In view of the fact that we are not in agreement, I vote to maintain the status quo... if it ain't broken, don't fix it...
I thought it was funny a while back when someone suggested that having a extraordinarily high posts per day number would give you "Aphex Member" status. PeBBLe
I don't think that there should be any more separations in status setup. But I am an advocate of the Chit Chat (and a few other areas) not counting towards the overall posting number. Several occupants in the higher class currently would lose quite a few of their counted total too. That would then make the significance of the "Elite" at this site really mean what it should.
Member rank should be based on audited trading returns. Members could be ranked by their profitability. Rank #1 would be the most profitable trader. I'm kidding, of course. However, that would be cool though. F. PeBBLe
"Elite" is about participation, irrespective of which forum you are participating in... posting in one section over another doesnt enhance or reduce the post quality... To repeat, Elite Membership is about participation, not quality... who is to judge if a post made in one forum is of higher or lesser quality than in another forum?
yes, you're right. it's an improvement from my point of view. but the point was that these ideas SHOULD be put forward and discussed; not simply defer to the status quo.