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Thanks a bunch!
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Like I said, I stink at finding anything on the internet. Thanks!
Are you referring to the contributor or Westmere titles? Either way, there's no real "advertising" involved, since the forum will automatically display one or the other, and either way, there's nothing worth bragging about.
I've preferred "stealth" mode, since I never cared for the "demi-god" or "contributor" titles. It's just a matter of personal preference.
Westmere, since you mention it.
No, re "advertising" - or, indeed, (Heaven forbid, "bragging") I was joking, albeit in a self deprecating manner.
This is the very first online forum I have ever joined; I had no idea - all of eleven years ago when I joined, because I needed an answer to a question about a new Apple computer that I, a switcher, had recently bought,- that I would become so involved with, or committed to, this community.
I think "trophy points" should be awarded for "spammer kills", like combat air victory markings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_marking
And now, eleven years later, I am no longer a bewildered newbie, but a (hardened) individual classed as a Contributor, who might be described, in an alternative universe, as a Westmere (that sounds like something out of Game of Thrones).
Or as "The Apex of the Tail", which sounds like something out of Gormenghast.
I will be hereabouts at MacRumors as long as I can still hit the bookmark when I launch a browser, but will probably never get drawn into the likes of Gormenghast and other such, despite having a number of virtual friends here and respect for their interests.
Thanks for prompting me to find out that Gormenghast is not something there's an edible recipe for, even if there are probably construction recipes for stuff like Gormenghast. I was thinking maybe like Oxtail Soup once I saw the reference to The Apex of the Tail.
Oh well. Back to my PB sandwich and half a cup of latte I should not be drinking at this hour.
On the matter of trophy points, don't get me started, I have lots of ideas on how to award them, but most of them would get us all banned for making nominations on the boards.
The "spammer kills" idea sounds good though, especially since spammers are pariahs to everyone including the mods -- who have to clean up after them once one of us reports a piece of spam that's probably duplicated all over the site.
Also the only forum I’d joined when I became a member.
Never been on FB or Twitter. I joined Flickr so I could post images on here. But with the new form software that’s no longer necessary. Plus Flickr are pushing their subscription model, and it doesn’t do enough to justify for me.
Have you ever checked into Ars Technica?
Seniorius Lurkius over there probably provides a clue, but without cheating and looking at post counts, I dunno about Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius versus Ars Legatus Legionis. Nice fillip to those monikers is tacked on to the equivalent of "contributors" here: "et Subscriptor", yah and displayed in red too, so it stands out.
When is a Newbie not a newbie?
I'm a lurker, not a poster and have been a newbie for 9 years !
Despite visiting 10+ times a day.
So... this post was forever ago... but still... just in case; what counts as a post - this?
Or a post that I start?
Anything you post counts as a post (except PRSI and some gaming ones I think). Anything you start is a new thread, which also counts as a post.
Yes.
Additionally, posts are negated if they are deleted by a mod or a thread is sent to the Wasteland.
From what I can tell, posts in PRSI, some gaming areas, and Marketplace do not count towards a "post total"; everything else does.
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True.
Such posts are then subtracted from your total.
Man, I feel that. I've been visiting this site since 2003. I didn't make an account till 2013, and the infrequency with which I post, I'm only just a regular.
Nevertheless, you seem to have advanced from the ranks of the "regulars" to those who are distinguished by (and denoted by) numbers.
Ha. When I posted I think I was 2 or 3 away. Woohoo! Now I am one of the "elite"
(j/k) It took 6 years to post 250 times, so that equates to about 41 posts a year, or less than a post a week. Sounds about right, more or less.
Ha. When I posted I think I was 2 or 3 away. Woohoo! Now I am one of the "elite"
Well, for my first six years as a member here, I wasn't an especially prolific poster, either.
Then, for a variety of reasons, mostly personal, but occasionally vaguely liked to my professional life, things changed.
The thing is, people's circumstances - both personal and professional - and thus, the reasons they open an account here, ad continue to post here, and to play an active role in the community, may all change - and sometimes, change dramatically - over time.
A post a week? What do you do with the rest of your time?Ha. When I posted I think I was 2 or 3 away. Woohoo! Now I am one of the "elite"
Apparently I squander my time away.
But, elsewhere, not here, and that is what counts (or is counted...)
Careful. That’s your second post this week!Apparently I squander my time away.
Easy there. All these posts are going to bump you up to the top of next months league table!