"Matey"?

[dsharits]

mine:

 

[vniow]

Eh, I think I'll keep mine for awhile.

 

[dotdotdot]

What was mine? did I have one?? I miss all the fun

 

[tech4all]

What was mine? did I have one?? I miss all the fun

No, I think people put there by choice. I didn't put a pirate-themed avatar either

 

[Abulia]

I suppose it's never too late to point out that September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day? So practice up!

Go here for tips on how to be a top-notch pirate! I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!

 

[Doctor Q]

I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!

Then why didn't you use piratespeak for your post here?

I worked so hard at piratespeaking all day April 1st that I'm not sure I'll be ready again by September.

 

[PlaceofDis]

I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!

haha that reminds me of the one crazy guy in Dodgeball who thinks hes a pirate

 

[yellow]

Frankly I miss the pirate theme.

 

[Abulia]

Then why didn't you use piratespeak for your post here?

Because it's not September 19th?

 

[wordmunger]

Frankly I miss the pirate theme.

I don't particularly miss it, but I was just a few posts of the required level to be an actual "pirate." I think I was a corsair or something. If we went back to the "pirate" theme, I'd really be a "pirate." Now THAT would be cool.

 

[ZombiePhysicist]

Gar!

Contributor : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-God : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-Goddess : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors 601 : Privateer
macrumors 68040 : Officer
macrumors 68030 : Bo'sun
macrumors 68020 : Coxswain
macrumors 68010 : Pirate
macrumors 68000 : Corsair
macrumors 65832 : Buccaneer
macrumors 65816 : Sentry
macrumors 6502 : Matey
macrumors regular : Sailor
macrumors member : Town Clerk
macrumors newbie : Crying Boy

Is there some explanation of what the titles under our user names/avatars mean somewhere (or what they are even called...are they titles, status, monikers, expertise level, longevity)?

All I can gauge, somewhat counterintuitively, is that the more you post, the newer the processor seems to get. One would think the more you post, or longer youve been here, the older your processor is... but then again the more your post, the more data you processed, I guess.

Anyway, I searched around and only found this old (pirate themed) discussion but cant seem to find an explanation of these processor type assignments anywhere.

I also found this thread, but am confused by it. IT does not seem to clarify the automatic assignments?

Thanks for any pointers to all you seedy looking prisoners!

 

[NoBoMac]

Definitive MacRumors Forum Rank List (Includes 'Secret' Ranks!)

Hey all! As you know, a user’s rank on these wonderful MacRumors forums is dictated by their number of posts. The nomenclature, from the official MacRumors help article on forum names, "come from the increasingly powerful microprocessors used in Apple computers over the years. The 6502 and...

forums.macrumors.com

How do user titles work?

User titles are based on post counts: Newbie => 0 - 29 posts Member => 30 posts Regular => 100 posts (minimum required to post in the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum) 6502 => 2...

macrumors.zendesk.com

 

[ZombiePhysicist]

Definitive MacRumors Forum Rank List (Includes 'Secret' Ranks!)

Hey all! As you know, a user’s rank on these wonderful MacRumors forums is dictated by their number of posts. The nomenclature, from the official MacRumors help article on forum names, "come from the increasingly powerful microprocessors used in Apple computers over the years. The 6502 and...

forums.macrumors.com

How do user titles work?

User titles are based on post counts: Newbie => 0 - 29 posts Member => 30 posts Regular => 100 posts (minimum required to post in the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum) 6502 => 2...

macrumors.zendesk.com

Thank you so much!