Mac Rumors Forum FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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Registration

Why does it say my email address is banned?

We occassionally ban entire domains (such as hotmail or yahoo) due to abusive registrations. Try a different email address.

User Post Counts and Titles

How do I get an Avatar (graphic beside your username)?

Users who have posted over 500 times are eligible for an Avatar. The reasoning behind this is for established users to have a easily recognizable icon.

Posting just to increase your post count is discouraged and can result in punishment. (Banning, losing all your posts)

How do user Title's Work?

This is also based on post counts:

Newbie = 0 - 29 posts
Member => 30 posts
Regular => 100 posts
6502 => 500 posts
65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts
etc....

DemiGod or Contributer => Users who have contributed (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/05/20030528005234.shtml) to the site.

macrumors god => adminstrators.

Why did I lose Post Counts or Why aren't my Posts Counting?

Wastelanded posts and posts in the Political Forums do not count towards your post count.

Common Forum Questions

What's the best P2P Client for the Mac?

http://www.mac-p2p.com

[jelloshotsrule]

not so much adding, but:

by "contributed to the site" you mean financially, either through a donation of money via paypal, or by purchasing a macrumors item (not available right now)...

rather than "contributing" via intellectual posts and such.

[Kwyjibo]

very nice arn, i see you actually did put my suggestion on your to-do list :)

[tazo]

good job arn!

now hopefully less posts about rank and whatnot in community ;)

[bobindashadows]

Why don't you just add this information to the "f.a.q." link at the top of the page. That's what I was suggesting... just adding all the rankings to that page.

[ehjay]

Originally posted by bobindashadows
Why don't you just add this information to the "f.a.q." link at the top of the page. That's what I was suggesting... just adding all the rankings to that page.
vBulletin 2.3.0 lacks the ability to add items to the FAQ without hacking around a bit. If/When MacRumors upgrades to vBulletin 3.0 (when it's a final release, i'm sure) then they'll have the ability to easily add and remove FAQ items.

[MrMacMan]

http://chaosmint.com/p2p/ <--- Should link to http://www.mac-p2p.com

Or be deleted all together.

Good FAQ.

Maybe you also wish to link to the Folding FAQ which is here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?threadid=21908)

If not Distributed Computing. :D

[Kwyjibo]

ARN, you should add that if you want to get the EDU discount on an apple product you must order through apple.com or goto an APPLE store and you have to pay sales tax....there is no known way around this...there are quite a few threads on this now

[Powerbook G5]

Good list, for sure. My only question is when will new mugs be around? I want a cool MacRumors mug!

[scem0]

Just wondering but why is the gap so small between the 68010 status and the 68020 status?

scem0

[Daveman Deluxe]

scem0: Because the '010 processor was only briefly considered for use in a Mac before it was replaced for the '020. The '010 was never used in a Mac, and the '020 only came in two models before being replaced by the '030: The Macintosh II and the LC.

[scem0]

I see.....

thanks.

scem0

[King Cobra]

I got one for you. I switched from the OS X MacRumors style to the original purple layout and I found this right above my entry text box for posting:

The Rules: Read the Rules (http://forums.macrumors.com/announcement.php?forumid=20). Personal insults or spam is grounds for instant banning.

I take it as a surprise, because that wasn't implemented on the OS X style set.

So, to add to the F.A.Q., here is my question: Do I get extra bragging rights for using the OS X theme? :p

[latergator116]

scem0: Because the '010 processor was only briefly considered for use in a Mac before it was replaced for the '020. The '010 was never used in a Mac, and the '020 only came in two models before being replaced by the '030: The Macintosh II and the LC.

So how many posts does it take to get the "G3" status?

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by latergator116
So how many posts does it take to get the "G3" status?


if mr. anderson were not a mod or demi, he would at least be a G3, or better

[Shifty]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
if mr. anderson were not a mod or demi, he would at least be a G3, or better

Yeah. Man, how does someone like Mr.Anderson make 10,000 posts?
He sure loves MacRumors. :p

[Dont Hurt Me]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Good list, for sure. My only question is when will new mugs be around? I want a cool MacRumors mug! me also, i have been waiting to see if this was going to be brought back or even a hat perhaps.

[Neserk]

*Sigh* I guess I'll always be a Newbie. That is okay. I'm terribly concerned with volume. I'm more here to learn.

[latergator116]

Originally posted by Neserk
*Sigh* I guess I'll always be a Newbie. That is okay. I'm terribly concerned with volume. I'm more here to learn.

Don't worry, we were all newbies once!:p

[latergator116]

Ok have a question. How come there are some members with the "regular" status and they have an avatar? Is this some special excaption?

[Kwyjibo]

In some very and I stress the very rare cases there used to be contests for best Avatar and the winner would get to use the avatar he or she designed. There have been any contests in over a year + so I'm confident that none are in the works.

[latergator116]

ahhh... ok that makes sense now. thanks

[Kwyjibo]

In Addition
Whats important about tuesday?

Over the past year apple has made many silent, non expo speed bumps on early tuesday morning. This is usually before 9am EST and they typically represent speed bumps/ minor upgrades not machine re-deisgns. This is why many forum regular may advise a person to wait until tuesday ... or there may be a good rumor about the upcoming tuesday.

[Daveman Deluxe]

Tuesday is also sort of the regular update day for Apple's online store. For example, if a model of a refurbished computer goes out of stock during a week, any models that come back in stock will be posted again on Tuesday instead of on an ad-hoc basis.

[topicolo]

Originally posted by Daveman Deluxe
scem0: Because the '010 processor was only briefly considered for use in a Mac before it was replaced for the '020. The '010 was never used in a Mac, and the '020 only came in two models before being replaced by the '030: The Macintosh II and the LC.

Ahhh... the good ol '030. I still have my Mac LC II in the basement. It has a screaming 16Mhz 68030 processor with a motherboard which could only hold 10Mb or ram. Those were the good old days. The '030 doesn't have even have a fan or heatsink, the chip is only warm to the touch when it's running! Makes for quiet computers.

[Snowy_River]

Originally posted by arn
How do user Title's Work?

This is also based on post counts:

Newbie = 0 - 29 posts
Member => 30 posts
Regular => 100 posts
6502 => 500 posts
65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts
etc....


Okay, I have a question. I guessed that the jump from 6502 to 65816 would be at 1000 posts. BUT I now have 1007 posts (including this one), but my title is still showing as 6502. Anyone care to clue me in as to why that would be?

[Powerbook G5]

Your profile just says 970, so if you did have over 1000, perhaps some threads you posted in were moved to wasteland or the political thread, in which case, those posts you made no longer count.

[MongoTheGeek]

What is up with the Positives and Negatives on articles. What is the common consensus on meaning?

[Snowy_River]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Your profile just says 970, so if you did have over 1000, perhaps some threads you posted in were moved to wasteland or the political thread, in which case, those posts you made no longer count.

Well, hrmph...

Here I was basing it on the number of posts that were reported when I did a search. There it's reporting 1010, including this post. Oh well. Now I know where to go to see what my official post count is. Thanks! :)

[latergator116]

Originally posted by MongoTheGeek
What is up with the Positives and Negatives on articles. What is the common consensus on meaning?

Basically a possitive is if the person like the article and a negative is if the person dislike the article/doesn't agree/hates it. It doesnt really mean much though. If you want to really find out what people think about it, read the replys.

[MongoTheGeek]

Originally posted by latergator116
Basically a possitive is if the person like the article and a negative is if the person dislike the article/doesn't agree/hates it. It doesnt really mean much though. If you want to really find out what people think about it, read the replys.

See thats what I thought and since I didn't want to put a negative that implied a chemical dependancy on the part of the author (crack-headed) when I meant to say "this is a thing from which no good will come" So I have just been posting on the forums :)

[cubist]

There are still no instructions as to what to do when you reach the level to "get" a tar. How is it given to you? Suppose you have a GIF file which is, say, 3500x2500. Do I ftp it to a particular address, and then the program scales it? Is PNG OK? TIF? If TIF is OK, must it be 24-bit color? 256-color? G3 2-dimensional Huffman coding? How about Amiga AIF? I would expect questions like these to be addressed in the FAQ.

[hexstar]

Registration

Why does it say my email address is banned?

We occassionally ban entire domains (such as hotmail or yahoo) due to abusive registrations. Try a different email address.

User Post Counts and Titles

How do I get an Avatar (graphic beside your username)?

Users who have posted over 500 times are eligible for an Avatar. The reasoning behind this is for established users to have a easily recognizable icon.

Posting just to increase your post count is discouraged and can result in punishment. (Banning, losing all your posts)

How do user Title's Work?

This is also based on post counts:

Newbie = 0 - 29 posts
Member => 30 posts
Regular => 100 posts
6502 => 500 posts
65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts
etc....

DemiGod or Contributer => Users who have contributed (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/05/20030528005234.shtml) to the site.

macrumors god => adminstrators.

Why did I lose Post Counts or Why aren't my Posts Counting?

Wastelanded posts and posts in the Political Forums do not count towards your post count.

Common Forum Questions

What's the best P2P Client for the Mac?

http://www.mac-p2p.comthis feature's already built into vbulletin, you could just customize the built-in faq page instead of making a thread for this...(http://forums.macrumors.com/faq.php?);)

[themadchemist]

There are still no instructions as to what to do when you reach the level to "get" a tar. How is it given to you? Suppose you have a GIF file which is, say, 3500x2500. Do I ftp it to a particular address, and then the program scales it? Is PNG OK? TIF? If TIF is OK, must it be 24-bit color? 256-color? G3 2-dimensional Huffman coding? How about Amiga AIF? I would expect questions like these to be addressed in the FAQ.

I think you care waaaaay too much about your 'tar. ;)

[Mechcozmo]

6502 => 500 posts
65816 => 1000 posts
65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts
68010 => 2000 posts
68020 => 2005 posts
68030 => 2500 posts


Does someone want to give a breakdown of why these are the titles? I know the 6502 was the processor in the Apple II, and the 680x0 series were the classic Mac ones, but the 65816 and 65832 I don't know about. And is there something beyond 68040? A 603 or a 603e perhaps? (PowerPC processors, FYI...)

[StarbucksSam]

65832 => 1500 posts
68000 => 1505 posts


What's up with that? Is that a typo - or is there really a five post difference?

[tpjunkie]

Nope, not a typo at all. The two chips with 5 posts, the 65832 and the 68010 were not used in any production model apple computers, so they dont get the same representation as the other chips.

I swear this has been covered several times before.

[Mechcozmo]

Nope, not a typo at all. The two chips with 5 posts, the 65832 and the 68010 were not used in any production model apple computers, so they dont get the same representation as the other chips.

I swear this has been covered several times before.

And why weren't they used?

Sorry, a search gave me nada.

[Doctor Q]

And why weren't they used?

Sorry, a search gave me nada.A search on "65832" got me a thread that discussed it. Start reading it here.

[Mechcozmo]

A search on "65832" got me a thread that discussed it. Start reading it here.

I have got to stop reading these at 1:30 AM. Thanks!

[PickledSquirrel]

scem0: Because the '010 processor was only briefly considered for use in a Mac before it was replaced for the '020. The '010 was never used in a Mac, and the '020 only came in two models before being replaced by the '030: The Macintosh II and the LC.

Wow :eek: The geekness astounds me:D Gotta love this place

-Squirrel

[wrldwzrd89]

Does someone want to give a breakdown of why these are the titles? I know the 6502 was the processor in the Apple II, and the 680x0 series were the classic Mac ones, but the 65816 and 65832 I don't know about. And is there something beyond 68040? A 603 or a 603e perhaps? (PowerPC processors, FYI...)
If you look at the Members List (http://forums.macrumors.com/memberlist.php?) and sort it by posts, you'll see some macrumors 601's in that list. That level is reached at 5,000 posts. I don't know if any titles beyond that are defined, since none of the regular users who haven't contributed qualify for such a title...

[Platform]

When will we see the G3, G4 and the G5 status come that would be REALLY good :rolleyes:

[shamino]

...the 65816 and 65832 I don't know about.
The 65816 is a 16-bit successor to the 6502. The Apple IIgs is based on one of these.

The 65832 never really existed. It was proposed as a 32-bit chip in that series, but none were ever actually made.

BTW, there is also a 65802. This is (mostly) a 65816, in package that is pin-compatible with the 6502. At one point, I read several articles about how you could slip one into an Apple II in order to get your software to run faster and allow you to write 16-bit apps.
And is there something beyond 68040?
Yes. I'm pretty sure that I've seen posts by people listed as 601, but I'm not completely certain of that. As for 603, 604, 750 (G3), 7400 (G4), 7450 (later-gen G4) and 970 (G5), I've never seen anybody with the title. I don't know if the system has them in its configuration or not.

A few other interesting historical-footnote chips worth mentioning here are the 68050 and 68060, and the PPC 620.

Motorola had two teams working in parallel on the successor to the 68040. One was working on the immediate successor (the 68050) and one working on the successor to that (the 68060). Somehow, the 68060 team finished first, so the 68050 project was canned before the chips ever went into production.

The 68060 was shipped. Apple never used one in a Mac, but you could (and maybe still can, if you look hard enough) buy an Amiga with an '060.

The PPC 620 was designed at the same time as the 601 and 604. It was the first 64-bit chip based on the PPC architecture. Apple never used one, but I think IBM did on some of their workstations and minis.

[jadekitty24]

I have a question that doesn't pertain to the current discussion, but how many posts do you have to make before being able to post a new thread? I'm just wondering if I can't because I'm new or because I've done something wrong. :o

[dubbz]

I have a question that doesn't pertain to the current discussion, but how many posts do you have to make before being able to post a new thread? I'm just wondering if I can't because I'm new or because I've done something wrong. :o

Post where? The Marketplace has a 100-post requirement. And the Political forum possibly have the same requirement

And thank you for not making a new thread about this ;) (seriously)

[jadekitty24]

The new post I wanted to start was quite frivilous indeed, but the main thing is I read that making 2 posts in the same thread is a no-no. I seemed to have done this a few times and don't want to break the rules. Oops, should have read the rules beforehand. I just don't want to be ousted from this forum because it has been such a help to me. :p (and yes, i have a sick obsession with smileys)

[MacDawg]

It is 100 posts for Marketplace and 500 for the Political/Religious Forum.

The rule is also not to place duplicate threads in different places.
Post a thread one time in the proper forum.

Welcome to MR!

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[jadekitty24]

It is 100 posts for Marketplace and 500 for the Political/Religious Forum.

The rule is also not to place duplicate threads in different places.
Post a thread one time in the proper forum.

Welcome to MR!

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif
At the risk of sounding like a dummy, how do I avoid posting a multiple thread? I can't possible read all these posts (although I wish I could). Obviously, I'm kind of new to this. I know enough not to offend or extensively annoy anyone, but not quite enough to get by without help.