cblaisd

To show you how much things change, until the fall of 2000, "FlyerTalk Evangelist" was achieved at 250 posts.

nsx

FT post counts lose their value much, much faster than miles!

dhammer53

If new titles is about Flyertalk mimicking Milepoint, then I say

I'm with cblaisd on this, leave everything as is.

Markie

0-9,999,999 - No title
10,000,000 - Multi-Millionaire

Q Shoe Guy

Sorry wrong thread !

Jaimito Cartero

10,000-19,999 Posts
Title: Not much of a social life.

20,000-49,999 Posts
Title: No social life.

50,000+ Posts
Title: Shut in, Tin Foil Hat Wearer.

RSSrsvp

+1

RichMSN

You mean make up levels and then tell nobody how to achieve those levels? Nope, no thought whatsoever of mimicking that stupid idea.

GUWonder

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If a fix is necessary, let the post count number be the title, and so get rid of regular member titles. As it is, I don't see title changes improving things for me and so I would suggest leaving this as is.

Jenbel

Another don't change vote from me. We get enough folks post padding their way to 10k, we don't need further encouragement.

RichMSN

Perhaps it's the fact that 10K is really, really hard to get to. I've been here for over 8 years and consider myself a regular participant and still haven't hit 10K posts. And that's with posts counting everywhere now.

My original idea was to put in a 5000 post title -- something like Enthusiast to match Evangelist. This idea of revamping the whole system fell from that original idea. I'd be thrilled to simply add a 5K title.

But I do think Evangelist is a dumb, dumb term and we'd be better served with a different word in place there alongside a new one for 5K.

SkiAdcock

I like this, although think we should probably lower the #s a bit on the higher end.

Cheers.

N830MH

I think it's great idea! I like it! They will consider it. Let's TB member will have a considered to change a new program.

belfordrocks

On the other hand, intermediary titles before 10K posts would probably mean less post padding, not more- "post padders" get recognition before 10K and then give up, leaving the rest of us to discuss actual content...

reft

+1 to leaving it alone.

Justification for leaving it alone: avoid encouraging post padding; as others have said, the content of a a post is worth more than the number of posts. It clutters the lefthand side less and the titles that are there today, have more meaning as they are few. The post count is also there, so it's not hard to figure out how many posts a member has.


If there's an overwhelming desire to tinker, I'd prefer to see a recognition title for outstanding contribution to Flyertalk and one non-board activities such as a puddingguy or lovetravellingoz type of achievement), nominations from the floor, perhaps only one award per year in those two categories to keep it special, with no need to make an award in any given year.

But that may be for another TB thread.