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#176438 - 2007-05-24 12:42 PM get rid of newbie?
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Hi All,

How do I get the "newbie" moniker removed from my login? I've been using kixtart for a long time and was very active on the bulletin board for quite a while. For a few years I was doing nothing but unix work, so I didn't log in as often and at some point I forgot my password and could never get it re-enbled. So, I had to create a new account.

I just don't think most people give much credence to a suggestion by a "newbie."

Thanks and for those in the USA, have a great Memorial Day weekend!

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Brad V
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#176439 - 2007-05-24 12:53 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: BradV]
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The status gets changed depending on the number of posts. If you cross a threshold the status gets changed.
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#176441 - 2007-05-24 03:10 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Mart]
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I agree - I hate the term "newbie" - lets change it to something else - mods what you say ?

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#176442 - 2007-05-24 03:16 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Shawn]
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If there was a vote I’d vote for something like "Starter" or just "Member".

Maybe "Fresh meat" would be nice but then again it's not that friendly to new visitors to be called fresh meat

Edited by Mart (2007-05-24 03:16 PM)
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#176443 - 2007-05-24 03:16 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: BradV]
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Check out the FAQ: http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=faq#titles

Of course not being a newbie you already knew to do that before posting, didn't you?

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I just don't think most people give much credence to a suggestion by a "newbie."


Not true at all, in my experience. You suggestion will be judged on the merit of its content, not the number of posts that you have.

We all hold Ruud van Velsen in high regard, and he has only 221 posts making him a mere "member"

The only difference is that we're a little more forgiving of cross/mis-posting and other breaches of etiquette with newbies than we are with high posters who are expected to have been around the board long enough to know how to behave.
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#176444 - 2007-05-24 03:26 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Richard H.]
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idk - in most internet circles i hang around in - "newbie" or "noob" is not a nice term at all - and its mostly thrown at you as an insult - even to the point of attacking your basic skills and even your character.
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#176445 - 2007-05-24 03:37 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Shawn]
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idk - in most internet circles i hang around in - "newbie" or "noob" is not a nice term at all - and its mostly thrown at you as an insult - even to the point of attacking your basic skills and even your character.


The membership of this board is a little more mature than to sink to that sort of behaviour, which is why the mods have an easy life here - it's a very rare occassion that we have to intervene because a thread has got out of hand.

You must be hanging around the wrong sort of circles - beware of the lure of the dark side...

However, if we've got people getting offended or upset by the newbie title, I don't see a problem with changing to to something innocuous like "Occasional Visitor" or something.
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#176447 - 2007-05-24 05:33 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Richard H.]
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I'm not offended, was just a little bored this morning. \:\)

Sorry Richard, obviously I did not read the FAQ. I will now. \:\)

Regards,

Brad V
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#176450 - 2007-05-24 06:42 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: BradV]
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I don't suppose, "Super-pooper" is a good replacement for newbie... Oh well.
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#176451 - 2007-05-24 08:46 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: StarwarsKid]
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Considering this is a technology board, why are the levels set at decimal and not binary boundaries? Ya know, like 512, 1024, etc..

(Jeez, it's a slow day to be coming up with stuff like this)

And - as for a title, I vote for "New Member", which relates to their newness to the board and not to Kix. I'd been using Kix since early '96, but didn't join the board until around '02.

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#176461 - 2007-05-25 02:53 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Glenn Barnas]
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New Member - I like that.
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#176465 - 2007-05-25 08:49 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Shawn]
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How about "KiX Student"
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#176474 - 2007-05-25 09:54 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Arend_]
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Kix student says something about the visitor’s kix knowledge. Like Glenn said one could have considerable kix knowledge when joining KORG so kix student will be sort of the same as newbie imho.

New member would be a neutral status assuming nothing about the visitor’s kix knowledge.
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#176479 - 2007-05-25 10:13 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Mart]
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 Originally Posted By: Mart
Kix student says something about the visitor’s kix knowledge. Like Glenn said one could have considerable kix knowledge when joining KORG so kix student will be sort of the same as newbie imho.

New member would be a neutral status assuming nothing about the visitor’s kix knowledge.


I guess thats a matter of opinion and therefor indeed shouln't be chosen. However one could have considerable kix knowledge and still call himself a student.
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#176484 - 2007-05-25 10:22 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Arend_]
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Agree.
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#176487 - 2007-05-25 11:50 AM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Mart]
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Well the rankings have been updated to remove "newbie" so most people are now "members", which as any fule kno is slang for male anatomy.
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#176490 - 2007-05-25 02:13 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Richard H.]
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Sorry, I hadn't meant to create such a turmoil! Everyone have a great weekend!

Regards,

Brad V
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#176499 - 2007-05-25 04:47 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: BradV]
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Looks like they changed the titles.

Edited by Mart (2007-05-25 04:48 PM)
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#176506 - 2007-05-25 05:54 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Mart]
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So we got all this resolved - nice.

Now Richard - lets talk about your title for sec - I see your a "KIX Supporter" - but Jens is a "KIX Master" - you slacking or something ? ;-)

[edit]
Hey just realized - I'm a KIX Supporter too !!! - lol

[edit2]

Ok - 10,000 posts eh. Damn.

Edited by Shawn (2007-05-25 05:59 PM)
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#176510 - 2007-05-25 06:52 PM Re: get rid of newbie? [Re: Shawn]
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 Originally Posted By: Shawn
you slacking or something ? ;-)

[edit]
Hey just realized - I'm a KIX Supporter too !!! - lol
What do you suggest we rename that to, KiX Slacker?
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