Log in says I am a Newbie but have been here since July 28, 2001 and I cant respond to posts

[Miles]

Log in says I am a Newbie but have been here since July 28, 2001 and  I cant respond to posts

[BJSZED]

me too, been here since 2015

 

[jhm]

@SuperDan, @tube80z…need some help here pls.  Thx!

[tube80z]

12 hours ago, Miles said:

Log in says I am a Newbie but have been here since July 28, 2001 and  I cant respond to posts

 

I'll see what I can find but I don't really know the rules on why/how the ranking works.

[NewZed]

12 hours ago, Miles said:

Log in says I am a Newbie but have been here since July 28, 2001 and  I cant respond to posts

Is it possible that you were trying to respond to an FAQ post?  The FAQ reply problem has never been resolved.  Your post count still shows.  

 

I know that after I asked to have my subtitle changed from "Clandestine Moderator" ('cuase people were thinking I was a real moderator) that my new subtitle was Newbie.  Weren't you a real moderator for a while?  Maybe it's just the subtitle change.

[Miles]

I have over 2000 posts. So not a newbie.

 

I could  not respond to any posts.

Edited March 24, 2023 by Miles

[Miles]

41 minutes ago, tube80z said:

 

I'll see what I can find but I don't really know the rules on why/how the ranking works.

 

I have over 2000 posts. So not a newbie.

 

I could  not respond to any posts.

[Miles]

21 minutes ago, NewZed said:

Is it possible that you were trying to respond to an FAQ post?  The FAQ reply problem has never been resolved.  Your post count still shows.  

 

I know that after I asked to have my subtitle changed from "Clandestine Moderator" ('cuase people were thinking I was a real moderator) that my new subtitle was Newbie.  Weren't you a real moderator for a while?  Maybe it's just the subtitle change.

 

I have over 2000 posts. So not a newbie.

 

I could  not respond to any posts.

[tube80z]

Log out and back in.  I made a change for you.

[NewZed]

1 hour ago, Miles said:

I have over 2000 posts. So not a newbie.

 

I could  not respond to any posts.

 

Saw the same reply three times.  So, it is possible.

 

Not sure you understood my point about the subtitle/name/label change.  For whatever reason, after a name change it seems the forum software re-labels people as Newbies.  I don't really get much from the labels anyway.  Moderators can label you, or the forum software has default labels.  I am, apparently, a "Members" now.  Plural.  What does that mean?

[JMortensen]

17 hours ago, NewZed said:

 

Saw the same reply three times.  So, it is possible.

 

Not sure you understood my point about the subtitle/name/label change.  For whatever reason, after a name change it seems the forum software re-labels people as Newbies.  I don't really get much from the labels anyway.  Moderators can label you, or the forum software has default labels.  I am, apparently, a "Members" now.  Plural.  What does that mean?

Does it matter? I was a newbie with 13K posts a while back, now I'm a "Collaborator." I haven't found that my coffee tastes different in the morning.  YMMV.

EDIT--I expect that your inability to reply was to a FAQ post. Used to be that posts to that forum had to be approved by moderators, the idea was to keep that area easy to search, and use it for useful posts that deal with popular topics. Now anyone can post there and it shows up without approval, but nobody can respond.

Edited March 25, 2023 by JMortensen

[NewZed]

1 hour ago, JMortensen said:

Does it matter?

 

That's my point.

 

I wonder if people see different things under their name than the general public sees.  Or maybe tube80z changed a global parameter and everybody's subtitle changed.  Your subtitle is "Donating Members" now.

 

[JMortensen]

I see Donating Members for a while now, but I used to see my status. I still get DMs on status though:

[NewZed]

I assume that you're not French.  They hate that label.

 

Looks like I am one also.  Merde!

 

 

 

[tube80z]

I added points to a few of you to get the new status you see.  There's a system in place that adds points for various things but I don't know if it always works.  It appears it was all reset at some point.  Maybe a software update lost it all.  Like Jon said it doesn't change your ability to post.  I'd like to change it so new users can't until they are validated to reduce spam but I haven't found that setting.  And I don't think I'd change things unless getting Dan's blessing that it made sense.

[Miles]

3 hours ago, tube80z said:

I added points to a few of you to get the new status you see.  There's a system in place that adds points for various things but I don't know if it always works.  It appears it was all reset at some point.  Maybe a software update lost it all.  Like Jon said it doesn't change your ability to post.  I'd like to change it so new users can't until they are validated to reduce spam but I haven't found that setting.  And I don't think I'd change things unless getting Dan's blessing that it made sense.

 

Thanks for the fix and update.