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Title: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 19, 2006, 12:54:52 pm
I thought after 25 posts that I would not be a newbie anymore! ;).  At what number of posts does one "graduate" to the higher ranks? Could someone post a list of the rankings? Who amoung us is in the top 10?

Neo in South Dakota
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: drewstar on December 19, 2006, 01:01:44 pm
Stars mean nothing. Look at me. I'm an ultimate member. The only thing it signifies is I've the time to post random brain syapsis to a group of strangers.

Do not equate Stars  to "expertise"

Anyway click on the "Members Icon" across the to of this page (Right under your new messages banner) and you ll find out more about post counts and such
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Brewman on December 19, 2006, 01:10:21 pm
Yep, strictly by post count.

Newbies go up to 50.  

Go into the members list, and sort by post count.  That should answer most of your questions on member demographics.

Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: wmccall on December 19, 2006, 01:14:25 pm
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I thought after 25 posts that I would not be a newbie anymore! ;).  At what number of posts does one "graduate" to the higher ranks? Could someone post a list of the rankings? Who amoung us is in the top 10?

Neo in South Dakota


The stars represent how smart you are :)  

Ok, I was just kidding.

I would have to go into the admin section and see what I have the levels set to. Its totally arbitrary.  When Spaman was here ,I always put full member 100 posts above whatever he had.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Spatech_tuo on December 19, 2006, 01:17:35 pm
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Could someone post a list of the rankings?


1 star- Newbie
2 stars- Neophyte
3 stars- Minion
4 stars- Omniscient
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: cooltoy2000 on December 19, 2006, 01:37:52 pm
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The stars represent how smart you are :)  


In that case there are not enough stars in the Universe for me. ;) ;D
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 19, 2006, 01:39:24 pm
Thanks for the info! Only 22 more posts to go! LOL.

Neo in S. Dakota
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: drewstar on December 19, 2006, 01:40:29 pm
REally neo,
Only 22, are you sure? When do you think you'llpass  the mark?

 ;)
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: wmccall on December 19, 2006, 02:07:30 pm
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1 star- Newbie
2 stars- Neophyte
3 stars- Minion
4 stars- Omniscient


5 stars - Totally full of himself.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Brewman on December 19, 2006, 02:42:25 pm
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5 stars - Totally full of himself.

5 fancy red stars- Someone with secret powers.
(Who is full of himself)
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 19, 2006, 06:26:22 pm
Drewster,

LOL. Whats the problem?

Neo in South Dakota.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Tman122 on December 19, 2006, 07:50:45 pm
I'm sorry, I'm just posting to see how smart I am.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Brewman on December 19, 2006, 08:38:54 pm
I suppose you could ask another dozen and a half pointless questions on the main forum as a way to artificially boost your post count.

But then you'd be inclined to continue to get to 100, and so on.  Goody.

Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: MostlyLurkingGal on December 19, 2006, 08:49:04 pm
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I'm sorry, I'm just posting to see how smart I am.

 ;D ;D ;Dlmao ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: 96SC on December 19, 2006, 09:51:51 pm
Neo

Where in South Dakota are you.  i went to college in Yankton, when YC wasn't a minimum security prison (though it should have been then too).

Did my student teaching on the Pine Ridge reservation, Porcupine, SD.  But I'm not a teacher now.

 :o
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 19, 2006, 09:53:13 pm
Brewman,

I really didn't think my posts were offending anyone.  I didn't think the posts were pointless, silly questions either. I am sorry if you feel otherwise.

Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Reese on December 19, 2006, 10:36:29 pm
I think many of us noticed that you seemed concerned about post counts, star-ratings, and member levels... got the info... and then went out and filled up the board.  Most of the questions in your new threads have been asked and answered several times.  There are many similar threads, each with several pages of posts in the last year.  If you are after the information and not post count, perhaps your time would be better spent reading the forum archives.

Just remember, you are meeting a new group of friends.  Take it slow.

That said... Welcome! :)
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: cooltoy2000 on December 19, 2006, 11:55:44 pm
There is nothing wrong with being a post w hore. Every board needs one.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Brewman on December 20, 2006, 08:01:35 am
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Brewman,

I really didn't think my posts were offending anyone.  I didn't think the posts were pointless, silly questions either. I am sorry if you feel otherwise.


Offended, not even close. Annoying and somewhat pointless, yes.

Why do you need to know how many soaks I've had?  Like I keep track.... ::)

I personally don't care what you post, but much as you "can post whatever you want", I can respond however I want.  So there.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: drewstar on December 20, 2006, 09:04:52 am
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Drewster,

LOL. Whats the problem?

Neo in South Dakota.


iI was asking you questions to have you answer to get your post count up. :) That's all.  I could care less about stars.

just trying to help you out.  ;)  
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Repeat_Offender on December 20, 2006, 10:02:34 am
At least he hasn't asked us what our body fat pecentage is........yet
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 20, 2006, 10:21:27 am
I may have said that I was posting to get my count up, but I was JOKING!  Please guys, lighten up.  I have had 2 hot tubs for over 15 years, did not get full use or enjoyment out of them (that was my fault), I probably did not use them 100 times total.  The last one started having problems with it, and I was offered a good trade, so I just traded it in for a newer, smaller model.  I am just enthusiastic all over again, and appear obsessively posting.

This probably accounts for my seeminbly senseless questions (which to me were genuinely asked and not done to be as someone delicately put it, a "POST HORE").  The truth of the matter is, the most likely in a short period of time, I will have have cooled my jets (pun  intended) about my hot tub and this forum and go back to lurking.

And as long as you are all enjoying bashing me, I do have a question to Repeat_Offender. I really did not want to ask him, but I can't resist the challenge.

What is YOUR percentage of body fat?
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: drewstar on December 20, 2006, 10:27:40 am
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The truth of the matter is, the most likely in a short period of time, I will have have cooled my jets (pun  intended) about my hot tub and this forum and go back to lurking.

And as long as you are all enjoying bashing me, I do have a question to Repeat_Offender. I really did not want to ask him, but I can't resist the challenge.

What is YOUR percentage of body fat?


Why lurk? you've got a lot of experince and can contribute and add a lot of value.

Be honest, be authentic, laugh at your self, and be able to be wrong, and you'll have a ball in here.  :)
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: neocacher on December 20, 2006, 12:24:29 pm
Drewster,

Ok. Thanks.  I just wanted to start some fun topics.  No post building was intended.  

 No doubt all the technical topics (water quality, ozone, what you like about tubs, what you dont like, how to pick a tub, yada, yada, yada) have been discussed to death dozens , if not hundreds of times.  The oldtimers here really don't have to ask the  a lot of technical questions, because they already know the answers (not that they know ALL of the answers)  after being here so long.  

If it weren't for the new buyers, newbies to this board, and people of those sort, this forum would become dull very soon.  Other then new models coming out every year to discuss, what would you really talk about day after day, if some new buyer did not have a question, silly or not,  or some silly poll (me) were not posted?  ::)

It is the newbies that make a forum interesting to some extent, dont you agree?

One of the best sections of this forum, in my opinion is cooltoys "Picture of the day!  Even after being here only a week, I look forward to seeing his pics posted.  

I like the silly stuff as well as the technical stuff. That is just me.  I certainly can not contribute technically to much of this stuff at this point, so all I can contribute is my humor and enthusiasm.

Hope this helps you folks understand me a little better.

I do want to stay, and I don't want to run away with my "dollies."

P.S. I see the moderators removed a thread about all of this. I wonder what regulations it violated?



Neo
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: drewstar on December 20, 2006, 12:42:52 pm
PArticpate and don't get ruffled.  Don't quit one day and delete all your posts.

Trust me, if you are out of line, some one will in no uncertain terms tell you.  But the only opion about that that matters is Wm. Everybody else, new, old, dealer, user, stars or no, have the same say.

Otherwise, assume the best.  
now, about those flashlights....
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: anne on December 21, 2006, 01:57:19 am
on the topic of member levels, or whatever, I'll just note that I find it odd that I get 5 stars, and ultimate members get 4. I suppose 4 gold stars is still better than 5 silver, but it is weird. Never had a reason to think about it till this thread...... :-?
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: wmccall on December 21, 2006, 07:55:26 am
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on the topic of member levels, or whatever, I'll just note that I find it odd that I get 5 stars, and ultimate members get 4. I suppose 4 gold stars is still better than 5 silver, but it is weird. Never had a reason to think about it till this thread...... :-?

Hmm, must be another feature of the new version. I haven't looked at that yet.
Title: Re: What are the star ratings on this forum?
Post by: Chas on December 21, 2006, 09:07:53 pm
Post whore.

Hmm.

I like it.

 8-)