MG Rankings?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Grumbles, May 2, 2007.

  1. Grumbles

    Grumbles Bamboozled Geek

    Can anyone explain how we get our Rankings?
    Some are Private, some Corporal or Major Geek - how does this work?
    Me : I am a Senior Member LOL
    I feel like I am a senior citizen before my time!! :D
     
  2. BILLMCC66

    BILLMCC66 Bionic Belgian

    From what i understand it has to do with how many posts you make and if you are permitted in the malware removal forum but no doubt someone will come on and lay it out correctly confused
     
  3. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    Here you go Grumbles

     
  4. Sailor

    Sailor First Sergeant

    I copied exactly the same post :D
     
    Last edited: May 2, 2007
  5. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    Specialist dosent do me justice, Im not a specialist at anything much! May give newbies the wrong idea!
     
  6. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member


    I should copyright that post..... you both owe me 2 groats ;)
     
  7. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    Sorry Sailor, you gotta be quicker with that copy and paste ;)
     
  8. NICK ADSL UK

    NICK ADSL UK MajorGeeks Forum Administrator Staff Member

    Your a specialist in chat Wayne :D
     
  9. augiedoggie

    augiedoggie The Canadian Loon - LocoAugie (R.I.P. 2012)

    Hehe, I used to be #2 behind Lev and now I'm not even in the top 10, someone deleted the box history recently. It's OK, I don't put any worth on post count or spamming or titles. Been here long enough to realize that it doesn't matter.:)
     
  10. musksnipe

    musksnipe Guest

    The groats are in the Mail;)
     
  11. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    The someone was ME :)

    The shoutbox is liable to pruning to zero once in a while to keep a quick ship or tank.
     
  12. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    Good!No one knows how much timne I spend in there :D
     
  13. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    Sorry, dont mean to annoy all you long time members or mods. Just like to chat! Better here where you can browse the threads than some divvy chat room!

    To be honest I dont care much how many posts I have or how many shouts I have. Im nearly 25 not two. They can all be cleared as far as I am concerned! I just like to try and help if I can as people are nice enough to help me.

    I wont gab and :spam as much if it offends, sorry ;)
     
  14. Grumbles

    Grumbles Bamboozled Geek

    Thank you all for the answer to my question. :)
    I am sure it will help all the others people viewing this post too :)
     
  15. Calltaker

    Calltaker MajorGeek

    LOL... I figure this thread comes around about every 6-8 months on average.

    Usualy enough time for me to go up a rank.

    (I still want to be the Flash-Crack dealer, but I only post that in these threads):D

    ~C
     
  16. BoredOutOfMyMind

    BoredOutOfMyMind Picabo, ICU

    Some of us have custom Titles for something stupid we once said.....
     
  17. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    It does have to do with posts. People like it, so we like it. Downside, people post just to inflate their ranking, we decided to cap it, if people are offering bad advice, we try and nip it in the bud, so MajorGeeks ranking should be longtime, trusted members. There is no guarantee, but we wanted to show some love and respect for our friends. I had people suggest more or less numbers for the top ranking, but since we police the forums pretty well, we thought the system was fair :)
     
  18. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    As Boredoutofmymind said, some people, who stand out, get assigned a special title. People sometimes beg for these, but they are earned by your personality and are truly the coolest "rank" you can get :)
     
  19. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    I never say anything stupid :D *glares ay Kodo* Leave my title alone! LOL
     
  20. Phantom

    Phantom Brigadier Britches

    I think I must have, Not exactly stoopid, but diffeent, anyway. rolleyes :D
     
  21. ItsWendy

    ItsWendy MajorGeek


    Oh goood, something to look forward too. :yum

    I can't wait to see what monikor I'll wind up with, if I wind up with one that is. rolleyes

    Anything but Major Bore.
     
  22. Anon-15281db623

    Anon-15281db623 Anonymized

    I got to square four today guys. I'm starting to live up to my title. :D
     
  23. ladyofevilness

    ladyofevilness Private E-2

    I like that the ranks here dont go by hours spend on the site like the last fourm i went to did well it did both hours online and post it was a combo
     
  24. Ken3

    Ken3 MajorGeek

    Well, now you've done it. It could be a matter of time. ;) :D
     
  25. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hello DIZZY :)
     
  26. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Mmmmmmmmmmm *ponders*

    I'm good thanks.... yes you keep studying hard and who knows what you can achieve, slow and steady in the classes will be best, not worth rushing things, kinda like the rankings here many try to rush to achieve Majorgeek status, does that mean they are a Majorgeek, well NO... its not the amount of posts you have achieved that say to people "hey I know all and you can trust my advice" its the actual advise that counts and measures a techy or majorgeek at the end of the day.

    Good luck in your course :)
     
  27. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Yes on no smoke around PC as it will gunk up the innards, I have seen some nasty innards to PCs when folk have smoked.... but if you have a monthly indise case cleaning routine then you'd be fine.
     
  28. oldandconfusedagain

    oldandconfusedagain Private E-2 <i>emeritus</i>

     
  29. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Yes breaks away from PC are good, but if you have LCD screen those are not an issue with eyes and deterioration of.. unless your staring at the screen with eyes wide open which can produce dry eye, but you would normally be blinking in normal surfing, the smoking however is a different issue that I will not lecture on as its a personal thing, but that does affect eyes in later life!

    Maybe wise to now and again turn off your PC and have a look inside to see if dust and smoke particles have accumulated as these will increase heat on the hardware inside.



    What was this topic again ;)
     
  30. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Yes the fans can get gunked up with fluff, which in turn makes them sound like a lawnmower, so yes its a good tip to use an artists brush to clean the fins and the central spindal of the fluff, you can also get a can of compressed air which when gently pressed blows alot of the dust and fluff away, places like Maplins sell this.

    Trick it to just go gently.

    As for cost I guess that varies between PC techs, but I'd imagine they will charge per hour so maybe £20-30 is a good estimate.

    But you can do this yourself.... as your learning more and more these days on how your PC works.
     
  31. augiedoggie

    augiedoggie The Canadian Loon - LocoAugie (R.I.P. 2012)

    Since everyone's OT here, I like to use the compressed gas(it's not air) and have the vacuum hose close to the action, saves time when cleaning up the floor/table though be careful and not get the hose nozzle too close to the boards either, I heard there could be static electricity built up. Is it true or not, someone else will have to answer that.

    Now back to the regularly scheduled post.;)
     
  32. Bugballou

    Bugballou MajorGeek

    Glad to know Senior Member doesn't have anything to do with my age, although I do have a senior moment occasionally. Thanks for the (?) Grumbles, something I had wondered about, but never thought to ask.
    Bug
    :major
     
  33. Wayne82

    Wayne82 Sergeant Major

    Who do I have to call names to get a personal one? :D
     
  34. NICK ADSL UK

    NICK ADSL UK MajorGeeks Forum Administrator Staff Member

    The way your going Wayne you'll get a title how does this suit? Eat/drink
    /sleep MG rolleyes:D
     
  35. Grumbles

    Grumbles Bamboozled Geek

    roflmao
     
  36. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    Funny, when I was "promoted" (wink/wink-nod/nod) to "Specialist", it was without the "quotation marks" (that I just added to it - as in simply: Specialist).

    Now, I had never much noticed that I had "moved-up" in "Rank" (though it was clear to me that I was posting A LOT - as I cycle myself into rather "manic" technical frenzies!), but when I noticed the word Specialist next to my username/handle (whatever it's called), I was CERTAIN that it was a "play on words" (as in - wink/wink-nod/nod - and perhaps a bit sarcastic - which actually would have been fine with me) ... then (eventually) realized that it must simply be a matter of the number of posts I had made.

    However then I thought; 'they really OUGHT to put the quotation marks around that word in my case - so no one (new) gets the "wrong idea" - AND as a bit of sarcasm ... surely, there should be an *asterisk* or some sort of footnote or something to MY "Rank".

    I had originally thought that "grc123" ("simple") was a clear indication (or enough of a hint) of my confidence level as goes technology. And now I am POSITIVE that I chose the correct username!!!
     
  37. LI_Geek_95

    LI_Geek_95 Post-and-Run Geek

  38. mcadam

    mcadam Major Amnesia

    Nah I think it's better that you keep the current one :p

    Mine's great although had it a while now :(
     
  39. LI_Geek_95

    LI_Geek_95 Post-and-Run Geek

    then i was
    I be 13.... dont pick on me!
    that was funny (even though I'm not 13)
     
  40. BILLMCC66

    BILLMCC66 Bionic Belgian

  41. grc123

    grc123 MajorGeek

    Yeah, I STILL should be a "Private", as in: 'keep it to your (my) self - bub'! Or maybe Private PAIN - as in the PAIN which I have surely caused some the good folks here ...

    PS - of course, now I'm a "SGT" ... as in; SGT. SLACK(er)
     
  42. LI_Geek_95

    LI_Geek_95 Post-and-Run Geek

    @musksnipe
    Why are u i can't follow the rules?
    What did u do....
     
  43. Colemanguy

    Colemanguy MajorGeek

    Thats the title given to banned users
     
  44. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    Don't know about others,but I would rather be here for years to make Corporal by helping others,than by just posting just for the count. Much more satisfying that way.(I don't count this one.)
     
  45. LI_Geek_95

    LI_Geek_95 Post-and-Run Geek

    y did muskie get banned?
     
  46. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Some things are better left alone Zdawg.
     
  47. FaramirX

    FaramirX Private E-2

    Co-owner is a rocking name....l ol:major
     

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