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I think the stars are cool. Seniority should be recognized. Take that you newbie, mega-spam posters! :)
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anarchistbunny wrote:Why do people who joined in Nov. - Jan have only 1 star when its the 5th month in the year.
Think a little and you will find the answer... :wink:

Spoiler warning! :lol:

For an example I've joined ont he 22nd of November 2002.

Dec 22-Jan 22-Feb 22 1st star

March 22-April 22-May 22 2nd star is coming...
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jegs2 wrote:I think the stars are cool. Seniority should be recognized. Take that you newbie, mega-spam posters! :)
Right on!
...even if it's coming from a measly two-star :P
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Exonerate wrote:Ahh, if you'd all just switch to Blacksoul :P
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Just checking to see how much stars I got :wink:

Edit: why don't I have any stars!!!!! :evil::evil:
Is there a post count requirement?

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Batman wrote:
jegs2 wrote:I think the stars are cool. Seniority should be recognized. Take that you newbie, mega-spam posters! :)
Right on!
...even if it's coming from a measly two-star :P
you know, Patton did some of his best work as a measly 2 star :P
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GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:If one absolutely has to have Imperial insignia, why not use the rank squares assigned to Imperial officers? They'd look pretty good on a 12x12 GIF file.
The thing about them is, They're rectangular..

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The first row are to scale. The blue are slightly off scale, but don't exceed 12pixels
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Specialist wrote:Just checking to see how much stars I got :wink:

Edit: why don't I have any stars!!!!! :evil::evil:
Is there a post count requirement?
You're 3 posts away.
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NecronLord wrote:
GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:If one absolutely has to have Imperial insignia, why not use the rank squares assigned to Imperial officers? They'd look pretty good on a 12x12 GIF file.
The thing about them is, They're rectangular..

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The first row are to scale. The blue are slightly off scale, but don't exceed 12pixels
If you shrink the red ones down to 85% of their original size, then they come in at 8x12 pixels (properly rectangular), while remaining true to scale.
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NecronLord wrote:
GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:If one absolutely has to have Imperial insignia, why not use the rank squares assigned to Imperial officers? They'd look pretty good on a 12x12 GIF file.
The thing about them is, They're rectangular..

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The first row are to scale. The blue are slightly off scale, but don't exceed 12pixels
This question should go on StarWars, but....

How were these pips used to determine ranking? Is there a sourcebook or other canon for what rank has what number/color?
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I asked the question about using an Imperial Rank Bar in a previous thread which YB ruthlessly locked even though there was no other open thread regarding the stars. I still think Imperial or maybe even Starfleet type pips are the way to go.
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SWTC has a thorough page on Imperial rank badges.
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phongn wrote:SWTC has a thorough page on Imperial rank badges.
Who does, Phong? :lol: I don't know what SWTC stands for.
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phongn wrote:SWTC has a thorough page on Imperial rank badges.
Who does, Phong? :lol: I don't know what SWTC stands for.
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Darth Wong wrote:OK, I guess I might as well admit it. I made the yellow star myself :oops:

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Hey, I never said I was a graphic artist!
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Apparently, I'm only 3 stars. Is that good?
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innerbrat wrote:A choice in the profile would be nice. (like imperial/rebel symbols)
Not that I care too much, but the yellow looks a bit naff.
And what about other symbols like the Federation?
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Alyeska wrote:And what about other symbols like the Federation?
The UFP logo? Isn't that your avatar? Too complex. Now the Starfleet logo, that would work.
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Alyeska wrote:
innerbrat wrote:A choice in the profile would be nice. (like imperial/rebel symbols)
Not that I care too much, but the yellow looks a bit naff.
And what about other symbols like the Federation?
I was just thorwing in suggestions. Why would I want federation symbols?
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innerbrat wrote:
Alyeska wrote:
innerbrat wrote:A choice in the profile would be nice. (like imperial/rebel symbols)
Not that I care too much, but the yellow looks a bit naff.
And what about other symbols like the Federation?
I was just thorwing in suggestions. Why would I want federation symbols?
Why would I want Rebel or Imperial symbols?
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Darth Servo wrote:
Alyeska wrote:And what about other symbols like the Federation?
The UFP logo? Isn't that your avatar? Too complex. Now the Starfleet logo, that would work.
I know. I had to shrink the size of my avatar just to keep the quality semi decent. Its still to damned small. Rank pips would work though.
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Originally I thought "what the hell are these stupid stars doing under people's names" until I realized that I had three. So I'm highly in favor :)
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Cool.

I know I'm not a very active poster, now I finally have something to show that I've been here for a while :)
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paladin wrote:Apparently, I'm only 3 stars. Is that good?
You get "only three stars" if you've been around the longest. ;) Once a year or two passes the difference between the star count of older and younger members will be more blatant.

As for Imperial vs Feddy emblems...it isn't GalaxyClass.net.

I do recall Lord Wong mentioning that stars were dependant on what theme the forum was set for, though, so the LCARS theme could have the StarFleet emblem and so on. *shrugs*
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