Ideas for new User designatons

[Eddie]

These were my ideas:

Lurker - 0 posts
1st Time Poster - 1
Newbie Poster - 2+
Amateur Poster - 50+
Novice Poster - 100+
Expert Poster - 600+
Obsessive Expert Poster - 1000+
Supreme Poster - 2000+
3DPrintBoard is My Life! - 3000+

To be honest most forums use these as goals for member to reach. I myself don't personally care about them but I think certain posters do.
Eddie

[Mjolinor]

These were my ideas:

Lurker - 0 posts
1st Time Poster - 1
Newbie Poster - 2+
Amateur Poster - 50+
Novice Poster - 100+
Expert Poster - 600+
Obsessive Expert Poster - 1000+
Supreme Poster - 2000+
3DPrintBoard is My Life! - 3000+

To be honest most forums use these as goals for member to reach. I myself don't personally care about them but I think certain posters do.
Eddie

That works but you are missing the "I know everything because I read it on google" members.

[printbus]

... I myself don't personally care about them but I think certain posters do.

Yeah, they do end up being kind of kitsch, and risk encouraging users to post and post without worrying about how much value they are providing. That said, it'd be pretty weird seeing a forum without some sort of ranking. Some places of course try to improve on it by providing a voting or thank-you kind of tally that somewhat reflects the value of the posts that have been made.

[iDig3Dprinting]

Yeah, they do end up being kind of kitsch, and risk encouraging users to post and post without worrying about how much value they are providing. That said, it'd be pretty weird seeing a forum without some sort of ranking. Some places of course try to improve on it by providing a voting or thank-you kind of tally that somewhat reflects the value of the posts that have been made.

We like the ability to plus one peoples advice, it rewards good advice rather than just number of posts. Otherwise the tantric poster is going to be top!

[Sebastian Finke]

We like the ability to plus one peoples advice, it rewards good advice rather than just number of posts. Otherwise the tantric poster is going to be top!

I second this.

[Todd-67]

We like the ability to plus one peoples advice, it rewards good advice rather than just number of posts. Otherwise the tantric poster is going to be top!

I also agree. Just because you post a lot doesn't mean you advice is relevant or even accurate. I have seen a lot of that here with high post counters.

The post counts should be removed all together and replaced by a rating system where the peers rate the replies and posts by the member. Many a newbie has been led astray or discouraged by bad advice. This applies to most forums not just this one. I have been a mod and admin on other boards on differerent topics and seen the post count wars.

I would also encorage a bio section where users will need to post a short explanation of their backround, goals, and experince level before posting on the main board. Then other members can know how to better answer thier questions.

[Sebastian Finke]

... I myself don't personally care about them but I think certain posters do.

We won't mention names...