Naming the Next Rank

[Laura F.]

I think next week we'll start a poll!  So far, the options I think I'd list are:

• Inspirational
• Knight of NI
• Zealot (or Zealous?)
• Unstoppable
• Altruist

Keep in mind that we don't necessarily have to follow the Proven Enthusiastic Veteran template as mentioned earlier in this thread.  Are there others not on my list that you'd like to see in the poll?

A few others that I've thought of are impassioned, energetic, and ardent.

Thanks!
Laura
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[Kallis]

This 'Q' may sound foolish...but I can't help it..forgive me

How can I know what each (currently existing) rank means....

As Ben suggested, it will be great if there is a link in the rank, which takes you to the page where its explained.

Kallis

Message Edited by Kallis on 11-03-2006 12:23 AM

[Ben]

Laura wrote " think next week we'll start a poll! "

Hold your armadilos!

Many of us are "road warriors" and can not be counted on to check in on a daily basis.

At a minimum we should give this thread another week, although a total of four weeks would be better (take a look at the first and last dates in the Congratulations threads).

Before we start voting on names we should figure out if we are just adding a new level at the top or if we are going to re-adjust the bell curve.

So Q for you Laura:

Are you giving us the oppertunity to completely re-organize the levels and title or are we just adding a new level?

Awaiting your clarification,

Ben

Message Edited by Ben on 11-03-2006 07:46 AM

[Laura F.]

No problem - I can hold off awhile before starting the poll. 

For purposes of this poll, we will be choosing the name of the next rank.  I don't want to completely do away with what we have because I think the community is quite used to it.  This doesn't rule out the possibility of adding extra lower and higher ranks, but I want the purpose of the poll to be to choose the name of the next rank we add. 

Some things I need clarification on: 

Should the choice be Knight of NI or Knights of NI?  It seems natural to me to make it singular, but I'm not sure if I am messing up the Monty Python reference  😉

Also, many of you have asked for us to publish a guide to the different ranks.  I've done some research into other forums and very few publish this information.  What do you see as the benefits of us doing this? 

Thanks!
Laura

[Ben]

"

Also, many of you have asked for us to publish a guide to the different ranks.  I've done some research into other forums and very few publish this information.  What do you see as the benefits of us doing this? 

"

1) We are meassurement junkies. We have an element of our nature that makes us want to measure things and compare them with other things. The "other things" in the discusion forums are those other contributors who have differt things under their names. What do they mean? How much work do I have to put in to get one of those fancy things.

2) For noobs, they can answer the Q "Who is this character anyway?"

Ben

[devchander]

I agree with Ben,

It took me quite a bit of searching, to get an idea how the funda of Ranking works

Message Edited by devchander on 11-06-2006 12:29 AM

[becktho]

I just can double what Ben and devchander said.

Every now and then there are threads started by newbies, searching an answer on what the three squares next to the username mean.

[Ben]

Laura,

pleas clarify "For purposes of this poll, we will be choosing the name of the next rank. "

At what level wil the new Rank be inserted, ie what number of contributions?

Ben

[tst]

I'm more interested in this:

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@Laura F. wrote:

Keep in mind that we don't necessarily have to follow the Proven Enthusiastic Veteran template as mentioned earlier in this thread. 

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If this is not so, then what are our options?

BTW, you can use the singular "knight".

[Graziano]

above Enthusiast.... post-o-matic?