Instead of minimum member, maximum member etc etc for our number of posts, how about if there were Beatle-related names instead?

Such as (just an example):
0001-0050 - A Beginning
0051-0250 - Mean Mr Mustard
0251-1000 - Getting Better
1001+ That Means a Lot
10000+ - Sun King (and maybe these members could get a special colour)

What do you reckon?

I saw a forum once doing something similar. They had something in orders like:

Monkee - 0-25 posts
Fool On The Hill - 25-50
Little Child 50 -100
Apple Scruff - 100-150
Nowhere Man 150-200
Day Tripper 200-500
Rocky Raccoon
Wild Honey Pie
Mr Moonlight
Dr Robert
Taxman

etcetera. Must say I find it a bit boring.  I like Alan's idea using songtitles in a more abstract way. The gap between 1000+ to 10000+ is somewhat big.

I like the idea as well

Nice idea.I agree with Bobber in the '1000+ to 10000+' because there are many members with those numbers.So I would be a Mean Mr Mustard heheheh.I like the song.

i'd rather be the swine all the way.

yup, i like the idea too
her majesty for the moderators?  

Quoted from The End

Instead of minimum member, maximum member etc etc for our number of posts, how about if there were Beatle-related names instead?

Such as (just an example):
0001-0050 - A Beginning
0051-0250 - Mean Mr Mustard
0251-1000 - Getting Better
1001+ That Means a Lot
10000+ - Sun King (and maybe these members could get a special colour)

What do you reckon?

Does anybody pay at10tion to the stat(u)s? Anyway, what the majority wants it's OK for me!  

I like the idea, too. However, just a caution:

0051-0250 - Mean Mr Mustard
0251-1000 - Getting Better

This sounds like members who are just getting started are somehow inferior. One of the things I treasure about this board is how welcoming everyone is, so I think the level names should reflect that. Happy, welcoming names suitable for each level of posting. How's that for an assignment?   Cheers.

Quoted from harihead

I like the idea, too. However, just a caution:

0051-0250 - Mean Mr Mustard
0251-1000 - Getting Better

This sounds like members who are just getting started are somehow inferior. One of the things I treasure about this board is how welcoming everyone is, so I think the level names should reflect that. Happy, welcoming names suitable for each level of posting. How's that for an assignment?   Cheers.

I agree with the "Happy, welcoming names" for new members! As always, good point, harihead  

0001-0050 - A Beginning
0051-0250 - Mean Mr Mustard
0251-1000 - Getting Better

0001-0050- Hello Hello
0051-0250- Savoy Truffle
0251-1000- Rubber Soul

??

i love savoy truffle ^^ but then i name everything after food...

Quoted from harihead

This sounds like members who are just getting started are somehow inferior.

They're now called 'baby member'. I tried to get rid of that asap. Then I became 'minimum member'. That's not very flattering either.

Some great name suggestions there!

The idea behind my numbering system was that I thought it would be good if new members were encouraged to attain certain new levels quickly then as they become loyal members (hopefully) they would still have benchmarks to achieve. I also thought it would be good if some of our longest serving members still had something to aim for which is why I included the 10,000+ mark as some people are already approaching that number (and one has already passed it). At the moment it seems like you achieve 'maximum member' status really quickly and then that's how you stay forever.

Just an idea to make things a bit more interesting

Quoted from Bobber

They're now called 'baby member'. I tried to get rid of that asap. Then I became 'minimum member'. That's not very flattering either.

True! I'm all for changing it, just suggesting we find something pretty friendly.

Nice ideas, The End!

How about...

0001-0050 - A Beginning - because for new members it IS a beginning
0051-0250 - Getting Better - after 50 posts the new member should be settling into forum life quite nicely so it really is "getting better all the time..."
0251-1000 - Words Of Love - after 250 posts many words of love (probably!) would have been shared with the forum.
1001+ That Means a Lot - because 1001 posts really IS a lot!
10000+ - Sun King  - The king of posters... plus a special member colour perhaps?

Any other thoughts?

Quoted from The End

How about...

0001-0050 - A Beginning - because for new members it IS a beginning
0051-0250 - Getting Better - after 50 posts the new member should be settling into forum life quite nicely so it really is "getting better all the time..."
0251-1000 - Words Of Love - after 250 posts many words of love (probably!) would have been shared with the forum.
1001+ That Means a Lot - because 1001 posts really IS a lot!
10000+ - Sun King  - The king of posters... plus a special member colour perhaps?

Any other thoughts?

i just wanna be the swine, but allow me to help you with this big problem.

i'd say 251-500: say the word
501-1000: words that go together well
1000-2500: all her words of kindness
2500-5000: words are flying out
5000-10000: please mr postman
10000-20000: writing the words of a sermon
20000-50000: words of love you whisper

Quoted from The Swine

i just wanna be the swine, but allow me to help you with this big problem.

2500-5000: words are flying out

Great suggestions!

Hmmm, isn't it "words are flowing out" though?

your probably right. i use to hear flying instead of flowing and i must say i like my version better than lennon's.

I like the ideaas well... the only suggestion is to try to make them as close as it can be to the old names... ya know?

Quoted from The End

How about...

0001-0050 - A Beginning - because for new members it IS a beginning
0051-0250 - Getting Better - after 50 posts the new member should be settling into forum life quite nicely so it really is "getting better all the time..."
0251-1000 - Words Of Love - after 250 posts many words of love (probably!) would have been shared with the forum.
1001+ That Means a Lot - because 1001 posts really IS a lot!
10000+ - Sun King  - The king of posters... plus a special member colour perhaps?

0001-0050- Hello Hello
0051-0250- Savoy Truffle
0251-1000- Rubber Soul
1001+ Here Comes The Sun
10000+ Sun King

Good idea Al. I've never really enjoyed being called a 'member'!!

I still think the gap betweeen 1000 to 10,000 is quite big. Idea for the first posts: One And One Is Two    

1,000 - 5,000  That Means A Lot
5,000 - 10,000  Here Comes The Sun

Quoted from Bobber

I still think the gap betweeen 1000 to 10,000 is quite big. Idea for the first posts: One And One Is Two    

1,000 - 5,000  That Means A Lot
5,000 - 10,000  Here Comes The Sun

Yep. There's a lot of us over 1000, but only Raxo over 10,000. It'll be years before most of us get that far, by which time Rax will have disappeared over the horizon!

Maybe add:

20,000 - 30,000  Tomorrow Never Knows
30,000 - 40,000  The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
40,000 - 50,000  I Want To Tell You
50,000+             Her Majesty

Now you're being silly!

Why? This forum is in fact quite young. What if we all get to that numbers in about ten or twenty years?  

Quoted from Bobber

I still think the gap betweeen 1000 to 10,000 is quite big.

1,000 - 5,000  That Means A Lot
5,000 - 10,000  Here Comes The Sun

Good call. Maybe just a change of colour at 10,000 then?

Quoted from BlueMeanie

Good idea Al. I've never really enjoyed being called a 'member'!!

"Big member" is worse!! LOL!

What do you reckon Dmitry?

Quoted from The End

Good call. Maybe just a change of colour at 10,000 then?

Fine. I say use white.

LOL!!

Quoted from Bobber

Fine. I say use white.

I'd say neon orange.

Quoted from Flaming Pie in the Sky

I'd say neon orange.

Weird, I was thinking orange too!

Pink.
Or add to the group of special members.

I change my vote to hot pink