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Re: Member rank names

Captain_Dude — Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:58:32 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 10/02/2011 22:58

GARY wrote:

albummaster wrote:

I think we're pretty close to finalising the points system for the new ranks. I'm just wondering if people want to keep the same names, or change them?

Level 1: Air Guitarist
Level 2: Strummer
Level 3: Garage
Level 4: Club
Level 5: Famous
Level 6: Superstar
Level 7: Legend
Level 8: Demigod

I like this 😁

Yep. I like this one, too.

Re: Member rank names

Necharsian — Sun, 2 Oct 2011 18:08:18 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 10/02/2011 22:08

albummaster wrote:

It sounds like using level numbers is the right thing to do, and maybe when Level 8 is achieved you get to name your own rank (that's along the lines of what was spoken about elsewhere).

I quite like that idea 😁

Re: Member rank names

albummaster — Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:37:07 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 10/02/2011 19:37

It sounds like using level numbers is the right thing to do, and maybe when Level 8 is achieved you get to name your own rank (that's along the lines of what was spoken about elsewhere).

Re: Member rank names

Necharsian — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:30:47 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 09/29/2011 23:30

Just a thought here, but you could have the first few levels merely called "level #" or "tier #". Ex: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, etc.
And then start actually naming them at the level in which users can have a 100 album chart. It would make that transition to the "100 club" more spectacular, in a way.

(Side note: I personally like "Classic" as a level name, since it is associated with albums quite a bit.)

Re: Member rank names

albummaster — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:06:06 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 09/29/2011 09:06

the only thing is, I don't really want to re-use any of the current names and I think some of these don't sound that catchy.

If anyone has any thoughts on how to improve this and make it a bit more exciting, please chime in... 😁

Re: Member rank names

GARY — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:37:01 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 09/29/2011 08:37

albummaster wrote:

I like this 😁

.

Re: Member rank names

RFNAPLES — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:55:26 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/23/2011 17:55

Give them any labels you wish. Often awards are designated by precious metals, gemstones, or colors. It doesn't matter which order, just choose. (Often gold is considered higher than silver, but not in USA military). Why not just use the numbers? They actually have meaning, for instance: Level 1, Tier 1, Plateau 1, Circle 1, Ring 1, Track 1 or Cloud 1. It doesn't matter since you will change them again someday.

Re: Member rank names

albummaster — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:29:49 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 09/23/2011 17:29

Polythene Pam wrote:

i wouldn't mind it named in forms of musical skill such as virtuoso etc. Naming after bands or popularity will probably be disliked by certian members though

I agree with that, I think it needs to be agnostic to any band or type of music. I think the music grades isn't a bad idea, and the career path (with a bit of tweaking) could be another one.

I think I'd like to avoid any of the current rank names, if possible, so that the new and old ranks can't be compared (they are entirely different in the way they are calculated so the comparison would be false and it might be misleading to people).

Re: Member rank names

alelsupreme — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:06:22 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 09/23/2011 16:06

For the bands name ones try to stay away from tool...

Re: Member rank names

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:03:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/23/2011 16:03

Polythene Pam wrote:

you could start off as Bono and end up as Kevin Sheilds :D

🤣 I love this!

It might scare away newbs though

Re: Member rank names

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:27:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/23/2011 15:27

i wouldn't mind it named in forms of musical skill such as virtuoso etc. Naming after bands or popularity will probably be disliked by certian members though

Re: Member rank names

RFNAPLES — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:18:46 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/23/2011 15:18

Maybe we could have band names that are superlatives for labels, e.g.:
Nirvana
Supremes
Tops
Paragons

Re: Member rank names

albummaster — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:10:39 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 09/23/2011 15:10

I never thought originally that anyone would make more than 100 posts... 😁

It's far better to have a system that is extensible (even if it never has to change).

Re: Member rank names

RFNAPLES — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:09 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/23/2011 15:00

Do we need expansion? Do we need to move the finish line? What is higher than Nirvana?

Re: Member rank names

albummaster — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:43:24 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 09/23/2011 14:43

RFNAPLES wrote:

Some see being number 1 better than 10. Bands/artists want to be number 1 and they want their albums to be number 1, not 8 or 10. Athletes want to be number one or finish 1st or come in 1st.

Yes, but that doesn't give any room for expansion. If new levels were added further down the line, they'd have to be zero or negative and that doesn't sound right.

RFNAPLES wrote:

Any nonnumeric names you give will need a legend for interpretation.

Yes - there's a *draft* page here (functionality is not currently tied to your level, but it will be when this system goes live).

RFNAPLES wrote:

If you have more than one ranking scheme it will be confusing and make the ranking scheme meaningless.

Everything will be tied to your level number. If I am a Level 2 "Strummer" (or whatever the level is eventually called) and someone else is a Level 2 something else, they will both have the same functionality. The name is just a label for the level.

Re: Member rank names

RFNAPLES — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:05:24 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/23/2011 13:05

Some see being number 1 better than 10. Bands/artists want to be number 1 and they want their albums to be number 1, not 8 or 10. Athletes want to be number one or finish 1st or come in 1st. Any nonnumeric names you give will need a legend for interpretation. If you have more than one ranking scheme it will be confusing and make the ranking scheme meaningless.

Re: Member rank names

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:57:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/23/2011 10:57

you could start off as Bono and end up as Kevin Sheilds 😁

Member rank names

albummaster — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:42:54 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 09/23/2011 10:42

I think we're pretty close to finalising the points system for the new ranks. I'm just wondering if people want to keep the same names, or change them?

Just to re-list what we have at the moment:

0 posts: [Nothing]
5 posts: Silver
10 posts: Gold
30 posts: Platinum
50 posts: Diamond
100 posts: Famous
250 posts: Superstar
500 posts: Legend

At the moment, the names aren't very contiguous and I quite like the idea of changing them. For those new to the site, a few years ago we had a similar brainstorm, and that thread might be useful to refer to to pick up any ideas.

I quite like the idea of a 'career', where you start off as a garage musician or something and end up doing stadiums. Something like this (but needs tweaking):

Level 1: Air Guitarist
Level 2: Strummer
Level 3: Garage
Level 4: Club
Level 5: Famous
Level 6: Superstar
Level 7: Legend
Level 8: Demigod

Another idea, maybe there could be two or three different ladders, and you could pick the 'theme' that you want to use.

Anyway, just opening this up to see if anyone has any thoughts or ideas.