Skuttle24 Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Does anyone else agree with me when I say that this forum doesn't need to have a ranking system, especially one based on the number of posts. I mean, isn't it a bit discouraging to new members to be called Bantha Fodder? Wouldn't you rather have like 48 high quality posts, rather than thousands of spam posts? In fact, i'm willing to bet that the leading cause of spam is to advance in rank faster. Anyone out there agree with me?
Tyrion Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by Skuttle24 Does anyone else agree with me when I say that this forum doesn't need to have a ranking system, especially one based on the number of posts. I mean, isn't it a bit discouraging to new members to be called Bantha Fodder? Wouldn't you rather have like 48 high quality posts, rather than thousands of spam posts? In fact, i'm willing to bet that the leading cause of spam is to advance in rank faster. Anyone out there agree with me? I am not at liberty to say... *points to Boba Rhett with the ban-a-spammer flag*
gorganfloss Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I like the ranking system...now that I have a custom title, that is.
Taos Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I agree with some of what you are saying............I just think that ranks are a neccessary evil. In just about everything else you will do in your life, you have a certain rank (position). Why should LF be any different?????
Sivy Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I couldn't care less really, btw Skuttle24, the porky dude in your avatar is wearing lipstick
JandoFett1842 Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Ranking helps disginguish people, if you have a low rank/post cound, it donsnt mean your a noob, cuz you cna have better things 2 say than a person with 2573 posts! (joke there, lol)
Tyrion Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by JandoFett1842 Ranking helps disginguish people, if you have a low rank/post cound, it donsnt mean your a noob, cuz you cna have better things 2 say than a person with 2573 posts! (joke there, lol) 2574, jackass.
ForceElf Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I like the ranking system but no really slightly putdown titles such as Bantha Fodder.
obi Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Well these ranks are good. We used to have a user-to-user ranking system. LIke, user could vote another user 3 or 4 or 5 stars, etc. The more stars you had, the more special you were, i guess. It was sort of stupid, so they got rid of it.
gorganfloss Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by obi-wan13 Well these ranks are good. We used to have a user-to-user ranking system. LIke, user could vote another user 3 or 4 or 5 stars, etc. The more stars you had, the more special you were, i guess. It was sort of stupid, so they got rid of it. lol I would have like .5 stars.
obi Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by gorganfloss lol I would have like .5 stars. I did every day The trools back then usually got 0 stars
Reb Starblazer Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by Skuttle24 Wouldn't you rather have like 48 high quality posts, rather than thousands of spam posts? In fact, i'm willing to bet that the leading cause of spam is to advance in rank faster. ... Originally posted by Skuttle24 The leading cause of spam is to advance in rank faster. Truer words were never spoken my friend:D I don't mind the ranking system, but I don't love it either. I wouldn't miss it if it were removed, but I would notice that it was gone. I'm all for keeping it though. It'll make reaching 1000 posts someday and having a custom title so much sweeter...
Chewbacco Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I like Ranks. It is an incentive to post alot. And after a thousand posts, you get to name your own rank.
Ratmjedi Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I think it tells how involved a person is even if most of it is spam. The custom title isn't so bad either. Just my $0.02
Tyrion Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by obi-wan13 I did every day The trools back then usually got 0 stars I dont want to know what I would've gotten...
Rogue Nine Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I'd be up for a revamping of the rank system.
Taos Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Originally posted by Rogue Nine I'd be up for a revamping of the rank system. Interesting......how would you do it?? I mean how would you structure it????
Rogue Nine Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I wanna make tons of changes. Fix the system so that "degrading" ranks like Bantha Fodder and the like are replaced with something more suitable. Install board mods in the RP forums that don't count posts there. And a few other things...like public caning for spamming....things like that.
Tyrion Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Some ideas for the titles. 0-50 Bantha 50 - 100 Gonk 100 - 150 Sith probe 150 - 200 Battle droid 200 - 250 Ewok 250 - 300 Gungan 300 - 350 Wookie 350 - 400 Wampa 400 - 450 Rebel 450 -500 Stormtrooper 500 - 600 Yasalimy(or whatever they are called) 600 - 700 Sith 700 - 800 Jedi 800 - 900 Sith Master 900 - 1000 Jedi Master
GonkH8er Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Nah, I say we change "banned" to gonk... as if a gonk's better than a bantha banthas r tuff:D
Boba Rhett Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 "gonked" I'd miss Bantha Fodder if we got rid of it.
Taos Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 I agree with what Chewbacco was saying.......rank and posts are good because they "encourage" staying active in LF once you join. I know for me, once I joined and got things down better, I was on LF much more trying to get involved and check out different things. I wanted to change my rank and once I figured out what a n00b was, I decided that I didn't want to be that anymore (thanks Rhett I'm still workin' on it). So I have learned much in my short time here and I expect to keep on learning because as long as they don't take away my cpu, well, I'll be around.
Datheus Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 They are the root of evil... I like to think all my posts have quality... whether you agree with me or not is your problem. Ranks and post counts don't show opinion or wit... They just infer you know what you're talking about...
Darklighter Posted October 23, 2002 Posted October 23, 2002 Well, people who do spam to raise their post count, and are noticed for it, do get considerable punishment (e.g. post count reduction)...people really shouldn't take it that seriously, but I guess when it comes down to it everyone wants a high post count:(I don't know which option to choose, so I clicked on the space in between the two answers;)
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