I can kind of understand that, but my main objection was to “most Boards do it”, and while I admit I don’t read dozens and dozens of boards, those that I do read don’t have a special place for fights. They are message boards, not communities (and they like it that way).
ETA—or they just air their grievances in the thread that caused it
Personally I’d rather curse at people than sit around a campfire singing songs.
I do believe, however, that the titles are a bit misleading especially to new members who might not notice the date some of us signed up. I was even a Charter Member once but let mine lapse so now I’m just a “guest”.
Maybe the titles could be changed:
Guest 1-100 posts
Member 100 or more
Charter Member - the ones who pay
Based on the number of posts the person has. The software can do that.
No need for such a 3-tierd system, but I like your idea of changing “guest” to “member”. Anyone registered is a member.
No, anybody who hasn’t paid is by definition a [del]freeloading parasite[/del] guest.
Er -
As of the moment there are 3 tiers
Guest - Non-paying
Member - Paying, but not a charter member
Charter Member - Has been paying at a discounted rate continuously since the board started passing around the plate.
So we would need another term. “Newbie” might work for <10 posts. But that would encourage post-padding.
The software can do it easily but that is not the model they choose. I believe they can also do it by time on the board. So Guests could be broken into categories in a way that wouldn’t promote post padding but I doubt it would really make any difference.
Yes of course they can create multiple titles and requirements for those titles. They could create different levels.
None of it makes a difference to me, but making people who have been here since 2000 “guests” is well, retardation. And by that I mean “slowness”.
In all fairness, I’ve made thousands of posts - but most of them are retarded. I don’t think it would be appropriate to label me as a member.
eta: Perhaps village idiot?
Oh, that’d be a bad idea – at least with “Charter Member”. For some people, that title is almost sacred. There’d practically be riots. I’m only half-kidding.
At 43K posts, you get eggroll.
It’s not a new idea. Public radio and TV do exactly the same thing. They call people that chose to donate money members, and offer them small additional perks. The SDMB is doing the same.
We do expect more civility in other forum areas not called The Pit.
You don’t have to use profanity, though at times a well-placed curse is salutory and maybe even necessary. But not every other fucking word, goddammit.
Tuba, you replied in the wrong thread, dear.
The titles mean exactly what they mean. Just because it might not be explicitly clear to newbies doesn’t make it necessary to change.
Well, there is a reason for at least 3 tiers - people who aren’t paying, people who pay the standard rate, and people who pay the special rate. What labels you choose to differentiate those groups may be a personal choice, but that is three distinctions to keep.
I personally have no animosity toward being called a “guest” even though I’ve been an active poster since 1999. (There was a hiatus when the board went P2P.)
I see no real need to differentiate those with less than 10 or less than 100 posts or whatever. “Newbies” show themselves by what they post, and if they hang around and fit in, they become accepted regardless of what label they carry. If not, well, there’s a fourth category we have reserved for them. (There’s also at least two other categories that haven’t been mentioned.)
Yeah. What’s a Registered User?
They haven’t finished the registration process.
I’ve always wanted a goal in life…
So what you are saying is that I read this thread too late to make fun of you with a clear conscience? And I can’t even make an Austro-Hungarian Empire jab? First GermanicPride gets banned before he even made the Pit and now the rest of you have made us seem adult and tolerant? :mad:
I am a “guest”. I used to be a member, but I let my subscription lapse.
The “guest” title means nuthin’.
Just so you know.
EDIT: Aack! I see my point was already made. Nevermind me. Ooooh look! Shiny!
Maybe now you’ll actually read through the whole thread before posting?
Nope. Can’t make me. stick tongue out nyaaah!
Basically, I post as soon as the thought hits me, otherwise I’ll forget what I was going to say. (I’m old, and easilly distracted.)