The rank titles I came up with are lame so....

Hmmmmm.....

We could always just add "Freak", but I'm afraid it would be, er, abused.

Never mind.

SP - I have dibs on "Oh It's You Again" for my rank.

New and Naive

Learning/ and a bit cynical

Knowsalot/ and very cynical

Mastered the whole shootin' match/ and startin' to lose it.

"They're Coming to Take Me Away......"

Ranks and titles and such are common on this type of forum. That likely means folks in general enjoy them, and I figure they are selling points. Personally, I'm a denim-and-flannel sort. Costume is not a big part of my life. On the otherhand, some folks are fashion slaves. I suspect the majority are somewhere in the middle, and enjoy participating in the parade.

At the moment, I'm a bit uncomfortable that I might be perceived as an "Authority Figure", but I believe that, if real, that perception is having a beneficial effect as regards the behavior of certain members. I removed myself from the "stealth sign in" for just that reason.

All that said, I think I'd like eventually to go "stealth" as far as my Moderator status, if possible. The rest of the titles and such I may or may not have are of little consequence, otherwise.



timber

Dumb Ass

Opinionated Ass

Smart Ass

Wise Ass

King Jack Ass

(Which one am I?)

I love Deb's new title - sooooo fitting! . As perennial "top poster" she should be readily identified!

I think that moderators, at least, should be identified, and a moderator's input on a thread should mean something. This, however, takes away the rights of a moderator to be simply a participant on a thread. They do OK now, but.....

EhBeth says she expects a better standard of behaviour from moderators and guides (too lazy to go back and find the correct quote!) - Waaaaahhhh! Can I have another ID so I can abuse, old-style, the one poster here who really annoys me?

I think the single-identity thing has really kept abuse to a mimimum, and that's what makes this site better. I don't feel it's over-moderated, but it is nice to see some semblance of control, and attempt at civility.

I don't mind what the guides are called, and I must admit to feeling a bit of a fraud in my role as one. I just do what I've done all along

Some of the suggestions for new names are fun, though!

LarryBS -- That was very nice of you!

I like Just Hatched and Newbies and Seasoned Members ( :wink: ). Deb's new designation is loverly, too. How about the Forum Guides being just plain Poohbahs? With that sort of incentive you'd have would-be Forum Guides pounding on the door!

I soooooooo never meant to be a top poster - it's all the repartee threads I start, really it is! Take it away take it away...

I agree with whoever said we don't need rankings. The date joined and number of posts are adequate.

I do think forum guides should be identified in their sig lines, as they are now.

ehBeth's comments on this thread are almost exactly the same as my thoughts.

This is an excellent example of a set that is a logical progression. Beth was right, however, in that it would be gibberish to non-Amricans.

BTW, I say the #1 poster gets a special title, be it self bestowed or not.

In other words I just want deb to keep her hippy title. :-)

If you kept some favorites from the old system and ended with Queen of the Smegging Hippies, then here's a fairly coherent progression:

Just Hatched
Newbie
Fully Fledged
Flight Instructor
Seasoned Member
Rolling Stone
Hipster
Huckster
Queen of the Smegging Hippies

Better add forum guide to your rudeness, then!

When CI overtakes me, will he get to be Queen of the smegging hippies?

has dlowan resigned as a forum guide?

No, the bunny is merely leaving off the uniform and stepping out with a personal fashion statement.

I think.


timber

You mean, if I have enough posts, I'll turn into a

Smeggin' Hippy Queen?

What a motivator!

hahaha

Why can't it say both?
I understand where Beth is coming from, though it doesn't upset me nearly as much.
Couldn't it say "Queen of the Smegging Hippies/Forum Guide"?

She's a stealth guide!