Junior Member ?

[orion_114]

What happened to ubuntu inspiring guru ? :(
Why did all the names change under the stars ?
I liked being called an ubuntu inspiring guru. lol! :)

[ups]

yeah, I also liked the old titles... dunno why they were changed. now its boring Junior Member, Regular Member etc. :(

[grj]

I do not know why they changed the titles. But, I am glad to see them set to boring titles that may only reflect visitation to the forums. With the titles reflecting linux knowledge, some people were viewed as having lots of knowledge because of their title when they knew little.

On another ditro's forum which has many knowledgeable people, there were a few with guru titles because the title was granted on forum visits. A few times they gave out some information that was wrong and potentially dangerous due to ignorance. Their replies were taken as 'good advice' probably because of their titles.

Though it would be nice to have a title that gives the idea I know something even though I don't.

[lao_V]

I'm quite sad to see the 'Ubuntu inspiring guru' gone from my title as well. I was really aiming to particapte as much as possible to get to 'Ubuntu Guru' title :-(

[jwb]

I wanted to be a Karate Monkey Deathcar Guru......

*sigh*

[lao_V]

I wanted to be a Karate Monkey Deathcar Guru......

*sigh*
Now you are nothing but a 'Regular Member'!!!! :-)

[domzo]

I do not know why they changed the titles. But, I am glad to see them set to boring titles that may only reflect visitation to the forums. With the titles reflecting linux knowledge, some people were viewed as having lots of knowledge because of their title when they knew little.
......

But surely 'Expert Member' potentially has the same problem (assuming the titles are linked only to post count)?

As for "junior member"... it's enough to give you an inferiority complex... Why not just "new member" or "recently joined"?

I think one of the things I like about this forum is that there isn't much of the linux elitism you sometimes see elsewhere. (All that RTFM attitude...)

Anyway, with that in mind it seems odd to encourage traditional "elitist" hierarchies like "junior" and "expert" - which may or may not represent the poster fairly anyway.

cheers

domzo jr. :-)

[ubuntu-geek]

But surely 'Expert Member' potentially has the same problem (assuming the titles are linked only to post count)?

As for "junior member"... it's enough to give you an inferiority complex... Why not just "new member" or "recently joined"?

I think one of the things I like about this forum is that there isn't much of the linux elitism you sometimes see elsewhere. (All that RTFM attitude...)

Anyway, with that in mind it seems odd to encourage traditional "elitist" hierarchies like "junior" and "expert" - which may or may not represent the poster fairly anyway.

cheers

domzo jr. :-)
Perfect this is the thread i wanted to see.. So lets get ideas for new "user titles"

Keep them clean and to the point of linux/ubuntu. I am very open to changing them. The reason behind the change was to get the forum community involved in selecting new ones.

[kassetra]

Ok, I just have to post this because it's funny.

We could have poster ratings based on coffees... with coffee beans instead of stars... So that new people could be "Ubuntu Coffee Member" ... and up to "Ubuntu Espresso Member" ... and then people like jdong could be "Ubuntu Quad Mocha Member"

Because I swear he must have a caffeine drip in order to do as much as he does!

Oooh oooh! And then moderators could be "Ubuntu Master Roasters"

ok I'll stop. *giggle* *snicker*

[orion_114]

lol @

"Ubuntu Master Roasters"
I like the coffee idea !!!!

Maybe ....
1 Cup a day
5 Cups a day
Way too much coffee
Has a caffine drip
Coffee = 100% Blood = 0%
Walking Coffee Mug
:D

ps. maybe we need a coffee icon?

[Rule]

I like the coffee idea, we should use it :D

[oddabe19]

heh, i'm only posting to see if i'm still Ubuntu expert


Edit: Meh, expert member=good enough for government work

[kassetra]

Doesn't a coffee theme fit the requirements...?

Let's see...
Ubuntu Brown... Coffee....
Linux... Coffee/Caffeine ....

;)

Or maybe I just have coffee on the brain... speaking of which... I'm getting myself a latte. \\:D/

[Buffalo Soldier]

I'm all for the coffee names and coffee cup icons instead of stars.

[DJ_Max]

The coffee idea is good with me.


Edit: Meh, expert member=good enough for government work
Depends on whose government you're talking about.
*ducks & runs*

[KiwiNZ]

The coffee cup ideas does it for me to , hmmm so does Bourbon glass , panadol , women , ooops I never said that .:-k

hey also at my age I kinda liked the idea of being called a junior member http://www.ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[jdong]

I think the coffee idea is fantastic. I fully support being a Ubuntu Master Roaster (Super Master Roaster??)

*Back to impartial moderator mode*

[kassetra]

The new titles are AWESOME! :D

[Marquis_de_Carabas]

I don't like coffee. Actively despise the stuff in fact. Give me a nice cup of tea any day.

The new titles seem to work though. A little quirky, inoffensive to all, no connotations of being more or less knowledgeable, and it clears up the whole "inspiring guru" thing which had vexed me so!

So, even though the mere mention of coffee makes me tremble with loathing and disgust, the new titles work for me too :-)

[ups]

Cool, no more boring regular titles :D

i like the coffee idea. It'd be cool if the stars can be replaced with say coffeebeans or cups with steam emerging... something like that :)

btw, I see some people have a Supporter under their names (see #12 & #14 posts in this thread) - is this related to post count too, or something else?

[ubuntu-geek]

I added a few new levels of user titles and some new graphics to certain levels to spice things up a little. :)

And Marquis_de_Carabas I am considering making user configurable titles at some point :)

[TravisNewman]

u-g, you should probably spell caffeine correctly, for those who have the drip. ;)

[ctt1wbw]

Now you are nothing but a 'Regular Member'!!!! :-)


There's nothing wrong with being 'regular'!! :grin:

[lao_V]

lol @

I like the coffee idea !!!!

Maybe ....
1 Cup a day
5 Cups a day
Way too much coffee
Has a caffine drip
Coffee = 100% Blood = 0%
Walking Coffee Mug
:D

ps. maybe we need a coffee icon?
Seems like your idea has been implemented already!!

[lao_V]

Perfect this is the thread i wanted to see.. So lets get ideas for new "user titles"

Keep them clean and to the point of linux/ubuntu. I am very open to changing them. The reason behind the change was to get the forum community involved in selecting new ones.
u-g, wouldn't it be more helpful if the users were able to vote/rate each other, similar to the way ebay works?

I think it would give a fairly good indication of one's helpfulness/willingness/knowledge.

[Randabis]

Ha, very interesting concept. I like.

[ubuntu_fan]

u-g, wouldn't it be more helpful if the users were able to vote/rate each other, similar to the way ebay works?

I think it would give a fairly good indication of one's helpfulness/willingness/knowledge.

Yes, great idea!

a.

[Buffalo Soldier]

Ubuntu-Geek,

Mind posting some info on the new user levels? What are the levels? What determines what level someone is?

[orion_114]

Awsome ! I didnt actually expect the names to be used !
I had just woken up this morning and all I could think about was coffee after kassetra's post !

[lao_V]

I'm not 100% convinced with Ubuntu = 100% Blood = 0%. At least apply some formatting to seperate two assertions.

e.g. Ubuntu = 100%, Blood = 0%
or Dipped in Ubuntu??

[orion_114]

I just noticed the reputation icon now !
I think its a cool idea !

[lao_V]

U-G: Excellent work with the Reputation icons!!

Just one question. Where can we see our own 'Reputation'

Is it aggregated to the 'Referrals' on the profile page?

(Aplogies if the work is still in progress)

[kassetra]

*note to self, do not read posts five minutes before going to bed...

u-g, I think you need a title too... as in "The Ubuntu Bean" .... I was actually dreaming about coffee/ubuntu all night long.

Also, I reworked some of jimmac's coffee cup icons as ideas for replacement stars...

http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup.png (coffee cup, no steam)

http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_steam.png (coffee cup, with very light steam... I could darken it too...)

Right now they're around 48x48, but I can make them much smaller... :)

[ubuntu-geek]

*note to self, do not read posts five minutes before going to bed...

u-g, I think you need a title too... as in "The Ubuntu Bean" .... I was actually dreaming about coffee/ubuntu all night long.

Also, I reworked some of jimmac's coffee cup icons as ideas for replacement stars...

http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup.png (coffee cup, no steam)

http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_steam.png (coffee cup, with very light steam... I could darken it too...)

Right now they're around 48x48, but I can make them much smaller... :)
If could make them smaller about the same size as the current stars that would be cool, also make the steam a little darker and i'll put them up :)

[kassetra]

Ok, here is a 21x21 coffee cup steam "on" icon:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_steam-on.png

and a 21x21 coffee cup steam "off" icon:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_steam-off.png

Or do you need them in a line of five for all of the variants (1 cup, 2 cups, etc.) ?

I darkened the steam from the first post, but let me darken it another shade:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_darksteam-on.png (on)
http://www.linuxpeach.com/coffee_cup_darksteam-off.png (off)

[ubuntu-geek]

wow aweomse! If you have time and want to put them in a line that would be sweet. :)

[kassetra]

u-g, can do. will do. give me about ten minutes here. :)

Do you need the "Administrator" and such under the lines of images as well? If you do, I have an "ubuntu" font...

:)

also, you probably want them in gifs like the stars, correct?

This is what it would look like, in png, with the text:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_administrator.png

[kassetra]

here are pngs of ranks 1, 2, and 3:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_1.png
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_2.png
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_3.png

[kassetra]

and pngs of ranks 4 & 5:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_4.png
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_5.png

I'll work on converting them to gifs and also creating some text-line ones as well. :)

[kassetra]

Developer:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_developer.png

Moderator:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_moderator.png

Super Moderator:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_super_moderator.png

[kassetra]

And of course, VIPs:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_vip.png

ok... converting to gifs.... if I have to... ;)

oops... forgot supporters:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_supporter.png

[TravisNewman]

kassetra, you rock hard!
Those are sweet :)

[kassetra]

I'm glad you like them! :) I just wish everything could be in png! heh.

The coffee icons I think will help with the little voice that says in my head:

1, 1 cup of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah.
2, 2 cups of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah...

Stinking Count von Count from Sesame Street... after all these years I still can't get him out of my head.

[ubuntu-geek]

I'm glad you like them! :) I just wish everything could be in png! heh.

The coffee icons I think will help with the little voice that says in my head:

1, 1 cup of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah.
2, 2 cups of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah...

Stinking Count von Count from Sesame Street... after all these years I still can't get him out of my head.
AWESOME!!! png are fine. can you make a rank_0, contributer and team member as well :).. uploading the current ones now.

[Buffalo Soldier]

kassetra, I thought I was the only one with that counting dracula in my head. Anyway, nice work :) Ubuntu, my cup of tea (coffee).

[kassetra]

knew I forgot one:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_0.png
Buffalo Soldier: 5, 5 cups of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah....

[ubuntu-geek]

knew I forgot one:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_0.png
Buffalo Soldier: 5, 5 cups of Ubuntu, ah ah ah ah....
cool how about a team member and contributor :)

[kassetra]

team member:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_team_member.png

contributor:
http://www.linuxpeach.com/rank_contributor.png

(u-g, I meant I knew I forgot the 0 in the 1-5, heh.)

Ultimate Coffee Grinder
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[ubuntu-geek]

:) What can I say.. Like yours?

[kassetra]

I LOVE IT! :D

It's the perfect title... I'm a coffee-a-holic. :)

[ubuntu-geek]

Could I interest you in making any other icons for the site? :)

[kassetra]

I was just about to offer my services! :)

I've got a host of stuff I can do. :)

[ubuntu-geek]

Check PM

[Buffalo Soldier]

hhmm.. I just notice I just lost the word suppporter. Maybe it was accidentally left out. But if it is intentional, I can't argue with that :) I have not been posting much lately.

[kassetra]

probably just a boo boo...
but if not... post a whole bunch real quick... ;)

[orion_114]

I love this whole new coffee thing !!! This is the best forum in the world !!!!
Now all I need is my morning cup of coffee ....... mmmmmm

[Rule]

ohh I like the new coffee cups, this forum rocks :-) :-) :grin: :grin:

[KiwiNZ]

ohh I like the new coffee cups, this forum rocks


Yep we are poud of it http://www.ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

[orion_114]

Do you need the "Administrator" and such under the lines of images as well? If you do, I have an "ubuntu" font...


K***etra where did you get the ubuntu font ?
Could you maybe upload or give a link to it for us please ?

[ups]

Awesome work, k***etra. You rock, the icons rock, and coffee rocks :D

[lao_V]

I never ever drink coffee. You could even say I hate coffee.

Give me a cup of Ubuntu anytime, anyday!!!

[Dylanby]

Nice work kassetra! Me likey.

[kassetra]

orion_114: I made the font by hand using the ubuntu svg letters and a font editor... I would love to give it out, but I need permission from the peeps controlling the copyright. I've asked them, and I'm still waiting to hear back. As soon as I hear, and if it's ok, I'll post the font asap. :)

[kassetra]

Thank you everyone! I'm so glad you like the coffee titles & cups. I can't take all the credit though... I made the font, I altered jimmac's coffee icons, and orion_114 refined my coffee idea. :)

And of course, everyone in this thread approved the idea... :)

Lots of people go into even smaller projects. But I really love the way it has all turned out. :D

[orion_114]

Thanks kassetra I'd really appreceate it if you are allowed to upload the font.
I really think you and ubuntu-geek deserve all the credit! :D

[rwabel]

I never ever drink coffee. You could even say I hate coffee.

Give me a cup of Ubuntu anytime, anyday!!!

hehe, same for me. Let's assume for us it's beer :D

[orion_114]

Ok I really love the new theme and all but, I just had another idea !
If you change the forum skin then could it change the icons for coffee cups to something else ? I just had the idea from the "Have you got the distro fever?" post when I accidentily read it as "disco fever" !! lol !! Maybe we could have a skin with disco ball gifs that spin instead of coffee mugs and ratings like ...

He don't dance
Shoe tapper
Sneaker Pimp
Disco Junkie
Big Pimping Disco King
DJ Funk <Moderator>
...
etc.

Or am I just high on coffee again ? :D

[lao_V]

orion...how much coffee have you had to drink today? :-)

[orion_114]

About 8 ;)

[kassetra]

8 cups? 8 oz?

(I'm on my next 20oz iced latte right now... heh)

[lao_V]

I'm not too sure about the 'disco fever' colour skin. However, I love the titles you've come up with!! Maybe, Maybe....the user has an option of what type of titles they want to see? Coffee, disco fever, 'homer'-based Matrix-based???

[towner]

On the coffee theme


I'm British so can I be a cup of tea !
:-)

[Marquis_de_Carabas]

I'm British so can I be a cup of tea !

You want to be a cup of tea? You want to be used and then thrown into a sink full of dirty plates without even a thank you? Maybe you should get those masochistic tendencies seen to ;)

"And what would you say to a cup of tea father?"

"**** off cup!"

Not at all relevent but that episode was on last night and I couldn't resist :)

(Father Ted, for the uninitiated among you)

[nikoPSK]

Unfortunately for me as this was started so long ago I cannot see the initial images that kassetra (why does it get censored? :confused:) posted, but if anybody has them, I would be glad to see them.

Best to you,
niko