Should'nt lifer status be awarded based on length of time (instead of soley on post count)

[todpod]

How about a lurker title?

 

[TheVrolok]

Posting in a Lifer thread (a lot recently, eh?)!

1 post closer.

 

[yowolabi]

This is like a math problem right?

I know I know!

Slightly under 40 more years.

 

[Insomniator]

I hear ya man.

 

[Michael]

Titles are worthless, what you put into your posts is what counts.

Michael

 

[ModerateRepZero]

I'm not too familar with the current system but I presume that basing titles on length of time encourages lurkers or people who post infrequently to get a title simply by hanging around long enough ("AlanSmithee has been here for 6 years. Despite having only 20 posts he gets a title"). It seems like a poor indication of quality/value.

Granted, post count isn't that much better but at least someone would have to make an effort to post semi-constructive posts as I assume any obvious pattern of neffing will result in penalties.

 

[OCNewbie]

I consider myself a lifer, but have nowhere near the # of spa... er, posts to attain that status. I don't really worry about it too much either way. I'm not here for notoriety or recognition for my presence. I just like the group of people that post here =)

 

[Crono]

The name of the title ("lifer") would seem to indicate time, but it's about dedication (to neffing, in many cases ) to the forums.
I think ideally it would be a ratio of post count to time as a member, such that either a long time here or a high post count (or a mix of both) would qualify someone for "lifer" status.

I don't really care that much, though, since it's just a title...with access to the lifer forum, of course

 

[BoomerD]

I've belonged to a few sites where posts in forums such as OT or P&N don't count toward your post total. ONLY the posts in the actual "information" forums count...

(in which case, I'd be at about 10)

 

[ktehmok]

Originally posted by: ModerateRepZero
I'm not too familar with the current system but I presume that basing titles on length of time encourages lurkers or people who post infrequently to get a title simply by hanging around long enough ("AlanSmithee has been here for 6 years. Despite having only 20 posts he gets a title"). It seems like a poor indication of quality/value.

Granted, post count isn't that much better but at least someone would have to make an effort to post semi-constructive posts as I assume any obvious pattern of neffing will result in penalties.

I'd rather have 20 useful posts in 6 years by "AlanSmithee" than 15,000 by some dimwit neffing 16 year old.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
I've belonged to a few sites where posts in forums such as OT or P&N don't count toward your post total. ONLY the posts in the actual "information" forums count...

I've always wondered why that wasn't the case here.

This is a tech site, the rest is just fluff.

 

[dirtboy]

Originally posted by: ktehmok

Originally posted by: ModerateRepZero
I'm not too familar with the current system but I presume that basing titles on length of time encourages lurkers or people who post infrequently to get a title simply by hanging around long enough ("AlanSmithee has been here for 6 years. Despite having only 20 posts he gets a title"). It seems like a poor indication of quality/value.

I'd rather have 20 useful posts in 6 years by "AlanSmithee" than 15,000 by some dimwit neffing 16 year old.

/Agreed.

Being a Lifer here means you have 10k low quality, no value posts. I'm glad there's a Lifer forum because all they do is nef and reply to each others' posts.

 

[coolVariable]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Originally posted by: BoomerD
I've belonged to a few sites where posts in forums such as OT or P&N don't count toward your post total. ONLY the posts in the actual "information" forums count...

I've always wondered why that wasn't the case here.

This is a tech site, the rest is just fluff.

Agree.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

You are not your postcount.

 

[marvdmartian]

:laugh: at all the lifers that came into this thread immediately, to defend their lifer status!

Don't worry, OP. Just become a neffing fool, and you'll get there in no time! And if you don't, it's highly unlikely that people will stop and point at you on the street.....except maybe the occasional lifer!!

 

[episodic]

I just noticed I'm a lifer. . .

Ok, so someone pm me the pass to the lifer forum already!