User Ranking Revision?

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-03-28 12:38am

fgalkin wrote:If you'll implement this system, then I'll never reach a top title.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Not worried about it. Rank comes with responsibility, and I've all I can handle right now as it is...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:05am

I'll propose a modification of Jeg's system based on Saxton's Imperial Rank system.

      1-   19 Cadet
     20-   50 Midshipman/Ensign
     51-  100 Acting Sub-Lieutenant
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 2000 Commander
   2001- 3000 Captain
   3001- 4000 Line Captain 
   4001- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral 
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral 
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Moff [Moderator]
Grand Moff [Super Moderator]
Emperor [Administrator]

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-28 01:09am

phongn wrote:I'll propose a modification of Jeg's system based on Saxton's Imperial Rank system.

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      1-   19 Midshipman
     20-   50 Ensign
     51-  100 Acting Sub-Lieutenant
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 2000 Commander
   2001- 3000 Captain
   3001- 4000 Line Captain 
   4001- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral 
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral 
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Moff [Moderator]
Grand Moff [Super Moderator]
Emperor [Administrator]

I like that, but could you tone the numbers down a bit, 90% of people won't make Captain.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-03-28 01:10am

And yet every other week yet another person makes it to 1500 posts...

In any case, would we suggest a change for "flamewarriors" to Imperial names?

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-28 01:12am

phongn wrote:I'll propose a modification of Jeg's system based on Saxton's Imperial Rank system.

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      1-   19 Cadet
     20-   50 Midshipman/Ensign
     51-  100 Acting Sub-Lieutenant
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 2000 Commander
   2001- 3000 Captain
   3001- 4000 Line Captain 
   4001- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral 
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral 
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Moff [Moderator]
Grand Moff [Super Moderator]
Emperor [Administrator]

Looks good...except that all the mods have custom titles.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:13am

Bah, you are weak!

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      1-   19 Midshipman
     20-   50 Ensign
     51-  100 Acting Sub-Lieutenant
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 1500 Commander
   1501- 2500 Captain
   2501- 3750 Line Captain
   3751- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Moff [Moderator]
Grand Moff [Super Moderator]
Sith Apprentice [Darth Wong] 
Emperor [Administrator]

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-28 01:14am

verilon wrote:And yet every other week yet another person makes it to 1500 posts...

In any case, would we suggest a change for "flamewarriors" to Imperial names?

Imperial Troops?
Imperial Subjects?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:15am

IG-88E wrote:Looks good...except that all the mods have custom titles.

I know, it was just a thought if a Mod didn't want a custom title for whatever reason. For that matter, if phpBB allowed it we could allow a secondary title as the custom title (subject to Administrative fiat) with the primary title as rank, but I don't think phpBB supports it without mods.

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-03-28 01:15am

I can see shifting the rank break points to higher counts, but the military style rankings are fairly meaningless to us non-military types. Nothing against them per se, but until I read this thread, I was quite ignorant of the hierarchy of military titles, not a body of knowledge that personally interests me much.

and woo hoo, this is post 600, only 66 more to go

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:17am

Gandalf wrote:
verilon wrote:And yet every other week yet another person makes it to 1500 posts...

In any case, would we suggest a change for "flamewarriors" to Imperial names?
Imperial Troops?
Imperial Subjects?

Imperial Subjects, though some of us (like me) are really Rebel Scum

EDIT: Actually, Registered->Imperial Subjects, Cloaked Users remains the same, and Lurkers->Rebel Scum, always lurking around the edges of civilization

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-03-28 01:19am

phongn wrote:
IG-88E wrote:Looks good...except that all the mods have custom titles.
I know, it was just a thought if a Mod didn't want a custom title for whatever reason. For that matter, if phpBB allowed it we could allow a secondary title as the custom title (subject to Administrative fiat) with the primary title as rank, but I don't think phpBB supports it without mods.

Then would there be differences between mods and minimods?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:22am

verilon wrote:
phongn wrote:
IG-88E wrote:Looks good...except that all the mods have custom titles.
I know, it was just a thought if a Mod didn't want a custom title for whatever reason. For that matter, if phpBB allowed it we could allow a secondary title as the custom title (subject to Administrative fiat) with the primary title as rank, but I don't think phpBB supports it without mods.
Then would there be differences between mods and minimods?

Governor? A minimod's domain is functionally equivilant to perhaps a planet. Moffs control sectors while Grand Moffs control oversectors, so this should work?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-28 01:22am

verilon wrote:
phongn wrote:
IG-88E wrote:Looks good...except that all the mods have custom titles.
I know, it was just a thought if a Mod didn't want a custom title for whatever reason. For that matter, if phpBB allowed it we could allow a secondary title as the custom title (subject to Administrative fiat) with the primary title as rank, but I don't think phpBB supports it without mods.
Then would there be differences between mods and minimods?

What is the difference?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:25am

Gandalf wrote:What is the difference?

Minimods control private forums.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-03-28 01:25am

phongn wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
verilon wrote:And yet every other week yet another person makes it to 1500 posts...

In any case, would we suggest a change for "flamewarriors" to Imperial names?
Imperial Troops?
Imperial Subjects?
Imperial Subjects, though some of us (like me) are really Rebel Scum

EDIT: Actually, Registered->Imperial Subjects, Cloaked Users remains the same, and Lurkers->Rebel Scum, always lurking around the edges of civilization

Lol. Good one.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 01:29am

Note: I hardly expect this system to be used, but I'm bored. Further modification. Minor changes as follows.

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      1-   20 Cadet
     21-   40 Midshipman
     41-   75 Ensign
     76-  100 Acting Sub-Lieutenant
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 1500 Commander
   1501- 2500 Captain
   2501- 3750 Line Captain
   3751- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Governor [Mini-Moderator]
Moff [Moderator]
Grand Moff [Super Moderator]
Sith Apprentice [Darth Wong]
Emperor [Administrator]

Imperial Subjects [Registered Users]
CGT Contacts or Cloaked Ships [Hidden Users]
Rebel Scum [Lurkers]

While Midshipmen and Ensigns traditionally have the same rank insigna (though in the Imperial Navy an Ensign has an additional code cylinder, IIRC) they are independant ranks IIRC and this update reflects it.

I thought CGT Contacts would be more appropriate than Cloaked; Rebel Scum are for those who deign not to join us civilized folk

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-03-28 01:44am

phongn wrote:
Gandalf wrote:What is the difference?
Minimods control private forums.

No. Micromods control private forums. The Horsemen are minimods.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-03-28 01:48am

I support phongn's latest suggestion, the Imperial ranks are way cooler then Jedi ones and more fitting since this is the Stardestroyer.NET.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-03-28 01:54am

Sir Sirius wrote:I support phongn's latest suggestion, the Imperial ranks are way cooler then Jedi ones and more fitting since this is the Stardestroyer.NET.

But...I like being a Jedi.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-28 01:56am

fgalkin wrote:
phongn wrote:
Gandalf wrote:What is the difference?
Minimods control private forums.
No. Micromods control private forums. The Horsemen are minimods.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Then micromod=Gov, and the minimods would still be the "Harbringers of Doom" or maybe something else, like Dark Troopers?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 12:47pm

Micromods are Governors, Minimods are Viceroys? Dark Troopers might work, but they lacked political power - they could only bust heads. Minimods can do more than that.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-28 12:48pm

fgalkin wrote:
Sir Sirius wrote:I support phongn's latest suggestion, the Imperial ranks are way cooler then Jedi ones and more fitting since this is the Stardestroyer.NET.
But...I like being a Jedi.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

You won't when the purge comes in

Besides, as a Commander you can captain your own ship!

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-03-28 12:53pm

Why not go away from Star Wars? This is a scifi sight that sticks with a semi military theme. Why not just pick real life military?

As an example here is the US military rank structure.

http://www.clancyfaq.com/milranks.htm

Post by **fgalkin** » 2003-03-28 01:16pm

Alyeska wrote:Why not go away from Star Wars? This is a scifi sight that sticks with a semi military theme. Why not just pick real life military?

As an example here is the US military rank structure.

http://www.clancyfaq.com/milranks.htm

Is it possible to use several different ranking systems? I'm sure that there are quite a lot of people here who wouldn't mind a Soviet rank.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-28 01:18pm

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      1-   20 Cadet
     21-   40 Midshipman
     41-   100 Ensign
    101-  250 Sub-Lieutenant
    251-  500 Lieutenant
    501- 1000 Lt. Commander
   1001- 1500 Commander
   1501- 2500 Captain
   2501- 3750 Line Captain
   3751- 5000 Commodore
   5001- 6000 Rear Admiral
   6001- 7000 Vice Admiral
   7001- 8000 Admiral
   8001- 9000 Fleet Admiral
   9001-10000 High Admiral
  10000+      Grand Admiral

Moff [Private Forum Moderators]
Grand Moff [Moderator]
Excutor [Super Moderator]
Sith Apprentice [Darth Wong]
Emperor/Sith Lord [Administrator]

Imperial Subjects [Registered Users]
CGT Contacts or Cloaked Ships [Hidden Users]
Rebel Scum [Lurkers]

My take on Phongn's idea. And with the exception of the Grand Admiral/(Grand) Moff discrepancy the whole thing fits the heirarchy of the Empire.