Kurdamoni Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Long way to go to be named Forum Royalty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 16 minutes ago, Kurdamoni said: Long way to go to be named Forum Royalty You can do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompain100 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kurdamoni said: Long way to go to be named Forum Royalty If you are still around in 14,668 posts then you'll have probably acquired a title a lot less flattering than 'Forum Royalty' somewhere along the lines... Edited July 16, 2017 by tompain100 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegurwen Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 On 7/16/2017 at 8:21 PM, tompain100 said: If you are still around in 14,668 posts then you'll have probably acquired a title a lot less flattering than 'Forum Royalty' somewhere along the lines... I seemed to have avoided that so far Although I've possibly just doomed myself now, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) I've made 197 posts & according to the first post in this thread I should be a 'Best Boy' but I'm actually ranked as a 'Gaffer'. Have the number of posts needed for the ranks changed & is there an updated list? Edited April 24, 2023 by Geoff K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 11 hours ago, Geoff K said: I've made 197 posts & according to the first post in this thread I should be a 'Best Boy' but I'm actually ranked as a 'Gaffer'. Have the number of posts needed for the ranks changed & is there an updated list? I'm guessing you won't get an answer to this, there's not really any mods around any more and other than posting the announcements I don't think they really maintain the page that much any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I'm sure you're right. I wasn't really expecting to get an answer from a Mod, it's more a case of leaving the question here, in case fellow a member might just see this one day & have the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegurwen Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Geoff K said: I've made 197 posts & according to the first post in this thread I should be a 'Best Boy' but I'm actually ranked as a 'Gaffer'. Have the number of posts needed for the ranks changed & is there an updated list? The list says its 199, so one or two more posts and it should change. Edited April 25, 2023 by maegurwen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) The list says I should be only be a 'Gaffer' only on 200 posts, but I've been one for a while, hence my thinking that the number of posts required for each rank have changed. I've now hit '200' & I'm still a 'Gaffer' so maybe the lower limit for this rank has been lowered, or the list is wrong. Not that it really matters. Edited April 25, 2023 by Geoff K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Ah, reading this whole thread made me kind of sad. I miss properly active and maintained forums. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I guess a lot of those who would have posted here, do so on Facebook now, & Twitter. More convenient for them presumably, though I found easy to lose the useful posts in the sea of people tagging friends. I'm not on FB or Twitter anyway. Why has the Moderation disappeared? Are SM not bothered about the forums anymore & don't want to assign any staff to it, now the volunteer moderators have gone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedammit Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I miss when I had a custom rank. It made me feel special. Now I'm a 'Special Effects Co-ordinator" which I think means NEEEEEEERD. This place used to be a community, which was nice as I have no friends. 18 hours ago, Geoff K said: Why has the Moderation disappeared? Are SM not bothered about the forums anymore & don't want to assign any staff to it, now the volunteer moderators have gone? I think that's precisely the case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 5:05 PM, Geoff K said: Why has the Moderation disappeared? Are SM not bothered about the forums anymore & don't want to assign any staff to it, now the volunteer moderators have gone? Short story short, the ones who did it regularly all left and I guess at that point, the office was more focused on maintaining their socials and IIRC things had/started tailing off here anyway so I guess they thought there was no need any more for a full time moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Thanks. Maybe forums will make a comeback, like cassettes are now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegurwen Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 1:22 PM, Geoff K said: The list says I should be only be a 'Gaffer' only on 200 posts, but I've been one for a while, hence my thinking that the number of posts required for each rank have changed. I've now hit '200' & I'm still a 'Gaffer' so maybe the lower limit for this rank has been lowered, or the list is wrong. Not that it really matters. I didn't read that correctly. I assumed that you were best boy. Don't mind me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegurwen Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 11:18 AM, natedammit said: I miss when I had a custom rank. It made me feel special. Now I'm a 'Special Effects Co-ordinator" which I think means NEEEEEEERD. This place used to be a community, which was nice as I have no friends. I think that's precisely the case. On 4/26/2023 at 11:18 AM, natedammit said: I miss when I had a custom rank. It made me feel special. Now I'm a 'Special Effects Co-ordinator" which I think means NEEEEEEERD. This place used to be a community, which was nice as I have no friends. Could always make a custom rank for yourself and stick it in your bio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 This thread actually reminded me that I used to have a custom Saw related rank, and I hadn't realised I no longer have it. Now I'm REALLY sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff K Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Logged in on my mobile and noticed it says I'll need to have 250 posts to reach the next rank on my profile. Looks like the numbers on the list need to be revised down by 50 posts. Edited April 30, 2023 by Geoff K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurdamoni Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I must say i do miss the older vibe these forums had... the community and the anticipation for guests etc.... speaking of guests...i can't be the only one thinking the current line ups are a bit 'meh' no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegurwen Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 6/13/2023 at 10:32 AM, Kurdamoni said: I must say i do miss the older vibe these forums had... the community and the anticipation for guests etc.... speaking of guests...i can't be the only one thinking the current line ups are a bit 'meh' no? I mean, the vibe on twitter is different but can't beat the type of vibe that you get on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 On 6/13/2023 at 10:32 AM, Kurdamoni said: I must say i do miss the older vibe these forums had... the community and the anticipation for guests etc.... speaking of guests...i can't be the only one thinking the current line ups are a bit 'meh' no? I agree. Though I've felt like that the last few events if I'm honest. Used to be that I'd easily meet around 6-10 guests per con, but the last few years it's been a max of 3 and even then that's with me splurging on an autograph I could take or leave, just to make the day feel more worthwhile. I guess it does all come down to personal taste though. I'm not a fan of things like Star Wars or Doctor Who so that rules out a lot of guests for me personally, but to a lot of other people that's like a dream lineup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowmarlin Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 18 hours ago, Faerie Tanith said: I agree. Though I've felt like that the last few events if I'm honest. Used to be that I'd easily meet around 6-10 guests per con, but the last few years it's been a max of 3 and even then that's with me splurging on an autograph I could take or leave, just to make the day feel more worthwhile. I guess it does all come down to personal taste though. I'm not a fan of things like Star Wars or Doctor Who so that rules out a lot of guests for me personally, but to a lot of other people that's like a dream lineup. At the Spring con, my guest list was down to 4 maybes and I ended up passing on all of them. I bought a rare Lego minifig instead. July is looking much more promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrong Name Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I used to meet 21-27 guests across the weekend. This year I’m meeting 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerie Tanith Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Wrong Name said: I used to meet 21-27 guests across the weekend. This year I’m meeting 4. That's... an astounding drop, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVronsky78 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Yep, same here. Despite the 'Covid has fully passed' sentence in the recent SM twitter post, it's clear the pandemic has affected SM's ability to attract the kind of guest it did in the glory years of 2015-19. They were fantastic times and one can only hope they may yet come again. I used to meet around 20 guests, this year I really only want to meet 1. If they drop out, I seriously doubt I'll even bother attending. Oddly, it seems the 2022 events had better guests than this year's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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