Kinda strange... I've been a member for... 2 years and 1 day... but people who have been here for only like a week have a higher ranking than me? (Member 21 or so out of 10000...)

Is there any reason for this, or is it not even happening?

No, I don't hate the staff or the system, this is simply a question...

Just for the record, and to stop arguments:

Joined: 10-November 07

Hope to get an answer to this...

-Am64360 2
Long time MSW member

Got the # wrong... gah

Post Count

If I posted at the same rate as most posters I'd most likely be spamming. Kinda sucks for me?

As ranks, are you talking about the ranks on your profile page or the one under your avatar? The one under your avatar depends on your post count. The one on your profile page is all user based.Say someone just joined. Someone can go to their profile and rate them 5 stars. Then another person goes and ranks the person. There rank will change depending on what the person ranked them. I tend to see that inactive members get lower ranks by people because they are inactive.


And if you are worried about spamming then just make sure you make detailed posts, reply's, that go with the topic.



Hope this helps!

Both. Inactive? Yer, tight schedule, plus I spend quite a bit of time breaking my record in Mini Pool in the Arcade... (Record went from 2800 to 3000 to 3600 to 3800 then 4000 now.)

I think this is love not really fair in those terms, but if it's based on opinions then fine.
Psst: Scroll over love

EDIT: scroll over "bored" bored

EDIT 2: Scroll over "vote" vote

If you are wondering why your post count is so low, it might be that you are posting in the wrong category. Some of the categories are set so that posts there do not count towards your post count (I'm pretty sure that this one is like that). You might only have posted mainly in the off topic forums (or other non-counting forums).

EDIT: Ok, this does count towards your post count, or at least, I think.

Yeah, this does, and I haven't posted in a forum where it doesn't count in a long time.

Well if you do something to contribute to the forums then it will go up. The main way to contribute at the moment is to post your
thoughts/ideas/opinions/etc..
Not everyone who has a blue pip has 1k post, one of our old admins have a blue pip.
I am not 100% sure where you are getting the 'rank' thing, are you just talking about post count?

Depends, are the vote options about post count? If so then I'm posting about the wrong thing then...

EDIT: Is it normally 'ranked' this way?

Well the ranks depend on the post count, someone could join today and pass your rank, might be spam but still possible.
But ranks are really nothing, as long as you post very informative post with good grammar(and follow the rules) then you
would be a very respected member of the forums.

Ah, thanks for the help... it is strange though, I am only voter for 2 years and for msw member+? nothing higher/lower?

Checking rank by posting, sorry :S

I voted admin and I've been here for over 2 years.

Why do you think you can just register and gain ranks? You're not participating in the forum if you're not posting

How long you've been here has nothing to do with it. The basic member ranks are mainly, but not solely, based on post count. To get anything above that you have to contribute to the community, show maturity, be active, and be able to do it all it consistently.

Yup just as everyone said, ranks depends on your posts.

This totally matters.

you could totally have like 5 thousand posts if you were an active member in the community. I must admit that my first 100 posts were mostly non-community oriented, but I tried not to spam. I just looked at every single topic that I wanted to say something about and said it.

I could just repeat everything everyone has said, because yeah, they are right. It's post count, but not just post count but more about just being active in the community.

Edit: Ahhh, you don't have my "rank" on there. Retired.
Guess I can't vote now.

i made my accont about a month ago and just a MSW Member+ , idk if thats good , decent , bad ,


EDIT = lol make that bad , look at post 8 lawlawlawl

I've only been here since like May, but I'm still a Member++++, it just means I post more often, and no that doesn't make me a spammer.

The funny thing with the system is you could just spam to rank up. (Not that I've done that... )
The system is flawed, but what are the ranks for really? Nothing but to distinguish the moderators and active members in the communitee.

They're to distinguish Moderators, Admins, Staff, and our most active members, exactly. Thus, they aren't useless -- They have a very defined purpose.

You get to being a blue member by accruing 1000 posts (Or in very very very rare cases an Administrator may make you a blue before you reach 1000. However, only two people have ever had this happen; one is a former site admin and the other, well, it was a fluke that wasn't reversed because it wasn't a big deal and they're an active member anyway.)

And if you're curious how this MC guy became moderator, I fucked the admin. Literally.

ive been here forever I think im the oldest member here? :o

Somewhere near there.

Edd our senior mod is member number 2. He is the oldest.

But he is not active.

It's not all about post count. Staff and ranks higher are taken through a process to get there.

Being just active in the community will increase your post count because you are responding to others and such. I really wouldn't see it as much as posting as much as just being proactive in the community. I'm more of a rep guy then post guy even though I look like a lier due to my post count.

It's pretty easy to find something to chat about. If you want posts, go to the Chat Thread...

I always like to sit down and relax for a couple of hours and read your text walls.
I think you definitely represent how to make a meaningful post and contribute to the forums.

i have been 2 the site for about 2 years and i try to post when i can, and when its a post worthy

Post count is everything...no actually it is the only thing. As long as you have high post count nothing else matters.

I think the post count gave you that little "experienced" next to your moderator status

No it didn't.

Gave him moderator-ship though. :P
The only moderators that really didn't depend mostly on activity (post) was the first ones in, like Edd.

Lol? It's not flawed at all. You obviously get ranks for being active. It's not like ranks actually mean anything.

As for it being flawed because you can spam to rank up. Does "Banned" mean anything to you? It's not like the mods just let you spam to increase your post count...

Is the above posts the "spam" you were talking about am64360?

Very clever... replying to each post individually... when there is a multi-quote button(called quote, lights up red to show you've selected that post)...

All MSW Member++++ are not spammers, the reason why they were still around to get that many posts is because they do not spam, but rather write out well-thought out, meaningful posts. You get 'promoted', if you will, on the number of posts you have. Because you past the 50 post mark, you became a member ++. When you pass the 100 post mark, you become a member +++, and finally when you pass the 1000 post mark, you become a member ++++. Of cause you could become a moderator, staff or donor if you either decided to donate some money, put down your name for a staff position (the forums are in need of no staff at the moment), or are awesome enough to get picked for moderator.

There is? Sorry, not a pro on that... tried it and it epic failed on me. Besides, each person can read only what I wrote to them... lol



That post was a bit ambiguous, I wasn't hinting at anyone.



Soo... my schedule gives you that idea... I had a tight schedule and only got around to opening it only recently.



What I've done for the community... hmm... can I skip that? Show maturity... yeah, I posted this topic in a mature, non-flaming manner. be active... quite strangely, that's what I intend to do but had no time to do...

Be able to do it all consistently... yeah... I can do that


Loads of responses... how to respond to all of them, I don't know. This isn't a complaint, this is a question and an interesting fact to discuss.



Yep it does. Since it shows that a Myrune -> Mechscapeworld veteran usually isn't seen as high ranked as a person who has been here 2 weeks, but that's just me.



Gah, stupid mind reader... that's what I did in Rants in a bit of free time while on the RS forums, mainly due to a bit of trouble finding enough to make a decent uh... appearance? in the MSW community... Good to be back though.



Which do you prefer, facepalm or facedesk? -facepalm-

I failed lol... just vote for MSW Member++++?



So, that must mean I'm not spamming with all these replies then...


The amount of replies to this is amazing, I didn't expect this big a return when I posted this...



Right... the difference between a MSW Member++++ spammer and me is they are more active? Yer...

Not that I'm spamming... but yeah, I got promoted to MSW Member++



Man... I forgot about those lol



Eww, don't fuck the admin!

In the following quote, please scroll over to find out what I edited. This isn't spam, you're just incompetent in finding what I made out of it. NO, THIS WILL NOT RHYME.



Now, for an explanation? Active, hmm... compared to the time I have, if I were as active then as I am now, due to more free time, I'd have a post count of 83000. scroll here

-Am64360 2



Ahh... I joined Myrune in mid 06 I believe, but I'm not that sure...



Oh, so he ranks higher... lol...

Yeah, no doubt he should be anyways.



Yeah you kinda do, but I get what yer saying...




What about maintaining it? lol



Woops, forgot about that...



Go sit in the corner. lol

Hope you enjoyed reading those.

Let's be clear, an inactive Myrune > MSW vet. Someone who had little to no posts, an amount that could be realistically achieved in a week or so.

Maybe that's why the people who have had more of an impact on the community by actually posting rather than registering, doing nothing and expecting praise actually have higher ranks. And that's not to mention that anything until staff positions is pretty much based entirely on post count.

Basically, if you had been active and posted a couple of posts, even a post a day for that time, you would be known and respected. Not because you would have had a higher post count, but because people would have known your name and started to associate it. Turning up and going "LOOK AT MY MEMBER NUMBER RESPECT ME" is not the way to become popular.

And finally, read the rules. If you're such a vet and clearly are so respectable, why you insist on 8 posts in a row when there's a perfectly good edit button is beyond me. Unless of course you want to boost your post count, in which case I don't buy it.

That's a bullshit excuse, spamming won't earn you any respect points.

Right after you posted 8 in a row, you double posted. And after Drachen warned you.

I agree with Hay, that's a crap excuse. The quote name comes up when you press the +QUOTE button. Even better, don't reply to every single person.

That's coming from the guy that posted 8 times in a row..
I think you should just be quiet, coming on trying to be important because your an old member.
We don't need people like you.

I'd just like to point out you guys took my post way too seriously... lol

And I think it is starting to turn into spam seeing as you've gone up like 50 posts in the two says since you posted this.

How active on the forums I am isn't the only community-based thing possible. I can't control some inactivities.



Considering I sent 2 PMs to an Admin about this...

Oh woops, the quote thing doesn't work with edits does it? I'm a vet who knows most things... not the new implements or the things not said.

Drachen warned me about what?
It being crap? Yeah, did he care to tell me how to even use the multi-quote function?
And neither did you. I rest my case?



I went up 26 here and 23 on other threads. You assumed I only posted here since I was able to return from inactivity, due to tight scheduling.

1.5 Hijacking threads.
When members post in other people's topics in an attempt to change the subject or advertise for their benefit.

Yeah, I see that happening here.


2. No flaming or flame-baiting
We will not tolerate arguments created for the sole sake of arguing, or any posts created only to invoke anger.

Not happening, the poll is mature enough and is credible, right?

4. No advertising
- You may NOT advertise any other website or forum in your posts, via PM or encourage any member away from MechScape World.
- "Discreet advertising" is prohibited and may result in an instant ban. This is where relevant discussion masks the advertising intent (for example, asking what members think about a competitor).
- Referral links are not tolerated whatsoever, and may result in an instant ban. If you are an experienced member, you will receive a formal warning.
- You may include a personal or non-profit website in your signature PROVIDING that it is not a competitor and/or registrable website (e.g. contains a forum); it is discreet; and does not make an attempt to direct members away from this website. E.g. "Leave MechScape World, visit my website instead!".
- For any MechScape or RuneScape-related website you include in your signature, the owner MUST link back to MechscapeWorld.com. If not, you are not permitted to include the link in your signature.

Oh crap...

8. Complaining About Rules/Mods/Actions
Members have the right to question a moderator's action if kept civil. If you see someone breaking the rules then use the report facility or contact a moderator/administrator. Do not post on a thread just to state that a rule has been broken. If you see an off-topic post then don't make another off-topic post just to complain about it, and instead post something relevant to get the thread back on track.

Yep, sent him 2 quick and flame-less PMs.



Rather than wait for another response or try and troubleshoot with this, I think I'll just post this as it is.


Quote: Do not post on a thread just to state that a rule has been broken. If you see an off-topic post then don't make another off-topic post just to complain about it, and instead post something relevant to get the thread back on track.

Quite strange, are we going back to the topic yet?

Warn was probably the wrong word, but I did point out that you posted the equivalent of spam. (8+ posts in a row)

I care so much.


To be more clear:

You click "Quote"(near "Reply" button on someone elses post) it lights up read, then at the bottom of the page you click "Add reply" and it quotes the selected quotes in your response... can't get much more clear than that.

Right? And there was a glitch that prevented me from doing so. Damn flood control glitch from another topic.


It wasn't spam, you wouldn't honestly want to quote a 10000 character post just to see yours with my response, would you?

Flood control isn't a glitch, it's to stop you from say... flooding aka spamming. You click "Quote" you don't click "reply" to every individual post.

Yes I would. Wall of text's are better than 8 separate posts.

Wall of text would've taken me 3 hours. Those 17 (Yes, I counted) posts took me 58 minutes. Wall of text would've been difficult to interpret.


If we kept it at a wall of text, the post would be at about 16000 characters, which would be terribly difficult for someone to interpret and still be able to catch up with what we're saying.

Seeing as double posting is against the rules it would probably be better that you write it all in one post. That is just my opinion I mean I don't want to get banned or anything.

Wall of Text or multi-quote would have taken you at most 2 minutes depending on how elaborate you wanted to be with your replies.

because you would quote multiple posts in one post.

The rules CAN be bent within reason.


I'll be on COD4 if anyone needs me.