Or no ranks at all, to prevent people from spamming posts just to get a higher forum ranking.
Who does that? That's just stupid
Agreed that it's pointless and stupid, but it's also more common that you think.
Alas, I have neither diamonds, nor private army. In fact, I've not even got a decent rank. Must...buff...post count.... must...enlarge...e-peen!
Just make sure not to spam unnecessary content
Moderator note:
agreed in full.
OT: I think more ranks are not necessary, but a larger gap between them would be cool. Admiral at 1k or 2k or something.
That would be nice. It would help defuse the [pokemon]gotta get 'em all![/pokemon] mentality, too.
Ensign: 0 posts
Lieutenant: 25 posts
Commander: 100 posts
Captain: 250 posts
Admiral: 500 posts
Seems a little to short of a gap, i mean i joined this forum..what less then a month ago? and im almost captain and i have an average post number of like 3-5 posts per day.
Well stated, ValkyriaL. Personally, I don't think too highly of forum ranks
or total post count -- fun bits of fluff, but nothing more --
user reputation is much more helpful when deciding who to put your credence into.
Ranks also can become a problem when combined with the kind of people who are so attention-hungry or ego-driven that it gets used as a perceived easy road to respectability. While many folks pay little or no attention to such stats, some of those that do (wrongly) take it seriously can be a potential problem.
Even more useful than unofficial user reputation (which can only be gleaned accurately through
somewhat long-term observation on a forum) is publicly-displayed "karma" which can be upvoted by other members. That separates the wheat from the chaff right quick...
What I'm referring to is a part of one's profile in each post you make that includes a number which abstracts the approx. percentage of a person's posts which are
helpful to the community as a whole. Some websites I've stumbled upon over the years use such a system and I applaud it. It doesn't have to replace the total post count stat; but even as a supplement to it, this sort of thing would be beneficial to the forum experience. Only psionic powers would be more helpful than this, but I don't see that being feasible anytime soon.
Until then, I guess we'll all just muddle though as best as we can.