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I see that members have a ranking or badge or some sort. Some say member, some say junior member etc.
I have looked for an info page on how all of these rankings work but can't seem to find any info. How does one move up ranks...or better yet, what are all the ranks in order?
User titles/rankings such as junior member, member or senior member are default according to post count and/or length of membership time. Badges are to distinguish between administrative staff, developers, mentors, moderators and vendors. Sometimes there is some overlap as some people wear more than one hat.
Like your "Cantankerous Old Man"?Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
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Well ...... as my avatar signifies ..... just being accurate as possible ...... :pQuote:
Originally Posted by pfries
yeah what do Cantankerous Old Man and Ubiquitous in my domicile mean and how do you make yours say that lol
After a certain post count you can change it in the settings, not sure of the post count though.
Ubiquitous means "Present, appearing, or found everywhere"
Don't let Jimmy's avatar fool you; he's a nice guy with a big heart.
Cantankerous Old Man means don't mess with me ...... :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
can·tan·ker·ous
/kanˈtaNGkərəs/
Adjective
Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
Synonyms
quarrelsome - contentious - peevish -
Rankings go like this (from lowest to highest):
1. Junior Member;
2. Senior Member;
3. Mentor;
4. Moderator;
4.1 Developer;
5. Senior Moderator;
5.1 Admin;
6. Lynn, Founder of SRP;
7. Jimbo, Special Adviser to the Founder, Diamond in the Rough, Knight of the Flaccid Sword, Keeper of the Keys of Truth and Justice, Overlord of the West, Masters of the Universe.
There are also badges associated with roles or attributes that are non-staff related such as Movember participants and Vendors.
James.
Well now I know! I wasn't sure but I thought mine said junior member and now it says member. moving up the ranks...lol thanks chaps
We also had a category once: Country Member. I've forgotten what that was now though.
James.
Badges ?????
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Guys from Australia ? :roflmao :roflmaoQuote:
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Yes! Many different hats are worn! :DQuote:
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I'm in Canada, I wear a red toque type hat.
Let's see that bad boy!Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
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LOL
I got my girlfriend to join me, she looks better in hats though
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[QUOTE=JimmyHAD;1130582]Badges ?????
Damn, beat me to it :)
PS: As you can see from my avatar, I'm partial to Panama hats but occassionally were a fedora or even sometimes a ball cap.
What a fun community this is lol
I used to be a part of a local music forum but they we're all dicks for the most part.
Dang! You nailed the look! Sweet! :beer1:Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
They must have been mostly drummers...Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
Oh. hang around, it gets better! Stay away from music threads! We are too diverse! :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
I suppose this is where we are supposed to talk about Badges again!
It was just too full of those young, unaccepting types where if you aren't already a part of their group then you aren't cool lol
That's okay though, I prefer to be natty rather than cool :chapeau
As you probably see by now, the user titles don't mean anything special. :)
Whenever you start a forum, there are some titles are are automatically granted because of post count.
Iirc, from 100 posts onwards, you are a senior member. At that point you will also be able to choose your own title in your setting page.
The badges (and colored usernames) serve only the purpose of easily identifying whether an individual has a specific role in this forum. Without that, new members would not be able to identify e.g. moderators who participate in a thread. I tried running the forum without them in an attempt of equality (badge vs non-badge members) but sometime later, I reinstated them because pretty much everyone agreed that my underlying goal was laudable, it just made things harder for everyone.
Here is the link for some more explanation about the different roles.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...SRP_management
I only notice that admin roles are not listed.
Admins are pretty much similar to senior moderators from a member's point of view. Only in the management team do the differences matter, because they act as 'managers' of the site staff. Contrary to most other forums, the people who own the place do not act as admin. We've grown into this situation over time and found it works very well. Owners own the place, but may not necessarily be good admins / managers, or simply do not have the time for this job. In this it is similar to the military where you have a commanding officer and an executive officer. The CO is the one in the comfortable chair with a cigar, telling the XO to make things happen :)
There are also a handful of 'advisors', which are typically former staff who no longer have the time to perform moderator duties, but who still participate in the forum itself, and whose opinion we'd still like to have around from time to time.
Btw, if you are curious, check out my blog where I write on site policy from time to time. There you will find more background info about how this forum is run and why some things are the way they are.
That pic of you and your girlfriend is awesome. She's clearly out of your league. ;)
Are you comparing Lynn to Henry Blake? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
I know, she's gorgeous IMO and somehow finds my scrawny, hairy self attractive LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad
I do treat the woman like gold though!
Richard is a common name amongst musicians then?Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
Hey, I didn't know that Blacque Jacque Shellacque was a member here! :rofl2:
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I'm in the same boat. The lovely Mrs. GI is a knockout who at 50+ years old still gets carded when buying alcohol. I'm often mistaken for that creepy old man with a wife half my age (in fact she's a couple years older than me). The difference being that she's aged like fine wine while I've aged like seafood in a hot car :) I guess you and I only prove the idea that even a broken watch is right twice a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
How long have you been together?Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
It's funny, she doesn't think she's anything special and thinks I could do better. I just think she's blind! oh well! good for me haha
It's been said that the perfect marriage is made between a blind wife, and a deaf husband. It could be true...
:OT There is a man and wife at my church who don't speak the same language. He is an Anglo and she is Cuban. She speaks no English at all and he speaks no Spanish. Whatever that is about, they've been happy together, as far as I know, for years. :thinking:
Thought it was a Deaf wife whose father owns a Pub.
I've been waiting for a MOD to say something about the off-topic-ness...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Let's backtrack....hats?
Yes, some members wear multiple figurative hats!
Again, thank you for filling me on on what all the titles/badges mean. I did a search and couldn't find anything so this helped fill me in!
It's a bit out of date in terms of some of the members, but here's a list showing the hierarchy.
Straight Razor Place:About - Straight Razor Place Wiki
James.
16 April this year will be our 30th. Funny my wife says the same thing (she's nothing special, I could do better, etc.) You gotta like a smokin hot woman who doesn't think she's hot :) Confidentially, I don't think I could have found even an ugly woman that would put up with me, especially when I was a young wild, full blast GI but through thick and thin, there she was. Like you say, good for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by kwlfca
