New user title/color/banner idea.

Me and Casey were talking on MSN and he mentioned something about how you get the VIP status around here and an idea came up in our heads. We had an idea that a new user title and color should be made, for the "veterans" or "legends" of this site. People who have spent a ton of time on these forums and have not became a nusiance or a pain to anybody who has joined up over the years. People who when a newcomer to the LPA joins up, they know who to turn to when they want to ask a question, so the admins don't have to always deal with the pressure and all of the stupid stuff.

We know it's going to probably get shot down because we don't want to make anybody here less inadequate around here, but it never hurts to try.

So what do you say?

 

Yeah, I think it's a good idea (mostly because I helped create it ) but I know it'll get shot down. I understand getting the VIP status for donating/submitting news alot/etc., but quite frankly I'm not that dedicated to Linkin Park. I'm dedicated to these forums and a lot of the members here.

I've come up with a rough list of people you think of when you think of LPA. They aren't mods, admins or VIP. They're all supermembers or less. Friskey, Marj, Dedicated, Chris, Dean, Mali, Luke, Nate, Aisha, Rachel. I would include myself, but my legacy on this site is to be determined.

Yeah.

 

So you mean all of the people that were here 3,4,5 years ago?

 

Wow, did me and Casey call that or what?

Understandable though.

 

The 'Legend' title would have never worked, but I thought the 'Veteran Poster' one might have stood a chance as it doesn't really inflate the ego, simply shows you've been here a long time. Being called a legend is quite different than being called a veteran.

 

Louis.

 

Since this is such an opinionated thing based on who people consider "legends," I don't see how it could work. I think the Supermember/VIP categories account for most of the people who would be considered for this anyway.

 

I... like the 'veteran' idea. Maybe it could be something members gain with time on the forums? Like, 3 years or so.

 

I think on a vB board you can create a member group and promote members to that group after a certain amount of days automatically so the 'Veteran' idea in theory could work.

 

I think the reasoning behind it would be that obtaining this "Veteran" status would require more work than becoming a "Supermember" because it doesn't take much to post 3,000 times in Word Association It would kind of be a reward rather than an ego stroking for the members that have been here for X-Amount of Years.

 

I've thought there should be another group after SuperMember for a while now, but that's probably becase there are a lot of them around now. Maybe the Veteran idea is good for over like, 10,000 posts or something instead of a time period?


I also think that "LPA God" would be a better title than "LPA Legend"

 

That sounds fair enough.

 

See, now i'm fine with those ideas. Like, "Ultramember" or something.

 

I think a new group for people with 10,000 posts or over (and possibilities for other milestones such as 20k, 30k etc.) would be cool but I'd suggest we let any decision go down to a vote, therefor everyone gets a say.

I like the idea though.

 

Kinda good seeing people brainstorm ideas about possible changes. But like Luke said it would be good to have a vote so that everyone gets their say.

 

I like 'Goldmember' better.