[fingal]

Originally Posted by techieMoe

We did. It was a series of penguins. You gained a penguin each time you reached a certain number of posts. Mods and other special ranks had all the penguins filled regardless of post count. I used those same penguin images as my ratings on my rants, actually.

Oh aye! I remember now. The good old days.

[ozar]

Ah... no wonder I could see the little penguins so vividly in my mind!

So much for that original idea.

[hazel]

Yes, I looked forward to getting a penguin too. And now, when I've finally made it, they don't have them any more. Boohoo!

[Oxygen]

They were good days... good days...

[daark.child]

Maybe just labelling everyone as "member" will be ok. I have noticed many Linux sites are getting rid of titles such as newbie, guru etc.

[valemon]

I guess this happens to forums that member just "post" to raise their post count.

[ozar]

Only Core Wizard has the permissions needed to make such changes, so in the end it would all be up to him.

[ghosty1212]

Originally Posted by ozar

I wish we had some small icons (maybe little penguins) to go under our user names rather than verbal titles to indicate our forum activity. Maybe something like this:

100 posts = 1 icon
500 posts = 2 icons
1,000 posts = 3 icons
5,000 posts = 4 icons
10,000 posts = 5 icons

I would love that. Penguins for our ranks, LOL!

[Agent-X]

I think I would consider myself beyond the newbie level. However, I tend to take note to people who have been on a forum a long time yet only respond once in a great while to select threads/posts. I tend to find credibility in what they have to say. I think I do remember the penguin ranking, though.

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.” - Plato

I know forums that ban people for not saying something important, worthy, and helpful within each post.
They're elite forums but strict nonetheless. That system makes sure people don't rack up large post counts.

[hazel]

I've found a way to increase my post-count with a clear conscience. I just click on "unanswered posts" each time I visit and look for anything that I know (or can easily find) the answer to. That's something that really gives me a kick.