Another thread brought something to the surface that has bugged me for a long time.
Why is it so easy to become a "Senior Member"? Are the levels hard coded into the software? Or can they be changed?
The reason it bugs me (which it has since I found myself a Senior Member) is that the name carries the connotation of a person who's at least been around a while. We get newbies on this board all the time, and it bothers me that some loudmouth know nothing (like me, for example) can be identifed as a Senior Member to a newbie, thus giving an appearance of expertise that may not be real.
If it were higher, there'd be more time for the know nothings to demonstrate that. There would be more history to search.
I'd like to see it set to something like 1000 or higher, myself. Like 2500?
Or better yet, eliminate the rankings, except for Mods, of course. It's important to identify them.
And, no, this isn't really important in the greater scheme of things.
Why is it so easy to become a "Senior Member"? Are the levels hard coded into the software? Or can they be changed?
The reason it bugs me (which it has since I found myself a Senior Member) is that the name carries the connotation of a person who's at least been around a while. We get newbies on this board all the time, and it bothers me that some loudmouth know nothing (like me, for example) can be identifed as a Senior Member to a newbie, thus giving an appearance of expertise that may not be real.
If it were higher, there'd be more time for the know nothings to demonstrate that. There would be more history to search.
I'd like to see it set to something like 1000 or higher, myself. Like 2500?
Or better yet, eliminate the rankings, except for Mods, of course. It's important to identify them.
And, no, this isn't really important in the greater scheme of things.