Titles for Long-time Members with low post counts

[dicky109]

After seeing this thread, http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=231702, it seems that there should be an honorary title for those of us who are long-time active members with relatively low post counts. Here I am a regular visitor for almost 4 years with not even 600 posts, while new members attain that in their first 3 hours on the board.

Something like "Keyboard Challenged" or "Doesn't know "Sh** from Shinola" would be suitable After all, we help save Pekka's bandwidth and don't post those annoying threads like "Wooooeee, guess what brown just did for me" or reply "great shot" to every pedestrian snapshot just to inflate post count.

On the other hand, I guess this post wastes Pekka's band width, and that guy who received the new camera from UPS might really be excited about something he/she'd looked forward to, so us slackers may just need to get cracking.

I'm shooting for 700 posts without mercy by the end of 2007!

[waldograce]

After seeing this thread, http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=231702, it seems that there should be an honorary title for those of us who are long-time active members with relatively low post counts. Here I am a regular visitor for almost 4 years with not even 600 posts, while new members attain that in their first 3 hours on the board.

Something like "Keyboard Challenged" or "Doesn't know "Sh** from Shinola" would be suitable After all, we help save Pekka's bandwidth and don't post those annoying threads like "Wooooeee, guess what brown just did for me" or reply "great shot" to every pedestrian snapshot just to inflate post count.

On the other hand, I guess this post wastes Pekka's band width, and that guy who received the new camera from UPS might really be excited about something he/she'd looked forward to, so us slackers may just need to get cracking.

I'm shooting for 700 posts without mercy by the end of 2007!

How about...

"I'm a looker not a typist..."

[Biko]

I'm shooting for 700 posts without mercy by the end of 2007!

My goal is by end of 2007 I can celebrate post 501 and see all POTN restrictions lifted :lol:

Some titles:

"Quality not quantity" Debatable :lol:
"Motormouth"
"Coffee keyboard"
"In Hibernation"
"POTN where?"
"Slow starter"
"I need jump leads"
"what is Submit Reply for?"

[sm1rf]

how about arm-chair typist/POTNer

[catsith]

i really resent that the comment "great shot" keeps getting canned. If i don't really know the poster, or my knowledge on the subject is limited, i am not going to spout off stuff for the fun of it, and if it is a great shot, i'll say so. Sometimes i only say nice shot, or lovely shot. It is really nice to get feedback on photos, and sometimes i only get a nice shot, etc, but that means it meant enough for someone to respond to my photo. It has nothing to do with post count. Acknowledging a photo is a nice thing to do.

[tommykjensen]

i really resent that the comment "great shot" keeps getting canned. If i don't really know the poster, or my knowledge on the subject is limited, i am not going to spout off stuff for the fun of it, and if it is a great shot, i'll say so. Sometimes i only say nice shot, or lovely shot. It is really nice to get feedback on photos, and sometimes i only get a nice shot, etc, but that means it meant enough for someone to respond to my photo. It has nothing to do with post count. Acknowledging a photo is a nice thing to do.

Same here.

[neil_r]

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0.40 posts per day in 3 years 11 months

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9.60 posts per day in nearly 11 months

The beauty of this forum is some people have time on their hands and some don't :-)

[cdifoto]

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17.15 posts per day.




I need a life. But it was a great shot. :rolleyes:

[Ronald S. Jr.]

10,672 posts as of now. 21.41 posts per day.

Personally, I think that if you spend an hour or so on here (I spend a couple per day, however not continuous), it's not difficult at all to post at least a good dozen or more times. I just type faster, I guess.

[neil_r]

10,672 posts as of now. 21.41 posts per day.

Personally, I think that if you spend an hour or so on here (I spend a couple per day, however not continuous), it's not difficult at all to post at least a good dozen or more times. I just type faster, I guess.

And you had a couple of holidays too ;)

Keep up the volume, I have grown to really enjoy them..

[belmondo]

I'm only at 10.90 per day, but I've been at it a while.

re: "Nice shot." I see nothing wrong with it. If a friend shows you a group of snapshots from his/her last vacation, somewhere during that exchange, you're going to say, "Nice shot." If nothing else, it's just common courtesy.

[cdifoto]

If a friend shows you a group of snapshots from his/her last vacation, somewhere during that exchange, you're going to say, "Nice shot." If nothing else, it's just common courtesy.

I don't like to lie. :)

[Radtech1]

I had a Similar Thought, on THIS THREAD (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=143928). My idea was the option of an increased Avatar Size to reflect "duration of membership", which I think should be recognized*. Nothing was ever done at that time. Perhaps now, your idea would be more implementable.

Rad

*Does anybody really want to read a board populated by nothing but newcomers with post counts in the thousands.

[cdifoto]

*Does anybody really want to read a board populated by nothing but newcomers with post counts in the thousands.

Define "newcomer"...

[belmondo]

Regarding the original suggestion raised by the OP.......

Perhaps this is a good idea, but I don't think we can recognize purely longevity either. Coming up with a formula would be tricky, and would no doubt require tracking a member's participation over the entire term of their membership. Beyond total number of posts, and date of last post, I don't know that we have that capability. We have lots of members going all the way back to 2001. Many of them have very low posting numbers, but unless they log on, there's no way to know if they're even still alive.

Perhaps what we really need to do is come up with a new class of member......'Presumed Dead.'

[cdifoto]

Perhaps what we really need to do is come up with a new class of member......'Presumed Dead.'

Can that be my title? :)

[::John::]

^^^ no sooner said than done! :)

[Scottes]

Shouldn't we save "Presumed Dead" for those times when Petkal forgets his password?
:-)

[Skip Souza]

Shouldn't we save "Presumed Dead" for those times when Petkal forgets his password?
:-)
:lol: :lol: :rolleyes: :lol: :lol:

[cdifoto]

^^^ no sooner said than done! :)

:lol: :lol:

[Radtech1]

Define "newcomer"...

"I saw this really cool technique. Im not sure whats it called but its a whole picture in black and white but its different cuz one part of its in color. Can anyone tell me how to do that?"

[belmondo]

"I saw this really cool technique. Im not sure whats it called but its a whole picture in black and white but its different cuz one part of its in color. Can anyone tell me how to do that?"Add that to, "Which lens should I buy next?"

That is very funny.

[dicky109]

i really resent that the comment "great shot" keeps getting canned.Tina and others,

I apologize if you took offense to this casual use of that phrase. I was writing the original post kind of tongue in cheek and just kind of threw that out there. No negative was intended, simply an illustration of post count bloaters.

Of course we've all said "great shot" at certain times. I've posted that once or twice when someone has put up an image which they're very proud of, but after many, many views, there's been no response. Not being the greatest photographer in the world (nor probably on my street), I can understand wanting to encourage folks, but I guess to me, it would have so much more value if there were more said than that.

Its obviously probably a good thing I haven't posted as much as others, otherwise a few more poorly chosen words here and there would have gotten me "run out of town".:oops:

Regarding the original suggestion raised by the OP.......
Perhaps this is a good idea, but I don't think we can recognize purely longevity either. Coming up with a formula would be tricky, and would no doubt require tracking a member's participation over the entire term of their membership.Again, this was a tongue in cheek post, obviously needing a larger cheek. I was kidding about recognition and really don't need a special title for a reward. Reading the posts of all the knowledgable folks on this board is its own reward.

[markubig]

Regarding the original suggestion raised by the OP.......

Perhaps this is a good idea, but I don't think we can recognize purely longevity either. Coming up with a formula would be tricky, and would no doubt require tracking a member's participation over the entire term of their membership. Beyond total number of posts, and date of last post, I don't know that we have that capability. We have lots of members going all the way back to 2001. Many of them have very low posting numbers, but unless they log on, there's no way to know if they're even still alive.

Perhaps what we really need to do is come up with a new class of member......'Presumed Dead.'can you track how often someone logs on? at least that shows activity even if it isn't posting . . . i think i fall under the longevity, so-so post count umbrella. i'll go through phases of posting and then long phases of just reading . . . obviously, i'm in the posting phase of late.

[belmondo]

Well, you had me fooled. Actually, you raise a good point. I just don't think there's anything that can be done.

[NickSimcheck]

can you track how often someone logs on? at least that shows activity even if it isn't posting . . . i think i fall under the longevity, so-so post count umbrella. i'll go through phases of posting and then long phases of just reading . . . obviously, i'm in the posting phase of late.


I wouldn't want that, because it would make me feel lonely and miserable.

I would say I read for about 20 minutes per post. At 1,335 posts that means I have dedicated about 26,700 minutes of my life to this forum since I joined.

That's 445 hours. If I flipped burgers for $10 an hour, I would be $4,450 richer!

[Turbowolf]

That's 445 hours. If I flipped burgers for $10 an hour, I would be $4,450 richer!

Where can I find that job? Never came close to $10 an hour flipping at the arches...

[lurkalot]

My user name says it all. ;)

[belmondo]

I wouldn't want that, because it would make me feel lonely and miserable.

I would say I read for about 20 minutes per post. At 1,335 posts that means I have dedicated about 26,700 minutes of my life to this forum since I joined.

That's 445 hours. If I flipped burgers for $10 an hour, I would be $4,450 richer!

Okay, following your line of reasoning....

13,900 posts.
Average more like 2 minute per post = 27,800 minutes. (I don't think nearly as much as you when I'm posting)
27,800 minutes = 463.33 hours.
I'm retired, so my time is worth nothing. Therefore, I've lost nothing, but gained freindships (worth far more than money or titles).

[cdifoto]

I wish I could flip burgers for 10 bucks an hour...

[red hot sheep]

Okay, following your line of reasoning....

13,900 posts.
Average more like 2 minute per post = 27,800 minutes. (I don't think nearly as much as you when I'm posting)
27,800 minutes = 463.33 hours.
I'm retired, so my time is worth nothing. Therefore, I've lost nothing, but gained freindships (worth far more than money or titles).

I think he means he reads the forums for 20 minutes, then posts once. Not spends 20 mins typing out his post.

[Statement]

i really resent that the comment "great shot" keeps getting canned. If i don't really know the poster, or my knowledge on the subject is limited, i am not going to spout off stuff for the fun of it, and if it is a great shot, i'll say so. Sometimes i only say nice shot, or lovely shot. It is really nice to get feedback on photos, and sometimes i only get a nice shot, etc, but that means it meant enough for someone to respond to my photo. It has nothing to do with post count. Acknowledging a photo is a nice thing to do.

Amen. I give brief compliments pretty frequently, and greatly appreciate them.

[belmondo]

I think he means he reads the forums for 20 minutes, then posts once. Not spends 20 mins typing out his post.

Not logical-----either way, my statement stands.;)

If I'd spent a fourth of that time learning Photoshop or taking pictures, I'd probably be a lot farther ahead of the curve than I am.

[neil_r]

This thread is in danger of sorting out the low post count for some :-)

Low post count ? ? ? could be worse ;)

[red hot sheep]

Not logical-----either way, my statement stands.;)

If I'd spent a fourth of that time learning Photoshop or taking pictures, I'd probably be a lot farther ahead of the curve than I am.

Not logical? He's trying to ascertain how much time he spends on these forums. The only indicator is his post cost - so he assumes that, while browsing the forums, he posts every 20 minutes - therefore to estimate the total time spent on forums, he multiplies his post count by 20. Your method of looking at the actual time posting comments neglects to look at the time actually spent browsing the forums. That is, unless, you read no posts and just comment - which seems fairly unlikely.:confused:

Yes, the principal of your statement stands, but I was fairly logical.

[belmondo]

Your method of looking at the actual time posting comments neglects to look at the time actually spent browsing the forums. That is, unless, you read no posts and just comment - which seems fairly unlikely.:confused:


You mean we're supposed to read this stuff before we comment on it?

Wow! Who knew?:o:o:o:o

[cdifoto]

You mean we're supposed to read this stuff before we comment on it?

Wow! Who knew?:o:o:o:o

Make that a sticky.

[Permagrin]

You mean we're supposed to read this stuff before we comment on it?

Wow! Who knew?:o:o:o:o

...shoot...gonna have to work on that one...

Make that a sticky.

You mean we're supposed to read those too?!?!?!

(love the new moniker CDI)

[cdifoto]

You mean we're supposed to read those too?!?!?!

(love the new moniker CDI)

I suggested it be a sticky so we can all ignore it more easily. :)

(thanks)

[scokar]

...My idea was the option of an increased Avatar Size to reflect "duration of membership"...

Size matters on POTN

[catsith]

I apologize if you took offense to this casual use of that phrase. I was writing the original post kind of tongue in cheek and just kind of threw that out there. No negative was intended, simply an illustration of post count bloaters.

i apologize if i seem to have gone a bit off the deep end, but in the last few weeks there have been comments made about how inadequate, or whatever, a response of "nice shot" is, and i guess i just wanted to have my say. After i posted, i realised it sounded a bit severe, but i left it anyway. I always look at a person's photography rather than post count as a means of judging their skills. One can usually tell if a "cream of the crop" is a genuine photographer/poster, as opposed to someone just chatting in the chat threads or whaever.

[BradT0517]

I see you have a picture of your new camera belmundo

[belmondo]

I see you have a picture of your new camera belmundoOh. I'm surprised you noticed (it being so inconspicuous and all that).:lol:

[dicky109]

i apologize if i seem to have gone a bit off the deep end, but in the last few weeks there have been comments made about how inadequate, or whatever, a response of "nice shot" is, and i guess i just wanted to have my say.

Ah, so all is well again in POTN Land.

That's what I love about this place and why I've been here for so long, unlike those other forums. We can have misunderstandings and disagreements without major flaming and at the end of the day, its just a quest for knowledge; leaving the egos at the door.

[theflyingkiwi]

I see you have a picture of your new camera belmundo

Oh. I'm surprised you noticed (it being so inconspicuous and all that).:lol:

if my memory serves me correctly, I think you will find that's a old picture he used for is avator :)

yep, long time member and only with in the last year managed to get a post count this high. Do I care nope.

what I have seen tho is a non mod with a big picture, what's the deal with that? unless I am missing something, which after all wouldn't supprise me

[catsith]

That's what I love about this place and why I've been here for so long, unlike those other forums. We can have misunderstandings and disagreements without major flaming and at the end of the day, its just a quest for knowledge; leaving the egos at the door.

i agree, this forum is the best there is, but it also due to the moderators, who quickly remove any very unfriendly stuff, and rap offenders over the knuckles. Disagreements can be healthy, make us think a little of what the other is trying to say.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

I'm at 6 per day. I mean how hard is that? LOL 6 x 365 = 2190. Okay so I have a few more than that but its an average.

[theflyingkiwi]

I'm at 6 per day. I mean how hard is that? LOL 6 x 365 = 2190. Okay so I have a few more than that but its an average.

You know it seems like you have been around forever. :D

6 post per day doesn't sound like much, but then one goes to have a holiday, or even managed to take the camera outside and before ya know time goes past without a single post per day.

[NickSimcheck]

Not logical? He's trying to ascertain how much time he spends on these forums. The only indicator is his post cost - so he assumes that, while browsing the forums, he posts every 20 minutes - therefore to estimate the total time spent on forums, he multiplies his post count by 20. Your method of looking at the actual time posting comments neglects to look at the time actually spent browsing the forums. That is, unless, you read no posts and just comment - which seems fairly unlikely.:confused:

Yes, the principal of your statement stands, but I was fairly logical.


Belmondo doesn't need to read posts, he just sense their 'ora' and replies in tongues. He then has a custom script that converts it back into English. It's pretty wild to see it happen.

So his logic of 2 minutes per post is about right.


But yeah I do a lot more lurking then posting, which is sad to say since I have over 1,300 posts!

[NickSimcheck]

Where can I find that job? Never came close to $10 an hour flipping at the arches...

A highschool friend (of mine) worked at a local McDonalds and made $9 bucks and change (I think it was $9.65?) working in the kitchen. Then he managed our Burger King and I forgot what he made but it was quite a bit.

Point is, flippin' burgers ain't as bad as it use to be. In my area atleast...

[Scottes]

A friend of mine - many years ago - was one of the cleaning guys at Burger King. He worked there all through high school and a few years after that. At the end, due to set raises every x months, he was getting $12.65 an hour.

Then they fired him for some ridiculous reason and hired someone for minimum wage to do the same job.

[theflyingkiwi]

you see they couldn't do that in NZ, the company would have to prove that they are trying to help the person improve what ever they are doing wrong, followed by many countless meetings with everyone including HR.

I have a question for those in the US, do you guys tip everywhere you go. so if you go to burger king and buy a simple burger, do ya tip?

[Scottes]

Not in a fast food joint, but every other restaurant. In the uS waiters and wiatressed get paid about $2.30 an hour, I think. very low, anyway. So tips are the majority of their wages.

[BradT0517]

A friend of mine - many years ago - was one of the cleaning guys at Burger King. He worked there all through high school and a few years after that. At the end, due to set raises every x months, he was getting $12.65 an hour.

Then they fired him for some ridiculous reason and hired someone for minimum wage to do the same job.

Going by a chile's restaurant the other day the starting pay for a chef was 12 dollars an hour.

[belmondo]

Going by a chile's restaurant the other day the starting pay for a chef was 12 dollars an hour.That's not enough if they know what they're doing. :shock:

[neil_r]

Going by a chile's restaurant the other day the starting pay for a chef was 12 dollars an hour.

That's not enough if they know what they're doing. :shock:


Dante could never afford all that L if he was paying that !

[CyberDyneSystems]

Or earning it...

[Kevin]

Going by a chile's restaurant the other day the starting pay for a chef was 12 dollars an hour.
There's something not right when you pay $20+ for a dinner that was prepared by a $12 an hour chef.:confused:

[BradT0517]

There's something not right when you pay $20+ for a dinner that was prepared by a $12 an hour chef.:confused:

Yea it is rediculous

[BrandonSi]

I had a Similar Thought, on THIS THREAD (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=143928). My idea was the option of an increased Avatar Size to reflect "duration of membership", which I think should be recognized*. Nothing was ever done at that time. Perhaps now, your idea would be more implementable.


That would be pretty nice, I've seen that on other forums. I would like to have an avatar as big as belmondo's..

err.. that just sounds bad. you know what I mean.

[belmondo]

That would be pretty nice, I've seen that on other forums. I would like to have an avatar as big as belmondo's..

err.. that just sounds bad. you know what I mean.Brandon. The only reason I have a large avatar is because I am so lovely, the forum adminstrators decided I should share my beauty. My large avatar is actually a gift to you and the other members.;)

[Scottes]

My large avatar is actually a gift to you and the other members.
And this is one reason why they invented the term re-gifting...

:-)

[BrandonSi]

Brandon. The only reason I have a large avatar is because I am so lovely, the forum adminstrators decided I should share my beauty. My large avatar is actually a gift to you and the other members.;)

In that case, I too, would like to offer a gift to the other forum members through my avatar.

:D

[belmondo]

In that case, I too, would like to offer a gift to the other forum members through my avatar.

:D
Is there any reason I shouldn't take that personally?:lol:

[canoflan]

Perhaps the rules are fine and we should live with them. I won't insult anyone by explaining why honoring titles are given to those with graduated and voluminous contributions, both via asking and answering questions.:confused:

[BrandonSi]

Is there any reason I shouldn't take that personally?:lol:

I don't see why you would.. it has absolutely nothing to do with you.



;)

[Scottes]

Go ahead Belmondo, change his avatar to something of YOUR choice... :-)

[Az2Africa]

Go ahead Belmondo, change his avatar to something of YOUR choice... :-)

This could get good !!:lol:

[JohnnyG]

After seeing this thread, http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=231702, it seems that there should be an honorary title for those of us who are long-time active members with relatively low post counts. Here I am a regular visitor for almost 4 years with not even 600 posts, while new members attain that in their first 3 hours on the board.

Something like "Keyboard Challenged" or "Doesn't know "Sh** from Shinola" would be suitable After all, we help save Pekka's bandwidth and don't post those annoying threads like "Wooooeee, guess what brown just did for me" or reply "great shot" to every pedestrian snapshot just to inflate post count.

On the other hand, I guess this post wastes Pekka's band width, and that guy who received the new camera from UPS might really be excited about something he/she'd looked forward to, so us slackers may just need to get cracking.

I'm shooting for 700 posts without mercy by the end of 2007!
Nice quote ;)

[belmondo]

Go ahead Belmondo, change his avatar to something of YOUR choice... :-)Tempting, but no. ;)

[rpolitsr]

Go ahead Belmondo, change his avatar to something of YOUR choice... :-)

Tempting, but no. ;)

http://www.geocities.com/r_polit_3/pictures/miscelanea/removed.gif mmm... My idea is going to the trash :rolleyes:

[BrandonSi]

http://www.geocities.com/r_polit_3/pictures/miscelanea/BrandonSi.gif mmm... My idea is going to the trash :rolleyes:

lol.. I like it.. almost like the evil guy with the curly mustache in the old cartoons!

[rpolitsr]

I felt myself uncomfortable after seen my post quoted to support feelings that are not mine. Hope it was a joke, but I think it went too far.
I decided to remove the image from my web site. Apologies to all, specially to belmondo

[belmondo]

No offense taken. I'm not very thin-skinned, and didn't mind your edit of my avatar at all.;)

[BrandonSi]

One usually doesn't make it to 14,000+ posts without being thick-skinned.. especially here :)

[michaelgreen78]

[quote=dicky109;2517014]After seeing this thread, http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=231702, it seems that there should be an honorary title for those of us who are long-time active members with relatively low post counts. Here I am a regular visitor for almost 4 years with not even 600 posts, while new members attain that in their first 3 hours on the board.
quote]

I'm a fairly new member and have only posted 31 times in 3 months so I've still got a long way to go too.

Hmph!:cry:

[michaelgreen78]

don't post those annoying threads like "great shot" to every pedestrian snapshot just to inflate post count.

Great thread!:lol:

[Mike R]

As long as I learn from being here, I really don't care about how many posts I contribute to, as long as my contributions make sense.

[Scottes]

As long as I learn from being here, I really don't care about how many posts I contribute to, as long as my contributions make sense.
Bravo!

[Dave_G]

I just don't like having a Gold Member...

[BradT0517]

I just don't like having a Gold Member...
Im hoping for creame of the crop within a year of being here. At current rate I will be at about 4500 with a year of membership.

[StewartR]

I just don't like having a Gold Member...Well, my title of "Senior Member" sort of implies wisdom and/or maturity, of which I have, respectively, very little and even less.

Though I wouldnt want to have a Gold Member either.:D

[ilovemycamera]

Well, senior member and gold member have to be better than JUNIOR MEMBER!!!

I must admit, i have learned an enormous amount about photography from this forum, and i believe that's the point of it... not what your title says

[Dave_G]

I want 'Pan Master' - referring to my against-the-grain appreciation of panning, usually with stupidly slow shutter speeds (with non IS lenses) in the Motorsport forum :( everyone calls me the Pan Master anyway :mrgreen:

[DAMphyne]

How about a title for the highest "Last Post Count" on a thread.
"Thread Buster" or "Topic Killer"
You could do this by percentage instead of post count.
Mmmm, maybe not.

[belmondo]

How about a title for the highest "Last Post Count" on a thread.
"Thread Buster" or "Topic Killer"
You could do this by percentage instead of post count.
Mmmm, maybe not.Well, that would be you on this thread.

No, wait, it's me.:o:o:o

Someone save me!!

[theflyingkiwi]

Well, that would be you on this thread.

No, wait, it's me.:o:o:o

Someone save me!!

sorry mate, you are beyond help. :lol:

[DAMphyne]

"Great Shot"