New post-count titles for FlyerTalk? Nominate your favorites!
Apr 18, 2014, 11:46 pm
#271
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Once you become a mod or on Talkboard, that title replaces your post count title. You have to PM the Community Director to have both showing. Perhaps Spiff just doesn't care.
Apr 19, 2014, 1:09 am
#272
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,196
Where the moderator or TalkBoard member had a special title before being appointed to the new position, the Community Director will incorporate it into the new title, but if the moderator or TalkBoard member passes a threshold after he or she already has a custom title, the software will not make any changes automatically, and the Community Director must manually update the title.
Apr 19, 2014, 6:32 am
#273
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,417
Apr 19, 2014, 8:34 am
#274
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 2002
Location: YEG
Programs: HH Silver
Posts: 56,452
Apr 19, 2014, 11:33 am
#275
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Apr 19, 2014, 3:46 pm
#276
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
to the Community Director to request any changes from what's there. Whether we do that or not may address your second question.
Apr 20, 2014, 6:59 am
#277
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UALifetimePremierGold, Marriott LifetimeTitanium
Posts: 71,114
That would be my guess. Mod & TB titles are based on FT duties. Evangelist & Legend are based on post count. Not everyone cares about titles based solely on post count. Or perhaps they don't care enough to ask the CD to manually adjust the titles. Or they might not have even noticed the post count title isn't under their handle - how many people actually look at their own handles after they've been created.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Last edited by SkiAdcock; Apr 20, 2014 at 7:09 am Reason: fix typos!
Apr 20, 2014, 10:03 am
#278
Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,727
Apr 21, 2014, 8:02 am
#279
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UALifetimePremierGold, Marriott LifetimeTitanium
Posts: 71,114
Apr 21, 2014, 10:15 am
#280
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Posting entirely personally, I'd like to see titles that acknowledge people earlier and encourage them. 1,000, 2.5k, 5k, 10k, 25k or so. Names, well, maybe start with
etc. or the like.
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...
)
- Active Member (1,000)
- Contributing Member (2,500)
- Involved Member (5,000)
- Committed Member (10,000)
- Distinguished Member (25,000)
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...
)
Apr 21, 2014, 1:48 pm
#281
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,196
Posting entirely personally, I'd like to see titles that acknowledge people earlier and encourage them. 1,000, 2.5k, 5k, 10k, 25k or so. Names, well, maybe start with
etc. or the like.
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...)
- Active Member (1,000)
- Contributing Member (2,500)
- Involved Member (5,000)
- Committed Member (10,000)
- Distinguished Member (25,000)
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...
)And 50,000: Addicted Member.
Apr 21, 2014, 7:32 pm
#282
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Apr 21, 2014, 9:36 pm
#283
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,417
Posting entirely personally, I'd like to see titles that acknowledge people earlier and encourage them. 1,000, 2.5k, 5k, 10k, 25k or so. Names, well, maybe start with
etc. or the like.
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...)
- Active Member (1,000)
- Contributing Member (2,500)
- Involved Member (5,000)
- Committed Member (10,000)
- Distinguished Member (25,000)
You may have better titles - be my guest. No ego here, just a way of trying to acknowledge involvement earlier than we do now and avoid "Evangelist" - though "Posting Legend" is OK title IMO, though Leading Member, etc. might be OK as well.
(What's the difference between "involved" and "committed"? One wag put it thusly: when you had eggs and ham for breakfast today, the hen was involved; the pig was committed...
)
Apr 21, 2014, 9:43 pm
#284
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SGF
Programs: AS, AA, UA, AGR S (former 75K, GLD, 1K, and S+, now an elite peon)
Posts: 23,196
Apr 21, 2014, 11:43 pm
#285
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
Given how large the population of FT members is, and given the frequency of metal illness in the general population of the world and the need to treat those illnesses, there probably is some of both. That said, my parents taught me it's not funny to joke about the health problems of people unless it's one's own health issues that are being downplayed.
That said, a general travel OCD wouldn't be the worst of things.
http://www.butf.com/belts.htm for posting levels?
Last edited by GUWonder; Apr 22, 2014 at 1:29 am