This is a feature that is simple to implement, and serves as useful to those joining us late in the broadcast. It isn't that I don't like the ranking system as it is, but something more fun and friendly would be good. On one forum, my rank is 'fundie baiter. Errr, fun debater', which is a bit of fun, and not entirely inapproriate, I think.
I'll be guided by your good selves, as I am aware that this may not be fitting for the tenor of the forum, which I am still learning to cope with. My usual style is much more aggressive than I am employing here, and yet I've still been asked to wind it in a bit, which is fine, and I am trying to do just that.
Peace.
This is something I'd like to see implemented.
I am from the South and therefore afraid of change. As such, I vote against this new proposal.
It's not easy to implement, I would have to go create a special rank for every active member. There are already a couple places to customize profiles..worldview, avatar, and signature.
It's a pity, I loved the 'Dawkinator' custom title 8)
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 25, 2011, 03:23:43 AM
It's a pity, I loved the 'Dawkinator' custom title 8)
You appear to have got your wish!
A thought that's been bouncing around in my head for a while, and since this thread was necroed, I might as well spit it out: Perhaps it would be possible to allow those who have achieved the rank of "Older than the Big Bang" to write their own custom rank? I don't know how easy that would be to implement on HAF's current software, but I know for a fact that it's a mod that's available for some forum software.
At my current rate of posting, it will be a looong time before I would be able to make use of this mod; as I said it's just a thought that I had.
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 08:26:50 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 25, 2011, 03:23:43 AM
It's a pity, I loved the 'Dawkinator' custom title 8)
You appear to have got your wish!
It's not going to change? 8)
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I echo what Recusant said. If it's too much trouble, maybe allow users who have reached a certain number of posts to choose their custom title?
everyone can write in a custom title on SMF...just go to your profile then forum profile information then type in a custom title. It will show in addition to your rank....
Quote from: Whitney on August 25, 2011, 02:30:54 PM
everyone can write in a custom title on SMF...just go to your profile then forum profile information then type in a custom title. It will show in addition to your rank....
Derp sorry, I meant custom rank and not custom title.
^ This is done over at Venganza after 5,000 posts. Everyone is asked for suggestions for your title, a vote is held and you've got it. It may not be the one you really wanted. ;D
I don't like these ideas for the same reason I thought 50 posts was too much. I don't think it's a good idea to give people incentive to post that much. It seems to me that it'd bring out many peoples' inner-post-whore and the quality of posts overall would decline in favor of more 1 word posts and useless posts.
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on August 25, 2011, 05:05:02 PM
I don't like these ideas for the same reason I thought 50 posts was too much. I don't think it's a good idea to give people incentive to post that much. It seems to me that it'd bring out many peoples' inner-post-whore and the quality of posts overall would decline in favor of more 1 word posts and useless posts.
Couldn't have said it better myself, there's only one post whore here and it's me!
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on August 25, 2011, 05:05:02 PM
I don't like these ideas for the same reason I thought 50 posts was too much. I don't think it's a good idea to give people incentive to post that much. It seems to me that it'd bring out many peoples' inner-post-whore and the quality of posts overall would decline in favor of more 1 word posts and useless posts.
Couldn't have said it better myself, there's only one post whore here and it's me!
Amen! To that.
Quote from: OldGit on August 25, 2011, 04:55:33 PM
^ This is done over at Venganza after 5,000 posts. Everyone is asked for suggestions for your title, a vote is held and you've got it. It may not be the one you really wanted. ;D
Heheh looks like it defeats the purpose (
yet another freely chosen piece of information to display to all who don't click on your profile). But displaying something other people have chosen for you is still...fun? :-\
I've taken a liking to info bytes ;D
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on August 25, 2011, 05:05:02 PM
I don't like these ideas for the same reason I thought 50 posts was too much. I don't think it's a good idea to give people incentive to post that much. It seems to me that it'd bring out many peoples' inner-post-whore and the quality of posts overall would decline in favor of more 1 word posts and useless posts.
You've got a good point there.
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 05:18:31 PMCouldn't have said it better myself, there's only one post whore here and it's me!
And you became a moderator! How did that turn out? Reward or punishment? ;D
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 25, 2011, 07:25:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 05:18:31 PMCouldn't have said it better myself, there's only one post whore here and it's me!
And you became a moderator! How did that turn out? Reward or punishment? ;D
Giving back to a place that is worth keeping ;D