New Ranking System - Will the l33tness Stop?

Omega21 · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:19 am Post subject:

Here is the one I use on my forum with the kids @ school:

1. n00bie
2. Im in!
3. I like to talk
4. My opinion matters.
5. I just DONT shut up, do I?
6. That duck tape mob is after me.

If they get over 500 posts (its a low post forum)
I will give them their own title.
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Godsmacker777 · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:48 pm Post subject: 1337...wth

Anyone want to clue me in why we as gentoo users have to live through more 1337 crap?

(I'm talking about the "forum ranking")

I could care less about someone's ranking...Though sometimes I find the shear number of posts someone has made to be quite interesting (especially when they are complete idiots).

I will admit that I don't ever know what someone means when they use these words. I'm using the term word pretty loosely here. I always wondered how someone could feel smart by using something that doesn't make anysense in the first place. I like this site: http://umanwizard.com/1337.html

I love gentoo, and I love the forums. I have learned more from this distribution than I have in 10 years of computing, and this forum and the people on it have helped me acheived this. So I don't under stand why we support a lame, immature and idiotic use of language. Am I alone in this?

What do others have to say about this?
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plbe · l33t Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 661

The way I see it is if a user has a massive amount of posts they either help a lot of people or ask an awful amount of questions needing help

Earthwings · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:53 pm Post subject:

Merged last two posts from OTW.

Bob P

masseya

CitizenX · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject:

along with some OTW posters

you know who you are.

Jackasses.

friedmud · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject: New "Rankings" system...

Hello all....

After having been part of the gentoo community since the first beta releases of the OS... I feel that I am fairly learned in the ways of the Gentoo.... _however_ my ranking here in the forums begs to differ (Apprentice! Bah!)

I propose that a second system be implemented for ranking people in the forums... one which depends upon the amount of time you have been a member....

For every year of being a forum member your rank should get bumped _once_. So with me having been a member for over 3 years... I should be 3 ranks higher than where I am now ;-)

I shouldn't get penalized just because I'm more of a lurker

Of course this is mostly tongue in cheek (mostly...).... but it would be cool if somehow there was recognition of "years of service" ;-)

Friedmud

steveb · Advocate Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 4564

I would understand your issue, if beeing guru, veteran, whatever... brings you any benefit. But it does not! I don't think that anyone here gives anything about the title a nick has (except if it would be admin, moderator, ...)

cheers

SteveB

yabbadabbadont · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:31 pm Post subject:

I agree with steveb. You should read some of the posts by people with higher rankings. More posts, and/or more time doesn't always make for more learned. Actually, that is kind of an argument supporting your case isn't it? Hmmm. I know I had a point when I started to type this... :-)

kallamej · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:14 am Post subject:

Merged last three posts.
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timeBandit · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:04 am Post subject:

Crikey. Since it's meaningless anyway, let's make it meaningless.

Carp
:idea:

Biedermayer
:idea:

Fumarole

Pickle

Hyperbola

Foot

Damn, there's meaning after all: I'm a Carp and I'm carping. :oops:

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nowayman · n00b Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

It's not really bugging me but imho "n00b" is a very negative term and therefor shouldn't be the first title you get when you are new to the forums. Why not just use "newbie" or "beginner" instead? :wink:

didymos · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it's annoying leet, sorry 1337, speak, but it's unlikely to be changed. If nothing else, it motivates people to participate so they can rid themselves of the crap ranking.
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der.gecko · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

or, they start spamming, like me^^

just kidding

Earthwings · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject:

d2_racing · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:27 am Post subject:

ngorelen · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:31 pm Post subject:

Folks, just another opinion on the way the ranking is determined.
It is on the number of the followers of the raised topic. If it grows in time then the discussion is relevant for the community.

Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

Was that really necessary? On a nearly twenty year old thread, that hasn't been posted in for fourteen?

I'm glad the phpBB3 upgrade will do away with this ranking system entirely. It's stupid and reeks of turn-of-the-century internet elitism.

Morality124 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Posts: 102