Re-think the idea of Member's Status. I propose to give: Junior Status if # posts >30 and member is registered for >1 month and average post quality >3 (1-10 scale) Senior if # posts >100 and registered >3 months and av post quality >5 Elite if # posts >500 and registered >1 year and av post quality >7 SuperElite if # posts >2000 and registered >2 years and av posts quality >8 Average posts quality should be calculated only from posts which were voted by at least 3 Members - to diminish influence of the situation where 2 members hate themselves and they vote "1" for each opponent's post. Voting can prevent from too many personal attacks on this board.
whoa! eliminate number of posts? NO WAY! it's fun seeing how many posts someone has... it surely doesn't do anybody any harm.. let's just eliminate counting chit chat posts and we'll be fine. and don't listen to candle about it "measuring participation" BS. it's been explained to him a dozen times but that dude just does not get it
ohh yes dan its a real thrill to see that post #.. ps why don't you and candle look for real lives to live??
So Daniel, why don't you tell us how you really feel about this issue? Does it seem to consume your leisure time? How are your sleep habits? Do you play well with others? Remember Daniel, sometimes a post is just a post. "Measuring participation".....Perhaps Candle has issues about size, hence the reference to "measurement". But truly, who are we to judge? As for Candle's lack of ability to "get it". We each have our own reality, and for us, "getting it" is objective to us, yet subjective to others. Have a cigar boy, you're gonna go far! Dr. I.M. Scornful, MD
another idea How about when you click on a poster profile it shows their % of posts located in Chit Chat.
Excellent suggestion! That way the heavy posters in Chit Chat get to keep their total number of posts and, if they're in the Top 15, their status in the Most Active Members list (for whatever significance that has to them), but the rest of us can quickly and easily see how much of a trader they are, or how much of a Chit Chatter they are. Would sure help to separate the wheat from the chaff.