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Enjl wrote:

Cedur wrote:

Snessy the duck wrote:As Mable said, they mean absolutely nothing

that's just a nihilistic view from both of you, our ranks are nice, and while I'm not fussed about the yoshi egg rank, I'd still prefer to go back on the normal rank track after a while.

'kay let's be a bit less "nihilistic" and list some of those things the ranks system does, alright?
-encourages spamposting to increase postcount and rank (people still make "yay xth post i am now a thing" posts or "what does the cheep cheep mean" topics)
-confuses new members
-creates dissatisfaction with users like in the post i quoted
-bloats right side of the posts

Snessy and Mable have a point too. The way ranks are used on this forum has nothing to do with displaying actual ranks of users within a system to display their status (moderator, admin, founder, contest winner, idk) but creates the illusion of such a ranking system linked to post count. "Oh man that guy has 1474 posts, he's gotta be smart and important and a great and loved member of the community." I can honestly not see any benefits to the system.

Aero wrote:My biggest problem with ranks are the bloating of posts as Enjl mentioned. It might as well be scrapped entirely because nothing else really would be of value enough to replace it.

On an unrelated note, would it be more convenient for people to use this extension for screenshot requirements in the levels and projects forum? It might be more intuitive for people new to forums that don't understand hotlinking.

Cedur wrote:As it's been said plenty of times before, threads like "hey look I'm cheep-cheep" are the problem of the respective users and not the system. And this stuff doesn't even bother me much, if anything it rather gives me a silent laugh sometimes.

Also the signature scrollbar doesn't seem to work for Linux.

timocomsmbx2345 wrote:If playing a game is required to be a host, then i want to be one of the strongest roles; that is if mafia become unlocked.

PixelPest wrote:

timocomsmbx2345 wrote:If playing a game is required to be a host, then i want to be one of the strongest roles; that is if mafia become unlocked.

Roles are randomized and people vote on who they want to host a game during the host sign-ups, which are usually experienced and noteworthy players

timocomsmbx2345 wrote:

PixelPest wrote:

timocomsmbx2345 wrote:If playing a game is required to be a host, then i want to be one of the strongest roles; that is if mafia become unlocked.

Roles are randomized and people vote on who they want to host a game during the host sign-ups, which are usually experienced and noteworthy players

I'm guessing the hiatus is permanent until the end of this summer?

The Topic That is Visible Write Now on the Mafia Forum from the Board Index wrote:Mafia is on indefinite hiatus.

timocomsmbx2345 wrote:If playing a game is required to be a host, then i want to be one of the strongest roles; that is if mafia become unlocked.

Enjl wrote:

Cedur wrote:As it's been said plenty of times before, threads like "hey look I'm cheep-cheep" are the problem of the respective users and not the system. And this stuff doesn't even bother me much, if anything it rather gives me a silent laugh sometimes.

Also the signature scrollbar doesn't seem to work for Linux.

Saying it a bunch doesn't make it less false?
Like, the system gives the users the option to act this way. A good system accounts for a broad range of users and tries to get the most benefits out of it, and thus far I still haven't seen you list any benefits to ranks aside from your silent chuckles.