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

[oualid]

thx about that!

[Kolokoy]

Feels good knowing the rank management of this forum is very important to avoid questioning someone who don't know also about this stuff.

[mikeythemachine]

Thank you for taking the time to do this. I was wondering how I ranked up. 

[Merptastic]

Sorry for asking again. I am just curious. When did the last two weeks or last activity being updated? Because I think my activity didn't updated. I am waiting for more than two weeks already. Thank you for those who will answer.

There is nothing wrong with your activity. You can see the activity dates here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=582736.0

Donator and VIP still need 10 and 50 BTC?

Yes.

So... wait you guys are asking for $56,000 USD for Donator and $283,562 USD for VIP ranks?

I could buy a house for that VIP rank  .

Can I just give you both my kidneys?

[hilariousetc]

They're not asking anything. It's a donation. The price was fixed in btc and won't be changed because it was deemed it would be unfair to those who originally donated. More donator ranks with values pegged to fiat have been suggested though but no plans to implement them as of yet.

[pstraene]

Here you should really read first. If you have read it, many questions are answered

[ICOGuide]

Ranks

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: Links allowed. Max 150 characters.
- Member: 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 PMs

I've adjusted the limits to make spamming more difficult.

Activity	Min. seconds between post actions	Max PM recipients	PMs per hour
0	360	3	5
16	74	5	30
30	60	5	60
60	30	5	60
100	12	10	120
200	10	15	120
300	8	20	120

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.

Is there also a limit to what can be posted depending on your level? I was trying to post an image through linking imgur but it wouldn't work for me. What level do I have to be in order to be able to post images?

[SFR10]

Is there also a limit to what can be posted depending on your level? I was trying to post an image through linking imgur but it wouldn't work for me. What level do I have to be in order to be able to post images?

You have to be at least a Jr. member (next rank to your current rank), for the images to be shown normally (instead of a link).

[Merptastic]

They're not asking anything. It's a donation. The price was fixed in btc and won't be changed because it was deemed it would be unfair to those who originally donated. More donator ranks with values pegged to fiat have been suggested though but no plans to implement them as of yet.

I think fiat donations would be nice (since it's a little more resistant to fluctuations) though as you suggested, no plans to implement it

[Zentor]

Thank you for this explanation of forum ranks. One question left, total time logged in doesn`t care anywhere, if i understood it right?

[trunghieu250688]

Why my post is 79 but my activity only 54?

[mustangy]

someone update this wtf 50 btc donation means come on be realistic, please i would donate for rank and trust and willing to pay a fee per sales but really 50 btc
someone poke this guy please

[mustangy]

You can get 14 activity points every two week period. That's all you need to know.

I got 28 activity points within 2 days ... So it doesnt really make sense ... 

No, it makes sense. You just don't understand what a period is. If you sign up a day before the new period then you will have 14 activity then another 14 the day after.

- Hey sir, my problem is I don't like to post because I'm not a talkative guy, I just read the post. Is there any way to gain activity without posting?

and this guy said great i read forum from 2012 but even being member was pain to me lol

[amnhamada]

I was wondering why my rank didn't change, Now i know thank you

[maddealer]

How i get the coin under my name?

[Postlegend]

How i get the coin under my name?

Please read the original post carefully, it has all the information you need to know. Welcome to the forum!

[Fadilis]

i'm so excited to achieve the Jr. Member rank this day, and other ranks after.
thank you for the informations

[EasyCrypto]

thank you really helpfull

[jenni161]

They're not asking anything. It's a donation. The price was fixed in btc and won't be changed because it was deemed it would be unfair to those who originally donated. More donator ranks with values pegged to fiat have been suggested though but no plans to implement them as of yet.

You could do some much smaller amount (in BTC, after all, this is bitcointalk) and mark it with pink coinhalf. That would be cute, called for example "tiny donator."

[Postlegend]

They're not asking anything. It's a donation. The price was fixed in btc and won't be changed because it was deemed it would be unfair to those who originally donated. More donator ranks with values pegged to fiat have been suggested though but no plans to implement them as of yet.

You could do some much smaller amount (in BTC, after all, this is bitcointalk) and mark it with pink coinhalf. That would be cute, called for example "tiny donator."

If you read the previous posts, you would know that Bitcointalk is not in need of donations. If you could donate some BTC, that'll be great. If not, it's all fine, there's nothing to stress about.