EF Member classifications??

[kvrbpl]

I am just wondering what is the criteria for different member classifications on the forum. Like when do you become say a "Junior member", "Member", "Forum Vereran" etc

Cant find any thread expalining this ---

[MathNut]

Capt. Greybeard summarized them over here:
Hello English speaking community

[kvrbpl]

Thanks for the info!

[island_girl]

I've posted 38 post and I'm still a newbie.
why is that so?

	Quote:	island_girl
	I've posted 38 post and I'm still a newbie. why is that so?

Sometimes, lower quality posts are graded at 0.4 of a post.

[Deep Purple]

	Quote:	island_girl
	I've posted 38 post and I'm still a newbie. why is that so?

Certain 'off topic' posts don't count towards your total. I think that if you posted to a thread that counted and was then moved to 'off topic' it may have caused this.

Otherwise, it could just be a glitch in the system and you are destined to remain a 'newbie' for eternity.

something is wrong with the forum! I get "database error" when trying to log in or access the site. Is it just me?

[Longbyt]

No. See this Thread.

[argus]

	Quote:	Deep Purple
	Certain 'off topic' posts don't count towards your total. I think that if you posted to a thread that counted and was then moved to 'off topic' it may have caused this. Otherwise, it could just be a glitch in the system and you are destined to remain a 'newbie' for eternity.

That's completely OK. 'Newbie' sounds much younger and cuter than 'Forum Veteran' or 'Forum Legend'. Ahem.

[MacGregor's Daughter]

	Quote:	argus
	That's completely OK. 'Newbie' sounds much younger and cuter than 'Forum Veteran' or 'Forum Legend'. Ahem.

That's true, I quite enjoy being a JUNIOR member

There also seems to be a level where the member gets to choose their own classification.
Or is this the mods exercising their "knowledge" of that member?

[zubin]

Is a classification really necessary?
How does it help in any way, except perhaps make the 'seniors' feel good about themselves and the 'juniors' aspire to posting increasing numbers of (often irrelevant) threads?
A bit like the army perhaps?
Would a classification-free EF be a better world to post in?

[Deep Purple]

	Quote:	zubin
	Is a classification really necessary? How does it help in any way, except perhaps make the 'seniors' feel good about themselves and the 'juniors' aspire to posting increasing numbers of (often irrelevant) threads? A bit like the army perhaps? Would a classification-free EF be a better world to post in?

You are right that it doen't really serve any purpose. As it relates to the number of posts, that should be adequate.

Apparently, if you pass 500 posts, you can select your own title.

Actually yes, the stars, the post count, the thanks and groans count and the blobbies all help me. Often I've heard the response to a query as "just f' google it". All very well, but I regard this forum as somewhere between the few people I know personally in the world, and the infinite mob of the world wide web. Seeing responses from long time members here enables me to get a broad view, a locationally relevant view, and a trusted view on many subjects. Ceteris paribus, I value posts made by veterans higher than posts made by newbies.

	Quote:	zubin
	Is a classification really necessary? How does it help in any way, except perhaps make the 'seniors' feel good about themselves and the 'juniors' aspire to posting increasing numbers of (often irrelevant) threads? A bit like the army perhaps? Would a classification-free EF be a better world to post in?

[22 yards]

	Quote:	Web Walker
	There also seems to be a level where the member gets to choose their own classification. Or is this the mods exercising their "knowledge" of that member?

It's the latter ... although it's not the mods, it's a mod, who shall remain nameless for now.

	Quote:	Deep Purple
	You are right that it doen't really serve any purpose. As it relates to the number of posts, that should be adequate. Apparently, if you pass 500 posts, you can select your own title.

See above; users' system titles aren't user-modifiable, except in the case of the moderators.

Oddly, with the vBulletin software upgrade, the mods (who previously had the system-generated title "Moderator" or "Super Moderator" plus a user-discretionary bespoke title) lost the default system title. Consequently, none of the mods currently has a "title" that specifically states that they are moderators. No doubt we'll get around to fixing that shortly.

Given that the mods currently don't all have immediately obvious "system titles" to identify them, I thought it may be useful to list the currently active mods (in alphabetical order) here:

22 yards
evilshell
jrspet
Lynn
MathNut
Nicky
Scott
Uncle Max
vwild1

The Administrator is Editor Bob, helpfully identified by his sytem title, "Administrator".

[PaperMoon2]

	Quote:	economisto
	something is wrong with the forum! I get "database error" when trying to log in or access the site. Is it just me?

I get that too sometimes, I got it yesterday.

	Quote:	zubin
	Is a classification really necessary? How does it help in any way, except perhaps make the 'seniors' feel good about themselves and the 'juniors' aspire to posting increasing numbers of (often irrelevant) threads? A bit like the army perhaps? Would a classification-free EF be a better world to post in?

I like the classification system.

[Deep Purple]

	Quote:	22 yards
	It's the latter ... although it's not the mods, it's a mod, who shall remain nameless for now. See above; users' system titles aren't user-modifiable, except in the case of the moderators.

That doesn't seem to be the case. Several members other than mods have individual titles.

	Quote:	mark
	. People with over 500 posts could also use a custom title if they wanted.

[Treverus]

	Quote:	22 yards
	See above; users' system titles aren't user-modifiable, except in the case of the moderators.

	Quote:	Deep Purple
	That doesn't seem to be the case. Several members other than mods have individual titles.

Well, it then can only mean that a mod has changed those common users' titles

[22 yards]

	Quote:	Deep Purple
	That doesn't seem to be the case. Several members other than mods have individual titles.

	Quote:	mark
	People with over 500 posts could also use a custom title if they wanted

Past tense ... that's all gone out the window following the software upgrade.

[Nickers]

	Quote:	22 yards
	Past tense ... that's all gone out the window following the software upgrade.

As far as I know that's not been the case for a long while, long before the upgrade