New Membership Title

[Kris Jones]

I think that arn, or anyone with master power over the forums, should implement a new series of member titles.

Right now we have Junior Member, Member, and Senior Member.

But everyone knows that a good set of hierarchy makes things much more interesting, so her is my thought on the new titles, starting from newest to oldest member.

1. Junior Member = Initiate
2. Member = ?
3. Senior Member = Master Member
4. Moderator = Overseer

Feel free to add your own on what you think. We are all pretty much gamers here. Why not show that even more?

[MattH]

i think we should have developers with a "developer" title.

[Marioman619]

i think we should have developers with a "developer" title.

+1
Definitely agree

[GatorDeb]

I like the names idea. How about this:

Junior member - Lite Version
Member - Bargain Title
Senior Member - Premium Title
Developer

:D

[ibelongintheforums]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

[Mr. Charley]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

You probably don't get this too often, but I'm gonna agree with you. :)

Do we really need more spamming so people can get to post 100, then 500 then 1000?
Do we need a "developer" title? I personally don't think so.
With all due respect, who cares if you're a developer, and who cares if you have 1000 posts. None of it makes your post more worth while than someone who only has 100 or isn't a developer.
It's the quality, not the quantity.

[Eli]

Gah, I couldn't agree more about ditching titles all together. I'm sure you guys know as well as I do how annoying it is to see people try to post with some kind of superiority over someone else because they're a "Senior Member".

Congratulations, you spammed a Pocket God thread for a few days, as a Senior Member you're a true asset to the community! ;)

Post counts are meaningless, like most things in life... Go for quality not quantity!

[Mew2468]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

+1. Although I do think the Moderator title is necessary, and the Developer title would be nice as well just so people can tell.

[Mr. Charley]

+1. Although I do think the Moderator title is necessary, and the Developer title would be nice as well just so people can tell.

Moderator title I agree is quite necessary.

Just my 2 cents, but as for the developer title, just indicate the app you've developed in your signature, along with the link to the app, and it's pretty much self explanatory that you're the developer...
Why does a developer need a title? They're the same forum member as everyone else with the same powers.
Only mods have power here so that's why only they should have a title.

[Big Albie]

I posted this in another thread from last week about titles which I think is worthy of a repost:

Just throwing this out there, but how about we just get rid of the entire ranking system? I could care less if you've been here since the early days or have 2000 posts, and my guess is most people don't either. I come here because I enjoy talking about games, sharing ideas, and hearing what others have to offer. From what I can tell, this is becoming more complicated than it needs to be.

This forum is about games which are supposed to be fun, but honestly, there are times I think people take themselves way too seriously whether it's attacking newcomers or just being straight up bullies who think their view is more important than others.

In some ways, not having a ranking system is probably better than having any ranking system at all. If you're going to have one, then I think it goes back to why you need one and what do you hope to accomplish with one.

[taran420]

Moderator titles are used to distinguish between a staff and regular members, not everyone can have a mod title, and it comes with several privelages which, im sure, arn wouldnt want some of you to have

[Eli]

Moderator titles are used to distinguish between a staff and regular members, not everyone can have a mod title, and it comes with several privelages which, im sure, arn wouldnt want some of you to have

Mostly just a ton of email as people incessantly report posts. ;)

[taran420]

Mostly just a ton of email as people incessantly report posts. ;)
hahaha, well thats part of it along with a ton of PM's. it comes with some other cool perks, im a super mod at a sat site

[1337brian]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

Damn IBITF Im with you! ;)
Friend...? :D

[coconutbowling]

Gah, I couldn't agree more about ditching titles all together. I'm sure you guys know as well as I do how annoying it is to see people try to post with some kind of superiority over someone else because they're a "Senior Member".

Congratulations, you spammed a Pocket God thread for a few days, as a Senior Member you're a true asset to the community! ;)

Post counts are meaningless, like most things in life... Go for quality not quantity!

I forgot about the Pocket God threads. Each of them there gets like 500 + posts from the same 10 people. It's spawning senior members who are still babies. I like the idea of not showing your post count, etc. Maybe arn could get a setting to show whether you want it showing or not.

[crimson.]

I don't see the point of post counts or member titles (except mods/admins). It's not like we get extra features for becoming a senior member or anything like that. They're pretty useless IMO. It seems to me that this gives people the insentive to spam their way to 100 posts just so they can say "Hey you junior member, respect me cuz I'm a senior!"

Just my $0.02.

[Kamazar]

I don't see the point of post counts or member titles (except mods/admins). It's not like we get extra features for becoming a senior member or anything like that. They're pretty useless IMO. It seems to me that this gives people the insentive to spam their way to 100 posts just so they can say "Hey you junior member, respect me cuz I'm a senior!"

Just my $0.02.

Yeah, it's becoming a problem. Usually, though, the spammers get bored and just kinda die off. Of course, new ones come to take their place. Maybe it'll slow down eventually? ... yeah, if the site starts picking up more traffic (which is important), then probably not.

But we sincere-contributing members know each other :p

[Coldar]

Yeah, it's becoming a problem. Usually, though, the spammers get bored and just kinda die off. Of course, new ones come to take their place. Maybe it'll slow down eventually? ... yeah, if the site starts picking up more traffic (which is important), then probably not.

But we sincere-contributing members know each other :p
I'd expect to see more traffic whenever/if there's a price discount on the Touch/iPhone or the release of the new ones later. Then we'll see a lot more. I'd already posted my viewpoints on the other thread and won't go back into it. But can't help but noticed more/more newbies wanting that high post count (like it really means something) and spam the crap out of these threads that some aren't even worth reading imo. I can pick out the spammers fairly quickly when reading from thread to thread by the way they bounce around with little value/quailty contributing to the initial thread but some are pretty savvy at faking their posts to think its of worth but I'm pretty good at reading between the lines (no pun intended) to see where their coming from and what they want to accomplish (more post counts). Oh and I'm sure there are a few who just like to talk like its instant messaging (such as I at times) and post counts are not on their agenda and understand this because it is after all a forum and games are the discussion.

Sorry to get waaaay of subject but my mind does wander when writting........oh and I needed a good reason to fake a post to get that HIGH post count.(for those who don't know wit......that was it)! It's almost like a game of who can get the highest post count. Wouldn't be surprised if a dev makes a game from it.

And just who IS this guy I'm quoting anyway?................j/k
(regarding your last sentence)

[Rocketman919]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

Wow, the king of spammers complaining about spamming? How ironic.

[Coldar]

You know, I see very few people with a join date that goes back to the middle of last year (like Rocketmans does) than I used to when I joined in Dec. They've posted less till I haven't seen but only a few.........where'd they all go?........back to their consoles...heh. Most TA members I seen have beginning joining post dates from the new year and on. Even my join up date is considered "older" now without many previously fellow TA members posting with even older join date to make me look like a newbie.
Sorry to get off subject but Rocketman's post got me wondering again about this.

[DaveMc99]

You know, I see very few people with a join date that goes back to the middle of last year (like Rocketmans does) than I used to when I joined in Dec.

One reason is you were the 2640th person to join. Today the 7674th person joined. :)

Another vote to remove the titles.

[alsonic41]

Gah, I couldn't agree more about ditching titles all together. I'm sure you guys know as well as I do how annoying it is to see people try to post with some kind of superiority over someone else because they're a "Senior Member".

Congratulations, you spammed a Pocket God thread for a few days, as a Senior Member you're a true asset to the community! ;)

Post counts are meaningless, like most things in life... Go for quality not quantity!

Yeah really although a developer title would be nice for devs

[Stykman]

i think there should be more titles like neoseeker

they have like tons of title for different post counts

[Christopher]

I second the notion for a "Developer" title. Since this title would need to be approved by a moderator, it would deter possible impostors posing as developers by necessitating verification of their identity. Also, a Developer title would encourage more developers to participate in the Touch Arcade forums once they are seen to garner respect here in the TA community.

[Big Albie]

I for one think we just get rid of titles and post counts. But if people are so intent on titles, why not give them the option to create their own? It would be an extension of their signatures, but in lieu of an avatar, a personalized title would be allow people to further add some personality and even be fun.

[le'deuche123]

I for one think we just get rid of titles and post counts. But if people are so intent on titles, why not give them the option to create their own? It would be an extension of their signatures, but in lieu of an avatar, a personalized title would be allow people to further add some personality and even be fun.

Can someone set mine back to zero??? I assume a lot of the post count chasers are TA's younger crowd.

[anonymous]

thats right like developer or master member

[Big Albie]

thats right like developer or master member

Not sure about "master member"...sorry, bad imagery due to hard living :p

In terms of people creating their own titles, I'm thinking along the lines of...

"Shooter Extraordinaire"
"Puzzled Player"
"Need a Life Gamer"

...where people can come up with their own title.

Who knows, it may get people off of wanting avatars, or maybe not :)

[BulletDev]

The only thing I would add to this list is a "Developer" title. I has started a thread (http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=4671) about that a while back.

[JakePrice]

I also agree titles and post counts should be disabled. And also perhaps join dates as this again would be something people would use over each other. Even now I can feel my post will be seen as less valuable than others, with my low post count and recent join date. People are very judging on here at a time (it appears to me) that touch arcade is becoming more popular and more people are spamming. A post in this thread talks of people with a recent join date as being less important. Sorry.

[CDubby94]

no
get rid of it all together

seriously
spammers trying to become the next greatest title
no one gives a **** about how many posts you have
other then danny of course.
who with me?
scratch post counts forever!!

I can tell you're really pushing for this and I agree with you. Even though I'm not a senior member, I still feel that I can contribute and I would NEVER resort to saying things that weren't meaningful simply to boost my "status". So what if I'm only a member? Can't I still contribute? I think post counts should be insignificant and done away with altogether. It opens the doors to spammers and people who have power binges.

I also think devs should have a developer title so that if they start a thread or post, everybody will recognize the dev as a credible source of information.

[Silverfist]

Mostly just a ton of email as people incessantly report posts. ;)

Ah, the days of hate mail when I was a Moderator! I wish I could say I missed that...

I for one think we just get rid of titles and post counts. But if people are so intent on titles, why not give them the option to create their own? It would be an extension of their signatures, but in lieu of an avatar, a personalized title would be allow people to further add some personality and even be fun.

THIS, I like... a lot. I understand having a Mod tag, and I think having a Dev tag would also be good, but other than that I don't really see the need to label members solely based on their post count (or seniority, or whatever.) However, allowing "senior" members to make up their own label would be entertaining.

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