Did everyone have to re-register?

Started by Kelly Beard, February 02, 2007, 01:20:24 PM

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cooltrainguy

How long until we all start grtting more stars by our name. (I noticed Bach-man has five :-\) Is it based on number of posts ???

scottychaos

Quote from: cooltrainguy on February 05, 2007, 10:44:56 AM
How long until we all start grtting more stars by our name. (I noticed Bach-man has five :-\) Is it based on number of posts ???

hopefully the stars and "rank" will be removed completely..
some people see those stars and the "rank"  as a challenge, and feel like they have to post a million pointless posts to increase their rank..because somehow more stars increases their sense of worth.."I have more stars! wow, im so cool and better than people with less stars!"  :P

"cooltrainguy",
im not saying YOU would think that way!  ;D
im just using your post as a good reason to bring this topic up.

this has been an issue on many forums...its best to just get rid of the stars and rank completely..

its not really relevant to anything if someone has made one post or thousands..

Scot

Hoople

Yes I did, and I don't like being called a newbie. Maybe it changes at 50.
-Hoople-

Modeling UP, SP, and D&RGW in colorado between 1930 and 1960.

GIVE US HARRIMAN STEAMERS BACHMANN!

BIG BEAR


         Maybe the stars will just change color, like on E-bay.
  B-man will be our 5 star general. Highest rank period.
Barry,

...all the Live long day... If she'd let me.

Colorado

US Board so only logical it should have a class based ranking system.

SteamGene

What do all the symbols on the right (screen's right) hand side mean?  What is a "Jr. Member"?
Translation, please.   ???
Gene
Chief Brass Hat
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

scottychaos

Quote from: SteamGene on February 07, 2007, 08:06:18 AM
What do all the symbols on the right (screen's right) hand side mean?  What is a "Jr. Member"?
Translation, please.   ???
Gene

"Jr. Member" refers to the name the forum gives members based on how many posts they have made..like I said above, I hope that feature can be disabled..
looks like it changed from "Newbie" to "Jr. Member" at 50 posts..
it will change to something else at 100 probably..

the symbols mean different things..
just put your cursor on them, and a little window appears telling you what they mean, like this:



you can also just click on them and see what happens!  ;D

Scot

tac

Quote from: Steve Stockham on February 02, 2007, 07:45:08 PM
Yeah but now we don't have to put up with all of the unwanted posts by those *%$&#%* robot spammers!!! Halleluiah!!!

beeep.  What do you mean, robot spammers?  beeep.

beeep tac
Ottawa Valley GRS beeep

pdlethbridge

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Quote from: finderskeepers on February 02, 2007, 09:26:17 PM
Quote from: Stewart on February 02, 2007, 03:39:59 PM

Yep!

Now we get a valid e-mail address for everyone, including the Voice of God, "Hunt".

how come "hunt" gets to be the voice of god? That's just not fair, we should take turns, like "student of the month"...just kidding Hunt!
shouldn't that be "student of the "mouth" ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) ;D 8) ::)

Hoople

Notuce I'm a junior member, not a newbie.
-Hoople-

Modeling UP, SP, and D&RGW in colorado between 1930 and 1960.

GIVE US HARRIMAN STEAMERS BACHMANN!

the Bach-man

Dear All,
I have indeed removed the stars and ranks. Everyone has one star and is a member. If you misbehave, you'll be gone. As Scotty says, we had some people posting for the sake of numbers, presumably to get to the next level. Well, there is no longer a next level, so there's no need to post promiscuously.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

JerryB

Bach-Man, All:

Thanks, good decision! Like you, I was already seeing the 'numbers push' with quite a few "Looks great . . ." posts in the areas I regularly visit. I've noticed that most of the public forums I use have abandoned the ranking systems for the same reasons.

The new forum seems to be working well, but there are still a few folks on other forums saying they can't register. One pointed out there was no "contact us" button. I haven't needed to contact, so haven't looked. Can you tell us how to respond to those who can't seem to get in?

Thanks Again & Happy RRing,

Jerry
Sequoia Pacific RR in 1:20 / 70.6mm
Boonville Light & Power Co. in 1:20 / 45mm
Navarro Engineering & Construction Co. in 1:20 / 32mm
NMRA Life Member #3370
Member: Bay Area Electric Railway Association
Member: Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources

Hoople

That sounds good.

Maybe if you kill the post count, then people won't post.
-Hoople-

Modeling UP, SP, and D&RGW in colorado between 1930 and 1960.

GIVE US HARRIMAN STEAMERS BACHMANN!

ben_not_benny

If people don't post, then what's the point of the counting them?