What about the Beans?

[Extract_Here]

How do you guys feel about the beans? Im currently at first cup of ubuntu. I thinking i might move up after the first 50 posts. :KS

[Frak]

Meh.

[wojox]

Their the magical fruit.

[KiwiNZ]

Bean there done that

Nah

They just for fun

[murderslastcrow]

I wonder where they come from.

[Extract_Here]

Christ coming from a man whos got over 25000 posts lol I love the beans!!

[coffeeandlinux]

I like the beans idea! Adds character to the forum.

[slakkie]

I don't get all the mugs, I had two, now boom, five. No more beans :{

[Frak]

I like the beans idea! Adds character to the forum.
I laughed a little when I read that.

[pwnst*r]

I don't get all the mugs, I had two, now boom, five. No more beans :{

No clear explanation for that!

[Extract_Here]

the beans are are truly great but i dont think people should hide them be proud of the beans

[esmerine]

It's the beans that make me come back. Certainly not the info.

[premamotion]

Where can I find a clear and complete explanation about what beans are here, on the forum?

[koleoptero]

Where can I find a clear and complete explanation about what beans are here, on the forum?

Post count. Doesn't count posts in Community Cafe.

Clear enough?

[Joeb454]

Where can I find a clear and complete explanation about what beans are here, on the forum?

Perhaps this will explain a little better :)


What's the deal with coffee cups/beans and the funny titles?

Beans are posts. The post/bean count can be turned off by the user if so desired.

There tends to be a close connection between geeks and coffee, so that's where the theme came from. Yes, we know not everyone likes coffee, but it's just a silly thing.

The images, their colors, and the changing icons don't have any special meaning. They simply change as time goes by. You will see (among other things) green coffee beans, roasted (brown) coffee beans, various sorts of coffee cups and mugs and so on. Like the titles, nothing specific is implied by the presence of specific images or titles (in almost all cases that is...staff, admins and banned users are some of the exceptions). These items are for fun, and are not serious. They are not a rank of any kind. They don't tell anyone how long you've been here nor how many posts you've made. The sayings and the images are a semi-random feature we have to provide a little kick. There is some structure to it, but only on the implementation side. We did this on purpose - because it was fun and whimsical.

There isn't a list of what you get, and when, because that's not the point. The reason for the secrecy was/is this: while we want to reward people who participate in these forums with titles and changing symbols we really don't want them to become some sort of gauge that people use to determine whether someone is speaking with more/less authority on a support topic. Other forums use the title/icon system that way and more power to them. However, there are people here with less than 20 posts who can code circles around much of the staff and are capable of giving amazing and useful responses to support questions...and there are some of us here with thousands of posts who might get lucky with a good and helpful reply on occasion. The fear is that people might use post count and titles/symbols as a means of judging the validity of a post's content rather than the content itself. We had a long discussion about this in the forums when they were first started and this subject has been revisited among the staff several times. Some forum members and staff wanted to eliminate the post count and title/icon system completely, some have gone the other way wanting a complete ranking system that is clear and gives honorific titles with great meaning to those with higher post counts (that particular group is in the extreme minority). The current system is a compromise that has been working pretty well for a while. With the compromise of meaningless titles/icons, post count can be hidden in UserCP. Anyway, this is why we don't publish how many posts are necessary for a change in title/icon...it's just a silly reward. The post numbers needed for title changes is something that is easy to modify so it gets modified on occasion, when the admins don't have better things occupying their time, merely to maintain the surprise factor. Bottom line: it just a trivial, whimsically amusing little thing. Don't read too much into it...it really isn't worth the slightest emotional involvement.

[ubername]

I liked the 'thanks' feature. That was in some way a measure of useful posts rather than the number of 'me too' (like me!) type comments.

[premamotion]

Post count. Doesn't count posts in Community Cafe.

Clear enough?

Clear enough Koleoptero! Thanks! Didn`t know that posts in community cafe does not count... that`s confused me a little bit..

[wieman01]

I liked the 'thanks' feature. That was in some way a measure of useful posts rather than the number of 'me too' (like me!) type comments.
I believe it was turned off as it was fairly heavy on the database. I rather liked it too.

[koleoptero]

Clear enough Koleoptero! Thanks! Didn`t know that posts in community cafe does not count... that`s confused me a little bit..

Glad I could help. :) I was confused about it at first too.

[judge jankum]

beannnnns morrrre beanssss .........give me beansssssssssss

[Max_Mackie]

What about the bean icons?

[Frak]

What about the bean icons?
random

[alexfish]

How do you guys feel about the beans? Im currently at first cup of ubuntu. I thinking i might move up after the first 50 posts. :KS
/home/alexfish2/Desktop/beanz.png

[Frak]

/home/alexfish2/Desktop/beanz.png
Heh

[alexfish]

The ping Did'nt work

you can see it now /

[alexfish]

Bean there done that

Nah

They just for fun

Along with facts on the consumption and growing of coffee, there are many other facts on coffee that don't really fall into any specific category. Some of the more interesting ones are listed here.
http://www.realcoffee.co.uk/images/CoffeeMug.gif


Robusta Coffee has twice as much caffeine in it than Arabica.
Coffee, if it were taxed like wine would be more expensive than it.
The principle psychological effects of coffee are due to caffeine, an alkaloid that acts as a mild stimulant.
An ordinary cup of coffee contains about 150 milligrams of caffeine - what most physicians call a "theraputic dose".
According to the speciality coffee association of America, the premium bean category of the industry has grown into a $1.5 billion annual industry.
Over 25 million people are employed in the coffee industry.
'non-volatile' taste components in coffee include: caffeine, trigonelline, chlorogenic acid, phenolic acids, amino acids, carbohydrates and minerals.
'volatile' aroma components in coffee include: organic acids, aldehydes, ketones, esters, amines and mercaptans.
The most important substitute for coffee is usually chicory, although it is often used as an extender as opposed to a substitute.
After brewing, espresso coffee contains 2.5% fat and filter coffee contains 0.6% fat.
Coffee grows in more than 50 countries and is the second largest export in the world after oil (in dollar value).
Coffee sacks are usually made of hemp and weigh approximately 132 pounds when they are full of green coffee beans.
[quote=KiwiNZ;8523108]Bean there done that :It takes over 600,000 beans to fill a coffee sack. EH



Commercially flavoured coffee beans are flavoured after they are roasted and partially cooled to around 100 degrees. It is then that the flavour is applied as the coffee beans' pores are open and therefore more receptive to flavour absorption.

[Marisa H]

the beans are are truly great but i dont think people should hide them be proud of the beans

...except when you have none :(

[lisati]

...except when you have none :(

Or when you have so many that you have to hide them so that you don't get blamed for the aroma wafting in on the breeze......

[pricetech]

Blamed ?? As if the smell of coffee were a bad thing ??? How dare you !!

[SeattleOtaku]

I'm a tea drinker myself, but as a vegan, I'm certainly not against the beans either. :)