I’d say just add more ranks. And with those benchmarks set up top, I’d say the admins are pretty safe for a while. Only a bare few members are around the 5000 post mark. Imagine how long it’d take to get 10000 or even 50000?
Even if you spam, that’s still a pretty crazy number. If someone gets that high, it really shows a very deep level of commitment to this site, and they’d deserve more than just an icon next to their name.
[#ditto][#ditto][#ditto]
Speaking of custom titles, I noticed this a long while back:
Did someone go on a posting binge? LMAO
Fade to Black…
Well I don’t agree with the changing of the system. It would be rather unfair. I agree that we should just get creative with the higher ranks to set distinctions.
This is actually an easy problem to solve, Someone made notice of the similarities to the military. Lets borrow something from a foriegn power here (not to sure which one as I’m not into militaria) Put a bar under a star at 7500, at 10000 put a bar under the second one, etc etc. This way there is a distinction to the post AND you wont have to change anything. As far as the titles go, I’m sure someone in admin is creative enough to comew up with something.
What’s all this about stars, I’ve never noticed them before now.
Stars? We don’t need no stinking stars![:D]
I’d like to think that you guys are participating on the site for more than just stars…
It’s one thing to post and communicate with everyone, but to do it for the post count it becomes mechanical rather than communicative. Which explains the forum games in OT. I was wondering how folks were posting so much and a quick peek in there explains it all.
Why not do away with the stars and just communicate. Seems I know most of you from your participation and the information exchanged, not how many stars you have next to your name.
That said…can I have kill stickers instead of stars??? [;)]
We should consult our supreme leader, Shermanfreak, before we make any rash decisions. After all, he’s the one who’ll get the coveted next rank (whatever it may be)
Paul
exact reason why I stopped participating in games. (I did post once in there today)
If shermanfreak keeps posting at the rate he is posting at now… it will take about a year and a half for him to reach 10,000, so I don’t think we should worry about this problem yet.
Stars are earned by posting and I think that is all that there is to it. It has been the system that is being implemented here even before most of us became members here.
I have 5 stars and so many posts but I am the last person to think that this means I am an expert or a professional in the field of modeling. I just love to post that’s all. There are many other members here who can do much better than me but have much less number of posts.
And I recognize that fact.
The forum is here for interaction between members. As long as we are posting within the guidelines of the forum I think there is nothing wrong with it. So post on without regard for them stars. Let’s make this forum as lively as possible.
i voted ‘No’. In the first place why do we need ranks here? we don’t belong to a military organization or anything. It’s just a forum where fellow modelers exchange info about themselves.
[#ditto] Just look at the work of rtvmodeler. I can’t come close to that level of skill.
Of course, the number of stars does not equal the level of modelling skill or experience…that has never been suggested by anybody, and I seriously doubt that anybody thinks that.
I certainly don’t think the stars are anything to get uptight about, either. Just a bit of fun!
The more fun you have here, the more you’ll post, and the more stars you’ll get.
As I said previously, the number beneath the stars should be a good enough indicator of a member’s “experience” here in the forums, which is valuable information.
Have fun and post, folks! No sense in worrying about stars (or getting even more stars)!
I suppose you could always steal a trick from Karate. They work up through the belts till they reach black belt, then they have 2nd dan black belt, 3rd dan, etc. Perhaps something similar could be adopted to keep those with thousands of posts happy?
If we did away with the stars and ranks would anyone be upset?
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22563
Just a question.
Renarts made a good point and others have said it in the past. I liked them in the beginning, but looking back on the past couple of years of we’ve been using the forums on Kalmbach’s many websites, if I had to do it over, I really would think twice about it. The questions, confusion, etc. to me outweighs the “fun” factor. Don’t get me wrong, this community has had a lot of fun with them and the stars/ranks have been a nice touch, but perhaps it’s time to rethink it??
Just thinking out loud. [:)]
Lose the rank system altogether. Keeps everything simple and no competition. I like the KISS system the best[2c]
Im fine with them just the way they r. Yes at the end of the day they mean nothing but i like them anyway. Still take me a while to get to 500. And yes just for the sake of it i would like to see a promotion.
Keep well.
keep them took me 1 saturday to get my 4 stars ( another 1 towards that 2000)