I bestow upon thee the rank of... [Archive]

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 12:05 AM

I added two new ranks assigned when you reach a certain posting level, which had the net result of bumping down the categories - now when you hit 50 posts (instead of 100), you'll become a "Pocket PC Ponderer". The board just got so much classier... <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif" />

Master O'Mayhem

07-16-2002, 12:06 AM

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duncan

07-16-2002, 12:11 AM

So what do we get for hitting 100? Pocket PC Pontificator? Pocket PC Pedagogue? Pocket PC Prognosticator? :)

Ed Hansberry

07-16-2002, 12:11 AM

What happens when I hit 1,000? "PPC user with no life?"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Duncan

07-16-2002, 12:11 AM

Oh! I always wanted to be an intellectual... :wink:

07-16-2002, 12:12 AM

What happens when I hit 1,000? "PPC user with no life?":lol: :lol: :lol:

i'm just posting this to see what i am.

entropy1980

07-16-2002, 12:13 AM

Yeah what am i?

Update ooooo an intelectual my Girlfriend will be soooo proud! :lol:

seeker

07-16-2002, 12:15 AM

This is going to result in a plethera of postings to check academic board status....

Here we go wheeeeee!

I have got to get busy. :oops:

JonnoB

07-16-2002, 12:27 AM

Jason - Someone with artistic ability (not myself) needs to create some equally geek-like rank symbol for each level. The higher the rank, the higher the geek status attained. Is that good or bad?

Jeff Rutledge

07-16-2002, 12:46 AM

This is going to result in a plethera of postings to check academic board status....

Here we go wheeeeee!

I have got to get busy. :oops:

Now Seeker, I don't think that will happen... :roll:

Jeff Rutledge

07-16-2002, 12:48 AM

This is going to result in a plethera of postings to check academic board status....

Here we go wheeeeee!

I have got to get busy. :oops:

Now Seeker, I don't think that will happen... :roll:

Seriously...

(that's it...promise) :twisted:

[Cruzer]

07-16-2002, 12:50 AM

lets see how much of a low life I am... :wink:

Foo Fighter

07-16-2002, 01:08 AM

Oh my God! I'm not a ponderer any more!! I'm an intellectual.

I can't take the responsibility. 8O

Foo Fighter

07-16-2002, 01:11 AM

So, Jason, when we hit the 1000 post mark our new title becomes Site Admin? :P

Paragon

07-16-2002, 01:27 AM

I think this makes me an intellectual. Now I know the system is messed up. Me an intellectual. :roll:

Dave

Foo Fighter

07-16-2002, 01:41 AM

I think this makes me an intellectual.

No. You have to be a Mac user in order to be an intellectual. :P

Read: http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943519.html?tag=fd_ots

spg

07-16-2002, 01:41 AM

What happens when I hit 1,000? "PPC user with no life?"

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Of course, we all already knew that you have no life Ed. ;-)

Wonder what I am now... stand by for a PPC Thoughts status check.

I'm now a Pocket PC Theorist; Oh yeah! I'm so cool. Uhh... does anyone know what that means? :D

spg

07-16-2002, 01:49 AM

I think this makes me an intellectual.

No. You have to be a Mac user in order to be an intellectual. :P

Read: http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943519.html?tag=fd_ots

:roll: :roll: :roll:

kagayaki1

07-16-2002, 01:50 AM

Theorist are usually accused of having great ideas, but no way to prove them. :wink:

Don't worry; we won't overlook any "theorist's" comments. After all, wasn't Einstein a theorist? And today we're still discovering just how right he was with (some of) his theories.

Are you the next Pocket PC Einstein?

Anthony

07-16-2002, 01:54 AM

What do we get for the first post? :wink:

Ed Hansberry

07-16-2002, 01:55 AM

Oh my God! I'm not a ponderer any more!! I'm an intellectual.
Clearly the system is broken. :lol: :wink:

Dave Conger

07-16-2002, 02:10 AM

Never fear, you still all have the "Pocket PC Thinker" status to look forward to!

JonnoB

07-16-2002, 02:14 AM

What do we get for the first post? :wink:

There does need to be a rank for someone with little/no posts... like "PocketPC Wannabe"

Don't Panic!

07-16-2002, 02:18 AM

Just checking. 8)

spg

07-16-2002, 02:24 AM

Theorist are usually accused of having great ideas, but no way to prove them. :wink:
...
Are you the next Pocket PC Einstein?
That is me in a nutshell, Pocket PC Einstein. :P

kagayaki1

07-16-2002, 02:35 AM

What do we get for the first post? :wink:

There does need to be a rank for someone with little/no posts... like "PocketPC Wannabe"

I second this idea. "Pocket PC Wannabe"...hehehe. Reminds me of the playground in elementary school.

Maybe we should use "Disenchanted Palm User" for the first few posts. :lol: But, alas, that debate is older than Queen Elizabeth.

Ed Hansberry

07-16-2002, 03:14 AM

There does need to be a rank for someone with little/no posts... like "PocketPC Wannabe"
How about "Palm User." :lol: :lol:
That'll spur them to get 50 posts.

farnold

07-16-2002, 03:36 AM

Next stage: introducing a hall of fame and a hall of shame

Hm, having such a ridiculous low number I know where I belong :oops:

Busdriver

07-16-2002, 03:37 AM

It certainly will :!:

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 03:59 AM

So what do we get for hitting 100? Pocket PC Pontificator? Pocket PC Pedagogue? Pocket PC Prognosticator? :)

You'll just have to see. And I'm assuming you meant 1000. No one ever said intellectuals could count I guess. :wink: :lol:

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 04:01 AM

What happens when I hit 1,000? "PPC user with no life?"

No, you'll always be "Site Admin with no life." Some things are always hard-coded bud. :lol: :lol:

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 04:02 AM

Jason - Someone with artistic ability (not myself) needs to create some equally geek-like rank symbol for each level. The higher the rank, the higher the geek status attained. Is that good or bad?

Yeah, I've thought about that - it might be kinda cool. Too many other things on the go right now to worry about that...but keep it in mind.

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 04:06 AM

Read: http://news.com.com/2100-1040-943519.html?tag=fd_ots

Oh boy...this triggered something deep in my psyche. :twisted: How about this for an "analysis": Apple is an elite brand foisted on the public with slick marketing campaigns built up on the lies that "the great intellectuals of our time" would have been using Macs. The higher prices and styling appeals to people who think they're better than others, people who feel wealth and status are an end unto themselves. Better educated? Perhaps, because in the US higher education is insanely expensive. But does that related to anything "real"? No.

Or something like that. ;-)

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 04:09 AM

There does need to be a rank for someone with little/no posts... like "PocketPC Wannabe"

I was thinking about that, but everything I came up with was mildly insulting. :lol: I'm open to suggestions. The best one I could come up with was:

"Hi. I'm new here." :roll:

All the titles are all plays on the name of the site. What's more mundane than "pondering"? "Clueless Pocket PC user" is a bith harsh. :lol: Get out those thesaurus' people!

jngold_me

07-16-2002, 04:23 AM

Gee, I'm still a lowly plebe over here. I better get my act together over here.....I aspire to be an "intellectual" :D

Can I exchange some BH posts for some PPCThoughts credits? :D

kagayaki1

07-16-2002, 04:30 AM

How about for the new people simply "Pocket PC Newbie"? Of course, there may be some die hard PPC users that just find your site for the first time or something. But, come on, being a PPC die hard w/o knowing of Jason's site? :roll:

Paul Martin

07-16-2002, 04:42 AM

Gee, I'm still a lowly plebe over here. I better get my act together over here.....I aspire to be an "intellectual" :D

Can I exchange some BH posts for some PPCThoughts credits? :D

What about Pocket PC Plebe for those of us with a low post count....so far!

RickP in AZ

07-16-2002, 05:27 AM

Wait a minute! I was user #100 to sign up, and I ain't no plebe! I'm just quiet. "Better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." So now I have to start blabbering on every single subject just to increase my standing? Well, expect a lot of useless posts from me I guess... :lol:

Anywho, I'll just slowly work my way up to the rank of "Emperor of the Pocket PC Omniverse."

RickP in AZ

fulltilt

07-16-2002, 05:34 AM

What about PPC Junior? :?:

Steven Cedrone

07-16-2002, 05:52 AM

What about Pocket PC Plebe for those of us with a low post count....so far!

How about:

Pocket PC Pygmy
Pocket PC Pickaninny (hey, it's in my thesaurus!)
Pocket PC Pupil
Pocket PC probationer

Alright, I'll keep looking :roll:

kagayaki1

07-16-2002, 06:30 AM

I like "Junior"! Good suggestion!

st63z

07-16-2002, 07:09 AM

Pocket PC Pretender

Kirk Stephens

07-16-2002, 07:22 AM

Just writing this to rack up some more posts 8)

Terry

07-16-2002, 07:30 AM

For the lowest level, how about:

Pocket PC Owner
Pocket PC Enthusiast
Pocket PC Supporter
Pocket PC non-Palmer
Pocket PC Nut
Pocket PCer
Joined for the Contests
I should post more...

or my favorite, Pocket PC Lurker

Since my family always asks if "I'm playing with my 'handheld'" perhaps some other monikers come to mind...but I'll spare the group.... :twisted:

Kre

07-16-2002, 07:52 AM

Ah, Pocket PC Intellectual. I like it. :)

So what are the ranks then?

50..... Ponderer
100... Intellectual
200... Theorist
400... Thinker
700... ???
???

Dave Conger

07-16-2002, 07:56 AM

So what are the ranks then?

Jason is a little more creative then whole numbers. PPC Thinker was like 403 or something. He does that so we don't quite know when we will hit that next mark. Good idea...then you can't just make a post to say you are at 300 or 400 to get yourself there.

Mark (NL)

07-16-2002, 07:57 AM

Yeah what am i?

Update ooooo an intelectual my Girlfriend will be soooo proud! :lol:

Itellectual with one "l" ... kinda hope your girl-friend is blond <lol>

Registered

07-16-2002, 08:01 AM

Ping..

Jonathon Watkins

07-16-2002, 09:53 AM

Pocket PC Lurker
I like it - rack up one more vote.

Kre

07-16-2002, 12:02 PM

Steven Cedrone

07-16-2002, 01:21 PM

Yeah what am i?

Update ooooo an intelectual my Girlfriend will be soooo proud! :lol:

Itellectual with one "l" ... kinda hope your girl-friend is blond <lol>

You both may need the Hot LIngo web form spell checker (http://www.hotlingo.com/) :wink:

Steve

GadgetDave

07-16-2002, 01:29 PM

What about PPC Junior? :?:
Like it ... 8)

topps

07-16-2002, 01:50 PM

What about Pocket PC Plebe for those of us with a low post count....so far!

How about:

Pocket PC Pickaninny (hey, it's in my thesaurus!)

Sounds like it's time to fire up that Lextionary that Jason just posted - semantic groupings should help, if we're not too hung up on alliteration.

Perry Reed

07-16-2002, 02:40 PM

I'd better get to posting!! :)

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 02:47 PM

Hehehe. :lol:

Thanks for the GREAT ideas guys - I've implemented two of them for the "lower ranks". 8)

Pony99CA

07-16-2002, 02:59 PM

Hehehe. :lol:

Thanks for the GREAT ideas guys - I've implemented two of them for the "lower ranks". 8)

Oh, nuts, now my two suggestions will be ignored:

Pocket PC Tenderfoot (from Boy Scouts)
Pocket PC Tyro

I just hope the new ones don't include "Junior"; I despise that. Lurker for the lowest and Plebe for the next rung were good, though.

Steve

Jonathon Watkins

07-16-2002, 03:07 PM

AAAAGGGHHHHH! I'm a "Pocket PC Pupil" - better get posting then! :wink:

PPCRules

07-16-2002, 03:31 PM

Great way to get more posting, and I guess this is the thread for padding our number. (No, I didn't read all the posts here so if someone already said exactly the same thing, please excuse me. But my post still counts, right?)

Foo Fighter

07-16-2002, 04:07 PM

..."the great intellectuals of our time" would have been using Macs.

I loved the way Apple used the image of Cesar Chavez, a supporter of the poor, to market computers to its upscale audience. Now that's a touch of class. :roll:

Jonathon Watkins

07-16-2002, 04:14 PM

I'm sooooo glad we have Emoticons Foo or I may have had to replied to you comment with a negative pejorative observation :)

(Any chance of some more Emoticons by the way Jason? More is better :D)

Steven Cedrone

07-16-2002, 04:32 PM

Jason Dunn

07-16-2002, 05:00 PM

(Any chance of some more Emoticons by the way Jason? More is better :D)

We're using the default phpBB icons, and while I know we can "module" some more in, I haven't seen any collections offered on the phpBB web site.

JonnoB

07-16-2002, 05:05 PM

Another good feature to have (not sure if it is in the board software) is to have a post ranking so that other readers can actually rank a post. This way, a meaningless post counts less than a really good, well thought out post. These rankings are fun, but may create less buzz and more mumbling....

Janak Parekh

07-16-2002, 07:41 PM

Jonno,

That may be true, but it introduces its own host of problems. Do you read Slashdot? "Karma whoring" is a Slashdot-ism that happens more often than not -- tailoring posts that appeal to "moderators" or "rankers" so that they get high scores. :?

Actually, kuro5hin.org is a better model, but as it demonstrates, a comprehensive ranking system is incredibly complicated.

--bdj

p.s. Jason, this message took about 15-20 seconds to post. Don't know if it's because of the DNS troubles, or just general slowness...

Dave Conger

07-16-2002, 07:46 PM

Another good feature to have (not sure if it is in the board software) is to have a post ranking so that other readers can actually rank a post....

Didn't Wes have that? I don't remember it getting used to much though... It would be cool if it worked well, but if people don't use it, then the meaningless posts will just get ranked.

JonnoB

07-16-2002, 08:00 PM

It would be cool if it worked well, but if people don't use it, then the meaningless posts will just get ranked.

Normal posts get a point.. but really good posts that get flagged as good get extra points... maybe something that counts towards a different ranking system. It would help filter out the fluff if implemented well. I think what happened in the 'stress test' is a good example of posting gone awry.

Dave Conger

07-16-2002, 08:11 PM

...It would help filter out the fluff if implemented well...

Though what would happen when good posts turn bad?

GadgetDave

07-17-2002, 07:53 PM

Couldn't help but notice the "Pocket PC Pupil" titles today ... :)

Foo Fighter

07-19-2002, 07:27 PM

Did anyone else just get about 20 reply notifications in their e-mail? :?

What' up with that?

Paragon

07-19-2002, 07:30 PM

and others as well

dave

Jason Dunn

07-19-2002, 08:56 PM

Did anyone else just get about 20 reply notifications in their e-mail?

I have ZERO clue, but I just got 60+ as well. I'm talking to our host about it now - we seem to have a seriously flaky SMTP server or something. Notifications have never worked properly, but this really takes the cake...