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Mancunian

9 Apr 2005, 11:29am

Hi Guys. I daresay this can be answered by one of the short-media admin guys or one of the mods but I was just wondering if there's a list of the forum rankings around anywhere please? I've done a quick search of the FAQ and some of the stickies but can't find it anywhere.

I know this isn't a competition for who can post the most and I don't treat it that way (or at least I HOPE I don't!) but being a very competetive guy and someone who is quite curius about things like this, I was just wondering what the levels are so I can see how I stand. :)

I presume there's a hidden post count somewhere (usually find they are listed but still ... ) which affects this. Can someone please point me in the right direction as to where I can find the list if it's up or can someone consider adding it somewhere for those who may be interested at any time please? :D

Thanks
Nick

PS Yes, just double-checked. There's room in the profile to change the username and post count. It's this "post count" I'd like to know more about as obviously in THIS forum (as opposed to others) you don't actually SEE the amount of posts people are writing but it's obviously there and the last bit (in this case the "Believer" bit) changes according to that count. I'm sure that makes sense now, doesn't it? :cool:

TheSmJ

9 Apr 2005, 12:13pm

It's in your user profile.

I could have sworn I've seen it posted before, but it's lost to me now. Since most people change the subtitle to something custom anyways, it's not a very useful thing to know.

Mancunian

9 Apr 2005, 2:02pm

In my profile? Are you sure? I know you can change the name there which appears under your username and above your avatar but I meant the forum levels - eg at the moment I'm showing up as Short Media Believer. Before that I was Short Media something else. Obviously they go up the more you post, or so I believe. That's what I wanted to find out more about. Sorry if I wasn't very clear in my first post. Bit hard to explain, that's all. :)

Kwitko

9 Apr 2005, 2:25pm

There are no ranks. You get "Short-Media Believer" when you sign up, and you're free to change it right away.

Dexter

9 Apr 2005, 3:37pm

And if you ever want to know who does post the most...just click on the link "Members List" on the top toolbar, then sort by the column "Posts"....

Or click here to get that same thing:

http://www.short-media.com/forum/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30&ltr=

Dexter...

Lincoln

9 Apr 2005, 4:56pm

Dexter got it.

Your title does change according to post number unless you set it manually. I don't know what the actual levels are - they're only set because it's a default vBulletin thing.

The three "auto titles" I can think of right now are, in order:

Short-Media Convert
Short-Media Believer
Short-Media God

Kwitko

9 Apr 2005, 5:34pm

All this time and I didn't realize we had title ranks. How did I miss that??? :scratch:

QCH

10 Apr 2005, 8:58pm

:kneel:
I'm a god, and you should "Respect my authority".....

Sorry... that made me laugh. Me a god.... yeah right.... ;D

profdlp

10 Apr 2005, 9:10pm

Sorry... that made me laugh. Me a god.... yeah right.... ;D
It made me laugh, too. In fact, I'm cackling hysterically... ;D

/kidding ya

QCH

10 Apr 2005, 10:01pm

In my own little part of my fragmented mind... ;D

Mancunian

11 Apr 2005, 6:53am

Thanks a lot for your input/insight guys. Much appreciated.

And cheers Matt/Dexter! Yes, convert and now Believer. I was starting to think I'd imagined it but I thought there were levels of some kind. Just not sure how many, which is why I asked. Think I'll have to change it in the fullness of time tho. Not sure I want to compete with the other one?! ;D

Mancunian

11 Apr 2005, 7:34am

Hi. Just saw/realised I'd posted this in the wrong area. Sorry about that and thank you to whoever it was who moved it to a more appropriate area ... Matt? :-/

bothered

11 Apr 2005, 7:39am

I seem to remember it was agreed there would be no post count because some see it as a competition. It leads to posting just to get the count up.

Mancunian

11 Apr 2005, 9:02am

Ah thanks, bothered. Wondered if that might be it. :)

Lincoln

11 Apr 2005, 12:30pm

Yeah, we were going for the whole "egalitatian" thing :)

I'm not sure who moved it, but don't worry mate ;) It happens to everyone.

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 5:42pm

I seem to remember it was agreed there would be no post count because some see it as a competition. It leads to posting just to get the count up.
Quite true. :thumbsup:

Hee-hee that makes 4253 for the ol' prof...

bothered

11 Apr 2005, 5:59pm

See what I mean?

Bothered now has 1342

TheBaron

11 Apr 2005, 6:44pm

I made the first page, w00t

Thrax

11 Apr 2005, 7:16pm

I kinda liked the post counts. I have no real reason for why.

/me gives a bewildered shrug
Thrax now has 5,926

Kwitko

11 Apr 2005, 7:47pm

I don't care what you say, you're all a bunch of post whores!

2117

Kwitko

11 Apr 2005, 7:49pm

That's right, post whores!

2118

bothered

11 Apr 2005, 8:03pm

Who is?

1343

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 8:57pm

What have I done... :rolleyes:

4,265

QCH

11 Apr 2005, 8:59pm

What have I done... :rolleyes:

What HAVE you done, Prof???? :scratch:
1,062

QCH

11 Apr 2005, 9:01pm

That's right, post whores!

I am a defender of the Folding Faith, not a Post Whore. (Besides, I prefer Pre-whore anyway).

1,063

Lincoln

11 Apr 2005, 9:22pm

These kind of conversations are how prof finally passed me in post count :rolleyes:

3,615

QCH

11 Apr 2005, 9:27pm

Prof does have a tendancy to ramble on, doesn't he.
1,064

QCH

11 Apr 2005, 9:30pm

Oh, forgot... He has all those beautiful F@H Milestones to help boost his numbers...

Side note: Is there anyone in this thread not folding yet? (http://www.joinfolding.com)

1,065

TheBaron

11 Apr 2005, 9:38pm

I'm definitely folding
1,520

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 9:53pm

These kind of conversations are how prof finally passed me in post count :rolleyes:
What's your excuse going to be when I pass you here? (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_overtake.php?s=&u=21587) :D

Oh, forgot... He has all those beautiful F@H Milestones to help boost his numbers...
Nope. I got curious about that one day and checked it out. My 2500+ posts there are not included in my grand total. If they were, it would be

:kneel:

4,267 + 2,500 = 6,767 = l337

bothered

11 Apr 2005, 10:14pm

What have I done... :rolleyes:

4,265
You know very well what you've done.

1344

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 10:22pm

You know very well what you've done.
I'm truly sorry. :bawling:

4268

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 10:24pm

I mean, I'm really, really sorry... :-/

4269

Kwitko

11 Apr 2005, 11:24pm

I mean, I'm really, really sorry... :-/

4269

Look what you've done. This is just ridiculous. I hold you responsible. Any more of this and I'm closing the thread.

:shakehead

2119

profdlp

11 Apr 2005, 11:49pm

...Any more of this and I'm closing the thread...
If I promise not to do it again, will you forgive me?

4,276

Kwitko

12 Apr 2005, 12:20am

Yes, but I want your word.

2120

profdlp

12 Apr 2005, 12:30am

I'll swear to it.

4,277

profdlp

12 Apr 2005, 12:31am

On a stack of bibles.

4,278

Kwitko

12 Apr 2005, 12:31am

Then it's settled! :thumbsup:

Kwitko

12 Apr 2005, 12:31am

2122

profdlp

12 Apr 2005, 12:47am

Thanks, man. :)

4,279

primesuspect

12 Apr 2005, 1:29am

pfffff.

:Pwned:

8835

Kwitko

12 Apr 2005, 1:31am

Quality, not quantity.

2123

profdlp

12 Apr 2005, 1:31am

I'll probably never pass you, prime... :(

4,282

QCH

12 Apr 2005, 2:13pm

ALERT: PrimeSuspect
Failure to use required color for post count

1,071

bothered

12 Apr 2005, 5:05pm

What colour should it be?

27386

QCH

12 Apr 2005, 5:16pm

What colour should it be?
27386
{FONT=Comic Sans MS}{[SIZE=1] 1348!!!

1077 - Q[/font]

bothered

12 Apr 2005, 5:28pm

Oh, so not 27386 then?

27387

profdlp

12 Apr 2005, 5:38pm

ALERT: PrimeSuspect
Failure to use required color for post count
I guess he thinks he's better than the rest of us. :whatever:

4,300

TheSmJ

12 Apr 2005, 8:31pm

Lahu-ZERS!

1,909