Ranking System Info...

someone said that there should be a 'master' reputatuin, well the 'adept' reputation is almost the same thing and only few people have it...

That was me. But I have a new idea. A rank for only the fluffiest members. We should add a rank called "Village Idiot" for the really big fluffies. Its funny, but it can also be true.

I find that just being simply rude if we where to use that term. The system is not meant to be-little people.

I contend that it's more than a little rude of all these fluffy people to give us a bad name, mislead new students, and just generally make a mockery of the amount of time and effort and study that goes into a genuine magical practice.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck maybe we ought to consider treating it like a duck.

To simply clarify a few things: someone asked how the voting process works as far as moving up or down in the ranks. The only person who knows for sure how many votes it takes to move someone to the next rank is the administrator. But it shouldn't matter how many votes it takes because it is not a contest and people should be so eager to get better rankings. I really think that the system can be useful if it is used properly, but more importantly I hope that it encourages people to act appropriately and to strive harder to learn. It should be about the process and effort of making a difference, rather then your reputation statues as whole. Secondly as far as adding or changing new rankings and what not the only recommendation I have is to post about it in the site updates thread. Although the ranks in place seem to be sufficient enough. Lastly keep in mind this isn't a popularity contest, if you think otherwise simply move on and get over it.

I understand where you are coming from ChironJackal and agree with you. I just didn't like the term "village idiot" being used.
By all means if someone is going to be giving misleading information, causing issues in a place of serious practice and learning, then yes they do need to accept and live up to the name that they have caused for themselves.

How about just "troll" instead?

Wow ok lol thanks i was wondering why it changed like that

I believe it's an averaging system for ranks besides Knowledgeable and Adept. Say you have one beginner vote, and one knowledgeable vote, you're give a novice rank.
I also believe it takes from 3 to 4 knowledgeable votes to get the knowledgeable rank. However, 3-4 votes is not guaranteed to get you the rank because again, it's an averaging system. If you are voted 5 times to be fluffy, it is a lot harder to get you up to knowledgeable.
From my understanding adept can only be given by some level of administration. It's reserved for certain, long-serving members.

Excuse the double post here but again, thank you for the clarification of this article Othalas. I haven't been here long and I already noticed people getting worked up by this system.