Usertitles

[Lea Verou]

calorie I have 571 installs and 14 hacks but I'm still a coder... :/

[Tony G]

Template mods don't count, that's probably why.

coders title doesn't mean anything for the coders themselves... we usually don'T care, until we race between each others for fun...

the problem comes from the members, the visitors, the noobs... they think that as i'm an Advanced Coder, i know everything and i'm their slave...

i think that these titles can be droped and we have the usual ones, related to posts... "1900 posts, he is addict and need drugs to prevent from posting more spams"...

we already have a lot of details showing that we're coders anyway.

[Tony G]

You know everything and you are my slave

Originally Posted by Tony G

You know everything and you are my slave

SEE... see what i was saying...

[Chris M]

Originally Posted by calorie

Michelle, try releasing one more Code Hack or Plugin.

Coder: 1 Code Hack or Plugin, and 10 Installs

Advanced Coder: 10 Code Hacks or Plugins, and 300 Installs

Master Coder: 20 Code Hacks or Plugins, and 1000 Installs

Caveat: these numbers are guesstimates

Coder user titles don't really mean anything, especially given the disparity between number of downloads and number of installs, even after accounting for hack updates, curiosity, etcetera.

The counterargument may be that everyone is in the same boat, so it's still some type of 'across the board' measure, but it isn't accurate. Same goes for HotM, but that's another thread.

That's wrong calorie

I believe I know the exact (or rough) numbers for Master Coder, but I won't tell you

Chris

[calorie]

I believe I know the exact (or rough) numbers for Master Coder, but I won't tell you

You already did here unless it's been changed.

[Princeton]

There is a trust and credibility factor that people assume with these titles ... in most cases, these assumptions are false.

I would prefer a system where STAFF members "vote" on member's usertitle upgrade ... that is of course when a member reaches a certain criteria.

eg. instead of automatically upgrading usertitle the system provides a list to staff ... ONLY when 80% of staff approves of "coder" will the system upgrade their title

A system likes this is rewarding and will say A LOT MORE to the community regarding said member.

Also, a member will have to "earn" their title by sharing, advocating profesionlism, and displaying the right conduct regardless of circumstances. This would be a lot better than an automatic system based on installs, time here, etc.


Oh yea...
There should additional titles. Since the merger with vbulletintemplates, vB.org has become more than just a "hack" site.

For example, some members are excellent with "styles" while others are great at coding. How about those who have proving that they can do both?

[Chris M]

Originally Posted by calorie

You already did here unless it's been changed.

That post is over 2 years old

Chris

[Xenon]

@princeton: that's exactly what i meant with it will change in the future

@chris: nope, you don't know them