User Ranks, what exactly do they mean?
is there a purpose?
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 by Double Zero | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
It is really the Ranking that perplex's me.. What purpose does it serve? who uses's it and why? I havent found much that explains them, so I thought I would ask those of you who know..
Thanks,
Zero.
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Reply #5 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:12 PM
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Reply #6 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:21 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:28 PM
Zero.
Reply #8 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:48 PM
| Sheeesh..that would make ya sick |
I don't know. Something refreshing like Chocolate Chip Mint I could probably eat 125 scoops.
"I bet I could eat ....50 eggs"
-Paul Newman as Cool Hand Luke.
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:50 PM
User ranks 'start' at Exiled and 'end' at Admin....they list as...
Exiled, Visitor, Citizen, Apprentice, Master Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, Wizop, Admin.
When you create an account you 'start' at Citizen.
The previous 2 are states of 'demotion'. Visitor retains site access but devoices [cannot post comment to forums, etc]. Exile bars site access.
With input, contribution, and experience you can be promoted [by Admin or Wizop] by stages up to Journeyman....by which stage it is recognised you are a significant contributor of value to the skinning community...whereby even your rating 'influence' reflects your knowledge/experience.
'Master' is much like 'Life Member'.... a title reserved for specific acknowlegement...and one that must be voted on by the admins/wizops, whereas all prior can be/are at the discretion of any one of them.
'Wizop' is the level where administrative controls for forum moderation, etc are bestowed and naturally that level is also achieved through recommendation and vote.
'Super Wizop' is a new one...to distinguish from the forum moderators...and is generally what/who used to be 'wizop'...same promotional rules apply.
'Admin' is much the same as the previous two but is reserved for Stardock personnel who are hands-on with the site coding, policy direction and such....[remember Stardock owns and pays for Wincustomize].....except for me....I'm the odd man out....but conveniently in an alternate time zone to the Stardock crew which makes good sense, I guess...
Most of what this all boils down to is that if/when someone new to the site asks for help, etc....the 'quality' of that help should be easily gauged by the ranking of the person giving the advice.
In site protocol issues.....to put it simply, an exile or visitor cannot request you do something or not do it....[as they have no voice]....whereas if a Wizop or Admin asks you to do or not do something.....it's probably wise to listen...
All these levels are a 'reward' method...to which can be ascribed some feature or advantage that others 'lower down' may not have....eg 'strength' of rating....works that bypass moderation automatically....no download caps, etc.
This promotion process....being a 'reward' system naturally goes both ways...up AND down.....make a faux pas of sufficient magnitude and you 'can' go backwards.
There's no real value to a one-way only street....
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Reply #13 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:26 PM
S.D My rank is 40 because I can eat 40 scoops of ice cream..wow thats more then me.. i can only eat 15..
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:35 PM
Reply #15 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:02 PM
The Rank numbers have no legend or really explanation how someone uses or loses those..and really..they seem quite useless due to the fact they are mis-understood or simply "unknown" to alot of us..
| Something refreshing like Chocolate Chip Mint I could probably eat 125 scoops. |
Hmmmm..Haag n Daz = Vanilla Almond Crunch!...I could get close if I had that..::nods:: ..LoL
Reply #16 Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:17 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:32 AM
| when i first noticed those "Rank Numbers" they were at something like 500..they have been steadily decreasing with time..the fact the Mormigil is a 1 would make me assume it does have something to do with "Contribution" |
Why is this confusing. If more people visit your site(totals are shown right next to your rating) your rating goes down. Mormegil is a 1 because he has had the most visits overall. Your rating going down over time means more people have visited your site.
Its pretty easy to understand.
Reply #18 Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:11 AM
Access Class: Citizen (1)
User Level: Visitor (2)
i no my access class, that has been explained, but what's my user level for, because how can i be a visitor if i am registered?
Reply #19 Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:17 AM
Reply #20 Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:05 AM
| Your rating going down over time means more people have visited your site. Its pretty easy to understand. |
Is that really all it is NT? Ranks based upon site views?..The meaning isnt hard to understand, but to understand the meaning, one must first know the meaning to understand it..LoL..Understand?
It just seems to me there is more to them..I havent been keeping track of my sites views..but I can hardly imagine it gets that many visitors per day, well..enough to make any significant change in those rank stats.. I am probably wrong to assume anything more than your explanation, you have been here quite awhile..
If your explanation is correct, hell..I had better start adding more of my favorite skins to it so people will DL them!..LoL..
::Waits for Jafo's clarification post, since he said he was gonna!..LoL::
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Reply #1 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:11 PM