# Posts to become "duffer"                 0
# Posts to become "New Member"          2
# Posts to become "Junior Member"       >50
# Posts to become "Full Member"           >100
# Posts to become "Senior Member"       >250
# Posts to become "Contributor"             >500

# Posts to add "Inukshuk"                     =( (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links))

"Voyageur"    = Inukshuk/Moderator (Maymaygwayshiwog)

Something like "Tribal elder" or "Windigo" come to mind. Then again, bragging rights get a little stale after a few hundred meters/rods/posts. We all have our priorities and maybe Jimbo and I need lives...? 

Then again, leaving the default position labels intact ends up being one less hack for me to remember when doing script upgrades. This thread was a blanket reply to cover the numerous "hey what happened to my label" IM/e-mails that eventually trickled in when I unknowingly modified them a while back. Plus, at some point I intend to archive some of the older threads. Depending on how that's done, the Posts:# might be affected. Searching the archived posts would be faster though.

Any members last 50 posts says more than any number could. Beyond that, (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) is meaningful. Personally, I'd prefer the labels also included a "Year Registered" but even that would not cover the old QJ forum nor the other forums on which people leave their tracks. Some names have been around forever. People come and go. Hopefully the ones people miss got lives...
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Rather than a new name, we should quickly establish a guessing contest to see which of the 2 (db & Jimbo) will establish themselves as ''1000 post contributors'' first, along with date and time. Jimbo has graciously offered a phink phlamingo, head attached, as grand prize. db may want to consider upping the offer. This would be similar to winning the annual ''ice out'' contest, which incidentally won me a Eureka Timberline 4 tent. So, who will win?

Jimbo will want to sew this up prior to the big Jam at Stumpy's Swamp Pond, so my guess is June 3 at 4:15pm.

db will not reach 1000 until July 13 at 2:15AM.

Now its your turn to guess!

No. No. No.  You don't understand.  The counter is only a 3 digit number.  Once they reach 999, the next number is ZERO and they have to start over!

dd

I read throughout the day whenever I'm between things and/or just need/deserve a break. I usually reply to what I remember interesting me just before bedtime when I'm the only one around. The phone isn't ringing. The house is quiet - enough. Email may interrupt but I can answer most later. Being alone with my thoughts allows me to forget whatever crap I should be working on and just please and be myself. I find peace enough to play. It becomes a solo trip for a few minutes.

"El Mucho Pomposo"? "Compulso Expresso"? How 'bout "No Getico"?
There are names on the top 50 list with styles meant to get noticed and some that tend to go somewhat unnoticed. Yet, when you think about it, most are always here with good insight/info or reappear on occasion sharing good honest opinions. Labels, go figure...

Jimbo is an obvious elder w/o needing another label to prove it and even though I've not eaten anyone for a while, I'll gladly accept windigo. If it goes that far, someone will need to remind me though 'cause I rarely look at the score.

Don't guess:
Admin could always just promote or demote anyone, but, if there's one thing I know for sure, it's that I've learned much more by offering honest opinions and answering questions than anything else.

Sweet dreams to all.

My prediction is elder Jimbo's (you did mention that you're in the 50 SOMETHING club  ) odometer will roll over on June 2nd at 9:30am.  The most revered db will place his 1000th QJ post on June 17th at 3:00am.

However, by late summer db will again overtake Jimbo as, without the daily activity on the Jamborree thread, Jimbo's posting will slow dramatically.  Or maybe not.  Hey (compared to most of you guys) I'm the new guy here, what do I know? 

PS - That's one post closer to Junior Member for me.  Whoopee!

So, what's the difference between green stars and gold stars?  ??? ??? ???

How about the daisies (for want of a better description), what do those denote?

I get it.

here for an example ... & scroll down to Tripper's entry.

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red & blue flowers!
(It doesn't answer what they are, just shows an example)

Oh, I get it, the colored flowers (sorry didn't mean to offend calling them daisies).  I don't do IM 'cause my computer can't spell any better than my old Royal. At least I can take my Royal camping.

Well I guess the site now has several members over 1,000 post. And db now is the first to get 2,000 post. Now should we come up with a title for thsoe who have made 2,000 post? that's a lot of posts.

All-
A few months ago, someone e-mailed saying they didn't paddle... post... but visited often because they appreciated QJ's "signal-to-noise ratio." Not only did I love that application of the term, I may have even learned something useful from it.

It amazes me anyone pays attention to meaningless numbers. Does 2000+ give instant credibility to whatever opinions I spew? It should IMO. , but I doubt many of you believe it does. Geeheze, even facts can be dismissed when someone doesn't agree.

Sure, I could easily add a 1000, 2000 juicy label but what point would it serve? The existing labels could very well be adversely affecting the signal-to-noise-ratio already. (That's exactly why QJ has never allowed links in signatures.) Please always speak up whenever you have specific knowledge or a novel opinion.

BTW - I (somewhat recently) deleted ~250 members who've never contributed a single keystroke as well as had not visited in over a year. (You wouldn't portage dead weight like that either - would you?) Oddly enough, not a single one of those "Account deleted" e-mails bounced so that's how squeaky clean the member list is and how 'genuine' most members are.

Personally, 2000+ is kind-of a sad commentary on how I spend my free-time considering I normally respond to far more e-mail and PM's than posts. (FWIW - Please understand if I'm slow to respond to e-mail and PMs. I read most of 'em when I get 'em but a gentle reminder never hurts if something specific was important to you and I had other things on my mind at the time.)

"All we want are the facts (ma'am)." Well considered opinions are a welcome alternative, yadda yadda yadda in moderation is good too.