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C0RR0SIVE's avatar
C0RR0SIVE
Associate Professor
8 years ago

Rankings

I know the "ranks" are purely based upon post count in certain areas, but what are the ranks?  It seems they are only "updated" once a week on Lithium and it's confusing to tell what rank is what lol...
  • Liz's avatar
    Liz
    8 years ago

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Gwalk900's avatar
Gwalk900
Honorary Alumnus

Sadly based solely on number of posts, not content.

If you peek around you can see the curtis-m is ranked as a Tutor while BirdDog is a Senior (I'll grant you that BD is not a Pup but .......)

Hummmm.

 

Just an observation from the Peanut Gallery.

 

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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
8 years ago

"Sadly based solely on number of posts, not content."

 

Yep, and that's just wrong.

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    Gwalk900
    Honorary Alumnus
    8 years ago

    The stuff on the Internet is a lot like the Wild West.

    You just have to know how to tell the wheat from the chaff. That to me is where (with all Community Disclaimers aside) the Community Rankings come into play. Nothing of course is absoute, but with limited Mod comments to validate comments made by users and former "Champs" how are they to assess the "Help" posted in our now user to user Community.

    For me, that means I am wasting a lot of time making long detailed posts that carry the same validity, the same weight if you will, as perhaps a post by curtis-m.

     

     

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      maratsade
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago

      Gwalk900, Yep, the rankings aren't very helpful right now, and new posters may not know who to trust or where to turn.  I hope that as the community evolves, maybe HN will restore the Champion title or create an equivalent.

       

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago
      Gwalk900 wrote:

       

      For me, that means I am wasting a lot of time making long detailed posts that carry the same validity, the same weight if you will, as perhaps a post by curtis-m. 

      That is VERY unfortunate, and IMHO, quite unfair.  

       

      All of that time that you and the other formerly titled Champions spent helping others and earning that former title and you are now relegated to the same level as someone who creates threads that are anything but productive and/or helpful.  It's not right.  I know that you and the others didn't help multitudes of people to earn that title, but the title was earned, nonetheless, and earned through hard work and dedication, and now....

       

      There needs to be a title that confers that you and the others who had the former title are people who can be trusted to help with issues and that you know what you are talking about.  And now, with the revelation that the mods are stepping back, a title conveying such is even more important than before.  I hope you and the others like you eventually get such a title.

           

    • GabeU's avatar
      GabeU
      Distinguished Professor IV
      8 years ago
      Gwalk900 wrote:

      The stuff on the Internet is a lot like the Wild West.

      You just have to know how to tell the wheat from the chaff. That to me is where (with all Community Disclaimers aside) the Community Rankings come into play. Nothing of course is absoute, but with limited Mod comments to validate comments made by users and former "Champs" how are they to assess the "Help" posted in our now user to user Community.

      For me, that means I am wasting a lot of time making long detailed posts that carry the same validity, the same weight if you will, as perhaps a post by curtis-m. 

      I couldn't agree more.  It's now much harder for the person seeking help to know who to trust, and they won't know to trust those exceptional people who previously earned that trust through their hard work.  It's disheartening.