New forum title system - now based on join date

[CheapyD]

Effective immediately, user titles are now based on join date, instead of # of posts.

The new system is as follows:

CAG Newbie:0-29 days (cannot use signature or create thread in Trading Forum)
CAG in Training: 30-269 days
CAG Veteran:270-364 days and/or 250+ posts
CAGiversary!:365 days and beyond and 50+ posts (can use custom titles (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/profile.php?do=editprofile))

In addition, CAG Newbies will not be allowed to use signatures or create threads in the Trading Forum.

Those users who have 1,000+ and have not yet been here for 1 year (all 20 of you) will maintain their ability to have custom titles.

This was kind of complicated, so let me know if I screwed anything up!

[Mind_n_Soul]

has it already started?

sweet i have a custom title now woohoo

also, youre 16 hrs in front of california right? so its almost 2 so it should be like 6 pm there right? i hope im right cuz i have relatives in guam which i think is same time zone

[judyjudyjudy]

Excellent, I like the new time-based rank system...

... but I don't like the highest rank title. Now I feel obligated to come up with a custom rank :P

[Genocidal]

Nifty. I like the change to the sigs and Trading Forum for Newbies. Looks like I'm going to waiting a lot longer to get a custom title now though. :cry:

[FriskyTanuki]

Great job, even though I'm not affected by it. What happens to noobs who already have sigs and/or trading threads?

[Brodiemegacorp]

Yay! ^_^

[Zingela]

Awesome.

[Zenithian Legend]

What about users with 10,000+ posts... do they still get the free CAG shirt, or not?


... I'm such an evil horse sometimes

[Danimal]

I love the new system (never thought I'd ever get to custom title level) :bouncy:

[clockworkvictim]

INteresting...

[CheapyMom]

Yay! Newbie no longer!

[fieldkillah]

Very Nice Cheapy. I didn't ever think I'd get to use a custom title. :bouncy:

[doodle777_98]

Hm, I liked the old system better.

[PenguinoMF]

I like the old system better too.

[Skylander7]

Excellent.. this should cut down on some thread crapping!! I wonder what brought this decision about

[whitereflection]

It was obviously to get CheapyMom a custom title for Christmas. ;)

[CapAmerica]

Interesting system, not sure if I like it or not just yet. But it does get people something for being here longer

[Demontooth]

I changed my title to cheapest ass of them all and look what happened
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[Scorch]

I love this new system.

[CheapyD]

I changed my title to cheapest ass of them all and look what happened
<----------Yeah, that was weird, its not supposed to censor that from the user title...I changed yours manually...

[Wombat]

you are so going to regret this (enter evil Laugh)

[doodle777_98]

I just dont like the fact that people can join and not post anything, ever. and still have a chance at a custom rank. I got my custom rank in about 5 months because i post alot. But either way i still have my custom rank, why am i crying.

[Demontooth]

Yeah, that was weird, its not supposed to censor that from the user title...I changed yours manually...

thanks

[Scrubking]

Considering both systems I would have to take this one. I would prefer someone get a custom rank by not posting anything as opposed to posting a ton of useless crap in a short amount of time.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Yay! Newbie no longer!And there it is. This was your idea, wasn't it? :-P :lol:

[SpottedNigel]

Kungaloosh!

Before i read it all i was wondering if i had to go back to wshakspear so i could Kungaloosh/Hoopla!. Thank god i was one of those 20 :)

[evilmax17]

Nicely done!

[encendido5]

I just dont like the fact that people can join and not post anything, ever. and still have a chance at a custom rank. I got my custom rank in about 5 months because i post alot. But either way i still have my custom rank, why am i crying.
I agree. I think I like the old system better too for the reason doodle777_98 posted and also I really have nothing to aspire to now. :) It will also be hard to differentiate between the lurkers and the people who contribute to the boards.



In the end, it's Cheapy's call though, so if he thinks this is for the best, then that's cool with me.

[CheapyD]

I just dont like the fact that people can join and not post anything, ever. and still have a chance at a custom rank.
Yeah, but if they don't post "anything, ever", you aren't going to see their custom rank!

[Darkside Hazuki]

Thank you, Cheapy D.
It would have taken me another year to reach custom rank without frequent trips to the OTT and Vs. forums.

I feel special now. :D

[getmeoutofjoliet]

downsized from veteran to regular...mehh... its cool with me, i still am the owner of the peacocks that inspired the CAG Midwest division logo ;)


EDIT: in other news upon reaching 1k posts i was gonna hold a contest, but looks like it will be delayed... but now i have more time to get a bigger box of cool promos and displays and shit together...

[Demontooth]

Yeah, but if they don't post "anything, ever", you aren't going to see their custom rank!

touché

[nwaugh]

Obviously we don't want to keep changing the rules, but wouldn't a combination of the two systems be ideal? The time system is very important, but if there were two thresholds for each rank (time + post count) then it might solve a lot of problems with both systems.

[BlueWingX]

Cool! You always give us the best Christmas presents, Cheapy!

[doodle777_98]

2 different ranks sound good. 1 for time. 1 for posts count. Maybe have the custom rank only for 1 of them.

[judyjudyjudy]

Considering both systems I would have to take this one. I would prefer someone get a custom rank by not posting anything as opposed to posting a ton of useless crap in a short amount of time.
Do people still post a ton of useless crap for post count? I thought that occurred less since Cheapy moved the post count to only be shown in the profile (at least it seemed that way to me).

[doodle777_98]

Exactly i didnt think thread crapping really existed anymore. Even spam has been reduced by alot.

Working to have a custom rank is the real reason i posted alot. Now i feel like there is no incentive for the newer people to post. I rather have people post useless crap than noone posting at all. (for example look how entertaining th OTT's are sometimes, even though i rarely post in them at all)

[zewone]

I like the no sigs/tradelist newbie thing.

[Fire]

Hey great...now I have a custom title, just need to think of one. Thanks Cheapy and great site by the way.

[Fire]

I like the no sigs/tradelist newbie thing.

Me too.

[rywateska]

I still want my five http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4840/d3tb.jpg back!

[Saucy Jack]

Nice changes. :)

[SpottedNigel]

I still want my five http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4840/d3tb.jpg back!

I fogot about him! He rocked.

[FriskyTanuki]

Exactly i didnt think thread crapping really existed anymore. Even spam has been reduced by alot.

Working to have a custom rank is the real reason i posted alot. Now i feel like there is no incentive for the newer people to post. I rather have people post useless crap than noone posting at all. (for example look how entertaining th OTT's are sometimes, even though i rarely post in them at all)
If cheap games aren't an incentive to post here, then I'm not sure what would be.

[Vampyre611]

Nice, i like the new system. thanks for all your work Cheapy!

[Danro]

Its too bad you cant have some combination of both systems. Now the trolls will get the higher ranks over those who are more active. Although either way works for me :D

[SevereTireDamage]

Nice changes... I've been a member for over 2 years now, but I have around 780 posts (an average of 1 post a day, which I think is pretty reasonable) and it'd probably be a long time before I hit 1000, so it's cool I get to use custom titles now.

Thanks, Cheapy!

[SevereTireDamage]

...On that note, why is "head" censored?

[magius360]

THANK YOU! I have been here a very long time, but I would rather read about games most of the time than post about them, so I don't have very many posts.

[y2jrevolution]

Me too.
ditto

[Graystone]

I like the noob changes. Is it me or does it seem like every Noob has the biggest sigs?

Overall I like the changes.

[ryanbph]

why was it changed? I like the changes, but what brought them about?

[javeryh]

I like it although maybe for custom user titles you should make it 1 year AND 1,000 posts and something different for only 1 year or only 1,000 posts. This way custom ranks will only go to those who are here for a while and contribute to the boards.... my $0.02...

[judyjudyjudy]

...On that note, why is "head" censored?Maybe it's to prevent multiple "Head Cheap Ass"es, like this guy (http://cheapyd.com/forums/member.php?userid=1941) almost does. :lol:

[mombbsmj]

I like it too, I don't post a lot but I'm not a troll either. Except for thinking up a title....it will probably take me forever to do that.

[Ikohn4ever]

I agree with Javeryh, I think there should be a combo system like 1 year and maybe even 2,000 posts to get another level. Even if its really stupid like a bigger signature or a shirt with wombat being called pathetic by his wife. Makes people work for something.

[doodle777_98]

combo system sounds cool.

[ph33r m3]

I joined a long time ago, just started posting a lot maybe in June. I'm down with the new system.

[Snoozer]

i like it

[red flare graf]

Wow, very excellent. This makes me feel special.

[Greetard]

My e-penis just shrunk 3 sizes.

[Kayden]

Excellent.. this should cut down on some thread crapping!! I wonder what brought this decision about

You mean I was supposed to be thread crapping just for post count? Damn... here I was thinking it was for fun. :lol:

[CocheseUGA]

Nice! I really didn't care about the titles, but it's nice to show the love to people who've been here awhile.

[Demontooth]

There is a whole lot of titty-babying going on in this thread

[onikage]

In addition, CAG Newbies will not be allowed to use signatures or create threads in the Trading Forum.


These are both great ideas. The trading forum often becomes cluttered with newbies posting multiple trade lists/sale threads.

And though I really don't care what the user titles say, I would think that it would be best to combine post count + time as a member to determine the title.

[wildnuts02]

all-star to regular.........oh well. :cold:

[integralsmatic]

i agree with the combo idea. shows you been here awhile and still stayed active in the boards.

[Zmonkay]

cool, I was wondering what the hell the cagiversary was.

[woobacca]

Woah, changes are afoot in CAGland.
Even if its really stupid like a bigger signature or a shirt with wombat being called pathetic by his wife. Makes people work for something.:lol:

[niceguyshawne]

I like the change so that I could get a custom rank but I will miss watching my rank change as I got closer to 1000.

[botticus]

Luckily I'm one of the twenty who has way too much free time ;)

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I like it although maybe for custom user titles you should make it 1 year AND 1,000 posts and something different for only 1 year or only 1,000 posts. This way custom ranks will only go to those who are here for a while and contribute to the boards.... my $0.02...That sounds a little extreme to me, maybe 1000 posts or 1 year and 300 posts. I don't know, it doesn't really matter much to me anyway. :lol:

[cyborg2040]

That's cool. I like this system much more than the standard "spam to be cool" system.

[ryan838]

I like the new system since I have been here a while but I don't post that often.

[MaskedPlague]

Thanks, Cheapy!

[shrike4242]

There are some other things besides this being hashed about among Cheapy and the mods, so this may just be a first step.

Stay tuned.

[CocheseUGA]

More contests!

:D

[wbc1228]

This is cool since I don't post that much!

[corrosivefrost]

Awww. I've been demoted. :-| Oh well.

[btw1217]

Can you make it so that Newbies can't post?











I'm only kidding. :)

[Demontooth]

There are some other things besides this being hashed about among Cheapy and the mods, so this may just be a first step.

Stay tuned.

So you're saying I might lose my custom title?

[Quillion]

There are some other things besides this being hashed about among Cheapy and the mods, so this may just be a first step.

Stay tuned.

You're still considering my free foot rub idea? Hot DAMN! I'm getting my feet rubbed!

[wubb]

Can you make it so that Newbies can't post?

:rofl:

[mcgavin27]

Yea!!!! I get to keep my custom tag even though I have only been here for 11 months. Only 1 month and a couple days till my CAGiversary.

[JebusMcLucifer]

OOOh, I finally get to make a custom title. Now all I need is to be able to think of one.

[javeryh]

That sounds a little extreme to me, maybe 1000 posts or 1 year and 300 posts. I don't know, it doesn't really matter much to me anyway. :lol:

yeah, you might be right - I just think that it should be based on contribution (or participation) on the site. One year from now there are going to be 20,000+ non-noobs who have never posted a thing... I guess Cheapy has a point though - how would we even know if they don't post? Bah, it doesn't matter to me either... :D

[Moxio]

I love!

[Death2Sanity]

I love the new system as-is. Thanks!

[Rocko]

Interesting. I like this idea, even though I'm bumped off of the top tier. ( :'( )

[Ecofreak]

Kinda takes away the sense of accomplishment I felt when I got my Custom Title, but as long as the general opinion is positive, I'm down with the changes.

Guess this is Cheapy's Winter Holiday gift to a lot of CAGers. :)

So do all the original Customer Title holders get anything for losing their place high upon the CAG pedestal? ;)

[LaraCroftsLeftBoob]

now i need to think up a custom title.......

[Demontooth]

So do all the original Customer Title holders get anything for losing their place high upon the CAG pedestal? ;)

A cookie and an inch on your e-penis

[doodle777_98]

what kind of cookie?

[trytej]

Finally I reached the custom title :)

[Demontooth]

what kind of cookie?

Pillsbury Double Chocolate Chip & Chunk

[Liquid 2]

I liked the old system better,
I dont know if its possible, but I'd like it if you could implement a mix of the 2 systems, post count and time,
so that it doesnt matter what happens first, posts or time, for someone to get a custom title

[Trakan]

Custom titles aren't everything. I don't have one. I just use my location if I ever feel like putting something there. This is a much better system. No longer will people be spamming useless posts just to add to their post count to get a custom title.

[smalien1]

Can you block the newbies from the OT/versus forums too?

[zewone]

What about users with 10,000+ posts... do they still get the free CAG shirt, or not?
I'm definately for this idea.

[spydey]

I like the change too.

[cdeener]

I like the new system because I am one of the 20 (1000 or more posts) that it doesn't effect so it is cool for those that don't post often to get a custom rank. Hey, I just realized something today is my CAG anniverary.

[jshendel]

I just think that it should be based on contribution (or participation) on the site. One year from now there are going to be 20,000+ non-noobs who have never posted a thing...
I agree. I feel that I don't deserve a custom title, yet... (my cagiversary is Dec. 26) because I haven't posted enough times to have the highest category (244 as of this post). One vote for a time/# of posts title.

[CheapyD]

I decided I didn't like the CAG Regular title so I changed it to CAG in Training.
Also you can now reach CAG Veteran status by having 250 posts or by being registered 270 days.

See OP for details.

[Genocidal]

I think something might have got broke in the process unless I misinterpreted the revised OP. I definitely don't have a year of tenure or 1000 posts, but my title came up as CAGiversary! along with a few other people I noticed.

[CheapyD]

oops...i broke it...grrrr.
EDIT: Think I got fixed.

[depascal22]

Konichiwa Cheapy. I'm down with the new system. I agree with everyone else on the combo system though.




It's a great time to be a cheap ass gamer.

[assassinX]

new system lets hope i can get to cagversiry or something like that

edit: Whoa im a veteran :)

[doodle777_98]

sounds good to me. gonna put a post log for cag in training? 100? or better without one?

[TxOllie]

I decided I didn't like the CAG Regular title so I changed it to CAG in Training.
Also you can now reach CAG Veteran status by having 250 posts or by being registered 270 days.

See OP for details.Darn. I was really enjoying my temporary Veteran Status too. Personally, I think it really should be a combo of posts plus time registered. Maybe even more than just 50+ posts to get CAGversary along with 365 days. So that you can't just lurk and get a custom title.

[CAG 79]

So that's what happend! I'm liking it so far. Thanks Cheapy!

[vietgurl]

It's a good system but I'm gonna be selfish and say, "Ahh! Only a veteran and yet I have over 1000 posts!"

Edit: oh nvm, I only have a small amount of time left before I hit the 365 days mark.