Importance of ranking

vee4473 · January 17, 2003, 21:43

I was wondering how much the "ranking" of posters matters to you guys.

I mean whether you have a label of emperor or chieftain is dependant on how many posts you have.

But who knows how many posts can be credited to something like a smiley and a statement of "right on"

I mean, if someone has a ranking of king, who knows how many posts were just jokes or irrelevant comments.

Just wondering how seriously you guys take the ranking system.

ixnay · January 17, 2003, 22:19

I keep track of where I am in post count rankings (140th now), but other than that I don't really care who has more or less posts than I do.

Tuberski · January 17, 2003, 22:41

I only really carred about posts up to 500, when you get the custom avatar, everything else is pointless.

ACK!

vovan · January 17, 2003, 23:17

The ranking matters to me when I look at other people's posts. If I see a person with the rank of Emperor or above, who is not a mod, my spam alert goes off instanteneously.

vee4473 · January 17, 2003, 23:27

well, i think someone can be an intelligent poster without being a mod..

after all, how do you become a mod?

If i see someone who is an emperor, it would be nice to read all their post to see how much is actually informative, but at that lwevel, it's just not realistic.

Jon Shafer · January 17, 2003, 23:40

You give Markos a... erm, you'll find out for yourself.

The only reason I have so many posts (4000) is because I ran and helped set up 2 demo games, which are known for... err... high post count folks.

But the titles really aren't important that much. Once you get to know the community, you don't worry about them at all.

vovan · January 17, 2003, 23:47

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Originally posted by vee4473
well, i think someone can be an intelligent poster without being a mod..

Yes, but I expect a mod to have thousands of posts due to the nature of the "title", but if I see a regular poster with such post counts, I just kind of (subconsciously?) assume that he is a spammer.

Cyclotron · January 18, 2003, 01:22

And if I see a settler in the OT, I assume that it is a DL.

The Mad Monk · January 18, 2003, 01:58

If it's an old sttler in the OT, it's less likely.

notyoueither · January 18, 2003, 02:24

Honestly? I'm embarrassed by my post count. I never cared about them, and then I checked... No one registered after me has more... but then that is not counting OT posters...

Most of mine were not in the demo games (I hope). Actually, they came from Civ 3 flames and discussions. More discussions than flames (I hope) but more than a few flames...

Dis · January 18, 2003, 04:23

Oerdin · January 18, 2003, 04:23

Rank has its privlages. Of course you get the last privlage at 500 posts and everything else is just a pissing contest.

alva · January 18, 2003, 05:05

Quote:

More discussions than flames (I hope)

don't bet on it

True, the register has more (if any) meaning then the title...

Datajack Franit · January 18, 2003, 06:47

Of course you don't want to spam and get a -10% post count

Solver · January 18, 2003, 08:58

Spammers get PCRs, not high post counts (usually). Some guys with ~6k posts are of much value actually.

Dauphin · January 18, 2003, 09:29

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Originally posted by vovansim
The ranking matters to me when I look at other people's posts. If I see a person with the rank of Emperor or above, who is not a mod, my spam alert goes off instanteneously.

Given that some of those Emperors have been around for over four years that is a bit prejudiced. For example my 2.15 posts a day is less than a lot of Kings and Princes out there.

Oerdin · January 18, 2003, 10:46

No matter how hard I

I never seem to get over 2.5 posts a day. I guess I'll just be a king forever.

Solver · January 18, 2003, 10:49

You know, the best way is to play the civ games

. That can make you able to post like 50 times a day without much spam

.

MrWhereItsAt · January 18, 2003, 10:52

Once you have been here a while (say 6 months plus) you recognise the spam Emperors for the veteran Emperors for the Emperors who post on topic and meaningfully more often than they say (just as an example - bears no relevance to any real poster) "have a nice bloody day".

Caesar the Great · January 18, 2003, 10:54

well there really is no way of measuring the quality of posts

of course people with a greater frequency of higher quality posts will be more respected by others on the boards

Oerdin · January 18, 2003, 11:12

If quality and not quantity matters then surely the rankings are meaningless. If that's true then why do I see everyone (including myslef) pushing hard to get the next rank? I guess we're all a bit shallow when it comes to titles.

Dauphin · January 18, 2003, 11:18

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Originally posted by Oerdin
No matter how hard I

I never seem to get over 2.5 posts a day. I guess I'll just be a king forever.

Funny, according to your profile you have over 2.5 posts a day.

loinburger · January 18, 2003, 11:43

When you reach Emperor, you get a free cookie.

And I'm talking about a real cookie, not one of oatmeal raisin cookies you get when you reach King. Bleach.

Method · January 18, 2003, 11:45

the best way to increase your postcount is through demo games, for sure. especially unmodded ones

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Originally posted by Dissident

or through posts like this one

Solver · January 18, 2003, 11:48

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Originally posted by loinburger
When you reach Emperor, you get a free cookie.

And I'm talking about a real cookie, not one of oatmeal raisin cookies you get when you reach King. Bleach.

I didn't get one...

spartak · January 18, 2003, 13:15

Did you deserve one?

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 13:17

Hehe not all emperors are spammers.......some have just been around a long time as SD suggested. If someone is an emperor after 6 months then maybe, but certainly not always even then.

Solver · January 18, 2003, 13:18

Uhh, am I a spammer

?

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 13:21

You set up PBEM stuff for SMAC didn't you? A necessary and useful function, that no doubt generated a few posts. And you have been posting for a long period, so high numbers are natural without spam.

spartak · January 18, 2003, 13:22

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Originally posted by Solver
Uhh, am I a spammer

?

Not noticably. (at least you post in sentances)