Custom Forum Titles

[JohnK]

Right now the forums are set up as:
0 - newbie
50 - junior member
100 - member
>100 - who knows??

[JohnK]

I know I posted a similar topic in the Misc. section, but I don't think anybody reads the posts in there. I was wondering what you guys (or gals) would think of having different titles for the forum based on your number of posts. My suggestions for new titles were:

0 posts - neophyte (it means beginner)
25 - Recruit
50 - Fellow
75 - Autodidact (well knowledged self taught person)
100 - Prodigy
150 - Mastermind
200 - Pontifex Minumus
300 - Pontifex
Pontifex Maximus would be reserved for winners of contests.

But those are suggestions at best. What are your thoughts on this?

[Calastigro]

A person can post a lot and know nothing, you realize.  the titles should be about the tremendous time that person spends on pontifex... up to 'Has no personal life' ; )

[mendel]

kvinge, your posts are such that the "member" title is well deserved, IMO.
Did it take the full 100 to promote from newbie???
BB forum promotes you much earlier...

[mendel]

Once Chronic get around to putting a records table up, basing forum titles on that might be an option :-)

Actually, basing it on anything that has value for the community is probably a good idea.

[VRBones]

200 - Pontifex Minumus
Eeheheheh - scho schmall ;)

[JohnK]

I only suggested number of posts because it is coded into the forum software. This would seem to be the easiest to do to me. However, I agree that someone could post a lot and know very little (Exhibit A, yours truly :biggrin:). My only inspiration for this idea came from Grey's message board on bridgebuilder-game.com. His titles go mostly by number of posts too.

[baggio]

I like the Idea of custom titles, but I usually don't post enough to go beyond the most introductory ones.  A year and some 55 posts later I'm only a Newbie Cheeze on the [H]ard|Forums.  Surprising considering how much time I spend there reading.