New user title levels?

hazmat · Aug 3, 2004

Not a bad idea... but that's kind of what Star Members are about. I should give a few more of those out here soon.

Also, 2,500, 5,000 and 10,000 post level titles are coming soon 

When you say soon, you mean soon!

user title levels

A little over 500 more and I get to be "elite" like the Junkman is now.

Golfgar4 · Aug 3, 2004

/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Yikes! Do you have your fingers cooling in ice water?? You must have been burning them up typing so fast to get all of those titles changed so quickly! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Gee, that's the easiest promotion I've ever received! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Thanks! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Junkman · Aug 3, 2004

Mike..... it seems that some new titles have already been given. You used to be a Star Member. Now you are a TBN All-Star Member.
I wonder if I could get the title of "Black Sheep"... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Will the people that join and become the XX thousandth member get recognition. I also believe that it would be good to add a Star to the people that are moderators. I believe that Bird is an "All-Star Super Star Member", since he qualifies as to the number of posts and is also a Moderator. Will there be more moderators added to the forums in the near future since we are growing so fast? If so, I would like to apply for a position. Thanks.....

AndyM · Aug 3, 2004

Not a bad idea... but that's kind of what Star Members are about. I should give a few more of those out here soon. 

I noticed it's been over a couple years since anyone has been promoted to "Star Member". I have a member or two in particular in mind as possibilities. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I was going to start a thread to see if anyone else had ideas on who should become Star Members, but I decided that wasn't a good idea. It might start off as a tame thread, but could snowball into a little bit of bickering. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 Also, 2,500, 5,000 and 10,000 post level titles are coming soon. 

I'm no where near any of those levels. At my current rate of posting, I shouldn't reach 2500 post for about two more years. However, I did request those levels as a way to recognize the valuable contributions of the members who have reached those levels. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

A BIG THANKS, both to Muhammad, and to the members who have helped the rest of us along who have reached these new levels! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

AndyM · Aug 3, 2004

wonder if I could get the title of "Black Sheep"... 

I still maintain that Junkman should have a "special" title, all to his own (whatever that may be).
"Elite Member" just doesn't seem to fit! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

"TBN Rabble Rouser" would work! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif (He knows I'm kidding)

That fellow is in a catagory all by himself! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Golfgar4 · Aug 3, 2004

( "Elite Member" just doesn't seem to fit! )

Oh, I don't know about that Andy.

According to the Princeton University WordNet , the definition of Elite is -

elite

adj : selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" [syn: elect] n : a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status


I think that at least part of the definition could certainly apply to Junkman.

You can decide which part(s)! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Glenn9643 · Aug 4, 2004

Food For Thought...

Threads about user title levels almost always focus on what they ought to be based upon the number of posts a TBNer has made.

I've noticed in my short time here that the volume of posts doesn't necessarily indicate the value of a member's contributions. (In my opinion!) There are several long-time members with relatively few posts who consistently provide sound advise that is related to the question or problem posed, and on the other hand there are some with less than a year on the forum and an almost unbelieveable number of posts who hardly ever have anything meaningful to contribute other than "socializing". Not that there's anything wrong with that...
It's amazing to me that one can develop a feeling of respect, or "knowing" an individual from reading what they have to contribute here, without ever even speaking to them in person. I guess my point is that I really appreciate those who have knowledge and provide help when needed and wish there was some way to recognize them properly.

MikePA · Aug 4, 2004

I couldn't agree more, Glenn. Too bad there's no way to 'weigh' someones posts instead of just counting them. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bird · Aug 4, 2004

( I've noticed in my short time here that the volume of posts doesn't necessarily indicate the value of a member's contributions. (In my opinion!) )

I'll bet we all share that opinion.

( I really appreciate those who have knowledge and provide help when needed and wish there was some way to recognize them properly. )

Absolutely. The problem would be figuring out how. Now I've got the top user title, I'm also one who likes to socialize with friends, and I also know that we have quite a large number of members who know a lot more about a lot of things than I and who are more valuable as contributors. I'm a little reluctant to name individuals because I know I'll be leaving out some great ones, but MChalkley, John Miller III, and Cowboydoc come immediately to mind.

And then different individual members have and share knowledge of different topics. How would you decide which information is more valuable? Anything I don't already know might be valuable to me, while if you already know that same thing, it might have no value to you.

Personally, I see this matter as somewhat related to the idea of formal "performance ratings" on the job. Nearly everyone agrees that an organization of any size should have them, but few agree on how to do it, which traits should or should not be included, or that they're fair and accurate.

Junkman · Aug 4, 2004

There is a conscious way that I weigh the posts of others. I read what they have to say and make a mental note of their level of expertise. Both you and I have been known to make what might be deemed "silly" posts, but overall, we do make informed well intentioned educational postings. There are also a few of "me too" type of postings that some make and they never seem to add anything to the string other than a few words of inconsequently value. This would be a very dull site if all we had were postings that were full of meat and potato's, but there was no desert to go with it. I believe that you have to give to receive, and that is what most of us do best. Share knowledge. Some are here to learn and when they feel confident that they know of what they speak, they will then join in and share their experiences. That is what this community is all about. Sharing our experiences, our lives, and our friendship. I don't know what the core membership of TBN is as far as frequent contributors, but I am certain that this core membership is what has made TBN the great place that it is today. We wouldn't have the huge number of visitors reading all the postings, if there were only "garbage" in them and no useful information. It has been my observation that those that don't add much to the site are not here very long. They make a few posts and then move on. It would be interesting to see the number of how many of our 12,492 members are actually active in the last 6 months. I know that a week doesn't go by that someone doesn't send me a PM or make a post thanking me for some tid bit of information that I have posted that was valuable to them.