I've been on boards where member rating was activated, and it was a mess. members DEMANDED to have it turned back off. it just sucked that bad. I think y'all will just have to read eachothers words, and judge them based on that. as will we mods. ;)

Personally, I am enjoying my time here. I like posting, and if one day I get a little picture, great, but in the meantime, I like the reading. (It is really educational and helps me a great deal. One thing though - I would never log on at work!)

Pax

If you actually participate and post your thoughts on forums and such then you'll suceed in becoming active in the community. Simple as that, myself if I have something to add I do, maybe it's not elegant, maybe it's not a graduation speech, but it's my thoughts that relate to the topic.

True interest and activity are what create value on the board. As rushed and busy as I feel sometimes I realize that if I do not make time to post and interact then I am nothing more than a moocher

BWPinAZ, I would love to hear a graduation speech from you. You could start with something like..."First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone for their hard work." Hey, maybe TFP could make a generic graduation speech for when you go from level to level in the world of titles.

--- Can't wait till I get my graduation speech ---
:)

Basically, we want to be able to make sure you're participating in a positive way before you access more of the site, and have enouhg tim to see that people aren't just spamming to get there.

I have been on this quest for quite some time now!
Any advise would be great.

enough. ;)

I'm still trying to become self-actualized... I don't think post count helps with that... :)

are there other boards that can be viewed after you have a certain amount of posts?

guys, i don't know how much clearer i can put this. #1: fuck post counts. THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT. don't worry about it. I am NOT gonna say "post 50 times and you will get to fuck a star of your choice" so y'all will post 50 times, never to be seen again!

SO: as has been said a million times before, relax, enjoy the boards, and quit worrying bout it!

darn, you mean I can't get my hands on Russell Crowe or Angelina Jolie???

Then why did I post so much? :lol:

Rating a user's contribution via the number of posts they make is quite common on a lot of boards.

It's not perfect, but hey, what is?

Mr Mephisto

Jadz: 'cuz you love us so. ;)

What I find works best is to rate someone on what they say. There are a lot of people that post a lot here. There are also many that don't. Post count doesn't validate an opinion when it comes to politics or advice. I like watching new members sharing their ideas. It's nice seeing people go from relative obscurity on the boards to becoming a recognized name. And surprisingly, it's not that difficult to do.

It takes like 90-80 posts to shake rookie i would assume i'm still a rookie, but i'm also going to be a donor :D

so Spectre if I post enough people will actually recognize me??? Sweet and to think I have lived so long in the dark without this board and finally I find my "cheers" Thats it I am changing my name to Norm. :D

That's not quite what I meant. I mean that if you make quality posts over quantity posts, people will know and respect you much more.

I really wish you wouuld say it, though, and have it be true. That would kick ass.

This is a very interesting experience for someone who is appraising the merits of joining this community. I realize that the Tilted News thread was shutdown because Halix had exhausted his patience with the subject matter. It is not my intention to re-ignite the conflagration nor join in with the others who have attacked him personally. I have no desire to cross-pollinate these two forums.

I have never experienced the severance of a forum thread before and I wish to address a community member’s response to my post. As a newcomer who has been affronted in public forum, I am unsure of the proper etiquette once a thread has been shut down. Is a private message my only recourse?

not what he meant but think of it this way. If you never post, no one will ever recognize you. You get out what you put in.

Twisted fate wrote:

"I know that I can donate to remove any restrictions"

What does this mean?

I hate boobies to share =(

I have a feeling that it'll be a while before I can shake the stigma

What is crazy is that in the real world, we are consumed by numbers, now, in this virtual world, numbers are again consuming us. What is wrong with this picture?

I like my "rookie" tag, I can get away with being a jackass more often- :D

thanks for pointing that out..
now i can watch your posts..
be afraid.. be very afraid.. :)

I've been on this site for about a year and still don't have access to the other sites??????

Be warned!

If you do not post for the cause of good you will be labeled “Rookie” permanently.
I am so ashamed.
-GH

Yeah, what she said.

(I'll pass on Russell Crowe, but AJ? Yum!)

Probably been said somewhere here before, but I'll say it again. Post count is alot like dick size. It's quality not size that matters. Use what you got and enjoy it with others. Join in, have fun, express yourself. Woo Hoo! (can you tell I love this place?)

Volunteering to help
 

I would be willing to help you guys anytime. Just let me know.

In response to the original question (I haven't read all the answers):

This is not a childish board (most of the time, at least). It's not about signs of status. Some of the most interesting, and as I believe, most respected members have few posts, or no avatar, or no funky status tag. It's all about quality.

ok guys thats all very intersting but whats going on with all this status rookie thing coz ive been wondering thatv my self and you cant find out about it. i love it though !!!!:)

I think you have to be power mad, be very vague and have to love your computer way too much ! :D

If you're power mad, you're definitely not going to become a mod here.

isn't that what people tell other people with small dicks?

Seriously, it shouldn't really matter what your stupid profile says. People seem to take these things too seriously. I frequent a few chans on DALnet and have for quite a while with no reward system in place at all. Hell, most of the ops in one particular one dislike me because i'm all the time so freaky deaky happy, weirdos. Anyways, my point was, an ideal for chatters on the internet should be happy, intelligent or otherwise fun conversation, not some retarded little phrase you can put under your name.

Priorities mean the world!
^^

I agree with the anti-postwhores. I'm a member at forums with postcount perks and everyone whores until they get to the bonus number and then they level off and post regularly. It's so much better when people just start out posting meaningful stuff. That's my $.02

I feel like a dumb dick for having to ask this but after reading this, I decided to look at my post count, out of curiosity....but couldn't see what Daval meant. I didn't see a profile button but I DID see where I could do a search for replies. I did the search and the search turned up 80 but I didn't see where else I could find this.

I hope this isn't one of those "Your pencil is behind your ear, dumbass!" kind of obvious answers but I just didn't see a profile button. (grimace :( )

its the first button under your post
as a mod on another board i can say its not as much fun sometimes as u would think, but helping people is kewl