Rounin Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Hi I tried to send a Pm but I got the following message You are not allowed to use the messenger feature on this board is there a reason that I'm not allowed to send PM's. Thanks for looking :skull: Quote
Siegfried Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 To cut a long story short, it's because you hadn't posted for a while. Your PMs system will work now. ...as a longer version we needed to introduce a PM limitation to new joiners and to cut an boring story short we needed to "demote" all Vassals so they were the said new joiners as well. However all they needed to do was make a single post to be re-Vassaled again. Quote
Rounin Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Thanks I will try and be more active from now on. :skull: Quote
The Rancor Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Wow! That's the weirdest reason for an extra tag ever, but at least now I know why people have it. I could say many things about fabuland but I never bought any so I can't comment. Still, I don't intend to at obscene prices off ebay etc. Quote
JCC1004 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) I do have a question. What comes after you a Grand Duke? No one has become a Grand Duke yet and I doubt you guys plan that far ahead. I'm just curious. It'll be a looong time before I'm anywhere close to a Grand Duke. Edited September 8, 2009 by JCC1004 Quote
JimBee Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 I do have a question. What comes after you a Grand Duke? No one has become a Grand Duke yet and I doubt you guys plan that far ahead. I'm just curious. It'll be a looong time before I'm anywhere close to a Grand Duke. Nothing. Grand Duke is another word for "you spend way too much time on Eurobricks, get off the computer". But seriously, there isn't a set post-count rank after GD. At least, not yet. Quote
JCC1004 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Nothing. Grand Duke is another word for "you spend way too much time on Eurobricks, get off the computer". But seriously, there isn't a set post-count rank after GD. At least, not yet. It used to say an more then that your very likely to become a Mod and now it's gone. I was just curious. I was a little surprized that not one soul was a GD. Quote
Commander Assassin Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Quick question: Why are some members "banned" while others are only "taking a break"? Quote
Svelte Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Members who are 'Taking a Break' have won a ticket to the dread destination known as 'the Chamber'. If they come out alive, and reformed, they can continue their Eurobricks career. Then they're kind of on parole for a while. If they keep on misbehaving, they will be 'Banned'. Of course, some members or spammers can go straight to 'Banned' status - do not pass go, do not collect $200 - it's all a question of the gravity of the offence. Quote
JimBee Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 It used to say an more then that your very likely to become a Mod and now it's gone. I was just curious. I was a little surprized that not one soul was a GD. Well, there have been Grand Dukes at one time. There was some sort of issue with SW4J being banned as a mod, then being let back to EB as a normal member (Grand Duke because of his post count), then being banned again. I also noticed that Phred was a GD for a short time before he was transferred to Fellow, after resigning/ quitting (I don't know for sure) his staff position. There are also a few members pretty close to becoming a GD. Captain Zuloo is the first to come to mind. That part about becoming a staff member for GDs was probably removed to not encourage post count boosting. And maybe the fact that only certain members get a staff position, regardless of post. Quote
VBBN Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 And do remember that post count isn't the whole part of it. Someone could easily make 5000 posts if they were short and sweet, but that's not the key to becoming a staff member. You must have some meaning and thought in your posts, because many fellows and staff on this site are still under that 5000 post count. I myself am coming close to the 3000 post count, so past the halfway mark, and in my time here I've been though many things. Do I expect to be a staff or fellow by the time I reach 5000 posts? Who knows. That is totally out of my judgement to say. It all depends on if the other staff and fellows see strengths in me and think I am worthy of a higher spot. Needless to say, becoming staff is a great thing, but in time I don't want dissapointment or anything like that, so I don't keep hopes up. I'm perfectly fine being a Duke and Academy Teacher at the moment, and if the gift of Fellowship or Staff(staffship?) comes in the future, I will, yes, be honored, but like I said, I will not count on it. Dang. I just wrote my friggin life story there... Quote
JCC1004 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 And do remember that post count isn't the whole part of it. Someone could easily make 5000 posts if they were short and sweet, but that's not the key to becoming a staff member. You must have some meaning and thought in your posts, because many fellows and staff on this site are still under that 5000 post count. I myself am coming close to the 3000 post count, so past the halfway mark, and in my time here I've been though many things. Do I expect to be a staff or fellow by the time I reach 5000 posts? Who knows. That is totally out of my judgement to say. It all depends on if the other staff and fellows see strengths in me and think I am worthy of a higher spot. Needless to say, becoming staff is a great thing, but in time I don't want dissapointment or anything like that, so I don't keep hopes up. I'm perfectly fine being a Duke and Academy Teacher at the moment, and if the gift of Fellowship or Staff(staffship?) comes in the future, I will, yes, be honored, but like I said, I will not count on it. Dang. I just wrote my friggin life story there... Fellows are mods part time right? If I was offered a position I wouldn't want to be a full blown mod. I'm here for disscusions not to keep the fourm free of spam. I had a mini-mod problem which almost ended my time here at EB. I'm not saying mods can't have fun but they spend alot of time moderating. I think someone (Zulo) could still have a GD rank. We did have a huge spam attack awhile ago and I hope that never happens again. EB means alot to me and if more mods are needed I'll accept an offer to keep my obsession spam-free and such. Was SW4J the old SW mod before KimT? I'm going to sign off in a way that you might find confusing but I'm doing it anyway. My Pirate laughs are very informative.:grin:I'm getting of topic. GD ranks are still obtainable right? I'll just keep an eye on Zulo. JCCJelly! Quote
Piranha Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) If one day there is a rank after Grand Duke, I would like to be the first one to suggest "King" The Grand Duke has a red star which is very nice and my favorite color besides green and blue Maybe a King can have a darker red or gold star? All the rank names I enjoy (castle hierarchy right? ), if I recall BrickMiner based them on the color spectrum I wonder sometimes what if they had been space based, a vassel could be a Cadet and so on Edited September 9, 2009 by Macoco Quote
Rick Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Well no one even has the rank 'Grand Duke' at the moment (if you do a search on members' post count, all of the members with such high post counts are either admins or fellows), so it seems unnecessary to invent ranks that won't be used anyway. Quote
Siegfried Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I wonder sometimes what if they had been space based, a vassel could be a Cadet and so on BrickHorizon did something like that, but I didn't like how they brought in names from different stories. Quote
YG-49 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Why is member darth paintballman314 a fellow? He has no posts and joined only a few months ago. Quote
KimT Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Why is member darth paintballman314 a fellow? He has no posts and joined only a few months ago. Your point being? Quote
Darth_Legois Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Why is member darth paintballman314 a fellow? He has no posts and joined only a few months ago. There are some people with a similar rank to the EB fellow rank on my forum who have made no posts, But I know them from other forums so they got a special rank so it could be something like that. Quote
Sandy Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Your point being? I think he's point was that it's assumed that fellowship is an earned rank. So it's quite peculiar that somebody has gotten the rank even though he has contributed nothing to the board. Quote
Siegfried Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Why is member darth paintballman314 a fellow? He has no posts and joined only a few months ago. Do not question the ways of admins, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Quote
Captain Zuloo Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Fellows are mods part time right? If I was offered a position I wouldn't want to be a full blown mod. I'm here for disscusions not to keep the fourm free of spam. I had a mini-mod problem which almost ended my time here at EB. I'm not saying mods can't have fun but they spend alot of time moderating. I think someone (Zulo) could still have a GD rank. We did have a huge spam attack awhile ago and I hope that never happens again. EB means alot to me and if more mods are needed I'll accept an offer to keep my obsession spam-free and such. Was SW4J the old SW mod before KimT? I'm going to sign off in a way that you might find confusing but I'm doing it anyway. My Pirate laughs are very informative. I'm getting of topic. GD ranks are still obtainable right? I'll just keep an eye on Zulo.JCCJelly! Oooh, someone watching me, I better keep a sharp eye out... I would see no reason why not as Grand Duke is a post count based rank, but I'm quite happy as Duke, and you can count on me not making rubbish posts to get to Grand Duke. And Fellows are only moderators in the Community section. Quote
Millacol88 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 I'm guessing he contributed to one one of the events IRL. Quote
JCC1004 Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Oooh, someone watching me, I better keep a sharp eye out... I would see no reason why not as Grand Duke is a post count based rank, but I'm quite happy as Duke, and you can count on me not making rubbish posts to get to Grand Duke. And Fellows are only moderators in the Community section. You're about 700 post of so I'm not holding my breath. So Fellows can't go to lets say BSTF topic and lock one because it's spam? I think if someone would get the GD rank if they reached the post count. I was lookinag at Jipay's first post out of 88388607 post and I read that he is the co-founder. Who is the founder of EB? Shaggie has the title of co-founder. What I'm assuming is Jipay and Shaggie created EB. Quote
Stauder Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Who is the founder of EB? Shaggie has the title of co-founder. What I'm assuming is Jipay and Shaggie created EB. I belive that Jipay created the board, or so the tons of interviews ive done lead me to belive. EDIT - As JCC confirms, Jipay, TT and Shaggie did form EB. Stauder. Edited September 10, 2009 by Stauder Quote
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