crac Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 While I can understand that those little descriptors give users an idea of who has contributed more to the forum, I think that it's misguided to make them derogatory, in that: 1. New users aren't necessarily properly reflected by their descriptor. 2. Achieving 'rank' on the forum can lead to a db full of unworthy posts. 3. Rank is another term for odourificness (poetic license) Maybe I'm just peeved that anyone would want to be associated with Microsoft Anything... it's disgusting, and I want it removed Thank you in advance. c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 While I can understand that those little descriptors give users an idea of who has contributed more to the forum, I think that it's misguided to make them derogatory, in that: 1. New users aren't necessarily properly reflected by their descriptor. 2. Achieving 'rank' on the forum can lead to a db full of unworthy posts. 3. Rank is another term for odourificness (poetic license) Maybe I'm just peeved that anyone would want to be associated with Microsoft Anything... it's disgusting, and I want it removed Thank you in advance. c. I kind of though that they titles were kind of funny... But yeah, they're not really meant to mean to distinguish who's "better" than another. Just a title you earn at different posting levels. I never thought them offensive IMO...thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaryn Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I don't think that's a big deal at all, it's pretty insignificant in my opinion but if it bothers you enough to care then just make some posts and it will go away. *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Yeah, they're just meant as a joke. And the number you have to reach is pretty low to move up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 i think they are funny. i didnot know about Microsoft Bob until sum one told me to search on google. i thought it meant sumone (BOB) who uses microsoft products. havent googled for the rest though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Yeah, perhaps I should change the Bob since no one really gets it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristie_jeff Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 i didnot know about Microsoft Bob until sum one told me to search on google. LOL this is funny. I never though of doing that. I heard of BOB once before but didn't realize it was the bottom of the microsoft barrel. I object and wish to be moved to a lowly mac mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arenared Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Wasn't MS BOB a program? Anyways I don't mind or care about the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Yeah, it was a flopped OS that everyone makes fun of. I made it the lowest so that people would post to get bumped up out of it, which only takes a few posts. But, I'll probably change it around to make it a little more easy to understand for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quixos Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 delicate sensibilities so easily bruised by an innocent, humorous, and even educational moniker, should be removed to a padded room for safekeeping. yikes! i think it's kinda hip, you should keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Put it like in motomodders.net. u can click on the description for a detailed story kinda stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beringer Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Well, you could change it to: V.I.P Very Infrequent Poster or Very Infrequently Present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 You could just enable custom member titles for everyone and promote some creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I still prefer you having to at least post some to get a custom title...a wee bit of incentive. I thought Microsoft Bob meant something else, but my mind wanders into the gutter sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'm not sure if this is recorded on the forum any more, but after some digging around I found that the current system works like this: Microsoft Bob..............0 Lowly Mac Mini...........20 90's eMac..................50 HAL 9000...................75 Apple Newton............100 ENIAC MANIAC..........250 Apple ][.....................500 Choose your own......Not sure about this, it happens somewhere between 500-1000 posts (or by being someone special ) That's a pretty good scheme IMHO; people get rewarded quite quickly for making a contribution and the higher levels are unlikely to be achieved by folks who make timewasting posts, 'cos you'd need a heck of a lot of them and we'd jump on you before you got there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustus Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Microsoft Bob..............0 Lowly Mac Mini...........20 90's eMac..................50 HAL 9000...................75 Apple Newton............100 ENIAC MANIAC..........250 Apple ][.....................500 Ah THAT is what I was looking for. The list. Also I do get the MS BOB reference, but remember MSBOB was an overlay of Windows 3.1 not an OS in its own right. Thankfully it flopped then 95 came out and a lot of people forgot about it. Not I though. Used it once at work on a crash box, it was horrible, but no more horrible then TabWorks, or even Norton Desktop. I take that back.. I kinda liked Norton Desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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