Membership Titles

[angelize]

How about titles like
1. Newbie : Brand new members who don't yet have PM privileges and who have not made many posts.
2: Regular Member: Someone who has PM priviledges and has shown that they are participating in discussions and contibuting in positive and helpful ways.
3: Dedicated Member: Some one who has been a Regular Member for a while and has been seen to be regularly mentoring newer members
4: Advanced Member: Has been a Dedicated Member for a long time, a long time user of the software and the forums.

Also going up in ranking should be based on number of posts and behaviour and bad behaviour that results in infractions should also result in lower ranking

[Spamiky]

Angelize - SUPER

[handrawn]

who decides who qualifies for these labels?

can those who do not like the idea of all this opt out? - hey maybe they could have an 'uncatagorised by choice' label all of thier own

are you prepared for the extra effort and possible argumemt this may cause?

if you are going to judge [and that is what it is] people on merit, you had better make absolutely sure the system is rigourous...

[mwenz]

Just let the person edit their own label if labels will be implemented. That way I can make mine like I do on a couple other forums...

Idiot in Training

Truly, that's what I use on forums that allow user-editable labels.

[xtom]

If it's going to be done, maybe come up with fun titles that add some flavour or humour to the forum and not so much serious titles that might divide members by status.

Delightful Designer - for new members
Devout Designer - for those around awhile
Distinguished Designer - for those around longest
Dissident Designer or Disgruntled Designer- for all those unhappy with the 365 subscription model

[handrawn]

Mike we can sorta do that already by adding text to avatar should we wish to...

[Acorn]

We are a fairly small community and quickly learn who's who anyhow.

Acorn - Justice Member, Old Fart, Dissident, Affable Con Merchant, Seen it all before, man

[stygg2003]

We are a fairly small community and quickly learn who's who anyhow.

Acorn - Justice Member, Old Fart, Dissident, Affable Con Merchant, Seen it all before, man

+1 - well said Acorn

Stygg

[mwenz]

Mike we can sorta do that already by adding text to avatar should we wish to...

Already have text on my avatar. It would be clearer as text under it...it would go along with the Dunce on my cap.