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My system:

51-100 posts= Gong Farmer
151-200 posts= Gong Farmer
201-250 posts= Gong Farmer
251-300 posts= Gong Farmer
201-250 posts= Gong Farmer
251-300 posts= Gong Farmer



Actually,

I think after 200 we should have a townsperson title for every hundred posts

Miller 200-300
Baker 300-400
Candlestick Maker 400-500
Haberdasher 500-600
Fuller 700-800
Carpenter 800-900
Blacksmith 900-1000
Stone Mason 1000-1500

Over 1500 = Old Timer

Ben E.
Sets Admin

Jojo wrote:

So Ben E. is about to be re-released. Of course that means he had to be discontinued first. I'm not completely sure if I like this idea.

Hahaha. I dont think I am a legend. That would be going too far. However, if I am re released then everyone can enjoy having me around

Ben
Baron von Ellermann - still the posting leader, barely

I don't think thay should all be pesent titals, like u sudjested^^^ after all, I would rather be a baker than a candle-stick maker. And I'd rather be a squire than a baker. And I'd rather be a Gibbon than a squire! heeheehee......don't ask about that one...

architect wrote:0-50 posts - Gong Farmer
50-100 posts - Peasant
100+ posts - Villein

As I'm nearing the next level, and since I have a special post that I want to make once I achieve Villeinhood, can I get clarification on this point:

Do I become Villein on post #100 or #101?

Thanks,
Alan

footsteps wrote:
As I'm nearing the next level, and since I have a special post that I want to make once I achieve Villeinhood, can I get clarification on this point:

Do I become Villein on post #100 or #101?

Thanks,
Alan

Mine came exactly at 100.

Something to think about... if you put too much into the titles, you're going to have people posting just for the sake of posting... .just so they can boost their post count.

I'm not sure that's necessarily a good thing.

Something to think about... if you put too much into the titles, you're going to have people posting just for the sake of posting... .just so they can boost their post count.

We have thought about this and are still debating what to do with titles. Of course Admins could delete useless posts, but that is time consuming.

Ben E.
Sets Admin

whats after villain?


LR

architect wrote:

Something to think about... if you put too much into the titles, you're going to have people posting just for the sake of posting... .just so they can boost their post count.

We have thought about this and are still debating what to do with titles. Of course Admins could delete useless posts, but that is time consuming.

Ben E.
Sets Admin

I suppose it depends on what you are trying to achieve with titles. Recognize longevity? Contribution to the forums? Just for the heck of it? Setting it to lengevity stops the clutter posts, but doesn't reward genuine contribution. If you can set the system to only count posts of a certain length (500 characters? 1000?) then that effectively trims out the one-liners ("I like your castle" "What comes after villein?" "Good idea" etc.). But who knows, maybe the clutter posts will simply babble on. Or some combination of a threshold number of posts per week/month plus time.

One word, TwoTonic - Forum software limitations.

However, it could be set up so titles are awarded by the admins as they saw deserving... Wether that be by one of the equations you figured out before, or by general contribution, that would be up to them.

Devari wrote:One word, TwoTonic - Forum software limitations.

However, it could be set up so titles are awarded by the admins as they saw deserving... Wether that be by one of the equations you figured out before, or by general contribution, that would be up to them.

I was just throwing out ideas - I knew that it might be entirely defined by what the forum software could handle or could easily modified for. If the software can't handle much, at least that narrows the focus.

Having the admins do it by hand has it's advantages and disadvantages. They probably couldn't do it on a regular level of promotion (gong farmer, serf, peasant, yeoman, etc.), so that feeling of accomplishment by rising through the ranks is lost (or a lot of work). Hand-picked promotions would be a once in a while occurance. It stops the mini-maxers, and it is certainly medieval. It might start a certain wave of petitioning (whining) for promotion, or jealousy. The trick is to keep it a positive, fun thing.

TwoTonic Knight wrote:Having the admins do it by hand has it's advantages and disadvantages. They probably couldn't do it on a regular level of promotion (gong farmer, serf, peasant, yeoman, etc.), so that feeling of accomplishment by rising through the ranks is lost (or a lot of work). Hand-picked promotions would be a once in a while occurance. It stops the mini-maxers, and it is certainly medieval. It might start a certain wave of petitioning (whining) for promotion, or jealousy. The trick is to keep it a positive, fun thing.

Quite right... Perhaps there should be a standardized point system. +1 for a very good contribution, -100k points for whining .

Prolly wouldn't work...

Possibly a democratic system where a small page is set up and people can nominate people for promotions, and the forum population could vote on it. Possibly with weighted voting. (This, while hard to set up, is alll possible - our admins are getting smarter with PHP, I'm sure (Hope). )


That probably wouldn't work as well... Whatever is used, post count does not work very well.

The "Ranking" system is based solely on the number of posts, with provisions for "special ranks". So far, Gong Farmer, Peasant, and Villien are the only "standard" ranks, and are based on the number of posts. The only "special" ranks at this time are the ones given to the Admins.

Changes are coming though. More special ranks will be coming, and these will be dealt out as the Admins see fit. Most likely limited to contests winners and such. Special ranks are not attached to the number of posts.

Standard ranks will also be changed. There will, of course be more added. I'll soon be compiling a list from the suggestions made so far. Will probably include some ranks from all walks of life. I'll also probably adjust the number of posts needed to move from level to level, making advancement quicker on the low end.

Troy

Sidestepping to the town (commercial):
Labourer
Apprentice
Master/Guildsman
Merchant

It suddenly dawned on me that the intermediate guild ranking was missing: Apprentice, Journeyman, Master. The vast majority of guildsmen would have the Journeyman rank - they would be capable of independent, solid work.

Town (political):
Bailiff
Sherriff
Councillor
Reeve

Justiciar: the chief political and legal officer from the time of William I to that of Henry III, who deputized for the king in his absence and presided over the kings' courts. I didn't have a precise definition to give a ranking, and this was the one that popped up first on a search. This then was something of a "federal" position rather than local (town), but shows a progression up the legal side. But then, a justiciar would probably be a noble, so perhaps it doesn't truly fit.

I probably wouldn't have bothered mentioning the justiciar, but while researching that, I found the answer to my own question about the difference between Reeve and Sherriff (Shire Reeve). The Shire Reeve served the larger unit (the Shire as opposed to 100 families) and was thus higher up the scale. A Bailiff was orginally commander of the night watch and had no special training, and would probably rank under a Reeve, who held the power of both police and judge. So doing a bit of re-ranking:

Bailiff
Reeve
Councillor
Sheriff (Shire Reeve)
Justiciar

Though, honestly, I'm not exactly sure where Councillor fits, but it would seem that a Sheriff was a more powerful position.

WOW! I've jumped from Villein to Apprentice! It appears someone had been changing titiles!

Just breezing though the forums I found:

Gong Farmer
Serf
Freeman
Villien
Laborer
Apprentice
Foot Soldier
Aritsan
Baliff

This is very COOL!