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Post by andrewlee on Aug 19, 2009 10:13:26 GMT -6
Luke the purpose of being on this forum is to enjoy yourself not be resentful of other people and get mad them for your circumstances! Be thankful you can log onto here even if it is only once and a while! I lost a rank to because of the revisions to the ranking system to.
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Luke
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Post by Luke on Aug 19, 2009 10:18:43 GMT -6
Its not about rank. I don't mind taking two years to make lt. commander. But when somebody spams to captain in six months it kind of bothers me. Then the mods go and punish US for it.
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 19, 2009 10:21:32 GMT -6
Luke everyone spams sometimes, You have neglected to include the many well thought out posts I have made. Stop being so negative!
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Post by Luke on Aug 19, 2009 10:22:00 GMT -6
Yeah, but can you name one recently?
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 19, 2009 10:27:18 GMT -6
look for youself! There are many! you just want to accuse and blame because of your anger and resentment!
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Dax123
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Post by Dax123 on Aug 19, 2009 10:41:12 GMT -6
Yes, everyone spams sometimes! I am curently trying not to spam as much!
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Post by andrewlee on Aug 19, 2009 10:47:29 GMT -6
Luke just spammed his rank back in unjustly trying to attack me!
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Post by Dax123 on Aug 19, 2009 10:55:48 GMT -6
Let us all be happy again! No more argueing! Im perfectly ok with the new ranking system!
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Dataholic
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Post by Dataholic on Aug 19, 2009 11:07:35 GMT -6
Guys, if you're going to continue to post in this thread, it needs to stay on topic. If you want to have a discussion about who is spamming, do it via PM, but please keep it respectful. I don't want to hand out warnings, that's the worst thing about being the admin. I'd rather not ever have to do it.
Here's the deal. I'm not punishing anyone by changing the ranks. Everyone was basically knocked down one rank, so no one gained any sort of advantage. I'm trusting the posters not to spam their way to increasing their rank. If I see this happening, it could very well result in a warning (or worse) since it's against the rules. If someone wants to voice their displeasure about the new ranks, please PM me.
I apologize for not making it clear in the original post that the ranks are subject to change, so they can't be expected to always be 100% the same. I made this clear in the old rank system thread, but I forgot to carry it over to this one. Now, they don't change very often at all, and I expect them to stay where they are for a very long time. I just feel it's important that everyone earns their rank over time, and that they can't rise up too fast in a short period of time.
Sorry for the rant!
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Post by trelane on Aug 26, 2009 10:04:16 GMT -6
I suppose the issue here then is that as a member there should be standards set to live by - rank being one of them. In an online environment, what do we earn by being a member? 1) Community involvement and 2) Rank - rank being that thing that while it doesn't actually *mean* anything in RL terms, does signify a type of forum seniority of sorts and thus is important to some. Changing of the ranks is any leaders perrogative, but perhaps sends the wrong message to members because this means that anything can be altered, and that doesn't evoke confidence.
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Post by Dataholic on Aug 26, 2009 13:35:43 GMT -6
I suppose the issue here then is that as a member there should be standards set to live by - rank being one of them. In an online environment, what do we earn by being a member? 1) Community involvement and 2) Rank - rank being that thing that while it doesn't actually *mean* anything in RL terms, does signify a type of forum seniority of sorts and thus is important to some. Changing of the ranks is any leaders perrogative, but perhaps sends the wrong message to members because this means that anything can be altered, and that doesn't evoke confidence. All fair points. I do understand how rank can be important for people, especially for those who are not part of the staff. It gives a sense of importance, and I definitely get that. While I'm not necessarily proud of everyone being bumped down a rank, I felt it needed to be done to make the system better going into the future.
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Kaiza Killa
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Post by Kaiza Killa on Jul 20, 2010 16:59:07 GMT -6
It has been two years and I have finally made Ensign. I feel a bit like Harry Kim, except without all of the demotions.
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Luke
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Post by Luke on Jul 21, 2010 11:20:32 GMT -6
When you go up TOO fast you dont feel like you've earned it. Know what I mean?
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Post by Kaiza Killa on Jul 21, 2010 13:42:47 GMT -6
Indeed I do. It will only take me one century, at my current pace, to make Captain. Wonderful.
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