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

[Notin2]

As a new member thanks for the explain how the sismtem works. I see that the 5 silver coins are reserved for Satoshi. You mean Satoshi like the founder of Bitcoin?

No, Satoshi the founder of McDonalds and the creator of dubstep.

Thank him for the Whoper..... Was the algorithm for the ranks updated?

Wow! Such brilliant reply btw eagerly waiting to be senior member any moment from now

[agacsizkoala]

the explanation is very clear, why people asking samethings all of this pages ?

[actmyname]

the explanation is very clear, why people asking samethings all of this pages ?

Because these people are farming their accounts and so the easiest place that they can post are these stickied threads. That, or they're ignorant as fuck and don't really want to read. You can definitely see these when you consider the activity of the users that create such posts – in fact, some make threads which just bloat up the Meta section – and the ease of access to information.

With a search tool and plenty of time, who needs to create these posts?
a) Lazy bums
b) Account farmers

[thanhdat031]

Thanks you to explain all things

[razvangake]

What are the posting privileges that comes with each rank?


Brand New:      
Newbie:
Jr. Member:      
Member:   
Full Member:   
Sr. Member:
Hero Member:

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

[calvinweight]

Not that donating 50 BTC to have some extra flair on the account isn't cool or anything, but $600k is a little steep now days ...

[vukthewolfy]

Thanks, this cleared it for me. I am trying to grasp all the mechanics of bitcointalk.org so I can progress, I was struggling with avatar also, but later realized you need a higher rank for that. Thanks once again ^_^

[actmyname]

Not that donating 50 BTC to have some extra flair on the account isn't cool or anything, but $600k is a little steep now days ...

The price was always designated at 50 BTC. Changing it to fit anything right now would be unfair to the original donators. Plus, there isn't much additional benefit to donating such an amount—if you wanted to donate, you can just send any sum of bitcoins to the donation address. You're only missing out on a Donator board which I assume is pretty dead and the ability to change your custom title at will.

[cananet]

thank you for the rank explanation

[dantes37]

At me now Activity: 42, the next stage 42 + 14 = 56 or Activity: 60 ?
By the way I do not understand why not accrue activity, already two weeks of Activity 42

[actmyname]

At me now Activity: 42, the next stage 42 + 14 = 56 or Activity: 60 ?
By the way I do not understand why not accrue activity, already two weeks of Activity 42

Next stage is 56 as you can see. Activity is refreshed every 30 minutes so it may not have updated when you were posting. It's always in 14-activity increment chunks, so you won't hit 60 (Member status) until the next activity period, which is on the 30th.

And activity periods are not every two weeks since your registration, rather they follow a rough two-week schedule on every other Tuesday. The exact times can be found on this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDySMB2lsOIIkUXuax2rXL30gv656E4xTsFcC2zQHkg/pubhtml

[hurry_hore]

At me now Activity: 42, the next stage 42 + 14 = 56 or Activity: 60 ?
By the way I do not understand why not accrue activity, already two weeks of Activity 42

Next stage is 56 as you can see. Activity is refreshed every 30 minutes so it may not have updated when you were posting. It's always in 14-activity increment chunks, so you won't hit 60 (Member status) until the next activity period, which is on the 30th.

And activity periods are not every two weeks since your registration, rather they follow a rough two-week schedule on every other Tuesday. The exact times can be found on this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDySMB2lsOIIkUXuax2rXL30gv656E4xTsFcC2zQHkg/pubhtml

As far as I know, number activity determine the rank profile. If activity refreshed every 30 minutes, how about profile rank? Will it be automatically changed if let's say 28 activity but posted 31 in next 30 minutes from newbie to Jr. member as activity refreshed?

[TheQuin]

As far as I know, number activity determine the rank profile. If activity refreshed every 30 minutes, how about profile rank? Will it be automatically changed if let's say 28 activity but posted 31 in next 30 minutes from newbie to Jr. member as activity refreshed?

You had the answer in your first sentence. Rank is calculated from activity not from posts, so you can only rank up when your activity increases in the next two week activity period not by posting more.

[BitSat]

Is there a limit in the number of posts during the day / hour? For newbee i meant !

No Limit just wait 6 minute for next post and don't try to spam here because mod can ban you immediately

[hurry_hore]

As far as I know, number activity determine the rank profile. If activity refreshed every 30 minutes, how about profile rank? Will it be automatically changed if let's say 28 activity but posted 31 in next 30 minutes from newbie to Jr. member as activity refreshed?

You had the answer in your first sentence. Rank is calculated from activity not from posts, so you can only rank up when your activity increases in the next two week activity period not by posting more.

Thanks for your answer, TheQuin. However previously my activity is increased every posted. posting increased 1, activity increased 1 also. But now, my activity is halted at 28 even my posting more than 30. My activity is not added again. How about that, why?

[TheQuin]

Thanks for your answer, TheQuin. However previously my activity is increased every posted. posting increased 1, activity increased 1 also. But now, my activity is halted at 28 even my posting more than 30. My activity is not added again. How about that, why?

Yes, that's how it works. Go back and read the opening post of this thread. Scroll down to the bit that says The way activity is calculated:

The maximum activity can increase in a two week period is 14. You have posted in 2 activity periods so your maximum activity is 28 until you post in the next activity period. The system is designed to slow down people spamming their way to a higher rank.

[thxminer]

The maximum activity can increase in a two week period is 14.

Many thanks for the explanation. I'd suggest to change the way it is explained in the sticky because it can be confusing:

activity = min(time * 14, posts)

To me, that means that the MINIMUM of those two values is evaluated and applied. So, if you didn't post anything in 2 weeks, you'd obtain an activity of 14. And if you posted 30, then you'd obtain an activity of 30.

It may be clear to you veterans, but as a newcomer I don't understand what that "MIN" means then...

Many thanks for your comprehension with newbies 

[CodyAlfaridzi]

Many thanks for the explanation. I'd suggest to change the way it is explained in the sticky because it can be confusing:

activity = min(time * 14, posts)

To me, that means that the MINIMUM of those two values is evaluated and applied. So, if you didn't post anything in 2 weeks, you'd obtain an activity of 14. And if you posted 30, then you'd obtain an activity of 30.

You were right, it is indeed the MINIMUM between those two values where "time" is

time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration

If you have made 15 posts on your first 2-weeks-period and another 15 posts on your second 2-weeks-period, then it would be min(2*14 , 30) = 28. Your activity should be at 28 before the new 2-weeks-period ends.

[abechik]

now i understand why my signature didnt work properly..  need more posting rather than watching.. haha

[BTCtrader9]

Considering the spike in the amount of members and the content, shouldn't there be new categories introduced and more donation options to suit a wider range of people?

Introduction of ICO founders and Campaign managers could help them in identifying more easily and would definitely help in getting a more donations to the forum.