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General => General => Topic started by: Swiftman on May 30, 2005, 09:01:27 pm

Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 30, 2005, 09:01:27 pm
Protoman, I noticed that below your anem you have 'Godlike' there. Is there a way for us to get one of those too? *imagines what Trigger's and Lazlo's will be...*
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Superyoshi on May 30, 2005, 10:04:57 pm
Usually on phpBB when somebody's a mod or admin, you can have something other than the usual "Moderator" or "Administrator".
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 30, 2005, 10:11:30 pm
Oh. I jsut thought that rank names would give this forum a bit more 'variety'. TPH could be even more uber than it already is.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 30, 2005, 10:54:43 pm
IPB can do it, so I'm sure phpbb has some sort of functionablity in this area. Maybe it can only be done from the ACP, by asking protoman very nicely, but I'm sure we can all get them.
It's funny, I was just wondering about this yesterday...
Mine would probably be Hawtness McSexyPants or something stupid like that.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 30, 2005, 11:58:08 pm
Ew.... Uh... Remember Lazlo, only 2% of the TPH population is female, and I can tell you 2/3 of that population won't like taht much.

But whatever. It's your rank.

At one other PHP forum I go to, if you get enough posts you can have a custom rank name, so it must be possible. (it says phpbb at the top of the screen)
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 12:30:28 am
Another forum (http://rom-source.com) I go to has a 100% male population (except a few females which come and stay for a month or two, and then leave) and none of them minded.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 07:22:29 am
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Protoman, I noticed that below your anem you have 'Godlike' there. Is there a way for us to get one of those too? *imagines what Trigger's and Lazlo's will be...*


Why, the same one I use at all the other forums when I get a title.
"T3h Catgirl Guru!!!" =^-^=

I remember when one of the forums I go to, got hacked by some guy, and EVERYONE was made and admin. And a bunch of people gave themselves custom titles.

And I know invisionFree can do that as well. So I'm sure it can't be too hard to do.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on May 31, 2005, 08:29:43 am
only problem i have with giving y'all custom titles is that if i give them to some people, then i would be expected to give them to everyone, which i just can't do, assuming the forum continues to grow. sorry, everyone.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 31, 2005, 09:35:04 am
So... Make it so when they're a newbie, they only have a set rank, like "n00bius Memberius" sorta thng, but when they hit 100 posts (or something) they can customize their rank to how they want.

I dunno. I just think it'd be a cool idea, protoman. Is it possible, even?
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 09:43:00 am
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Is it possible, even?


Yes it is. I've seen it be done at other PhhPb (or whatever its called) forums I go to.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 31, 2005, 09:52:22 am
I have too, but those forums were hosted on phpbb sites, not a privately hosted server like TPH.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on May 31, 2005, 10:04:01 am
it's the part where you can set it yourself that i don't know how to do.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 10:04:31 am
Quote from: "protoman"
it's the part where you can set it yourself that i don't know how to do.


Didn't this thng come with a manual?
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 31, 2005, 10:29:30 am
As if something as good as TPH came with a manual.

But yeah, make it so users have to earn a custom rank, then people should be happy.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 10:37:18 am
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But yeah, make it so users have to earn a custom rank, then people should be happy.


If I do recall, your the one who asked in the first place. I could live without my uber |.,337 title.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:34:35 pm
In Invision Power Board, under "Users and Groups" there is a subsections "Member Ranks" where you can set the number of posts it takes to get certian ranks, I understand phpbb is different, but since I've never seen the ACP on it I can't know for sure how much. Usually, in the options field for user groups there will be an bolean for allowing users to change thier rank.

Or, failing all that, maybe you could just give it to us cool members that've been here since the site was slow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Volvex/rsacp.png
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:38:06 pm
You know....Its always fun to see who people are talking to when they post a screen shot.

So whadja say to Sophih? =P

LOL...Life for sale...
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Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:40:33 pm
Nothing, she didn't reply. You'd have been down there too, except that there's nothing in your sig.
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Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:43:26 pm
Uhhh...Down WHERE? And what do you mean theres nothing in my sig? Theres catgirls !!! =^-^+ what more could you want?
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Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:44:23 pm
I didn't mean sig, I ment profile. I said sig just to keep you on your toes.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:45:09 pm
BLAST YOU!!!! *blasts you*

I walk on my toes =D or at least the front parts of my feet.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on May 31, 2005, 08:54:00 pm
hmm, making it so people have to hit a certain post count sounds like a viable option. afaik, there's no way to do it automatically, so that way i could keep it down to a reasonable level. what do you think is a reasonable amount of posts to be allowed to pick a custom title? 500?
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:54:27 pm
I'd say 500, I'll be there in no time. =D
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:55:41 pm
For now, 500 or 350 or something, when the forum starts getting more active, rais it to 1000 or something.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Superyoshi on May 31, 2005, 08:56:07 pm
Oh noes!  I barely just got 100!  I feel so...behind!
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:56:42 pm
Quote from: "Superyoshi"
Oh noes!  I barely just got 100!  I feel so...behind!


What do you mean? You have 102. >> Just post more.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on May 31, 2005, 08:57:22 pm
500 it is.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:57:31 pm
He just barely got to 100. That's all there is to it, it can't be broken down any more.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on May 31, 2005, 08:58:32 pm
Quote from: "Lazlo Falconi"
He just barely got to 100. That's all there is to it, it can't be broken down any more.


I couldve SWORN I saw in his post that he hadn't even gotten 100 yet....I'M GOING NUTS!!!

RAAAAARRRR MOTHERLAND!!!!![/size]
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lazlo Falconi on May 31, 2005, 08:59:21 pm
Is that by chance a referance to "The End of the World?" Fucking kangaroos...
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Superyoshi on May 31, 2005, 09:15:25 pm
WTF Mates ^^?
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Post by: Swiftman on May 31, 2005, 09:26:35 pm
Quote from: "protoman"
500 it is.


W00t! I'm practically there!

(and Protoman, do the moderators like Bladegash and Mugenmidget automatically get this ability to have custom ranks? I think it'd be fair for ol' Gashy, since he doenst post too much and he'd be a good person to have a custom rank.)
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on May 31, 2005, 10:21:25 pm
yes, they do.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on May 31, 2005, 11:16:56 pm
Sweet, Ol' Gashy won't be left out.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Kagemitsu on June 01, 2005, 10:09:04 am
I guess I'm left out. I won't ever get 500 posts...
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on June 02, 2005, 10:01:18 am
Quote from: "Kagemitsu"
I guess I'm left out. I won't ever get 500 posts...


Simple ...post more. :)

That or ask protoman to make you an exception for being awsome.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Kary on June 02, 2005, 11:06:21 am
Who knows, Kag. Maybe in a year or two you'll be up to 500 posts, or Protoman can make an exception because, well, you're awesome. No two ways about it.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Kagemitsu on June 02, 2005, 11:52:04 am
Quote from: "Trigger"
That or ask protoman to make you an exception for being awsome.


You really think so, Trigger?
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on June 02, 2005, 12:06:39 pm
Quote from: "Kagemitsu"
Quote from: "Trigger"
That or ask protoman to make you an exception for being awsome.


You really think so, Trigger?


 Deffinitly. :)

There is no doubt of your massive awsomeness, and talent.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Kagemitsu on June 02, 2005, 12:08:24 pm
Ah gee, thanks Trigger. I never thought that I had talent, really... Only three people ever treat me this good. Now four people do.
Thank you.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on June 02, 2005, 12:12:46 pm
Whatdya mean no talent? Have you even looked at your own 3-D?

Many people WISH they were that good, myself included.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Kagemitsu on June 02, 2005, 12:24:19 pm
Well, I guess my 3-D is pretty good. But, not that great, really.
Sometimes I feel oershadowed by Swiftman's, Broom's, Kary's and Lacus's talents when i'm around them. Swiftman has his Gunstar Heroes/action game talents, and he;s a master at making people feel better and can teach a 3-D and 2-D drawing program very well. Broom ha smastery of strategy games and Metal Warriors, and Kary doesn't take crap from no one. I always have to take crap from people, and I'm not near as good as Swiftman or Broom when we start playing games together. Like when we hook up a bunch of computers with a LAN connection and we play Starcraft, it's mostly Swiftman and Broom that fight it out, and I'm usually ignored until one of them wins. I can't contribute to the battles they have, unless I make lots of marines and tell them to attack, that's about all I can do.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Lacus on June 02, 2005, 12:33:25 pm
It's actually no surprise to me that Kagemitsu is so good at 3D programs. Swiftman knows the program very well, but can't make anything especcially good in it. Our towns Design Studies class is in the top ten in the country, and Swiftman gets good marks in it. If only Kagemitsu got into it, and had a proper teaching, he could make it his living after school. He certaintly has the potential to go that far.
Don't think of yourself as a minute person, Kag. Your best ability is your balance in many talents, and not focusing on one or two skills, like Swiftman or Broom. Many people wish for talent like yours (Trigger, for one.) You should be proud of it.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Trigger on June 02, 2005, 06:16:19 pm
Do you know what I'm good at? Video games, and thats about it.

I can't do flash very well, I can't program, I can't make models, I can't write stories, I can't draw much, and I'm barely good at anything else. All I can do is play games, come up with scenarios that will never happen, and dream.

I get made fun all the time becuase "I have no life", by those who are close to me. And even more by those that I'm forced to be around.

Do you know how many times I wished I was good at something? Almost every day....It never happens. So if your happen to have a talent for something, don't let it go to waste.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on June 02, 2005, 06:20:06 pm
Quote from: "Lacus"
Don't think of yourself as a minute person, Kag. Your best ability is your balance in many talents, and not focusing on one or two skills, like Swiftman or Broom. Many people wish for talent like yours (Trigger, for one.) You should be proud of it.


Excellent wording, Lacus. Well done.

And Kag, a majority of my skills are in video games. How can those help after I'm done school? You can make a killing with your autocad skills. You can make $70 an hour if you're good! Or, in 24 hours of work you can make $1200, and that's in the course of 2 days! (Unless you don't sleep) lots of people don't even make that in a 2 weeks, $1200. I say, if you like working with AutoCAD and Rhino, go to school for it. You can make more money than I could in my writing, or in Lacus's extreme brain skillorz. (We don't know where she's gonna go. She can do anything! [except run 30 kph and mow 3000 square feet of lawn in an hour. that's my shtick.)
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Post by: Lazlo Falconi on June 02, 2005, 06:27:21 pm
Hang on, why are we getting down on ourselves? Listen, we all may have no talent (some of us to, however) but let's remember, there's someone down the street who sucks even more than you do. I learned this playing video games, I did.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Sophih on June 03, 2005, 04:22:25 pm
I would love to see some of your 3D editing very much and i'll show you karasuma's she really good.
And as for the total post i have some ideas
0-5 "Looky lou"
10-20 "Al Mostamember" it's words into a name almost a member

20-50 "member"

50-100 "known."
and goes on at intervails of 100
and 500 choosen names but must be submited to protoman. So there's no loss of control, and crazy admins(not that Mr. protoman allready isn't crazy) JK! Well? sound good?  sorry for not posting, and i call "CatGirl" trigger you can't have it's kinda creepy that you want to ba a "catgurl" cat-guy is fine, and why can you understand me!!
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Post by: Trigger on June 03, 2005, 04:55:00 pm
You know I barely understood what you just said. =_=

I got out of it, the custom titles thing, and no gatgirls, becuase its creepy, and thats about it.

But if its gonna go by 100 intervals, then I suggest a few more.

101-199 -- "Dancing with Glowsticks"
200-299 -- " Zellloooooooo!!!"
300-399 -- "Protoman Groupie"
400-499 -- "I am the Green Biker Dude, and I approve of this title."
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on June 03, 2005, 11:53:01 pm
I have a custom title in mind that I probably won't ever change, since it's so cool.
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Post by: Sophih on June 04, 2005, 05:37:40 pm
um... hm... uhhh..... i forgot but i want a post =p
o ya wait...wait...wait...i'lll remember soon...o ya how is it that Trigger's lil quote is differn't every time?
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Swiftman on June 06, 2005, 09:45:36 am
Trigger's sig is different each time because some other site does that. it makes the image and puts it up like any other picture, but it changes.

Man, I gotta work for 500 posts.... Though I'm closer than anyone else. (I didn't even notice that I was past Protoman in posts for the longest of time. Imagine if Tiamat had posted as much as I had, since he was here practically as soon as the forum opened. [why doesn't he come back? His reputation has increased if anything since he last poked Bladegash.])
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Bladegash on June 06, 2005, 10:38:38 am
I hear he's being held in some sort of secret dungeon for his war crimes. >_>
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Post by: Swiftman on June 06, 2005, 10:45:32 am
Ah, that sucks. Tiamat should be here, he's a good guy! (to the extent of my knowledge.)

And do you maintain a psychic uplink with whoever pokes you Bladegash, so you know where they are no matter where they are, so long as they poked you? (I'm in trouble...)
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Pirate Cortez on June 06, 2005, 11:26:44 am
Phpbb support forum has a custom title modification.
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Post by: Bladegash on June 07, 2005, 11:13:54 pm
Quote from: "Swiftman"
Ah, that sucks. Tiamat should be here, he's a good guy! (to the extent of my knowledge.)

And do you maintain a psychic uplink with whoever pokes you Bladegash, so you know where they are no matter where they are, so long as they poked you? (I'm in trouble...)


Nah, I'm quite sure that he's in said dungeon by my own accord.
Title: Rank name?
Post by: Pirate Cortez on June 10, 2005, 01:51:45 pm
As I said before, check the PhpBB support forums, go to search,a nd type "Custom Titler Mod".
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Post by: Sophih on June 10, 2005, 03:00:32 pm
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How do I change my rank?
In general you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile depending on the style used). Most boards use ranks to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank -- you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your


i see nothin'
Title: Rank name?
Post by: protoman on June 10, 2005, 06:06:28 pm
don't want to mod this forum due to the common and severe phpbb security exploits. i already have one modded forum to take care of, and it's a bitch.