Why the Nicknames Below Your Username?

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29 Oct 2007, 1:21 am

Why do nicknames or labels such as Emu Egg or Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker appear below your username just above your avatar? Is there some sort of a classification system that goes by how many messages you have posted? I've been rather curious about this.

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Unknown_Quantity
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29 Oct 2007, 1:57 am

Yeah... It's based on the number of posts you've made.

I'm upset, I've recently lost my clasification of "raven".

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29 Oct 2007, 3:53 am

I quite like the bird theme. I've been in other forums where there are post counting categories. It doesn't bother me but it can get a bit tedious when people start bragging or complaining about how quickly/slowly they reach the next level. In the great scheme of things it doesn't matter, but it does give all readers an instant visual clue as to how active (or new) the posting member is.

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29 Oct 2007, 5:26 am

By the way, when do we get to the stage that we can set our own? It seems to be around the 1,000 post mark. Is that right?

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29 Oct 2007, 6:16 am

Yes, it is at the 1000 post mark.

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29 Oct 2007, 7:46 am

My title means I am a cat lover.

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29 Oct 2007, 8:11 am

Mine means that I am a lover of words.
I also love cats, especially my own useless bundle of black fur, aka George or Little Guy.

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29 Oct 2007, 8:46 am

I guess its some kind of rank. As you post more you become a bigger animal/bird.

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29 Oct 2007, 9:48 am

I don't remember where it was but there is a list of the rankings (the number of posts it takes to achieve them) somewhere on the site.

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29 Oct 2007, 11:23 am

Quirk wrote:

I don't remember where it was but there is a list of the rankings (the number of posts it takes to achieve them) somewhere on the site.

Emu Egg 0-8
Butterfly 9-17
Hummingbird 18-24
Tufted Titmouse 25-49
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker 50-74
Blue Jay 75-99
Raven 100-124
Snowy Owl 125-174
Pileated Woodpecker 175-199
Sea Gull 200-249
Tucan 250-299
Dienonychus 300-399
Velociraptor 400-499
Phoenix 500-999
Custom Title 1000+

devster21
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29 Oct 2007, 12:10 pm

I love the rankings. I have a ways to go though till I can set my own title.

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29 Oct 2007, 1:15 pm

Isn't "tucan" supposed to be spelled "toucan"?

Tim

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29 Oct 2007, 1:18 pm

My title comes from the fact that I am often one of the first people that many on here come to for advice.

Tim

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29 Oct 2007, 2:48 pm

Unknown_Quantity wrote:

Yeah... It's based on the number of posts you've made.

I'm upset, I've recently lost my clasification of "raven".

well, once you've made over 1k posts... you can change it to anything you desire

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29 Oct 2007, 2:49 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

My title comes from the fact that I am often one of the first people that many on here come to for advice.

Tim

yeah i thought that's what this thread was gonna be about...

in that case... mine has to do with the fact i need to find someone to look after me

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29 Oct 2007, 3:37 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:

Isn't "tucan" supposed to be spelled "toucan"?

Hi, Tim,

I just Googled it. Apparently, both spellings are correct.

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