Post Count Ranks?

[Bryan]

Not needed.

Wanna elaborate a bit on that?

Sorry for the extremely late reply, I'm not sure if my opinion would matter now, but I'll share it anyways

I think that they are not needed, because they reward you for posting a lot. I'd rather be rewarded for the quality and the content of my posts, not for the amount of them. That is the reason why I said that, but there are of course some other reasons too. Ranks just don't really help anyone.

I would actually appreciate if the number of someone's post would not be displayed at all. I have seen forums that don't have a post count, and it's proven to work great.

The post count doesn't say anything. If you want to check if someone is new to the forum or just want to see for how long someone has been here, you can simply look at the join date.

Joey mentioned if posts aren't of good quality... users are going to get in trouble regardless. Besides, if someone abuses ranks we can just not have ranks not display for a particular user, after all that is very possible, not really difficult. Perhaps, we can hide the post count but still have ranks. I personally don't abuse ranks or make my posts seem like crap & I haven't seen other users do so either, so I don't think we should be encountering a problem of that kind. Approximately everyone here has a mature and good-characterized attitude. Besides, abusing ranks (post count abuse) is simply just immature and well not really needed. But as Joey mentioned, if that is to occur users will simply just get in trouble with the staff.

Anyways, I'm guessing Joey is working on the ranks now?

[TLtimelord]

I'd prefer it more if we could request personalized ranks just because, but otherwise I don't really care if we have post count ranks or not.

Enough people would request their own ranks to the point where posting ranks eventually wouldn't really matter.

[Chill Pingu]

why not make custom ranks as a prize for winning the creative contest.

[Valtteri]

A lot of forums use the post count rank system and I don't find it as a problem. We should continue the tradition, as it's fun.

[zlaker]

I really don't mind if we have ranks or not. But I would like to have them back.

[silent_]

No progress has been updated on this. Concerns me slightly. Anyway, I appreciate the nostalgic tradition, but a forum containing ranks are disastrous. It's just like a cluttered profile and mini-profile for nothing. Nix do I support the whole theory, specially as it sets a terrible example for the immature posters as it is. Go ahead, add them, but I just don't particularly admire them and would rather not have any on my mini-profile out of a personal manner. If that request would be fulfilled, I frankly couldn't care as long as the forum's attitude doesn't increase and it becomes aggravating.
For a consequence of making tiny, nonconstructive posts just coz ranks exist, I'd remove one's post count AND rank and warn them if they question how much posts they've made or remark anything regarding ranks, custom ranks, or anything similar to that. If one strolls along with the flow well while ranks exist and shows decent behavioral things with it, I'd reward them with a free custom rank. That way it could encourage others to look up to the constructive posters and attach the thought that if they do well too perhaps someone would introduce them to their own custom rank. I feel that's fair and it could include everyone, even those who frequently post nonconstructive posts but change by taking others as good examples. Hell, I even used to make microscopic posts a lot but for some reasons some people inspired me, like Chad or Natsu who both apparently and unfortunately barely even exist in the community anymore which is immensely disappointing. I feel I've became more bright, and then others will feel that way too hopefully by the addition of ranks even though it may not seem that way anymore.

[FallingSnow]

No progress has been updated on this.

We are busy with other matters for the time being. Be patient.

I appreciate the nostalgic tradition, but a forum containing ranks are disastrous. It's just like a cluttered profile and mini-profile for nothing. Nix do I support the whole theory, specially as it sets a terrible example for the immature posters as it is. Go ahead, add them, but I just don't particularly admire them and would rather not have any on my mini-profile out of a personal manner.

I don't see one little image as clutter, and I personally think you're overreacting a bit. There are plenty of forums out there that use ranks, and I don't see it causing nearly that much of a problem. If you're really going to complain about having a rank, we can disable it for your user.

For a consequence of making tiny, nonconstructive posts just coz ranks exist, I'd remove one's post count AND rank and warn them if they question how much posts they've made or remark anything regarding ranks, custom ranks, or anything similar to that.

We already do this.

If one strolls along with the flow well while ranks exist and shows decent behavioral things with it, I'd reward them with a free custom rank. That way it could encourage others to look up to the constructive posters and attach the thought that if they do well too perhaps someone would introduce them to their own custom rank.

Now it sounds like you're dying to have a custom rank.

Hell, I even used to make microscopic posts a lot but for some reasons some people inspired me, like Chad or Natsu who both apparently and unfortunately barely even exist in the community anymore which is immensely disappointing. I feel I've became more bright, and then others will feel that way too hopefully by the addition of ranks even though it may not seem that way anymore.

So now you're justifying adding ranks in the first place and would encourage it. Way to contradict yourself. Not to mention writing lengthy walls of texts without any spacing is often worse than keeping things shorter and easy to read.

[Magician]

An inch of text isn't exactly what I'd consider a lengthy wall.

I like Avos' suggestion that the post count should be hidden, though I'm aware that would probably require a bit of work since you'd still be able to see it under the members page. I don't think it matters much, though. If a forum that offers aesthetic benefits for a post count actually polices its members adequately, like this one, then there really isn't any issue.

Kep, if you don't like how forum ranks appear on your miniprofile, you can block the image. I use Adblock Plus for Firefox and whenever someone on here has a large nasty signature I just right click the image and block it using the plugin so I don't have to load it whenever I view their post. I'm sure there's a version of this for any other browser you might use.

[silent_]

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No progress has been updated on this.

We are busy with other matters for the time being. Be patient.

I appreciate the nostalgic tradition, but a forum containing ranks are disastrous. It's just like a cluttered profile and mini-profile for nothing. Nix do I support the whole theory, specially as it sets a terrible example for the immature posters as it is. Go ahead, add them, but I just don't particularly admire them and would rather not have any on my mini-profile out of a personal manner.

I don't see one little image as clutter, and I personally think you're overreacting a bit. There are plenty of forums out there that use ranks, and I don't see it causing nearly that much of a problem. If you're really going to complain about having a rank, we can disable it for your user.

For a consequence of making tiny, nonconstructive posts just coz ranks exist, I'd remove one's post count AND rank and warn them if they question how much posts they've made or remark anything regarding ranks, custom ranks, or anything similar to that.

We already do this.

If one strolls along with the flow well while ranks exist and shows decent behavioral things with it, I'd reward them with a free custom rank. That way it could encourage others to look up to the constructive posters and attach the thought that if they do well too perhaps someone would introduce them to their own custom rank.

Now it sounds like you're dying to have a custom rank.

Hell, I even used to make microscopic posts a lot but for some reasons some people inspired me, like Chad or Natsu who both apparently and unfortunately barely even exist in the community anymore which is immensely disappointing. I feel I've became more bright, and then others will feel that way too hopefully by the addition of ranks even though it may not seem that way anymore.

So now you're justifying adding ranks in the first place and would encourage it. Way to contradict yourself. Not to mention writing lengthy walls of texts without any spacing is often worse than keeping things shorter and easy to read.

I am a patient dude, but the fact how no thread has yet been made regarding these ranks and what has been constructed yet indeed concerns me.
Well, disabling it COULD be ONE option I'd do, but maybe after ranks have been released I'll see what they appear like, how big or small they are, and how generally of a nuisance they become.
Perhaps I did overreact, but I was attempting to make up another reason why I didn't support forum ranks coz I feel I didn't have enough, lol, I apologize about that.
I really, really dislike custom ranks despite they being cool to be featured.
I already mentioned the fact that these were recommendations, I doubt they'll be added, so certainly I'm not dying to have a custom rank, even though it would be nice to say the least.
I had no way of comprehending your last three sentences, they were all mixed up and weren't necessarily relevant to my post nor the topic itself. Writing lengthly walls of text IS worse, but my last post deserved to be one because, well, it was all nearly one paragraph that fit with each other.

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An inch of text isn't exactly what I'd consider a lengthy wall.

I like Avos' suggestion that the post count should be hidden, though I'm aware that would probably require a bit of work since you'd still be able to see it under the members page. I don't think it matters much, though. If a forum that offers aesthetic benefits for a post count actually polices its members adequately, like this one, then there really isn't any issue.

Kep, if you don't like how forum ranks appear on your miniprofile, you can block the image. I use Adblock Plus for Firefox and whenever someone on here has a large nasty signature I just right click the image and block it using the plugin so I don't have to load it whenever I view their post. I'm sure there's a version of this for any other browser you might use.

About three-six inches of text could do the trick I believe.
I don't support Avos' text for an opposite reason, the post count shouldn't be hidden unless a particular user has a problem with it, and in that case could work with a person who makes nonconstructive posts frequently, or something like that.
I use the same browser you use, yay. Anyway, I've never heard of Adblock Plus, I'll have to test it out, what you said about it makes it at least sound relatively helpful.

[Shadow Yoshi]

Ranks will be added this Saturday.