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We just installed the capability of having Custom Titles. To get a custom title you have to reach 1,500 posts. On MTGnews, it was 5,000, I believe, so you shouldn't have as hard of a time getting them! Stay tuned, the Card Tags are almost finished!
Actually, it was 3,000 for custom at MTGnews. That's when I got mine. It shouldn't be so stiff here, since 3K posts takes a while to do. We could learn a thing or two from MiseTings here, and possibly put it at 500. That would be not too much, but not too little either. Thoughts?
I've always found that having post count mean anything on a forum is always a bad idea, because it encourages people to post for the simple point of increasing their post count.
Ranks are pretty meaningless anyhow. Having rank increase by post count is just another reason to post spam. I've always been a major fan of the "User, Moderator, Administrator, Banned" ranks myself.
yeah... I think 2 as mystic...
number of posts as a way 2 judge a member is not a good idea...
there r a lot of people with a low count of posts (as me :P) that u can still trust and viceversa...
a system 4 the news can be something like a "rumor counter": every rumor that revealed 2 be right is a +1 and fakes r -1 but still here there r a lot of problems... the one who posted a rumor can be honest and found it somewhere... so maybe the guys who find new infos that reveal 2 be true can gain points and no -1 4 fakes (if it's not clear as the sun ^^)
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Numen, you seriously rock. I extend that to all the mods and admins here. You've all been working really hard and also deadly fast, too, considering how much has happened the last day or so. Thank you for all your work!
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Thanks for the compliments, we're trying our hardest
And thank everyone in the community for showing up here! Its not only the mods and admins that make the community, but a great part the people too! Without you all, there wouldn't be a community
I'm confused... Is this whole custom title thing fixed or not because I can still see both Titus and Ljoss having custom titles And if they have it it is only fair to give me one too
Anyway, great work Chris
Thanks titus and ljoss got in a custom tag while we didn't have the limit set for many posts you have to have to attain a custom title Titus's current tag is the staff's own doing though No worries.
I saw waht happend on SCG.com when there was a set number of posts required to get a custom title or a coloured name - lots of spam.
People were creating threads that had more posts then views, flame wars over spam....
Bad Mojo, indeed.
If I had a vote, I'd cast it for custom titles for all.
-cow
See, on MTGnews we had the same system, and although there was the same spam and whatnot, we also had a significantly stricter mod force than most website, which more than compensated, in most forums.
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Well I would love everyone to get one right away but if we need to add a number I suggest 1,000. That was what was decided on the orginal post on this matter. It is a good number and seems to make sense. No n00b can reach it yet those who are good members and post here should be able to get it in a timly manner.
Ramza - Yeah. On 'News, when you hit 3,000, an option in your... Well... Options, would unlock asking you for a custom tag.
I agree that it should probably be lower than 3,000. I don't really see the point of encouraging spam on any message board and that is one problem that I think 'News had (sorry Senori, but you have to admit that it happened quite a bit. Remember the old SASQ?). I would say 500 like 'Tings, but I would be happy with a nice middle ground of about 1,000...
We just installed the capability of having Custom Titles. To get a custom title you have to reach 1,500 posts. On MTGnews, it was 5,000, I believe, so you shouldn't have as hard of a time getting them! Stay tuned, the Card Tags are almost finished!
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did you fix just me, or did you change it for everyone?
(lol my other custom title changed! now it says 'UNDER' in all caps goodness)
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Ranks are pretty meaningless anyhow. Having rank increase by post count is just another reason to post spam. I've always been a major fan of the "User, Moderator, Administrator, Banned" ranks myself.
number of posts as a way 2 judge a member is not a good idea...
there r a lot of people with a low count of posts (as me :P) that u can still trust and viceversa...
a system 4 the news can be something like a "rumor counter": every rumor that revealed 2 be right is a +1 and fakes r -1 but still here there r a lot of problems... the one who posted a rumor can be honest and found it somewhere... so maybe the guys who find new infos that reveal 2 be true can gain points and no -1 4 fakes (if it's not clear as the sun ^^)
Her ashes new-create another heir
As great in admiration as herself.”
—William Shakespeare, King Henry the Eighth
I also think the ranks should be more "magicky", like someone mentioned in another thread.
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and Zoobamaphooza for the great Avatar!
Thanks for the compliments, we're trying our hardest
And thank everyone in the community for showing up here! Its not only the mods and admins that make the community, but a great part the people too! Without you all, there wouldn't be a community
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they will not currently work with the apostrophe character
so Sisay's Ring wont work. etc.
I'll fix that as soon as I get more free time.
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You probably have lots more work now that News probably moving here
Thanks titus and ljoss got in a custom tag while we didn't have the limit set for many posts you have to have to attain a custom title Titus's current tag is the staff's own doing though No worries.
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Should take me only 2 years to get.
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People were creating threads that had more posts then views, flame wars over spam....
Bad Mojo, indeed.
If I had a vote, I'd cast it for custom titles for all.
-cow
See, on MTGnews we had the same system, and although there was the same spam and whatnot, we also had a significantly stricter mod force than most website, which more than compensated, in most forums.
Be aware of singing as if you were half dead,
or half asleep:
but lift your voice with strength.
Be no more afraid of your voice now,
nor more ashamed of its being heard,
than when you sang the songs of Satan.
I agree. I look through many message boards and SCG definitely had a problem with spamming because of "customs." I agree with Cybercow on this.
Do you like 'unlock' this feature when you hit 1500, and it becomes availiable in you profile menu?
=D
I agree that it should probably be lower than 3,000. I don't really see the point of encouraging spam on any message board and that is one problem that I think 'News had (sorry Senori, but you have to admit that it happened quite a bit. Remember the old SASQ?). I would say 500 like 'Tings, but I would be happy with a nice middle ground of about 1,000...