Titles according to your visits

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:41 pm

Hi All

Playing around with giving people ranks according to their number of posts.

You'll see them under each registered person's name.

Happy to have your ideas for other versions/names, post away and if we can agree, I'll change them.

TORB · Post by **TORB** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:21 am

Hi Fearless Dictator,

Not sure if I like the idea of these tag lines that are used on a number of the forums. IMO they appear a bit tacky and almost create a "class" like atmosphere.

As to my tag line, over the last few weeks I have "had a life" outside wine and I don't (four letter words) like it! :twisted:

Wine is more fun than renovating a shop and being a manager, plumber, tank installer, electrician, architect, painter, floor tiler, plasterer etc; even though I employed a heap of those people I still wound up getting involved in all aspects myself.

Its a bit like the difference between the pig and the chook in relation to breakfast, the chicken is involved in producing the egg but the pig is committed. :wink:

GraemeG · Post by **GraemeG** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:03 am

Of course, they could be a learning tool. How about
Piccolo
Half Bottle
Bottle
Magnum
Jeroboam
etc
etc
Nebuchadnezzar

with pretty big gaps from one to the other?

cheers,
Graeme

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:14 pm

So, if I make a couple of fatuous posts,

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:15 pm

I can improve my rating.

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:18 pm

Kieran wrote:I can improve my rating.

Sure

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:05 pm

TORB wrote:Hi Fearless Dictator,

Not sure if I like the idea of these tag lines that are used on a number of the forums. IMO they appear a bit tacky and almost create a "class" like atmosphere.

Ric

You may be right, its why its taken me so long, didn't want to copy other forums, didn't want to be tacky, tried to think of clever ones, (but clearly lack the necessary mental ability

)

Some folks like them, and at the very least, for those seeking advice, it let's them know who've been around for a while and will, most likely, know the answers and be willing to post.

Love any other views, or ideas for the names?

markg · Post by **markg** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:17 pm

GraemeG wrote:Of course, they could be a learning tool. How about
Piccolo
Half Bottle
Bottle
Magnum
Jeroboam
etc
etc
Nebuchadnezzar

with pretty big gaps from one to the other?

cheers,
Graeme

This is a good one - !!!

Good idea !

lantana · Post by **lantana** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:21 pm

I haven't posted that much, but isn't the info that you want to express i.e. experience of a poster, conveyed by the other info that is shown i.e. number of posts & date joined? I agree with Ric, I think it implies a hierarchy which I don't think is necessary.
lantana

Red Bigot · Post by **Red Bigot** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:03 pm

Gavin,

My vote is to ditch it, the number of posts is already displayed, that's enough for me.

bacchaebabe · Post by **bacchaebabe** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:07 pm

Actually, its no indication of how long you've been here just how many posts you've made on this new forum with no indication of quality or length of the posts.

Being someone who posts infrequently but has been here forever, it doesn't really show that.

If you're going to do it though, I quite like Graeme's suggestion.

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 7:05 pm

I like Graemes idea but in reverse order...eg start at the top and work your way to becoming a piccolo

Davo · Post by **Davo** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:11 pm

TORB wrote: Wine is more fun than renovating a shop and being a manager, plumber, tank installer, electrician, architect, painter, floor tiler, plasterer etc; even though I employed a heap of those people I still wound up getting involved in all aspects myself.

I knew it. Plastered and on the tiles again. What a life you lead :lol:

radioactiveman · Post by **radioactiveman** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:33 pm

bacchaebabe wrote:Actually, its no indication of how long you've been here just how many posts you've made on this new forum with no indication of quality or length of the posts.

Being someone who posts infrequently but has been here forever, it doesn't really show that.

Agree totally.

Jamie

Ian S · Post by **Ian S** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:45 am

lantana wrote:I haven't posted that much, but isn't the info that you want to express i.e. experience of a poster, conveyed by the other info that is shown i.e. number of posts & date joined? I agree with Ric, I think it implies a hierarchy which I don't think is necessary.
lantana

Agree with the concerns about hierarchy - is there any way to just have it in the WAI section? Possibly of more relevance there.

Ian

Gavin Trott · Post by **Gavin Trott** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:12 am

Ian S wrote:
lantana wrote:I haven't posted that much, but isn't the info that you want to express i.e. experience of a poster, conveyed by the other info that is shown i.e. number of posts & date joined? I agree with Ric, I think it implies a hierarchy which I don't think is necessary.
lantana

Agree with the concerns about hierarchy - is there any way to just have it in the WAI section? Possibly of more relevance there.

Ian

Quite clearly the 'nays' have it, its gone.

markg · Post by **markg** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:47 am

Awww... Thats a shame. The way I saw it is that the idea behind it is not to classify people but to encourage people to post, if people don't post to the forum it dies - simple as that.

Perhaps we should all try to help this forum grow and suggest ideas that may encourage people to post?

These types of forums are healthy expressions of peoples opinions (whether right or wrong) and should be encouraged to grow, so lets get behind Gavin and think up some ideas - What would encourage you to post more (besides free wine

) !!

michaelw · Post by **michaelw** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:24 pm

I can see both points of view.

markg, I whole heartedly agree that posting is the lifeblood of the board. But I can also see the implied hierarchy with such labels.

Without such debate the board would not have received these last 20+ posts. Ironic?

markg · Post by **markg** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 1:24 pm

michaelw wrote:I can see both points of view.

markg, I whole heartedly agree that posting is the lifeblood of the board. But I can also see the implied hierarchy with such labels.

Without such debate the board would not have received these last 20+ posts. Ironic?

Hmmm.. What sort of discussion is this ? A nested or an embedded conumdrum ?

SueNZ · Post by **SueNZ** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:58 pm

As it is now, number of posts and date joined is all that is necessary in my opinion. Cheers,
Sue

brad · Post by **brad** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:03 pm

Davo wrote:
TORB wrote: Wine is more fun than renovating a shop and being a manager, plumber, tank installer, electrician, architect, painter, floor tiler, plasterer etc; even though I employed a heap of those people I still wound up getting involved in all aspects myself.

I knew it. Plastered and on the tiles again. What a life you lead

Says a bloke with a fish in his hands.

Speaking of which Davo, this semi-life-of-leisure I lead these days is fantastic for putting crays and dhufish on the table - perfect day in MR today! Sem Sav weather I reckon.

simm · Post by **simm** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:01 pm

Hi all,

A quick look-in from Burgundy and found this on the forum. Gavin, even if youtried to make it a quality and not quanitity indicator it would be even more snooty. Love it the way it is. GraemeG's idea, could it be used for something else?

regards,

Davo · Post by **Davo** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:04 pm

brad wrote:
Says a bloke with a fish in his hands.

Speaking of which Davo, this semi-life-of-leisure I lead these days is fantastic for putting crays and dhufish on the table - perfect day in MR today! Sem Sav weather I reckon.

Bastard!!!!!! :twisted:

Going back to the Abrolhos Islands in March. Are you interested?

Geoffrey · Post by **Geoffrey** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:46 am

Bad idea, the forum is trying to encourage people to contribute and i see this intimidating people so as making them less inclined to be involved.

Geoffrey

SueNZ · Post by **SueNZ** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:24 am

Gavin Trott wrote:Quite clearly the 'nays' have it, its gone.

I wondered why, when I stumbled across this thread last night, that I couldn't see what was the original topic of discussion.

Cheers,
Sue