Forum "titles" are based on what?

[Woodsa]

I have just noticed (I'm a bit slow like that sometimes) that I have a forum title of "true freshman". I assume that has to do with my number of posts, responses, or other such factor(s)?

What are the levels? How does one move from one to another?

 

[Hausta01]

Post more

 

[Riveting-]

I have just noticed (I'm a bit slow like that sometimes) that I have a forum title of "true freshman". I assume that has to do with my number of posts, responses, or other such factor(s)?

What are the levels? How does one move from one to another?

Enjoy it while you can, keeping in mind the saying, Youth is wasted on the young.

 

[SIBoiler2]

I've been an All-American for a while. Figure I'm about to move to Senior citizen status any day now.

 

[TX4GB]

Number of posts. I think it is 4000 to be an All American. It goes to Redshirt Freshman next, then Sophomore and Junior.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

I've been an All-American for a while. Figure I'm about to move to Senior citizen status any day now.

No further comment from the Lone Star State.....

 

[BoilerTom90]

I have just noticed (I'm a bit slow like that sometimes) that I have a forum title of "true freshman". I assume that has to do with my number of posts, responses, or other such factor(s)?

What are the levels? How does one move from one to another?

How much time one wastes on this and all internet forums.

 

[Steve83]

There’s nothing after my name. I must be a preferred walk-on.

 

[DrEss]

How many posts/likes does one need for the COVID Year status?

 

[PaBoiler78]

I've been an All-American for a while. Figure I'm about to move to Senior citizen status any day now.

same here but I'm considering on hitting the portal

 

[Woodsa]

All great responses. So WHY do you think the board services pprovides this level of recognition? Is there any inherited benefit of knowing someone posts more than another? Or, are we as readers not to value the posting (perspective or point) considered by a less vocal poster?

Seems dumb to me.

 

[SIBoiler2]

All great responses. So WHY do you think the board services pprovides this level of recognition? Is there any inherited benefit of knowing someone posts more than another? Or, are we as readers not to value the posting (perspective or point) considered by a less vocal poster?

Seems dumb to me.

In reply to your questions in order: Don't know, Maybe, Yes indeed.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

All great responses. So WHY do you think the board services pprovides this level of recognition? Is there any inherited benefit of knowing someone posts more than another? Or, are we as readers not to value the posting (perspective or point) considered by a less vocal poster?

Seems dumb to me.

I'm sure the marketing involved thinks that people will post more if they know there's a counter and ranking system. More posts equals more site action equals more viewing of ads equals more sales.

I will say I had a tinge of pride when my likes exceeded my posts recently.

 

[cgnops]

Didn’t used to be there, but things like this and “likes” were added years ago.

 

[mathboy]

Click on the poster’s name and you can quickly see how many posts, and how many “likes” he/she has. You can spot a troll using a new name rather quickly because he will have fewer than 5-10 posts.

 

[ChoiceBeef]

All great responses. So WHY do you think the board services pprovides this level of recognition? Is there any inherited benefit of knowing someone posts more than another? Or, are we as readers not to value the posting (perspective or point) considered by a less vocal poster?

Seems dumb to me.

It is called gamification. People see some reward system and want to get more points whereas others could care less.

 

[Gemini95]

It's all politics maaaannnn

 

[rezzerfly]

hmmm