Poll for re-enabling the Pulsar Geekdom Levels

[kylie]

hi folks, hi John,

I enjoyed the former ranking scheme (called Pulasr Geekdom Levels) to a certain degree, so why not re-enabling it? yes, I asked that question before, but there wasn't much response.
maybe this will get more attention. I mean, we had a poll for avatars, so making one for Pulsar Geekdom Levels seems fair enough

-greetings, markus-

ps: John, I have a backup of the old scheme, if necessary

[kylie]

fun but no need.

so are the avatars

[FrancisHarmany]

fun but no need.

so are the avatars

Puffy powerrrrrrrr

[kylie]

fun but no need.

so are the avatars

absolutely

your avatar, btw, always looks to me like a queer rooster with a tilted head

[kylie]

th'is clear.
but still it looks like the rooster...

[kylie]

I always feel your evil grin when I see a post from you...

[Neutron]

To me it looks like a nebula.

[Shroomz~>]

Apparently at least 60-70% of people have vertigo, so Levitating is perhaps a bad idea...

[kylie]

I cannot imagine an overlord with vertigo. I mean, what is this overlord thing good for, at all, if not for levitating beyond such mortal things like vertigo? get real !

-greetings, markus-

ps: and don't come up with things like "firebreathing can raise your insurance rates since your property is at higher risk of being burned by accident now"...

[wayne]

I think one's geekdom or guruness should be the usual personal social observation affair, not a postcount

[kylie]

I think one's geekdom or guruness should be the usual personal social observation affair, not a postcount

fine. do you have the phpbb plugin ready to go? come on, it's nothing serious.

[kylie]

I do agree with wayne on the number of posts not being an indicator for geekdom or guruness, that's for sure.
but I enjoyed the funny rank names, as stardust pointed out. I for one voted for a new scheme, maybe with the old names, but more ranks, or even totally new levels of geekdom.
it is still fun. like the avatars. some post real pics, some do creative logos, some grab a funny pic from the net. the quality of the avatars are no indicators of people's qualities whatsoever. it's still pure nonsense, but we enjoy it.

ok, I shall not speak for others. I enjoy it

-greetings, markus-

ps. I made "No" an option for those who think it's childish. go on, vote no, and it's all over

[pollux]

So I really need to change the avatar if this is the association.

You can take a pic of the Stardust casino in Vegas (which is dust by now)

[Shroomz~>]

ps: and don't come up with things like "firebreathing can raise your insurance rates since your property is at higher risk of being burned by accident now"...

As if I would come up with something like that.

[kylie]

ps: and don't come up with things like "firebreathing can raise your insurance rates since your property is at higher risk of being burned by accident now"...

As if I would come up with something like that.

why should I trust you on that matter? we're in the off-topic forum, so anything can happen

-greetings, markus-

ps. it's your furniture anyway. I for one (provided the old ranking system was re-enabled) still have to go miles from being a pathetic guru to overlord...

[John Cooper]

I remember John saying that he stopped to re-implement the ranks because the original idea got obsolete by the sheer number of posts.
Recall that the highest rank was 2000 posts firebreathing levitating .....
And only a few members could reach this number of posts after a couple of years.
Nowadays there are 18 in that post range for the 'overlords'......

IMHO this points to waynes remark:

It is NOT posts that count.
It is the content, the help, the spirit.

There is no metric that measures that, but individual appreciation in the forum.

But Markus point was the fun of having ranks with creative names like many other boards.
hey lets not take ranks and posts too serious

The quality of Z is in the helpful spirit, the community, self moderation and variety, not in the bragging, patronizing and showboating.

Yes, my thoughts exactly...
IOW, I'm not that interested in adding rankings, but if there's an overwhelming demand for them, we can do it. So far, the poll response is not exactly overwhelming

-John

[kylie]

IOW, I'm not that interested in adding rankings, but if there's an overwhelming demand for them, we can do it. So far, the poll response is not exactly overwhelming

that's what I started the poll for: to see if there is public demand for it or not. as I said, I will accept the vote of the majority.
so far there is at least no negative vote, thus I'll give that another 2 weeks, and if it will remain a wish of a minority, I'll resign