Posted: 5th September 2003 02:49
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Cactuar Posts: 250 Joined: 27/8/2003 Awards: |
what are the stars under our name and the title (i.e. returner) for and how do they change or get more stars?
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Post #17275
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Posted: 5th September 2003 02:56
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The stars and title are indicative of how many posts you've made. As your post count increases, you will be awarded more stars and a newer, flashier title. I'm not particularly sure about the increments for the post titles, but they're probably written down somewhere around here.
Sometimes there are custom titles that you just can't get. Each of the staffers here has one, and sometimes they are awarded to certain people who maintain some sort of unique distinction. (Though these are very few and far in-between.) Additionally, there are some "secret" titles that have yet to be found, as no one has yet posted enough to uncover them. What a mystery! -------------------- "I always have a quotation for everything - it saves original thinking." ~Dorothy L. Sayers "The truly remarkable thing about television is that it allows several million people to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely." ~T.S. Eliot "Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as reality - in your own mind!" ~ Bruce Lee |
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Post #17278
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Posted: 5th September 2003 11:27
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It's more of a comment (well, question) than an error or some kind of trouble to shoot at, don't you agree?
There used to be a list of ranks found thus far in the old board's help files, but I suspect it's not been copied here yet. We'll try and get one up soon if it's not there already. Edit Heh... didn't realise the topic had already been moved once. It's quite the explorer. This post has been edited by Tiddles on 5th September 2003 11:34 |
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Post #17288
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Posted: 5th September 2003 13:25
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Chocobo Knight Posts: 82 Joined: 2/9/2003 Awards: |
I know you go up to rank 2 at 30 posts, but it doesn't look like that's uniform.
Also, is there a real member with 10,000 posts? Or is Climhazzard some kind of archiving device? -------------------- "Not me... I dreamt I was a moron." |
Post #17297
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Posted: 5th September 2003 16:05
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Climhazzard is the timeless evil robot who runs some of the cool stuff at CoN (mostly logging chat, since there are no quizzes at the moment), all the while watching and waiting for his moment to take over the world.
Being a generally malevolent being who is somehow compelled to serve us, he hacked his account a bit. Isn't he naughty? He occasionally makes a real post, usually to insult someone. But anyway: the ranks aren't uniform, no. It takes more posts to get from rank to rank as you get higher, a bit like experience points in Generic RPG 57. Except posts don't get harder and don't start adding more to your post count when you "defeat" them. Oh well. |
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Post #17305
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Posted: 6th September 2003 11:23
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Cactuar Posts: 259 Joined: 27/7/2003 Awards: |
When I looked at the list of the classes you recieve after making a certaĂn number of posts, I saw that the final classes were just marked as "????". Does this mean that the names of those classes are secret? Or does it mean that you can't go higher than Dragoon (or whatever the final listed class was)?
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Post #17343
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Posted: 6th September 2003 13:18
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Topics merged, since it's basically the same discussion.
The ????d out ones just haven't been discovered by anyone yet. |
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Post #17346
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Posted: 6th September 2003 18:37
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Cetra Posts: 2,397 Joined: 22/3/2003 Awards: |
Quote (Tiddles @ 6th September 2003 09:18) The ????d out ones just haven't been discovered by anyone yet. Why do I feel like ya'll were lazy and didn't want to come up with title names for those until someone got there? -------------------- "I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books." -Brad Meltzer |
Post #17356
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Posted: 6th September 2003 18:46
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They're all in the database, bottlenose, we're just trying to keep a peculiar smell of mystery to the whole business. Lazy, indeed.
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Post #17357
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Posted: 7th September 2003 02:48
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Cetra Posts: 2,397 Joined: 22/3/2003 Awards: |
Quote (Tiddles @ 6th September 2003 14:46) They're all in the database, bottlenose, we're just trying to keep a peculiar smell of mystery to the whole business. Lazy, indeed. Bottlenose? -------------------- "I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books." -Brad Meltzer |
Post #17370
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Posted: 7th September 2003 06:38
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Quote (Dark Paladin @ 6th September 2003 21:48) Quote (Tiddles @ 6th September 2003 14:46) They're all in the database, bottlenose, we're just trying to keep a peculiar smell of mystery to the whole business. Lazy, indeed. Bottlenose? Shut up, kthx. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Post #17378
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Posted: 13th September 2003 15:07
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Cactuar Posts: 259 Joined: 27/7/2003 Awards: |
Hmmm...I can't seem to find that post-ranking list anymore. Have you taken it away? Or am I just dumb?
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Posted: 13th September 2003 15:24
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It appears to have been lost from the forum FAQ during the transition. We'll rebuild it, but it's not a priority.
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Post #17705
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Posted: 23rd September 2003 18:28
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This new help file will explain everything about the stars and ranks, I think.
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Post #18256
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Posted: 23rd September 2003 20:00
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Cetra Posts: 2,397 Joined: 22/3/2003 Awards: |
Is rank progression the same as it was before? It looks a little different, especially when its:
+150, +200, +175 I don't remember the number of posts required to get to the next rank ever going down. -------------------- "I had to write four novels before they let me write comic books." -Brad Meltzer |
Post #18272
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Posted: 23rd September 2003 20:51
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It's not the same as before, no, because there are more ranks now as I recall. There is that one anamoly, yeah, but it's nothing to get too concerned over. It's really more like that it worked out best that way when working backward from the top number.
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Post #18278
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Posted: 9th December 2003 18:56
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Engineer Posts: 439 Joined: 3/12/2003 Awards: |
i can't remeber the specific screenname, but a certain boardie here has over 200 posts but is still at the cactaur (level 3) rank. Why is that? is it a custom title?
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Posted: 9th December 2003 22:29
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Must be a bug.
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Post #24012
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Posted: 10th December 2003 01:16
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Disciplinary Committee Member Posts: 649 Joined: 31/8/2002 Awards: |
I think the ranking system in this forum is good. It's easy to get levels first off. And only dedicated members get the higher levels. Combined with this forums strict spam control and not handing out custom titles just adds character to a forum. I think I speak for alot of people when I say this.
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Post #24034
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Posted: 4th March 2004 23:18
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Dragoon Posts: 1,838 Joined: 3/2/2004 Awards: |
Maybe there will be more secret ranks but it is amazing that climhazard has alota posts.
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Post #31365
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Posted: 4th March 2004 23:55
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I think R51 just used the name Climhazzard to create an account for technological reasons. Or maybe he did it just for fun, and occasionally posts with a nasty attitude just to screw around with people's expectations. I think Climhazzard runs the chat and quizzes, but since quizzes aren't up currently, just the chat.
And in case you're wondering, Climhazzard only has about ten real posts. The number shown in Climmy's profile is actually forged, probably by R51 again for fun. -------------------- current games (2024-02-19): Fairy Fencer F ADF Pokémon Perfect Crystal finished so far this year: Gato Roboto drowning, drowning New Super Mario Bros. TMNT 3: Radical Rescue tabled: Lost Ruins |
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Post #31370
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Posted: 17th March 2004 23:07
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Dragoon Posts: 1,838 Joined: 3/2/2004 Awards: |
I'm not sure if anyone has alota posts and is not a staff member. Super Moogle right now has a chance of getting a rank higher than Dragoon.
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Post #32996
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Posted: 17th March 2004 23:26
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Members -> Sort by posts descending. We reveal ranks on the help page as the top non-custom-titled poster uncovers them.
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Post #32999
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Posted: 20th March 2004 16:41
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SOLDIER Posts: 799 Joined: 13/2/2004 Awards: |
I use to think "taste my refreshments" was a rank tho..heh. but i got a question:Is Tidu-who a moderator? he has a rank saying baseball stud... and it doesnt say baseeball stud on the list. just curious
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Post #33316
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Posted: 20th March 2004 16:49
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Post #33321
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Posted: 22nd March 2004 21:14
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the user title/ranks are a good way of knowing how into ff someone is.
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Post #33571
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Posted: 22nd March 2004 21:43
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No, they're a good way of knowing how many posts someone has made on this board or if they're on staff. That's exactly the extent of it. No more, no less.
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Post #33576
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Posted: 30th April 2004 22:18
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Dragoon Posts: 1,838 Joined: 3/2/2004 Awards: |
Quote (l)arkShadow @ 20th March 2004 09:41) . but i got a question:Is Tidu-who a moderator? he has a rank saying baseball stud... and it doesnt say baseeball stud on the list. No he is a member that is what it said when i veiw the top 50 posters (members only, no moderators), same for Kappa the Imp, because he has a specail rank title as well. Moderator Edit The question you're referring to was asked and answered more than a month ago. Please don't bump threads needlessly. This post has been edited by Tiddles on 30th April 2004 23:57 |
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Posted: 13th May 2004 01:24
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Magitek Soldier Posts: 339 Joined: 15/3/2004 Awards: |
This may be a dumb question but the title Mag Roader (I assume it is the monster from FF VI) well which Mag Roader is it supposed to be? There are at least 4 to my knowledge. Nothing huge just curiosity.
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Posted: 13th May 2004 01:40
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Palace Guard Posts: 2,591 Joined: 17/1/2001 Awards: |
It's whichever Mag Roader you want it to be.
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