Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)

[jhenfelipe]

How can I join a signature bounty campaign? In the regulations here I find there is a restriction to the new. However, there are some campaigns that allow newbies to join, but I have tried without being able to participate.
Can only help me?

You need to buy Copper Membership if you want to be able to add a signature. Check out other info and direct link to buy here : Newbies can now pay a small fee to enable images

In this forum, the rule related to up rank are clear. But is there any time when some one just look at your name and likes to give you merit?

They'll look at your post. If someone find it constructive, helpful, worth reading etc., then they might give you a merit.

[typhucoin2]

Ranks

Update on 9/19/18: Merit points are now added
In addition to the activity points, merit points (click for more information) are required to advance your ranking. You will need at least 1 merit point before you can be a Jr. Member (click for more information).

All the main ranks that can be handed out to normal users are: Brand New, Newbie, Jr. Member, Member, Full Member, Sr. Member, Hero Member and Legendary.
In addition to the main rankings, there are also sub-rankings that can be applied, and those are: Donator, and VIP.
Finally, staff sub-rankings are as follows: Staff, Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Founder.

Rank	Description	Tag
Brand New:	0 posts, gets 1 gold coin under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Newbie:	(none), gets 1 gold coin under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Jr. Member:	Activity: 30, gets 1 gold coin under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Member:	Activity: 60, gets 2 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Full Member:	Activity: 120, gets 3 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Sr. Member:	Activity: 240, gets 4 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Hero Member:	Activity: 480, gets 5 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Legendary:	Activity: the Legendary membergroup has no universal activity requirement. You are guaranteed to become Legendary somewhere between 775 and 1030 activity, but the exact point in this range at which you become Legendary is random per user. Gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half dark blue.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/legendary.gif
Sub-Rank	Description	Tag
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://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/donator.gif
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://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/vip.gif
Staff Rank	Description	Tag
Staff:	Shown when moderators (see next point) post outside of the sections that they moderate. The tags under their usernames are dependent on their post group.	variable
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://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/staff.gif
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://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/mod.gif
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://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/admin.gif
Founder:	Reserved for Satoshi, gets 5 platinum coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/founder.gif

The way activity is calculated:

The activity number is determined in this way:
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)

Activity is updated every hour.

To become a Donator or a VIP, send a PM to theymos to get a unique donation address.


Took the liberty to update it according to the new Activity & new member limits/groups.
Edited with proper number of coins.
malevolent - update: added info about the new rank, changes to the Staff rank tag, removed the deprecated "SCAMMER" sub-rank. Also included info about the posting limits.

Signature restrictions

There are restrictions on signatures, based on your activity/rank.

- Newbie: No styling (including links) allowed. Max 50 characters.
- Jr. Member: Max 150 characters.
- Member: Links allowed. Unlimited length.
- Full: Color allowed.
- Sr. Member: Size allowed
- Hero: Background color allowed

Badges

I added a system of badges to SMF a while ago, though only two are defined now. Here are the current badges:

https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/badges/expert.png Bitcoin expert	Dev&Tech only. People with this badge know enough about the Bitcoin network to reimplement something very like it from scratch. They are capable of intelligently discussing the Bitcoin network: current protocol, possible attacks, proposed changes, etc. Criteria: Recommendation by an existing Bitcoin expert or core dev and approval by a forum administrator.
https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/badges/qt.png Bitcoin-Qt core developer	Dev&Tech only. These are the core developers of Satoshi's Bitcoin client. They are listed here. Core developers are among the top contributors to Bitcoin-Qt, and they are all bitcoin experts, though they don't also get that badge.
https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/badges/hacker.png The Glider(hacker symbol)	Awarded for people who have responsibly disclosed forum security flaws.

A core dev does not "outrank" a bitcoin expert (or vice-versa), and it's possible for someone without a badge to contribute meaningfully to a discussion with experts and core devs.

Limits on posting

Code:

waittime = 360;
if(activity >= 15)
        waittime = (int)(90 - activity);
if(activity >= 60)
        waittime=(int)(34.7586 - (0.0793103 * activity));
if(activity >= 100)
        waittime = max((int)(14-(activity/50)), 4);

Limits on PM'ing (private messaging):

Activity	Max recipients	Max recipients if whitelisted	Max PMs per hour	Max PMs per hour if whitelisted	Max PMs per day	Max PMs per day if whitelisted
0	2	10	1	40	2	120
15	3	10	10	40	15	120
30	5	10	10	40	30	120
100	7	14	20	80	150	600
250	15	30	120	120	300	1200
500	30	30	120	120	1200	1200

You are automatically whitelisted if you buy a copper membership. You don't need to wear the copper membership, just own it. You can also be whitelisted for free by any staff member and a few non-staff, but we're going to need some reason to think that you actually deserve it. Do not ask me for free whitelisting.

Whitelisting is a not a license to spam. You will be immediately banned if you're found spamming, even if you bought a copper membership (and you will not be refunded).

Avatars
Full Member and up only.  
It must be no more than 120px wide, 80px tall, and 100 KiB in size. It must be a PNG, GIF, or JPEG image. It must be safe for work.


edit: updated PM limits

Today I read carefully this section. Really helpful to me. I set up this account and also participated in some activities. I think the reward is worth it for every individual who makes a positive contribution to the forum.
However for me as a user I never paid attention to the Rank. Be active with your passion

[TryNinja]

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Today I read carefully this section. Really helpful to me. I set up this account and also participated in some activities. I think the reward is worth it for every individual who makes a positive contribution to the forum.
However for me as a user I never paid attention to the Rank. Be active with your passion

Don't quote the whole post to make a 2 lines comment FFS.

Take a quick look at your post history. Which positive contribution have you made to the forum?

[asche]

Don't quote the whole post to make a 2 lines comment FFS.

Take a quick look at your post history. Which positive contribution have you made to the forum?

Just report him.

[TryNinja]

How to het merrit?. Please someone tell me..    

The post explaining is literally the first thing linked at the top of this thread.

[AlphaDouche]

Is their a gap or lull between changing ranks? Was wondering because i made over 30 activity awhile ago and am still a newbie.

Thanks in advance

[TryNinja]

Is their a gap or lull between changing ranks? Was wondering because i made over 30 activity awhile ago and am still a newbie.

Thanks in advance

Maybe you should start reading then.

Literally at the top of the thread (in bold):

Ranks

Update on 9/19/18: Merit points are now added
In addition to the activity points, merit points (click for more information) are required to advance your ranking. You will need at least 1 merit point before you can be a Jr. Member (click for more information).

[Nuuuitsjdragon]

Never got around to deciphering the post req(s) even after lurking at BTCTalk for a Long time.

Am quite surprised (and relieved) to see reachable goals 

[AlphaDouche]

Is their a gap or lull between changing ranks? Was wondering because i made over 30 activity awhile ago and am still a newbie.

Thanks in advance

Maybe you should start reading then.

Literally at the top of the thread (in bold):

Ranks

Update on 9/19/18: Merit points are now added
In addition to the activity points, merit points (click for more information) are required to advance your ranking. You will need at least 1 merit point before you can be a Jr. Member (click for more information).

maybe you should not be rude. I asked a question politely. And didn't need a rude response. There is a lot of information to read here. And when i was a member before there was not the merit system. So please if your not going to be helpful in a courteous way keep your comments to yourself. Thank you

[OmegaStarScream]

maybe you should not be rude. I asked a question politely. And didn't need a rude response. There is a lot of information to read here. And when i was a member before there was not the merit system. So please if your not going to be helpful in a courteous way keep your comments to yourself. Thank you

He's not being rude because It did seem like you did a post without reading the OP which I still believe is the case as well otherwise, you wouldn't ask that question in the first place. I understand that the post is long but it contains all the info needed, so taking the effort to read it is appreciated.

[TryNinja]

maybe you should not be rude. I asked a question politely. And didn't need a rude response. There is a lot of information to read here. And when i was a member before there was not the merit system. So please if your not going to be helpful in a courteous way keep your comments to yourself. Thank you

Look, it's not hard. The info you were looking for was literally the first thing at the top of the thread. Anyone reading this thread would literally get the answer in seconds. The fact that you had to ask that question instead of searching yourself just shows that you were lazy. My answer was simple and direct: read first, ask later if you have any doubts.

[Karlitosss]

How do I obtain my Avatar permission?

[Xal0lex]

How do I obtain my Avatar permission?

Avatars can be used by users starting with Full Member and above.

Avatars
Full Member and up only. 
It must be no more than 120px wide, 80px tall, and 100 KiB in size. It must be a PNG, GIF, or JPEG image. It must be safe for work.

[CHRISBIN702]

maybe you should not be rude. I asked a question politely. And didn't need a rude response. There is a lot of information to read here. And when i was a member before there was not the merit system. So please if your not going to be helpful in a courteous way keep your comments to yourself. Thank you

Look, it's not hard. The info you were looking for was literally the first thing at the top of the thread. Anyone reading this thread would literally get the answer in seconds. The fact that you had to ask that question instead of searching yourself just shows that you were lazy. My answer was simple and direct: read first, ask later if you have any doubts.

I remember when a person could ask a question to this community without being berated and ridiculed for it. Times have changed. With the effort takes to talk shit to someone that is less informed than you, you could just be helpful instead and promote some positive vibes around here. The quality of this forum is deteriorating. Not just from the newbies either. I'm seeing more and more posts from high ranking members that are no better than the spammy newbie accounts. I, for one. still believe this should be a place that  a person should feel comfortable asking legitimate questions without having to worry about whether or not their question is good enough for the "veterans". SMH.

[jio39602]

John, you should look up the thread in the newbies section that has the same graphic. It's more up-to-date and has more detail.
Also someone needs to do up a blurb on the Trust system that I only just noticed existed today, if it hasn't been done already.

[Victorycoin]

John, you should look up the thread in the newbies section that has the same graphic. It's more up-to-date and has more detail.
Also someone needs to do up a blurb on the Trust system that I only just noticed existed today, if it hasn't been done already.

John posted the thread on 2013 and now it is 2019 in the meantime a lots of changes have been made but there is no update on the thread especially for the merit requirement for ranking system which should be added.

[mewtea]

So when will I have my 5 minutes cooldown removed?

[TryNinja]

So when will I have my 5 minutes cooldown removed?

Since you just got your 15th activity point, now you have (90 - activity) seconds of delay. That's 75 seconds for your current activity.

Limits on posting

Code:

waittime = 360;
if(activity >= 15)
        waittime = (int)(90 - activity);
if(activity >= 60)
        waittime=(int)(34.7586 - (0.0793103 * activity));
if(activity >= 100)
        waittime = max((int)(14-(activity/50)), 4);

[TryNinja]

What about the copper member, any badges or just rank change?

All it changes (visually) is the rank title in your profile/under your name.

[TryNinja]

Só não entendo porque tenho vários post e nenhum mérito.

Não faça posts em português fora da seção “Português”.

Aqui está o post traduzido: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2818327.0


Don’t make posts in portuguese outside the right section.

Here is the translated post: <link>