User Ranks on The Forum

Hey everyone, I am sure that I just cant find this and it is out there but where do I find the number of posts for each rank, I am interested to see them.

I was thinking that I would find it under the FAQ but I looked there and it makes mention but has no list for number of posts associated with each rank on the boards.

A little link guidance would be appreciated.

Threre you go ...

I must say I feel the urge of a good spamming coming up... less than a 100 to go

Since I came here on a link from another THG page today - I wanted to insert the link to the new listings - the ones above are outdated. And darn - I have gone from being an "old hand" under the old scheme to being a "newbie". What a demotion.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] kings-list

The thing is... do the words under your name serious matter that much to you?

I was a gigolo god dammit!!!!!

Hi,

The number of posts are listed if you click the "More information" link underneath a members name.

Justin

What I don't understand is why posts now get 4 points, but when they created the list they gave only a fraction of a point - apparently less then half - to earlier posts. Why devalue the earlier activity?

Just an example of why I think the new point system sucks;

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] rd-working

First time poster lola_09 gets 104 points for , pardon the pun , a pointless post.

Yeah, I had read it, nothing like a wrong answer to a 3 year old thread

Remember though that many of those necro posters never post again. That's a minor issue compared to the "demotion" one.

Well Justin said the new system is staying, so it can only be adjusted. What are the chances of making some change? Can't say for sure, but I'm sure with enough pestering we can get them to modify it somewhat. I won't estimate the time frame for the change though, it might cause abnormal heart rhythm.

Two easy changes (I think) to make would be:
1. Award full points for older posts.
2. Revise some of the names to be a little more positive.

Go ahead and keep the structure if he wants, even though it does not make sense - if you are trying to have some measure of experience to give those who post questions a lot more points than those who provide answers. But as long as posting questions is not abused it should not have a major impact.

However Dell's point above is a good one. At the transition I had about 600 posts and I think ended up with less than 200 points from it. This lady makes one post - and it is totally wrong - and she ends up with 104 points - almost half as many points as I have. How does that make sense?

I saw some made a suggestion to periodically have the point count start over. Why? You want to let newbies know who has some measure of experience. You defeat the purpose with that proposal.

Exactly. Well said. Discredit, downgrading, insulting, heirarchy, crap, marks, washed away, cost and used to stand for. These actions of aggression taken by the evil perpetrators is no less than a terrorist act committed against the members in good standing of this Forum. Those responsible will be dealt with accordingly. Drowning is one option that will be given just evaluation and careful, consideration. Concern is of the evil doers utmost priority now. Evil pigs of the Forum. Run.





Edit for writer embellishments.

That would make quite a few of us addicts, but there's still a long way to go to move up anywhere else. I don't see myself reaching 15k posts in the next 3 years, although jaydeejohn might get there. I guess you need to be here for 10 years at least to be a veteran, or at least be a good spammer

@jdj: I agree fully.

900+ posts and a newbie... i blame the smiling cat..

I see new ones have been created, are these permament?

blah my ranking went from old hand to apprentice after I restarted to post here lol, is that a demotion issue or is that old hand is an old title and pre points and apprentice is a new title post points?

this new system makes us look like noobs lol, Tom's scout seems to be a less noobie title to me

but i want old hand back

Agreed - "apprentice" seems like some schmuck in an apron at the grocery store, learning the difference between watermelons and kiwis while popping zits over the tomatoes..

Now people - you just have to get with the PC (post change) program and your new PC designations for the good of the board as it will incentivize the proper behavior - or so I have read.

The process of awarding more points - approx. 5 times as much - to originators posting issues than to people solving them will encourgage more originators. And certainly that is what we need. Apparently there just are not enough people with real issues to post so the forum needs to provide an incentive to those without issues to originate threads. So instead of griping - just go make up some issues to keep all the valuable responders busy.

And giving less points to PC posters, for their accumulated work, apparently is to reward new posters and encourage them to get busy and build there points. If you had a lot of PC posts - well tough nuggies - you can't rest on, or be recognized for, your laurels, you have to earn your stripes all over again. Just like when one company takes over another - hmm what a coincidence - all the goodwill built up with prior management vanishes. Hey, this is real life man.

And if the originators are confused about who the real experts are, well that does not matter as long as the system incentives them to post anyway and others to respond. After all, it is the number of posts that determine advertising revenue - not the quality of advice nor recognition of the quality of advice that matters. Don't forget - this is a business and we are just volunteering here to help them make revenue.

And your certainly can't expect the forum to post possible changes ahead of time and ask for comments. Where on Earth could they do that?

That is good to know. So there was a posting that requested comments before they posted this announcement on the new system?:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] kings-list

@ Fazers, guess youll have to come up with more AMD woe threads, so we can "grow" heheh

Be patient, young grasshopper , be patient.

Once a quarter seems about right to me, for posting AMD financial woes .

-Fazers
(rank: NottaPutz!)

Hmm, wasn't your former rank something like "old ancient nimble hand knuckle" under the old ranking system?? .

I'm surprised Random hasn't flagged himself yet for responding in a necro thread .

BTW, whatever happened to Turpit? I haven't seen his red eye around in a year or so. Really spooky how it would follow me around the room when visiting Tom's .