How many times

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:43:21 AM

how many...

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:45:09 AM

how many times...

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:46:43 AM

how many times do i have to post...

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:48:23 AM

howmany times do i have to post a message...

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:51:13 AM

how many times do i have to post a message to get rid of this junior status. i feel like i'm in scouts earning my badges.

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 11:54:30 AM

I was a member when it was a Yahoo group.

hollis · February 10, 2004, 12:41:18 PM

Having been named after my father, I'll never outlive junior status...That's okay, after 50 years, I'm used to it.

bob · February 10, 2004, 03:30:58 PM

I think you get to be a regular member at 50, and intermediate at 100. But I doubt anyone here really thinks of you as a junior, Gale.

kipknee · February 10, 2004, 04:17:41 PM

Isn't that interesting? I never even noticed the Junior next to my name until your post(s). I guess I just pay more attention to username familiarization and/or their date of registration. The membership classification doesn't really mean anything to me. I've been around since October of 2002, and I also was a member of the original Yahoo group, but I don't post that often, so I guess I'm doomed to be a junior until my demise. :-)

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 04:19:43 PM

Thanks Bob, but like hollis, I am a junior also, but have never got used to it in 52 years!

Gale, junior

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 04:25:02 PM

Only five more to go! Anyone want to celibrate?

gbarchus · February 10, 2004, 04:27:41 PM

WAIT! I kinda feel safe here in junior land. I don't what it's like out there with you normal members.

elzie · February 10, 2004, 04:34:02 PM

Normal members???

LOL! You have much to learn grasshopper....

mica · February 10, 2004, 04:42:07 PM

The threshhold is set to 50 posts to graduate. Currently they are:

New: 0
Junior: 10
Member: 50
Intermediate Member: 100
Advanced Member: 200
Senior Member: 400

We had a discussion about it a year ago, but I'm still trying to decide on the names. It can only be triggered by number of posts, and any suggestions are welcomed.

peter_jonas · February 10, 2004, 05:42:09 PM

Hi All,

My suggestions are:

Member: 0
Occasional Contributor: 10
Intermediate Contributor: 50
Regular Contributor: 100
Advanced Contributor: 200
Senior Conributor: 400

That way your membership to the Club is granted as soon as you register regardless of the number of your posts. Later on, depending on how actively you become involved, you can earn various degrees of the title Contributor.

This scheme also avoids the word Junior which (as we have seen) can potentially offend or irritate people.

Cheers,

Peter