MacRumors: Server Updates, Site Support, Contributions

[MacRumors]

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New Database Server

If you haven't noticed already, the site has been handling increased user loads very well over the past 4-5 days. We've successfully migrated to three servers at this time. MacRumors' front page, forums and database now reside on individual dedicated servers.

This will provide much needed horsepower to allow lively discussion during the most amazing and disappointing Apple announcements.

As well, we've developed a dramatically improved Keynote webcasting system to be able to handle very large user loads with much more frequent updates.

How to Support MacRumors

While our servers were struggling with the increasing popularity of the site, many users asked how they could help support the site. Here are the primary ways to support MacRumors and Forums.

Spreading the Word

As counterintuitive as it may seem due to the recent server loads, we still actively encourage you to continue to spread the word about this site. The forums will continue to be upgraded to handle any additional load required.

We would ask those with blogs/websites to actively link to MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com) and our associated sites. The ongoing success of the site depends on interested users.

Participate

Join the forums (http://forums.macrumors.com/), post questions, comments and answers. We also have active SETI and Folding distributed computing teams (http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19) which would be happy to get any further assistance.

New Shop Links

New shop links to popular Mac-related stores are now provided near the top of the forums (http://forums.macrumors.com). These shop links provide quick links to popular online vendors such as Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&camp=1789&tag=weeno&creative=9325) and MacMall (http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-462641-54376).

Members are encouraged to regularly utilize and refer others to these sponsored links to support ongoing costs.

Subscriptions

Based on user requests, the site subscription/contribution system is back in place. Registered forum users can contribute to the site through the Paid Subscriptions link (http://forums.macrumors.com/subscriptions.php?) found in the User Control Panel (http://forums.macrumors.com/usercp.php?). Cost of the contribution for $25/year and provides users with an ad-free MacRumors front page as well as access to private forums. Currently payment is only accepted via PayPal/Credit Card.

[Blue Velvet]

All good news and particularly the contributions... I hope to see a flood of demis & contributors over the next few days...

[t300]

I've been waiting to contribute and now seems like a bettter time than ever...PayPal here we come!

[arn]

Now might be a good time to point out the following...

Forum Registration FAQs

I can't post - the most likely reason is that you have not activated your forum account. You must click on the link in the verification email sent to you when you registered. If you need this email sent again, click here (http://forums.macrumors.com/register.php?do=requestemail)

I can't register - it says I'm banned - certain email domains (yahoo.com for example) are not allowed due to abusive registrations. You must use another email address

I can't upload an avatar - you need 500 posts before you can use a custom avatar.

Do I get an avatar if I contribute - no, sorry - you still need reach 500 posts.

[Bobak]

do i get a avatar if i contribute?

[nightdweller25]

YES! The site is MUCH faster now!

[Bobak]

I can't register - it says I'm banned - certain email domains (yahoo.com for example) are not allowed due to abusive registrations. You must use another email address

blocking out people that use free email services is not a good idea, it WILL stop people form bothering to sing up to the forums. remember honest people do use free email services.

[Avicdar]

blocking out people that use free email services is not a good idea, it WILL stop people form bothering to sing up to the forums. remember honest people do use free email services.

Its an excellent idea.

The number of honest people you are referring to that might feel shut out, versus the number of people that would bombard the board with "mac suxorz" messages has GOT to be tiny.

There has to be some sort of check in place to make a person think twice about abusing the board, and being able to trace the user to a legitimate ISP is a fine way to do it. Not foolproof, but enough to stop most I am sure.

Allowing people to register using email accounts from free email services is pretty much the same as having no registration process at all, I think.

[arn]

blocking out people that use free email services is not a good idea, it WILL stop people form bothering to sing up to the forums. remember honest people do use free email services.

It's a tradeoff. The amount of abusive spammers that come out of the woodworks is impressive.

arn

[ham_man]

Hopefully I can use my Gmail Paypal account when I donate...

[CubaTBird]

hopefully 10.4.1 will speed up the site haha :p

[Koodauw]

Well I was hoping for a Mac Rumors coffe mug for subsrciptions, but i'm glad the system is back in place. Thanks for everything.

[ravenvii]

Excellent! I will be transcending to demi-god as soon as I get $25 in my PayPal account. I've JUST emptied it... figures. :p :D

Best. Forums. Ever.

Period.

[ham_man]

I have now donated 25$ into MacRumors PayPal account...:D

[arn]

thanks all,

While contributions are nice.... I would like to stress, I think participation and spreading the word about the site are probably the best ways to support it.

Keep the site interesting, keep the forums active and interactive, and everything else will follow.

arn

[Bobak]

Is that really worth $25? :rolleyes:
Why not be like a lot of the people here, and pad your post counts with meaningless "me too!" posts. You'll be at 500 in no time.

if i did spam my way up to 500 posts, i would be no different to those spammers that arn is trying to block out of MR.

i will get a avatar the honest way.

edit:here is a way to stop the spammers link (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=123840) (read the second post)

[~Shard~]

Great news Arn, it's great to see commitment and dedication on your part to keep the best Mac Forum site on the Internet in top shape. It's a community I'm proud to be a part of! Keep up the great work, all of here truly appreciate it! :cool:

[scem0]

Great work, as always.

If I wasn't a poor student (going to an expensive school :() I'd contribute.

scem0

[GFLPraxis]

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New Database Server

If you haven't noticed already, the site has been handling increased user loads very well over the past 4-5 days. We've successfully migrated to three servers at this time. MacRumors' front page, forums and database now reside on individual dedicated servers.


THANK YOU!!!!1111

[bentley]

snappy!

[~Shard~]

thanks all,

While contributions are nice.... I would like to stress, I think participation and spreading the word about the site are probably the best ways to support it.

Keep the site interesting, keep the forums active and interactive, and everything else will follow.

arn

This is a good point. Although there are quite a number of us "regulars" on MacRumors, it's really in everyone's best interest to bring in new opinions, ideas and so forth to keep things interesting. By introducing more people to this site, this can be accomplished, and MacRumors will be a better place for it. The more people that participate, the more that everyone gets out of the site.

[hartsft]

wow-

these forums have grown about ten-fold in my 2 1/2 lurking years

awesome!

[quackattack]

Great news! Thanks you! :D

[barrettd]

What are the private forums?

[edesignuk]

What are the private forums?If you contribute you will see them. They are invisible until then...

[SAukland]

It would be interesting to see numbers of how traffic has increased this year.

Come on, everyone. Leave the jigsaw puzlle dark side. You know you've thought about it. Hmmm. macrumors... what is this site.

"I must buy a mac mini now." ;)

[dylomel]

THANK YOU !!!! This site is loaded way faster, and macrumors is just awesome. :)

[buryyourbrideau]

im really confused about the whole free email thing about paypal and signing up and what not, can someone explain this to me :confused:

[edesignuk]

im really confused about the whole free email thing about paypal and signing up and what not, can someone explain this to me :confused:
Certain domain names are blocked from being able to be used for registration, this is part of an effort to counteract spammers, that's all. If you want to subscribe just go to your UserCP and view Paid Subscriptions, there you can pay the $25 via paypal.

[arn]

im really confused about the whole free email thing about paypal and signing up and what not, can someone explain this to me :confused:

the free email thing and the paypal thing aren't related to each other.

Once you are a registered user, and you happen to want to contribute, you can do so.

Otherwise, registration is free -- the only catch is you can't use certain free email providers as your email address when you register.

arn

[fixyourthinking]

This site is done the right way as far as Apple rumor and speculation go - because - it's usually just that.

I think this site serves a User Group purpose whereas Think Secret regularly hurts Apple, demeans Apple financially, and has no respect for law.

I enjoy most of the conversation here - a lot of the readers here (the ones I agree with) add to the intelligent conversation.

Most recently, I have enjoyed the debate over Think Secret.

I also appreciate the recent efforts by moderators to keep posts on topic, but I don't like the splitting of topics to other forums.

[barrettd]

If you contribute you will see them. They are invisible until then...
I once was blind, but now I see.

[buryyourbrideau]

the free email thing and the paypal thing aren't related to each other.

Once you are a registered user, and you happen to want to contribute, you can do so.

Otherwise, registration is free -- the only catch is you can't use certain free email providers as your email address when you register.

arn

thanks a lot arn, I understand now

i registered with a free email address but that was back in march. i love this forum!

expect a contribution VERY soon from me :)

[dobbin]

Do I get an avatar if I contribute - no, sorry - you still need reach 500 posts.

Thanks for the improvements Arn.

I'm not in a hurry to get an avatar. I may be one of the slowest regular posters but I'll get there eventually. I'll be contributing soon as I really enjoy reading MR each day.

I do my best to spread the word, but I don't know many Mac users. If any PC friends ask me a question about Macs, I usually point them here.

Not many people visit my webpage (just a simple .mac homepage) so a link would not help much I don't think. I'll put one on anyway when I have time to put a nice MR logo next to the Apple one at the bottom.

Thanks again.

[Macmaniac]

I hope sites like Crucial will give Macrumors some ad money because of the amount of positive advertisement this community gives them. I have seen hundreds of people buy products after they have received feedback from users on this site. We are a powerful force indeed!

[buryyourbrideau]

I hope sites like Crucial will give Macrumors some ad money because of the amount of positive advertisement this community gives them. I have seen hundreds of people buy products after they have received feedback from users on this site. We are a powerful force indeed!

i definetely believe that logitech and lacie have gotten more sales since all of the discussions about their products here on MR. aka mx1000 and all the hard drives.

[arn]

i definetely believe that logitech and lacie have gotten more sales since all of the discussions about their products here on MR. aka mx1000 and all the hard drives.

There are a lot of purchase decisions made surrounding these forums. This feeds into the logic behind the "shop" links at the top of the threads. People who find these forums useful or use them daily are encouraged to use those links, which do directly support this site. Crucial is among them.

arn

[bankshot]

do i get a avatar if i contribute?

I think this is a fabulous idea. I spend most of my free time working on a project with a web server and a large community, and we're starting to hit the limits of our single server, so this all sounds quite familiar. We will soon be offering a an optional membership package to help pay the server bills, and custom avatars are one of the many features our paid members will get. Remember, people love to personalize things, and this is a great way to do it. And it would entice someone like me, who's been here over 2 years and is barely over 60% of the way to the minimum post count for an avatar. :D I just can't bring myself to post a flood of "Me too"s to get there... :rolleyes:

Anyway, great job to all involved, this is a very enjoyable site to visit. ;)

[PlaceofDis]

just gotta add a cc to paypal i will be be donating! awesome work arn, love this site and i know i will be around for quite some time

[Rocksaurus]

Is that really worth $25? :rolleyes:
Why not be like a lot of the people here, and pad your post counts with meaningless "me too!" posts. You'll be at 500 in no time.


That would be awesome if you could!!11!

Oh, the irony. :rolleyes:

[iGary]

Thanks Arn, money sent. :D

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Why are people so anxious to get an avatar? Something I have missed? Does certain organs increase in size, or what is the story? :p

[buryyourbrideau]

Why are people so anxious to get an avatar? Something I have missed? Does certain organs increase in size, or what is the story? :p

i am pretty sure that it makes people feel special and makes them think that they are better than everyone else here on MR. i dont mean that in the retrospect that people that have one think that, only that people who are worried about getting one are only wanting one for that reason :mad:

[wrldwzrd89]

Maybe I won't contribute now...I don't like Paypal very much.

EDIT: I swallowed my pride, registered for a Paypal account, and contributed to the site.

[~Shard~]

i am pretty sure that it makes people feel special and makes them think that they are better than everyone else here on MR. i dont mean that in the retrospect that people that have one think that, only that people who are worried about getting one are only wanting one for that reason :mad:

I agree. I think that if people are only concerned with getting avatars, and flood the Forums with useless posts (otherwise known as SPAM!) then they are here for completely the wrong reasons.

[zach]

Thanks arn :)

Already donated.

[AliensAreFuzzy]

Well, I'm glad to see that this forum keeps expanding! I know I'm going to be contributitng as soon as I can scrounge up $25.

[pontecorvo]

I think this site serves a User Group purpose whereas Think Secret regularly hurts Apple, demeans Apple financially, and has no respect for law.

Don't be a hypocrite. This site would barely exist without Think Secret.

[buryyourbrideau]

Don't be a hypocrite. This site would barely exist without Think Secret.

ha yea right. go there

leave here :)

[jalagl]

Great work!
The site feels much snappier now.

[lexfuzo]

So, what servers are you guys at macrumors running, if I may ask?

[iJaz]

I hope the new servers are Xserve G5's!

[MacNut]

I think Arn needs to make a tote board of how much money has been donated today.

[buryyourbrideau]

I hope the new servers are Xserve G5's!

no they are not xserve g5's

i forgot what kind of servers they are but arn told us that they are not xserve

[edesignuk]

So, what servers are you guys at macrumors running, if I may ask?
I hope the new servers are Xserve G5's!
I believe they're dual xeon boxes with a lot of RAM, and RAID SCSI drives. Running some variant of Linux.

[dotdotdot]

I wanna contribute!! But I cant pay CC!!

You should have a mail-in thing, I'd pay my own US $$

[zimv20]

Cost of the contribution for $25/year and provides users with an ad-free MacRumors front page
this doesn't work for me on safari (preferred browser), but does on firefox.

safari v1.2.3
firefox v1.0
osx 10.3.4

on safari, i get sent to the all-text page that tells me to clear cookies and re-login. i did. it didn't work (returned me to that page). i quit safari, same issue.

each time i go to http://www.macrumors.com/members/ , i get that same page (titled "MacRumors.com - No Ad Member Area").

[snkTab]

Having the avatar limit moved to 300 for contributors wouldn't be such a bad ideal I think, maybe even 250.

[MacNut]

Changing it now would not be fair to all the people who had to get to 500 posts. I say it stays where it is for everyone. More reason to stick around.

[buryyourbrideau]

i still dont get what the HUGE deal is about having an avatar.

[~Shard~]

Having the avatar limit moved to 300 for contributors wouldn't be such a bad ideal I think, maybe even 250.

Why? If you're going to participate and contribute content on a regular basis, you'll get to 500 posts all in good time. What's the rush? Are you more concerned with being a part of the community or with having a little picture under your name? Patience is a virtue, just wait and you'll eventually get one. :)

[~Shard~]

i still dont get what the HUGE deal is about having an avatar.

Shows where some people's priorities lie I guess... :rolleyes:

[buryyourbrideau]

Why? If you're going to participate and contribute content on a regular basis, you'll get to 500 posts all in good time. What's the rush? Are you more concerned with being a part of the community or with having a little picture under your name? Patience is a virtue, just wait and you'll eventually get one. :)

well said. i come here to get help with my mac and to have fun and talk to other people about everything. i dont come here to have people drool and bow to me because i have a avatar and think i am an all knowing human. haha :D

i guess this has kinda turned into an avatar thread :(

sorry arn

[Lacero]

If you contribute you will see them. They are invisible until then...What happens in this so-called "private" forum?

[virividox]

great news!!!

[Blue Velvet]

What happens in this so-called "private" forum?

Not a lot.

[fixyourthinking]

Don't be a hypocrite. This site would barely exist without Think Secret.

Say what?

Think Secret doesn't make a point by talking about Apple patents that often.

Think Secret never reported the "powerbook G5" found in the html code on the Apple website.

Think Secret never speculates about what videos in iTunes could mean.

Macrumors is driven mostly by user submissions and actual investigation - Think Secret happens to be a BONUS to Macrumors on occasion because they ILLEGALLY AND UNETHICALLY conspire to obtain news that has for the most part turned out to be true and therefore gets macrumors a few hits for recycling the headlines that come from there.

I give Think Secret NO CREDIT for Macrumors being the great site that it is. However, Think Secret owes a lot to arn for giving people a second look at the headlines.

[vouder17]

Cool, i have just opened a Pay-pal account, you will be getting my monies very soon. Thanks for the upgrade and keep up the good work..

Peace
DjVoTeZ

[Dr.Gargoyle]

well said. i come here to get help with my mac and to have fun and talk to other people about everything. i dont come here to have people drool and bow to me because i have a avatar and think i am an all knowing human. haha :D

i guess this has kinda turned into an avatar thread :(

sorry arn
I kind of drifted over here to ventilate my thoughts about coffee, law suits, and McDonald's... Do people talk about computers here???
Amazing! :p

[edesignuk]

What happens in this so-called "private" forum?
We bitch about all the people who are too tight to cough up $25 :p

[Balin64]

...I posted that I would contribute if given the option: Had to be a man of my word. It feels great to contribute...

To those of you wanting lower post counts for an avatar if you contribute... I have to disagree. That should be a mark for anyone in this forums: contributor or not. It took me 3 years to get an avatar, but that's not why I have stuck around this whole time, or why I contributed.

Anyway, here's to another 50,000 or who knows how many members there are now!

I was in the 11-12k range...

[Balin64]

What happens in this so-called "private" forum?

Nothing much, I think.

I mean, it's not like the dark room off to the corner where kids go make out at HS dances... or maybe it was and they've now cleaned it up a bit...

I found some old posts from some dude named AplhaTech there. He and this guy named BritBoy were hellions and a lot of fun. Wonder what happened to them?

[Veldek]

I wanna contribute!! But I cant pay CC!!

You should have a mail-in thing, I'd pay my own US $$Yes, me too, I can only choose PayPal, but want to use my credit card. Is there something special I have to do to be able to pay with my CC?

[zwida]

Yes, me too, I can only choose PayPal, but want to use my credit card. Is there something special I have to do to be able to pay with my CC?

I set up my credit card in PayPal. Also, PayPal now gives you the option paying by credit card without creating an account. Should work pretty smoothly.

[arn]

I don't want this to turn into a thinksecret vs macrumors or macrumors vs other site argument.

ThinkSecret and MacRumors enjoy a very good relationship and I don't think anyone has to choose one or the other.

arn

[Chip NoVaMac]

I have now donated 25$ into MacRumors PayPal account...:D

Me too! My first post as a "Demi-God". First time that I felt the desire and need to support a site like this. Thanks MR team!

[Doctor Q]

In case it hasn't been made clear: Avatars are related to post count and not contributor status, and there are no plans to change that.

Welcome to all the new contributing members!

[hob]

I don't want this to turn into a thinksecret vs macrumors or macrumors vs other site argument.

ThinkSecret and MacRumors enjoy a very good relationship and I don't think anyone has to choose one or the other.
I think this says something about the kind of people that frequent this forum - always trying to pick fights...! Mac vs. PC... MR vs TS... When asking a wise man whether he used a mac or a pc I was told "the true skill is in being able to use both"!

Anyhoo, well done with upgrades - things feel a lot snappier :) Can't wait till I have $25 to contribute... but unfortunately I cleared out my bank account by ordering 2 20" displays instead of 1 :p

Hob

[Frisco]

Bring on all the Switchers, once Apple starts making their new Mac ads (I hope)!

[vouder17]

i was wondering if there is a way of seeing how many people contributed...It would be interesting to know. Maybe a poll.

[~Shard~]

i was wondering if there is a way of seeing how many people contributed...It would be interesting to know. Maybe a poll.

Sounds like the kind of statistics work that would be right up Doctor Q's alley! ;)

[voicegy]

I paid up again - glad to see that back in place. Now maybe I'll post more? :p

(I still treasure my old mug - and appreciate the amount of coffee it holds!)

[Graeme A]

Given that this is one site that I have been lurking on, and a member of since switching to Mac in 2003, I feel that donating $25 (or AUD$34) is well worth it.

This little drive for funds should have MR awash with cash for improvements :)

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Ok, have I understood this correctly. You get to become a Demi-God as soon as you pay up $25? ...and you become a Contributor, when?
If so, then it sounds like a huge inflation of titles.
I honestly liked it better when you could tell the "rank" of the person you where talking with. As of now I have seen tons of demi-gods floating around. Ok, after lurking around here for a couple of years before I began to post I have some idea of who is who. Still couldn't it be an idea to provide nonmod "old timers" with some other title, for the sake of those that hopefully will join in later? Like ... Grand duke of the knights that says NIH? :p
I don't know, just an idea on top of my head. Probably, a stupid idea...

[Blue Velvet]

Ok, have I understood this correctly. You get to become a Demi-God as soon as you pay up $25? ...and you become a Contributor, when?

Contributor. Demi...

Same thing, except some members feel uncomfortable with the god/dess bit for personal reasons so choose the more accurate and neutral 'contributor'.

[jelloshotsrule]

I found some old posts from some dude named AplhaTech there. He and this guy named BritBoy were hellions and a lot of fun. Wonder what happened to them?

ahh the good old days... late night banter that the early to bed folks would trash in the morning when they found it... ahh

britboy is still around but pretty rarely i think...

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Contributor. Demi...

Same thing, except some members feel uncomfortable with the god/dess bit for personal reasons so choose the more accurate and neutral 'contributor'.
Thanks!
Couldn't it be worth considering to "promote" people that have been around for a couple of years?
Perhaps as some sort of guides helping newcomers to fit into this community.
I don't know, as I said it might be a terrible idea.
It does not necessariy have to be Grand dukes of the Knights who says NIH, but admit the title is kind of cool. :D

[CanadaRAM]

Thanks!
Couldn't it be worth considering to "promote" people that have been around for a couple of years?
Perhaps as some sort of guides helping newcomers to fit into this community.
I don't know, as I said it might be a terrible idea.
It does not necessariy have to be Grand dukes of the Knights who says NIH, but admit the title is kind of cool. :D
We could call them Hemi-god/ess - for those who half been 'round a while...





Oh lordy, did I actually post that :eek:

[zelmo]

Awesome! I'm off the forums for a day and miss the big news.
Arn, thanks for everything you do, Paypal payment has been made.

[Dr.Gargoyle]

We could call them Hemi-god/ess - for those who half been 'round a while...





Oh lordy, did I actually post that :eek:
LOL, well why not. über barrista perhaps ;) :p

[Doctor Q]

Long time member: Perma-God! :)

[Blue Velvet]

Long time member: Perma-God! :)

:D

[MacNut]

If Arn is the ultimate god then others should be Prince or Princess or Duke. :)

[MacNut]

Thats a perma mullet :p

[WinterMute]

ahh the good old days... late night banter that the early to bed folks would trash in the morning when they found it... ahh

britboy is still around but pretty rarely i think...

Bit like your good self Jlo, how's tricks?

Thanks to all the good people contributing to the site, it's good to have a stake in something. :D

See you all in the uber-secret Private Forum where secrets of the universe are bandied around... :rolleyes:

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Long time member: Perma-God! :)
... and we have a winner...:D

[Dr.Gargoyle]

If Arn is the ultimate god then others should be Prince or Princess or Duke. :)
...and if you get banned, you get to be the prince of darkness....;)

[rosalindavenue]

Arn and mods-- thanks again for everything-- my first post as a Demi-god. This is a class operation and the finest forum on the internet. :D

[Abstract]

What happens in this so-called "private" forum?

Everyone gets naked and talks about sex.

Then we realize how many guys are on this board and get a bit weirded out. :p


Thanks Arn. I will contribute $25 if I can do so by credit card. :)

Not going to sign up for PayPal. I've never even bought anything off sites like eBay before. I know, I'm a bit stuck in the past, and I'm only 24. :o

[sonyrules]

Snappy is nice... No more waiting... BRING IT ON!!! *L*

[pontecorvo]

Oh, the irony. :rolleyes:
At least one person caught this.

[Abstract]

I saw it right away, but didn't want to make you seem a bit off.

I'm sure many of the others did the same.

[voicegy]

Thanks!
Couldn't it be worth considering to "promote" people that have been around for a couple of years?

Promote yourself, my friend. Add a little something under your name, or add a signature of some sort. :)

[wrldwzrd89]

Yes, me too, I can only choose PayPal, but want to use my credit card. Is there something special I have to do to be able to pay with my CC?
Get a PayPal account like I did, then pay with Paypal. It's as simple as that. You might be able to do it without registering, but I'm not 100% sure about that. Check the page that comes up when you click the Pay via Paypal button.

[~Shard~]

Wow, the flood of new Demi-Gods is impressive, and great to see from a support point of view!

As a previous poster said though, it's a little odd, as I know some Demi-Gods which have been Demi-Gods for a long time, some new DGs which have been around for ages, and new DGs who are essentially newbies, yet have the same designation now as the others!

And I was debating making a contribution myself, but now that actually having a processor ranking is becoming more of a rarity, maybe I should hold onto it! ;)

Seriously, great to see all the support for such a great site - MacRumors deserves it, we have an excellent community here. :cool:

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Promote yourself, my friend. Add a little something under your name, or add a signature of some sort. :)
Well, I kind of liked to see the contributor title under wdlove. I mean how many post does he have? +13000? IMHO, that commitment deservs a personal title. Perma-contributor?
In some sense I think knowing this guy has been around for a while gives this community stability if you know what I mean.
I will pay my own contribution to this site as soon as get around to see how it is done. However, the title makes me a bit uncomfortable. I would feel much better getting it after a coule of years, not now.
Same goes for this carze to get an avatar. I just dont get it.
To me, this site is a source of information and a place where I can have seemingly endless discussions about the optimal brewing temperature of coffee. (ok, so I was accused of being an über barrista, but what the heck...)
It is not about a generic title, nor about sporting an avatar... :rolleyes:
of course as always, just my opinion.

[Dr.Gargoyle]

Wow, the flood of new Demi-Gods is impressive, and great to see from a support point of view!

As a previous poster said though, it's a little odd, as I know some Demi-Gods which have been Demi-Gods for a long time, some new DGs which have been around for ages, and new DGs who are essentially newbies, yet have the same designation now as the others!

And I was debating making a contribution myself, but now that actually having a processor ranking is becoming more of a rarity, maybe I should hold onto it! ;)

Seriously, great to see all the support for such a great site - MacRumors deserves it, we have an excellent community here. :cool:
I was about to ask about that. What does the 68040 stand for?

[~Shard~]

I was about to ask about that. What does the 68040 stand for?

It's my processor ranking. Once you hit 500 posts, you become a 6502. From there, the list is as follows:

65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts
68040 => 3000 posts

And 601 at 5000 posts, I believe. There are higher rankings, but it is rumored and speculated that the next ranking isn't until 10,000 posts. :eek: So after that, there would be the 603, 603e, etc, etc. until you eventually hit the 74xx series and then into the more current processors. And then maybe at 50,000 posts I'll be a 970... ;) :cool:

[buryyourbrideau]

It's my processor ranking. Once you hit 500 posts, you become a 6502. From there, the list is as follows:

65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts
68040 => 3000 posts

And 601 at 5000 posts, I believe. There are higher rankings, but it is rumored and speculated that the next ranking isn't until 10,000 posts. :eek: So after that, there would be the 603, 603e, etc, etc. until you eventually hit the 74xx series and then into the more current processors. And then maybe at 50,000 posts I'll be a 970... ;) :cool:

very cool info, but geez 10,000 posts!!!

maybe in like three years, wait time to calculate.........

arn has 5691 posts after being registered for 1497 days

i have 331 after 75 days so at this rate..... in 3 years.... i will be at 5149...fun stuff to calculate :)

[~Shard~]

very cool info, but geez 10,000 posts!!!

maybe in like three years, wait time to calculate.........

arn has 5691 posts after being registered for 1497 days

i have 331 after 75 days so at this rate..... in 3 years.... i will be at 5149...fun stuff to calculate :)

As has been mentioned before, if someone is here to try and accumulate posts and rankings, they're here for the wrong reasons. (And I'm not directing that at you in any respect ;))

[buryyourbrideau]

As has been mentioned before, if someone is here to try and accumulate posts and rankings, they're here for the wrong reasons. (And I'm not directing that at you in any respect ;))

believe me i am not here for that. and i pity anyone who is going to waste time of their life trying to make themselves feel good about how they are ranked on an internet forum. just fun to see how long people have been posting on this site. i just got my mac in march and i know i will be a lifer from here on out. someday i would like to see how far i can go back and read threads from 2001, and just see what problems occured back then. well i just hope i can say i look forward to being everyones MR friend for a LONG time :cool:

[~Shard~]

believe me i am not here for that. and i pity anyone who is going to waste time of their life trying to make themselves feel good about how they are ranked on an internet forum. just fun to see how long people have been posting on this site. i just got my mac in march and i know i will be a lifer from here on out. someday i would like to see how far i can go back and read threads from 2001, and just see what problems occured back then. well i just hope i can say i look forward to being everyones MR friend for a LONG time :cool:

Well said. It's nice to have you as "part of the family", I hope you enjoy your Mac experience from here on in. :cool:

[MacNut]

I have seen a lot of new names recently and its nice to see them post and not sit as a newb for 3 years.

[solvs]

So is there anything other than Demi-God/Godess or Contributor (or God, obviously)? I don't want to start a whole thing, but I was just curious. Also, any news on mugs or t-shirts? I might want to buy something like that, whether it affected status or not. Might be more trouble than it's worth, but I know ATAT sells all sorts of stuff to raise money.

[Doctor Q]

So is there anything other than Demi-God/Godess or Contributor (or God, obviously)?The only others I can think of are "Moderator" and an occasional special temporary title for a contest winner.

[Platform]

Good work Arn....... :D

Site looks snappy.......lets just see at WWDC :rolleyes: :confused: :eek: :p

Well good to have the controbuting back..... :rolleyes: ;)

[Platform]

The only others I can think of are "Moderator" and an occasional special temporary title for a contest winner.

How do you become a mod :confused:

[fixyourthinking]

I don't want this to turn into a thinksecret vs macrumors or macrumors vs other site argument.

ThinkSecret and MacRumors enjoy a very good relationship and I don't think anyone has to choose one or the other.

arn

I completely agree - but your site is FAR better and has a much greater credibility with me. I like how rumor and speculation is presented here.

[Blue Velvet]

How do you become a mod :confused:

Few have been chosen. Called and lifted from the ranks of mere poster to the rariefied and lofty heights of mod-dom.

Or on the other hand, you could just beg like edesignuk did. :D :p

[SiliconAddict]

Coolness. Now if I could only get one of those cool Macrumor mugs.

[~Shard~]

Coolness. Now if I could only get one of those cool Macrumor mugs.

There sure seems to be a big demand for these things - wouldn't mind one myself! :cool:

[emw]

I'm in. Thanks for getting this setup again - I've been waiting for awhile now. Figure it's about time I pay for the privilege of boring you all with my posts...

[Chip NoVaMac]

Would like to know how many have signed up in the first week of the donations being accepted. Just a curious mind here.

[Platform]

Few have been chosen. Called and lifted from the ranks of mere poster to the rariefied and lofty heights of mod-dom.

Or on the other hand, you could just beg like edesignuk did. :D :p

Oh OK, thanks.......well now I know how :p

[wrldwzrd89]

MacRumors doesn't really have a need for new moderators now. As the community grows, I'd suspect that a need for additional moderators will surface.

[eazyway]

are the Xserves?

[edesignuk]

are the Xserves?
HOW MANY TIMES! :rolleyes:

No.

[Platform]

MacRumors doesn't really have a need for new moderators now. As the community grows, I'd suspect that a need for additional moderators will surface.

Yes, was just wondering how people became mods....the future looks good MR seems to be growing very fast :rolleyes: ;)

[SiliconAddict]

Just upgraded. :D Hmmm at this rate macrumors will be able to get their orbiting space station HQ soon. Sweet.

[SiliconAddict]

Few have been chosen. Called and lifted from the ranks of mere poster to the rariefied and lofty heights of mod-dom.

Or on the other hand, you could just beg like edesignuk did. :D :p


OK. Why am I getting this impression of Arn hanging off a platform with some Macrumors fanboy stretching out his hand. "Arn....I am your moderator" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jvaska]

I don't really know the true connection between MacRumors and MacBytes but how I would love it if MacBytes created an RSS/XML feed.

[SiliconAddict]

Few have been chosen. Called and lifted from the ranks of mere poster to the rariefied and lofty heights of mod-dom.

Or on the other hand, you could just beg like edesignuk did. :D :p

On a lighter note. I moderated pocketpcpassion for about a year and a half all myself until Dale started getting more mods. I appreciate how difficult it can be to mod a forum. Hard and fast rules are a joke. You run across so many questionable circumstances its ridicules. People get pissed about some of the things mods do. (God know I had enough people bitching at me.) But most don't realize that a lot of the decisions are off the cuff trying to adhere to a common sense. Finding that balance between a dictatorship and controlled chaos is hard. Even more so when you deal with sites that attract the opposition (e.g. Pocket pc vs. Palm. Mac vs. PC.) It’s a hard gig to manage. I was always questioning myself about is deleting this post, editing that post the right thing to do. whatever. I'm babbling. Basically. Thanks guys for doing a great job. Arn need to make a Macrumors moderator day.

[edesignuk]

Or on the other hand, you could just beg like edesignuk did. :D :pNo begging I swear!

...just bribes ;) :D :eek:

[matthew24]

Why Linux? :eek:

[rdowns]

No begging I swear!

...just bribes ;) :D :eek:

Wow, that avatar is beautiful. Is that you?

[dotdotdot]

Wow, that avatar is beautiful. Is that you?

If it was, he'd have tons of stalkers... actually come to think of it, it seems he already does... :confused: :rolleyes: :p

[emw]

If it was, he'd have tons of stalkers... actually come to think of it, it seems he already does... :confused: :rolleyes: :p
I believe that was well-concealed humor, not a genuine question. ;)

[Chip NoVaMac]

On a lighter note. I moderated pocketpcpassion for about a year and a half all myself until Dale started getting more mods. I appreciate how difficult it can be to mod a forum. Hard and fast rules are a joke. You run across so many questionable circumstances its ridicules. People get pissed about some of the things mods do. (God know I had enough people bitching at me.) But most don't realize that a lot of the decisions are off the cuff trying to adhere to a common sense. Finding that balance between a dictatorship and controlled chaos is hard. Even more so when you deal with sites that attract the opposition (e.g. Pocket pc vs. Palm. Mac vs. PC.) It’s a hard gig to manage. I was always questioning myself about is deleting this post, editing that post the right thing to do. whatever. I'm babbling. Basically. Thanks guys for doing a great job. Arn need to make a Macrumors moderator day.

Amen! I have mod'd BBS's in the past, and co-mod'd forums more recently. It is a thankless job IMO.

In in the end it was the efforts of the "staff" here that made it worth my hard earned dollars to contribute. For me if atopic strays off what they consider appropriate, they generally move it to the PF threads. Otherwise, they force me to tae a look at whether the thread was worth my efforts, only to be wastelanded.

[jeremy.king]

Why Linux? :eek:

Its fast, industry proven, and *gasp* cheaper - especially if you co-locate.

[jeremy.king]

Also, have you (Mr. Arn) considered stretching those shopping links horizontally across the screen? A quick CSS class could do the job for you.

Edit: I give up. This site has a ton of CSS!

Anyways, thought it would be a good idea to get rid of the extra white space.

[840quadra]

YAY

I knew if I poked and complained enough you would finally take my money!

Paypal sent!

840

[The Past]

thanks all,
Keep the site interesting, keep the forums active and interactive, and everything else will follow.
arn

Super-true! Nice job on the upgrade. Many thanks!!

[SiliconAddict]

MMMMMM macrumors Demi-God goodnesss. So does this mean I can strike people down with lightening bolts that spring forth from my fingertips? :D

[solvs]

MMMMMM macrumors Demi-God goodnesss.
For a second I thought that said Demi-Goddess. :eek: Not that there's anything worng with that. :p It's been a long day.

[840quadra]

On a lighter note. I moderated pocketpcpassion for about a year and a half all myself until Dale started getting more mods. I appreciate how difficult it can be to mod a forum. Hard and fast rules are a joke. You run across so many questionable circumstances its ridicules. People get pissed about some of the things mods do. (God know I had enough people bitching at me.) But most don't realize that a lot of the decisions are off the cuff trying to adhere to a common sense. Finding that balance between a dictatorship and controlled chaos is hard. Even more so when you deal with sites that attract the opposition (e.g. Pocket pc vs. Palm. Mac vs. PC.) It’s a hard gig to manage. I was always questioning myself about is deleting this post, editing that post the right thing to do. whatever. I'm babbling. Basically. Thanks guys for doing a great job. Arn need to make a Macrumors moderator day.

Moderating is almost a job in itself. I moderate 2 automotive forums, and I have been asked to moderate a 3rd (almost as large as this forum). I have turned them down, but it was an honor to say the least.

The sad thing is, I spend more time on Macrumors then any of the Automotive forums at this point! :eek:

[wrldwzrd89]

Moderating is almost a job in itself. I moderate 2 automotive forums, and I have been asked to moderate a 3rd (almost as large as this forum). I have turned them down, but it was an honor to say the least.

The sad thing is, I spend more time on Macrumors then any of the Automotive forums at this point! :eek:
It's a good thing nobody's asked me to moderate any of the forums I visit. I have enough free time to do it now, but come June 13, 2005, that will be changing (my summer classes at college start then). If time wasn't an issue, I'd gladly moderate if asked to do so.

[~Shard~]

It's a good thing nobody's asked me to moderate any of the forums I visit. I have enough free time to do it now, but come June 13, 2005, that will be changing (my summer classes at college start then). If time wasn't an issue, I'd gladly moderate if asked to do so.

Yes, Moderating would be fun! Although I don't know if the MacRumors powers-that-be would be wise to give me such powers... :cool: ;)

[Cooknn]

The upgrade seems to be working! This place is blazing fast tonight and the posts are coming in at what seems like a very fast pace. Here's to hoping it can take the heat tomorrow after Steve's keynote :)

[~Shard~]

The upgrade seems to be working! This place is blazing fast tonight and the posts are coming in at what seems like a very fast pace. Here's to hoping it can take the heat tomorrow after Steve's keynote :)

That will be the true acid test!

[Capt Underpants]

Moderating is probably over-rated. I know that on the CS server that I'm an admin on, the powers quickly become more of a chore. People constantly barraging me with requests to spec for "hackers", or kicking AFK's, slaying campers, etc. I would think that the same would hold true for an online community, but then again I've never moderated an online forum so who am I to talk?

[iBlue]

wow, i went to go be less of a "free-loader" and contribute once and for all and it said macrumors is not taking contributions at this time :eek: whoa, wasn't expecting that... macrumors doesn't like me [pouts] :D

and on the moderation topic i read through, it is so over rated, it was really not fun a great deal of the time. (other sites obviously) i am also a board tech at another vBulletin formatted forum and people can be very annoying, especially the ones who actually know a little bit of what they are talking about, they are almost worse than the "how do i post a picture" dumbasses. the whole "can you install *this* hack?" thing annoys me to no end. i am basically an administrator but i refuse to deal with personal issues so i have the more stand-offish title of board tech. ;)
so no one get too excited, those mods have lots of junk to deal with. Doctor Q always has his work cut out for him here too, that picture thread alone :eek: :D
hmmm... maybe if i post some bikini pictures i will be let into the elusive club ;) (yes, i'm kidding, about the pics that is)
but i am curious about the not accepting contributions thing.

[devilot]

wow, i went to go be less of a "free-loader" and contribute once and for all and it said macrumors is not taking contributions at this time :eek: whoa, wasn't expecting that... macrumors doesn't like me [pouts] :D
<snip>
hmmm... maybe if i post some bikini pictures i will be let into the elusive club ;) (yes, i'm kidding, about the pics that is)
but i am curious about the not accepting contributions thing.
I believe that if you go to User CP, and on the left hand side, there is a place for "paid subscriptions" in the thread area... if you click on that, it will enable you to send $25. Mm hmm, I think that's it. But I mean, I think everyone would rather those bikini pics (myself included!).

::edit:: Just checked for you, it's under "miscellaneous." <-- sp?

[iBlue]

thanks devilot, another brain fart [duh] it's all done now ;) all i have to wait for currently is to have my goddessness revealed... it places you as demi-god by default, which is very damaging to my girlish reputation :D
thank you for the tip, i'm having an "off" week :p

[~Shard~]

I was going to offer my assistance, but it looks like you figured it out iBlue! Congrats, and good for you for contributing. And if you still feel like contributing anything further, I can't speak for MacRumors, but I am currently accepting bikini pics. ;) :cool:

[devilot]

thanks devilot, another brain fart [duh] it's all done now ;) all i have to wait for currently is to have my goddessness revealed... it places you as demi-god by default, which is very damaging to my girlish reputation :D
thank you for the tip, i'm having an "off" week :p
No prob bob... we all miss things sometimes. I thought that the demi-goddess thing only happened if you PM'd a mod and had him (Are there any female mods?) change it for you?

[devilot]

I was going to offer my assistance, but it looks like you figured it out iBlue! Congrats, and good for you for contributing. And if you still feel like contributing anything further, I can't speak for MacRumors, but I am currently accepting bikini pics. ;) :cool:
You are horrible!!! :D :eek:

[~Shard~]

You are horrible!!! :D :eek:

Yes, I know. :cool:

And no, I don't believe there are any female Mods. Ever considered it? Hmm, although I'm not sure if I want you to have the power to edit and delete my posts.... :eek: :p ;)

[iBlue]

hahahaha that made me laugh out loud, the both of you!

{{{squeeze}}}

as for the bikini pics... it's a good thing i got it figured out... save my reputation and all ;) haha but thanks for wanting to "lend a hand" anyway shard :D [insert devil icon]
i have a recent one of my jumping off part of a dam (i have an adrenaline problem) but i was wearing "board shorts" (yes, for a chick i am a total jock) if i end up ditching some inhibition it might end up in a desktop thread near you or subtly hidden somewhere. i might even take a cue from diatribe and keep the thing up only for a short amount of time. you just never know with me.

oh and i did pm someone about the goddess thing.

thanks everyone... i feel better about contributing to this site, it's helped me so much!

[devilot]

Yes, I know. :cool:

And no, I don't believe there are any female Mods. Ever considered it? Hmm, although I'm not sure if I want you to have the power to edit and delete my posts.... :eek: :p ;)
Me?! A mod?! HAHAHAHHAA, never. I don't know enough about computers, Macs, or vBulletins... besides, there are plenty of much-better qualified women here on MR that would probably be up for 1st female mod before I. Just a few that I can think of, Applespider, vniow, iBlue, etc. etc. Although, I do have loads of free time (it seems like) that I kill on MR.

And why would I ever edit/delete your posts? ;)

[vniow]

hmmm... maybe if i post some bikini pictures i will be let into the elusive club ;) (yes, i'm kidding, about the pics that is)

Erp!


*shuts up now*

[~Shard~]

if i end up ditching some inhibition it might end up in a desktop thread near you or subtly hidden somewhere. i might even take a cue from diatribe and keep the thing up only for a short amount of time. you just never know with me.

Just give me a fair chance to see it, that's all I'm asking! ;)

Me?! A mod?! HAHAHAHHAA, never. I don't know enough about computers, Macs, or vBulletins... besides, there are plenty of much-better qualified women here on MR that would probably be up for 1st female mod before I. Just a few that I can think of, Applespider, vniow, iBlue, etc. etc.

Yes, we do have a lot of excellent, knowledgeable female members on the site - it's great to see!

And why would I ever edit/delete your posts? ;)

Ahem. :cool:

[Applespider]

Yes, we do have a lot of excellent, knowledgeable female members on the site - it's great to see!

And it's even better to see some new female members making a real impact on the forum. Our small but vocal minority is growing... ;)

[Doctor Q]

...Are there any female mods?...To confirm ~Shard~'s answer, no, not at the moment -- assuming everyone is telling the truth! That's not by policy, but because the mods reflect the forum population - international and mostly male.

As far as I know, no bots, androids, extra-terrestrials, or people who have never touched a computer are mods either, so our diversity is lacking in a few ways.

[Nermal]

As far as I know, no bots, androids, extra-terrestrials, or people who have never touched a computer are mods either, so our diversity is lacking in a few ways.

Hmm, I was under the impression that you were a bot and/or android :confused:

[Diatribe]

I was going to offer my assistance, but it looks like you figured it out iBlue! Congrats, and good for you for contributing. And if you still feel like contributing anything further, I can't speak for MacRumors, but I am currently accepting bikini pics. ;) :cool:

You know, if you ever get a hand on those... let me know. :D

Yes, I know. :cool:

And no, I don't believe there are any female Mods. Ever considered it? Hmm, although I'm not sure if I want you to have the power to edit and delete my posts.... :eek: :p ;)

I wouldn't be so sure about that either if I were you. :p