The options as I see it are:
Status Quo
No or Reduced "titles"
Extra titles.

I personally would like to see 1 extra at say 5000 posts. It is not so high as to be unattainable but no so low that it is easily obtainable by post padding/fluff.

That said, the whole point of a board like this is to encourage contributions surely? (yes I know dont call me Shirley).

It is a bit like "Should status be based on miles/revenue/combination"

Could that be a compromise. A member has to have joined at least x years ago.

my 2 cents

I strongly believe that there is an argument for quality over quantity, but others may well argue against that. What constitutes a meaningful contribution (or even if a contribution has to be meaningful) is debatable, not just on FT.

And for some people, the prize of a title doesn't do much if anything to encourage contributions. I personally am happy to remain naked.

Please don't encourage the post padders!

Thank you, that's reassuring to hear.

So you would then be willing to give your 3 up?

As stated I believe the current arrangement is fine and don't support creating additional titles.

Ergo, also do not support getting rid of yours ?

That's a safe assumption if one is in favor of keeping the status quo. ;)

Status quo was last years talkboard.....;)

I'm in favor of removing all titles expect for those in an official capacity. Posting xxxxx posts in Omni doesn't make you an expert.

Edit- except those that are orginal members.

If the idea behind this thread ever gets off the ground, there will be endless discussion about numbers and titles. I just posted the following to the other thread, since I didn't notice this thread (due to all the clutter in the TB forum). ;)

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

If they went the opposite way, NO TITLES,(except when certain volunteers are posting in their squatted in forums), that would be different. Then again the software might not support this auto on/off thing.

+1. I can think of several cases where people who have joined a few months ago have thousands of posts, and almost every one of those posts is meaningless drivel. The worst part is, these are not posts in Omni or Games, they are on the main fora. :(

Where my LIKE button is at? :D

"Intermediate titles" is about as brilliant as the idiotic re-branding of the middle cabin on UA to "Business First." You are either in F, C or Y. You are either no one, an evangelist, or a legend. Look how nice UA was when there was only 2P, 1P, and 1K. Now there are 2 more tiers. So complicated.

KISS

End of story.

MP didn't even come up in the discussion amongst TB members when discussing intermediate titles, but thanks for the conjecture :rolleyes:

Titles exist. While I don't particularly care if I have evangalist after my handle, others do. But due to concerns about posts counting & some getting the handle that way & supposedly diluting it for others, there was also the thought that a # contribute a lot to & don't necessarily get to 10K, so an intermediate title also acknoweldges that.

Cheers.