After some Googling:
All the main ranks that can be handed out to normal users are: Brand New, Newbie, Jr. Member, Full Member, Sr. Member, and Hero Member.
In addition to the main rankings, there are also sub-rankings that can be applied, and those are:
SCAMMER,
Donator, and
VIP.
Finally, staff sub-rankings are as follows: Staff, Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Founder.
Rank | Description | Tag |
Brand New: | Zero posts, gets 1 gold coin under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Newbie: | Under 5 posts and 4 hours, and gets 1 gold coin under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Jr. Member: | Between 5 and 100 posts, and gets 2 gold coins under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Full member: | Between 100 and 250 posts, and gets 3 gold coins under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Sr. Member: | Between 250 and 500 posts, and gets 4 gold coins under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Hero Member: | More than 500 posts, gets 5 gold coins under his name.
| ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Sub-Rank | Description | Tag |
SCAMMER: | Manually applied by administration, regardless of post count and gets 5 red Xs under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdelete.gif&t=664&c=JvsAZw87PnLqEA) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdelete.gif&t=664&c=JvsAZw87PnLqEA) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdelete.gif&t=664&c=JvsAZw87PnLqEA) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdelete.gif&t=664&c=JvsAZw87PnLqEA) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdelete.gif&t=664&c=JvsAZw87PnLqEA) |
Donator: | Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fdonator.gif&t=664&c=xIrS3qOXnb8gEQ) |
VIP: | Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.
| ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fvip.gif&t=664&c=pBPPkJIUWxHx5A) |
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Staff Rank | Description | Tag |
Staff: | Shown when moderators (see next point) post outside of the sections that they moderate. Always shows 5 gold coins. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstar.gif&t=664&c=keGohuN-my9Kjg) |
Moderator: | Shown when moderators of specific sections post within those sections. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown as half faded-out green. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fstaff.gif&t=664&c=6Kp36WDzG7L5ug) |
Global Moderator: | Applied to Staff that have moderation privileges in all boards. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is half teal colored. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fmod.gif&t=664&c=vVVb3LUa8GfW7g) |
Administrator: | Has all available permissions and can appoint moderators and perform other administrative tasks. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown half red regardless of post count. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Fadmin.gif&t=664&c=9FZRkRTu14ru0A) |
Founder: | Reserved for Satoshi, gets 5 platinum coins under his name. | ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcointalk.org%2FThemes%2Fcustom1%2Fimages%2Ffounder.gif&t=664&c=tmXB2wDkbCyJLw) |
To become a Donator or a VIP, send a PM to theymos to get a unique donation address.