Forum change to "Ranks" verbiage
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:12 pm
Triggered by users' requests and concerns, the Mods have re-examined the Forum's system of user ranks (the words and pyramids that appear right below your username when you post). The system in place has not been looked at since it was inherited from the original MEPIS Forum almost 10 years ago.
We found some big problems:
When it was set up originally, MEPIS was the only OS on the Forum, and now we have MX and antiX using it as well
The rating labels being used mixed objective (such as "MEPIS Novice," based on number of posts) and subjective (such as "MEPIS rocks!") terms
Any subjective evaluations should, by definition, be under user control*
After discussions, the Mods have approved a new system of rank labels that is based solely on the objective number of posts, and is OS-neutral:
Forum Novice (up to 100 posts)
Forum Regular (101-1000 posts)
Forum Guide (1001 to 3000 posts)
Forum Veteran (over 3000 posts)
We hope this makes sense to the Community, and that people are content with the new system.
*Note that users can put any subjective expression they want (within the limits of the Rules) in their signature.
We found some big problems:
When it was set up originally, MEPIS was the only OS on the Forum, and now we have MX and antiX using it as well
The rating labels being used mixed objective (such as "MEPIS Novice," based on number of posts) and subjective (such as "MEPIS rocks!") terms
Any subjective evaluations should, by definition, be under user control*
After discussions, the Mods have approved a new system of rank labels that is based solely on the objective number of posts, and is OS-neutral:
Forum Novice (up to 100 posts)
Forum Regular (101-1000 posts)
Forum Guide (1001 to 3000 posts)
Forum Veteran (over 3000 posts)
We hope this makes sense to the Community, and that people are content with the new system.
*Note that users can put any subjective expression they want (within the limits of the Rules) in their signature.