds is good, but I've made two changes

0-50 - passive cooler
51-100 - stock cooler
101-200 - performance cooler
201-300 - water cooler
301-500 - peltier cooler
501-1000 - vapor cooler
1001-2000 - phase-change cooler
2001-5000 - LN2 cooler
5001+ - Absolute ZERO!

[Mashed_Penguin]

I reckon that cooler names are pretty boring, but thats just me. And I can't really think of anything better at the moment :D

Funny is always good though :D

[KingJackal]

:confused: :confused:
Vapor IS phase-change..... :D

And BTW, passive cooling is quite 1337 if it's done stably on a fast CPU.... ;)

[Antimatter]

Does forum addiction have anything to do with overclocking ability? :confused:

[Deviant]

Originally posted by KingJackal
:confused: :confused:
Vapor IS phase-change..... :D

And BTW, passive cooling is quite 1337 if it's done stably on a fast CPU.... ;)

Ok technically, but you know what phase change I am talking.

You know technically a heatsink and heat spreader is a peltier, it's just commercial peltiers use metals that have a large temp differential across their junctions.

Any way, I think the cooling thing is boring too. (he I'm alowed to change my mind)

[Subaru_Fan]

I hink i just prefered the post count, call me a boring a$$ but it was simple.:rolleyes:

[mird-OC]

boring it may be but it's applicable and it's not too ambiguous. and it doesn't really matter what is finally used it'll be boring within a month anyway :)

but yes mashy, i invite you to come up with something better :)

IMO i don't know what all the fuss is about. i voted that the postcount should stay. it makes more sense to me.

[Mashed_Penguin]

Its not as if its gone, its just a click away...

[Humantuckshop]

Originally posted by Mashed_Penguin
Its not as if its gone, its just a click away...



What click away exactly?

[varkk]

I assume for the mods, all they would need to do would be click a box or something, and hey presto postcount back...
but they are trying to add a bit of style to it, instead of a boring old number

[whetu]

ugh... this thread is about letting you guys submit member status names that are suitable for these forums. they will be in place, they will be enforced, like it or not. I have said before, you have your own avatar, you have your own sig... you have more than enough customisation there. what this thread is not about is *****ing about the removal of the postcount. postcounts are gone. accept it.

[I.R]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop




What click away exactly?

I think he's refering to t3h profile button ;)

Sorry Whetu back on topic

0-50 - t4|2D
51-100 - n00b13
101-200 - n00b
201-300 - w00t!!!
301-500 - 1337
501-1000 - |-|4><o|2
1001-2000 - 1(3 |\/|4|\|
2001-5000 - WTF!!!
5001+ - KJ

[Ripping]

i agree that if you need a track on how many posts you've done.. there should be a post count.
Any comments thats are 'default member status' will not accurately reflect the status of a member. ie Status = "166MHz running at 201MHz" for a 1-10 poster is perhaps even demeaning when the user has actually run at 25Ghz using iced scotch and water and has been overclocking since Babbage.
The comments should reflect the post count and not the supposed experience or knowledge of a poster.


footnote: I have never run a CPU on scotch and water.
:rolleyes:

[Deviant]

There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count
There will be no post count

Now that we have got that through, you have a point Ripping, so try and come up with something that you think would work.

ie:
1-10
10-50
etc

[mird-OC]

we're thinking on the same wavelength Ripping.

the member status is just another representation of postcount. it is directly linked to a member's postcount.

if the powers that be are so opposed to the postcount then why do they want a member status? well of course because it's good to have some sort of indication of a member's contribution. a postcount is a good idea but of course there will be no postcount because it encourages spam (or something). so instead we need a member status which is based directly on a member's postcount. so why not just put the postcount back on? oh, wait, of course, there can be no postcount. yes, instead we will have a member status based entirely on a member's postcount. well we could just put the postcount back on - oh wait, there will be no postcount. so we'll have a member status that is based entirely on a member's postcount.

:rolleyes:

there seems to be some circular logic in my arguement... it could go on forever like this. yes, forever. that would be an enternity. to the end of days. until the end of time.

so umm, a member status you say... how about this:

POST MILESTONES

0-50 - n00bie
51-100 - 50 posts
101-200 - 100 posts
201-300 - 200 posts
301-500 - 300 posts
501-1000 - 1000 posts
1001-2000 - 2000 posts
2001-5000 - 5000 posts
5001+ - ForumWhore

either way you have it, be it postcount or member status... it changes nothing. i really don't care either way, i just don't understand why we shouldn't just adopt the easiest possible solution.

[Sydog]

If you have been here for any length of time you will know the people who are high posters anyway, I think if KJ was selling something here at good price and people were interested then it would be snapped up quick cuz of the reputation KJ has. Even with custom member status everyone who has been a ocnz member for a while will know who are a big part of the ocnz community.

Having a member status which is related to your postcount will encourage spamming just like having a postcount there.

[asanthadenz]

heres are my suggestions :p

0-50 - Freebie
51-100 - Clueless
101-200 - Canned Air
201-300 - Forum Freak-Out
301-500 - Monitor Migraine
501-1000 - Possessed Keyboard
1001-2000 - What's Hot!
2001-5000 - All Hooked Up
5001+ - Global Brain

[KingJackal]

Stop using logic. Logic does not apply directly. There is no post count and nothing you say will ever change that. NOTHING. NADA. ZERO. ZAP. Capische?

The fact that status is directly related to post-count is in a strange way irrelevant. You see, a precise number has a much different psychological effect that a general status.

Remember how many 'I have 666 posts' or 'I have 1337 posts' or 'I have 4000 posts' ( :rolleyes: :p ) threads there were in the old forums? Well that's entirely typical of forums with post counts visible. People compare their post counts down to the wire - do YOU remember all those 'haha - now I have 5 more posts that you' posts? I do ( unfortunately ).

NOW, in forums with status', you don't see that. Well, at least not as often. Post count may only be one click away - but people are inherantly lazy, and don't use that one click as often they glance to the left. Gone are comparisons between people with 5 posts difference. Gone are the 'ooo - cool posts number' discussions. Some 'I'm a senior member' style posts are likely to still occur - but their incidence will be much lower.

And besides, what's to stop us doing this just to make everyone give up and completely forget post-count ( once again due to their inherant laziness ;) ):

0-48 - n00bie
49-83 - 50 posts
84-171 - 100 posts
172-342 - 200 posts
343-603 - 300 posts
604-889 - 1000 posts
890-1784 - 2000 posts
1785-3082 - 5000 posts
3083+ - ForumWhore
:p :p

...and did I mention nothing anybody says on the issue will change the decision?

[swiftynz]

yup well said KJ. i agree with mird in that member status' do create an incentive to spam, but with a status there's much less of it. postcount should stay gone and i think the status thing is a good idea. just please dont make them too cheezy....

i mean n00b still is derogitory in many ways and is kinda cliche'd now days. imho, something like;
0-50 - new member
51-100 - regular
101-200 - senior member
etc... is both effecive, indicative of their contribution to the forum (not their overclocking experience) and not cheezy.

when you get to 500+ start making them fun ;)
eg 5000+ - teh KJ :D

[DiSCLAiMER]

I have to say I'm a bit confused by all of this as well.

You can view the postcount of any member by clicking on their profile, and even view all posts by that member. This will give you an indication of when their latest posts were, etc. You can do all this, yet it has been decided that postcount won't be displayed on the message thread itself. I don't see the point, as in, if you can see it another way, why bother hiding it somewhere else? I suppose you could argue that most people don't bother viewing the profiles unless they are genuinly interested. But then again, if they are a stupid itiot that belives greater post count = superiourity, then perhaps they will always just view everyones profiles to get the post count. Ie, the people that still want to see it, will see it.

With having set "member status" descriptions for set ranges, I am also confused. I"m confused because it was stated that this would help say newcommers in the buy/sell/trade forum easily pick out who is "trustworthy" or has "been around for a while" or who hasn't. I don't see how an arangement such as below would help soemone judge this:

0 - 9: shoehorn
10 - 49: unicorn
50 - 99: bill gates
100 - 199: toaster

Okay, so maybe I wasn't fair, lets be a little better and try and make it so they are all part of the same thing or theme and that it increases with each step:

0 - 9: trial employee
10 - 49: trainee
50 - 99: assistiant
100 -199: supervisor
200 - 299: manager

and so on. Even now its still hard to judge --without first knowing the list-- where someone stands in the order of things. If someone were honestly here on their first visit to the forums, would they know this list?? Nope they wouldn't, so "assistiant" would have no meaning to them. Now the only way for this to make sence, is if we have a scheme like below:

0 - 9: 0-10 posts / < 10 posts
10 - 49: 11-49 posts / < 50 posts
50 - 99: 50-99 posts / < 100 posts

etc.

But, even that is all blown out of the water if some select people are allowed to have their own custom "member status". As, this would not be kept with the "theme", and would once again confuse the poor person in buy/sell/swap, which it was suggested that it would help. It would only really work if everyone had to stick to it.

It could be stated that we already have custom sigs, avatars and such, and well, that we're just getting a little too demanding. But I don't see the reasoning behind changing it. If the reasoning is just "well they've got so much stuff, other forums don't do this, lets revoke something so we don't look so free giving", then whats the point of that? Sorry, but I didn't actually see a good reason, especially if there are expections given to "select" people. Its heaps harder to take "privilidges/rights" away from people, then to never offer it to them in the first place. As if it were never offered, hardly anyone (in comparism) would probably complain or make a fuss over it.

After saying all of this, I honestly really don't care what happens, as I dont' even have a custom avatar yet, but I'm just a little confused by the whole thing.

[Subaru_Fan]

Originally posted by whetu
ugh... this thread is about letting you guys submit member status names that are suitable for these forums. they will be in place, they will be enforced, like it or not. I have said before, you have your own avatar, you have your own sig... you have more than enough customisation there. what this thread is not about is *****ing about the removal of the postcount. postcounts are gone. accept it.

Remembering that we have opinions mr. whetu.:)

[dustyslapper]

This is an NZ site - how about some local flavaz?

I'm not suggesting tahi, rua, toru... well, maybe...

0-50 Overclocking Auckland
51-100 Networking the Naki
101-200 Cable-rounded Ruatoria
201-300 Fanbus Whangamata
301-500 Case-modded Cromwell
501-1000 Bong cooling in Bluff

you get the idea....
Kind of funy with all these locals here. :)
I like the idea of no.8 hardware.
------------------------------------------------

[Humantuckshop]

Originally posted by Subaru_Fan


Remembering that we have opinions mr. whetu.:)



Well, yes we do, but you must remember that whetu is the ub3r m0d3rat0r - whatever he says goes pretty much. In summation: our opinions don't really count for jack ****, which is fine by me because I don't really care as long as I can customise my Avatar and member status. Member, Senior Member, etc sounds a bit boring and plain, IMHO - we have to have something that sets us apart from every other forum out there........ :D

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by DiSCLAiMER

bla bla bla

New members WILL instantly know what 'assistant' meant - cos they'd post in a thread, and notice others with 'manager' and even 'forum god that 0wnz j00 all' - and it'd take about half a second to catch on.

That and the fact that just about EVERY forum does status' like that.... ;)

However, your point about the names needing to be relevant enough to get an instant appraisal of how much time a person has spent here is entirely valid.

So be creative and think up a creative way of doing that...
;)

[RockBoy]

Originally posted by Humantuckshop




.....whetu is the ub3r m0d3rat0r - whatever he says goes pretty much. In summation: our opinions don't really count for jack ****, .............

just for the record he aint the only one, there are three of us ;)

and the other solution of course is that we can either leave them customisable or remove them.

I believe the argument over "we need post counts and status so people can tell in the buy sell thread" is a load of crap, you can be the first poster on the block and be the most reputable bloke around this isnt tradme you advertise and buy at YOUR own risk and we are in no means liable so therfore its just a case of buyer beware thats all do your homework etc etc never actaully hand over the cash till you know exactly who your dealing with, personally i prefer to buy things in CHCH just so i can meet the people,

Granted if your a mod or something here then you probably have major karma associated with you and you are most trust worthy but anyway what was my point again
oh yeah drugs are bad mmmk

but seriously if you come here and register to buy stuff and dont pay attention to the people here then its your own stupid fault if something goes wrong we arent here to hold hands and change diapers,

we will come up with something im sure and I gaurantee half you wont like it and the other half will thinks its great

ug back to work

RB

[mird-OC]

Originally posted by KingJackal
bla bla almighty bla
as i said before i don't care either way. it just seems a bit pointless to reinvent the wheel.

ladies and gentlemen of this deposed forum, you must now decide whether to reverse the decision on my client postcount. i know it seems guilty, but ladies and gentlemen -

http://www.connect-dots.com/Poofs/chewbacca.jpg

this is chewbacca. now think about that for one minute. that does not make sense. why am I talking about chewbacca when the postcounts's future is on the line? why? i'll tell you why. i don't know. it doesn't make sense. if chewbacca does not make sense you must acquit. here, look at the monkey -

http://www.connect-dots.com/Poofs/sillymonkey.jpg

look at the silly monkey.

[whetu]

Originally posted by Subaru_Fan


Remembering that we have opinions mr. whetu.:)

you have no idea what I've been through to defend the rights of opinion that you members enjoy. But enough of that, *mumbles about everyone being ingrates* my point was this and as follows:
GET BACK ON TOPIC

is it clear to you now what i meant?

[whetu]

and just to finish off any thoughts, arguments or discussion about the postcount:

[I.R]

0-50 -> 90°C
51-100 -> 70°C
101-200 -> 50°C
201-300 -> 30°C
301-500 - >10°C
501-1000 -> 0°C
1001-2000 -> -10°C
2001-5000 -> -30°C
5001+ -> 0°K

:D

[Subaru_Fan]

Originally posted by whetu


you have no idea what I've been through to defend the rights of opinion that you members enjoy. But enough of that, *mumbles about everyone being ingrates* my point was this and as follows:
GET BACK ON TOPIC

is it clear to you now what i meant?

:( Fair enough then..

what will be is what will be :D

p.s: i like the temps idea by I.R, very cool :p kinda like a post co....hehe oops there we go again.:D

[Mashed_Penguin]

0-10 -> I'm cute and cuddly.
0-50 -> I'm not so cuddly any more.
51-100 -> Ok, you ain't a newbie.
101-300 -> Overclocker.
301-500 - > Addiction Imminent.
501-1000 -> Must get life...
1001-2000 -> The force is strong in that one.
2001-5000 -> Forum Whore
5001+ -> Beyond Whorage / custom.

[varkk]

I'll just quickly say I like mashed_penguin's suggestion

[TheChosen_1]

Yeah I reckon having a custom status does set this forum different from ther ones. But ill get back on topic and say that mashed penguins one he just posted is pretty awesome,:D
0-10- beginner
0-50- amateur
still thinking of some more.

[Artifice]

da predator come from jamaica man.
joo can tell by da rasta hairstyle.
he sees everytink in teknicolor cos he is high as a kite man.
:D

[Mashed_Penguin]

Must... keep... to... topic <gasp> Can't... resist...

Lol artifice thats so funny :D :D :D .

Attempt to save post.

5001-10000 -> Fingers worn off, need new keyboard + prodding wand.

:D :D :D

[dairyboy]

okay this suggestion is pretty ghey.........
but i was thinking of the buy sell exchange topics.....where you want to be able to tell quickly who 'has been around longer/is known

0-10 -> I havent done much here
0-50 -> I can be worthwhile
51-100 -> I post here Often
101-300 -> Ive made a Dent in OCNZ
301-500 - > Everyone here Knows me
501-1000 -> Ill post you later
1001-2000 -> Im posting right now
2001-5000 -> Forum Whore (Breathing down you Neck)
5001+ -> Beyond Whorage / custom.


i guess the impotrant thing you need to be able to tell is which 'status' is better........it gets a bit pointless after about 500 posts tho?....

still you dont want to mistake a 10-50 user with a 1000+ user just because the 1000+ 'status' is vague.

[Geek4Life]

I think that it is perfectly acceptable that the member status is based on the post count.

But for gods sake hide the frigging post count, so that no one knows how many posts people have (unless they count them :D). Not just in the profile, but physically removed from anyone but a moderators view.

Also put an easily accessible list of the order of the member status level, but don't let us know what post count level you need to get to, to get the next level.

Keep the joined date accessible.


I still think a top 10 board is good, but with out the post counts.

[swiftynz]

i too like mashed's idea, with the exception of the first three... (too gameplanet-ish :rolleyes: :D). anyway how about:

0-10 -> First time caller
11-50 -> Member <--[cant think of one here]
51-100 -> Just above stock
101-300 -> Overclocker
301-500 - > Addiction Imminent
501-1000 -> Must get life...
1001-2000 -> The force is strong in this one
2001-5000 -> Forum Whore
5001+ -> Beyond Whorage / custom.