New User Rank Introduced

[ainsworth74]

At a recent meeting of the Forum Staff we discussed possible changes to the current system of User Ranks (see here). It was decided that as the forum is now ten years old and has a number of members who have been with us a long time and have contributed much to the forum we would like recognise this with a new User Rank.

It was decided, therefore, to introduce the rank of 'Veteran Member' to apply to these members. There are no material changes to their status it is simply a small indication of the scale of their experience and commitment to the forum.

No other changes have been made to the User Rank system.

 

[backontrack]

Hmm. When do I become established?

 

[krus_aragon]

Under the old system, a Member became an Established Member having made a given number of posts. When that rank was introduced, forum staff declined to state the magic number of posts as they may revise it in the future (and have done so at least once already to my knowledge). It's not a *secret* per se, as you can compare members' post counts and ranks to work out where the boundary is.

 

[backontrack]

I thought that it was given to you after making a 'significant contribution' to the forum.

 

[krus_aragon]

I thought that it was given to you after making a 'significant contribution' to the forum.

If you follow the link in the OP, you'll find it's 'a significant number of contributions'.

 

[backontrack]

I read that as 'a number of significant contributions'.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I feel rather proud of my new forum title.

 

[Crossover]

One point, the rank appears to be "Veteran User" rather than Member (I think Member makes more sense)

As for the Established Member, the number has definitely changed a few times - I lost the rank a few times in the earlier days

 

[backontrack]

I feel rather proud of my new forum title.

Well, you've earned it, Paul. You really have.

For sterling contributions to the main forums, for outstanding contributions to the Quizzes & Games forum, for welcoming every new player into the community we have with a smile and a friendly PM, and introducing them to all the games we have and how we play them, for all the support you give the quizzes that we play, for helping with quiz suggestions, for supporting the newer games such as Letter by Letter and Alphabet Stations, for four years of service to The next station is..., and an even greater status as the master of the Closed Stations Journey Quiz...

The point is, you have earned this status, Paul. You've made more contributions to the running of this forum, especially the Quizzes section of it, than almost anyone. And you've helped us all, everyone in RailUK. Nobody deserves this accolade more than you.

 

[Techniquest]

Ooh, nice! I got alerted to this change by backontrack's visitor message. Certainly it's nice to be recognised as a veteran member, although to be honest as most of my viewing of the forum is via the app, I don't see such things as post counts, locations and member status. Not things that bother me with it and I'm quite happy using the app.

 

[ainsworth74]

One point, the rank appears to be "Veteran User" rather than Member (I think Member makes more sense)

I am presently clobbering a tame Administrator over the head with a rolled up newspaper to get him back into the forum server room and fix this minor oversight

 

[backontrack]

No, don't bother. Veteran User sounds better.

 

[yorkie]

I am presently clobbering a tame Administrator over the head with a rolled up newspaper to get him back into the forum server room and fix this minor oversight

I have fixed this

As for the identity of said Administrator, I make no comment other than to say it wasn't me

 

[backontrack]

I didn't know there were such things as tame administrators! :P

 

[Crossover]

I am presently clobbering a tame Administrator over the head with a rolled up newspaper to get him back into the forum server room and fix this minor oversight

Quite a tame punishment, too...what happened to the forum cattle prod and branding iron?

 

[backontrack]

Quite a tame punishment, too...what happened to the forum cattle prod and branding iron?

Usually it's thread deletion, at other times it can be the rack.

 

[Mike395]

**crawls out of the server room, battered and bruised**

 

[backontrack]

Is there such a thing as a 'server room'? Is it just a cupboard? Or a magical wardrobe? :P

 

[D365]

As for the identity of said Administrator, I make no comment other than to say it wasn't me

Upon seeing the title of your linked music video, I assumed it instantly to be Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame...

How many more postings will it take for me to achieve this crowning accolade. It would sure look good on my CV!

 

[backontrack]

Upon seeing the title of your linked music video, I assumed it instantly to be Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame... [/SIZE]

I read it is 'It wasn't me' by Shark Attacks 2015

Only joking, I too thought it was that Shaggy.

 

[David]

I am presently clobbering a tame Administrator over the head with a rolled up newspaper to get him back into the forum server room and fix this minor oversight

Rather polite for the forum staff! I guess the methods discussed here are no longer in use then :P

 

[backontrack]

A brilliant thread! It does speak of some kind of 'server room'...

 

[ainsworth74]

Rather polite for the forum staff! I guess the methods discussed here are no longer in use then :P

Well there was some protestations about human rights, illegal working practices and other such nonsense so in the end we had to make some minor changes...

 

[backontrack]

...such as disposing of the minibar...

 

[Crossover]

Is there such a thing as a 'server room'? Is it just a cupboard? Or a magical wardrobe? :P

It is such a grand term for a broom cupboard in the old New St
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Upon seeing the title of your linked music video, I assumed it instantly to be Shaggy of Scooby-Doo fame...

How many more postings will it take for me to achieve this crowning accolade. It would sure look good on my CV!

Well, I have nearly 5,200 posts and I don't have it, so I think you may need to get posting

EDIT: I suspect the new rank kicks in somewhere around 10k (someone with 9.5k posts isn't, someone with 11k is) - it will likely be a random number but there may only be a dozen or so such members

 

[krus_aragon]

Is there such a thing as a 'server room'? Is it just a cupboard? Or a magical wardrobe? :P

If so, I imagine the forum is hosted on a machine named "Azlan" or similar...

 

[scott118]

I've always been known as a 'member', regardless of my age.. ;0)

 

[pemma]

I feel rather proud of my new forum title.

Have you received your letters inviting you to the Veteran's Day Parade and to receive the Veteran's Pension.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Have you received your letters inviting you to the Veteran's Day Parade and to receive the Veteran's Pension.

Doesn't it make you Veteran types feel a bit like you've got one foot in the grave?

Not that I'm jealous or anything

 

[DarloRich]

I think i make a 'significant contribution' to the board by arguing with most members and annoying the mods