Avatars and post counts - Page 2

St Leo · March 30, 2003, 14:36

I think true veterans should be allowed 1024x768 avatars.

Caesar the Great · March 30, 2003, 14:42

or better yet, vets should be allowed to pick the avatars of new members

ixnay · March 30, 2003, 14:44

Apolyton could always adopt an approach like Something Awful:

Pay $5 to change your avatar, or pay $10 to change someone elses.

Andemagne · March 30, 2003, 14:56

yeah, and maybe we could change that title rule(300 for prince, 1000 for king, .....) too? to something like:
*2 years or 300posts = prince
*3 years or 1000posts = king
*4 years or 3000posts = emperor
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DarkCloud · March 30, 2003, 15:06

Why should you want an avatar if you haven't even stuck around for 300 posts? [500 probably is a bit high and encourages spam]

but please consider the site owners dillema- do they REALLY want to host all those avatars... they take up bandwidth.

that's probably the real reason for the limit

Bugs ****ing Bunny · March 30, 2003, 15:14

Is this "Sympathy for lurkers" week? Why do anything for them when they can't even be bothered to hit the "submit" button.

DrSpike · March 30, 2003, 15:28

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Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
Is this "Sympathy for lurkers" week? Why do anything for them when they can't even be bothered to hit the "submit" button.

Maybe DC can do a lurkers 'Poly 100. To be considered you must be able to prove deep knowledge of at least 3 forums (including at least 1 on topic) and have a post count of less than 300.

badams52 · March 30, 2003, 15:34

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Originally posted by VetLegion
Jaysus badams52, it is so freaky of you to use my avatar *shudder*

why haven't you changed out of a custom one yet vet?

I've seen a couple of other posters using my avatary as well.

I chose this one cause of what he represents. You're playin civ 3 building your empire, then you see this galley sailing past your land and it just broods frustration knowing full well that inside contains a settler heading for the other side of your land or a nearby island. And short of declaring war, you have no way to stop it.

Martin Gühmann · March 30, 2003, 16:15

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Originally posted by badams52
Sometimes I also feel guilty if I'm dominating a thread, i.e. showing up every 2 or 3 posts, so I might also refrain in that respect as well.

Well every 2 or 3 posts is ok as long as you have to say something usefull everytime. So something was said and you response I can't see anything wrong with it. It gets critical if you reply to yourself within 20 minutes actual I think this is boring. Of course it no problem in my opinion if there is a delay of days between the two posts. Or you want to attach some images to the forum, then you have to post in a row, if you want to make sure to be able to use other web space freely without having the trouble of knowing which picture is needed and shouldn't be deleted if you want to make sure the post is intact with the image, also some time later.

-Martin

Skanky Burns · March 30, 2003, 17:47

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Originally posted by DrSpike

Maybe DC can do a lurkers 'Poly 100. To be considered you must be able to prove deep knowledge of at least 3 forums (including at least 1 on topic) and have a post count of less than 300.

I know of hundreds of DL's that would make the list...

CapitanGarlic · March 31, 2003, 01:40

I'm a fan of the 'two year' idea. Because that length of time would scare away most non-serious posters, and more importantly I would be eligible.

spartak · March 31, 2003, 05:20

Two years is too severe.

Rasbelin · March 31, 2003, 05:22

Just keep the current system.

spartak · March 31, 2003, 05:27

Why not revert to the previous system?

DrSpike · March 31, 2003, 06:01

Inertia.

spartak · March 31, 2003, 06:03

Probably

Nubclear · March 31, 2003, 06:04

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Originally posted by Rasbelin
Just keep the current system.

What I would like to see is:

At least 100 posts in 1 year OR 300 posts (whichever comes first).

500 is just incentive to spam.

Static Universe · March 31, 2003, 13:16

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Originally posted by Tassadar5000

At least 100 posts in 1 year OR 300 posts (whichever comes first).

500 is just incentive to spam.

100 in a year or 300 total are even more incentive to spam, as they are lower numbers, and therefore easier to reach by spamming. You could get the "100 in a year" by spamming alone, and I doubt many would notice it was all spam.

badams52 · March 31, 2003, 13:45

Maybe if we complain loud enough and long enough...

spartak · March 31, 2003, 16:51

No point complaining. It doesn't get anything done. Asking nicely is another matter. Its probably on a to do list somewhere, along with another 1000 items or so.

FrustratedPoet · March 31, 2003, 17:03

It's number 39 on Markos' Daily Goal List, right after 'learn Portugese'.

VetLegion · March 31, 2003, 17:11

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Originally posted by badams52

why haven't you changed out of a custom one yet vet?

I don't have enough posts yet

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I've seen a couple of other posters using my avatary as well.

I chose this one cause of what he represents.

me too, I chose it because it is my all time favourite civ ship. A crappy vessel, but still has wind in the sails, goes forward. Kind of symbolic too

VetLegion · March 31, 2003, 17:14

How the hell did I get to 604 posts!?

Jeysus, time flies when you're posting at 0.47 a day

I still can't believe it

Off to find an avatar.

And to folks < 500 who wan't custom avatars - HA, forget it losers!

ixnay · March 31, 2003, 17:16

My avatar shop is always open

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=75786

flash9286 · March 31, 2003, 17:19

i should have 500 but i only have around 350

. Ah yes all the pcr. Yes we should have the one year rule.

badams52 · March 31, 2003, 17:22

Then they'd have to give you a pcr and a date joined increase

Now I can really get to like Vet, he was 100+ posts over the 500 minimum and didn't even know! That's what I call caring more about the forums at apolyton than his status.

Edit: Added comments about Vet, and edited spelling

Skanky Burns · March 31, 2003, 18:19

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date joined increase

And Mings arsenal grows ever more.

Static Universe · March 31, 2003, 18:53

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Originally posted by VetLegion
I don't have enough posts yet

Quote:

Originally posted by VetLegion

How the hell did I get to 604 posts!?

Now that's funny.

on caring more about posting than avatars.

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
And Mings arsenal grows ever more.

Dauphin · March 31, 2003, 19:33

[Good Conscience]I was thinking, perhaps the more generous posters here can donate posts to those who have not reached the minimum for a custom avatar. We who now have it so good should give something back to the community.

[/good conscience]

[Evil Conscience]Sod that, we vets went years without avatars, let alone custom ones. Newbies today have never had it so good. They should stop their yapping and live with it.

[/Evil Conscience]

Odin · April 1, 2003, 00:09

I've been here for 3 years but I spend most off my time in the Off-Topic forum and they don't count.

I would be an Emperor probably if OT posts counted.