The post count serves a useful purpose so leave it alone.
It's the tag or label that is meaningless.
I agree with what has been written elsewhere. Calling someone 'godlike' was originally a bit of fun but has now passed it's sell by date and could be misinterpreted/misunderstood.
I really don't mind either way (I think i can just about count to ten ... although it has been a long day!)
I can see why some people may see 'Godlike' as intimidating as stated in the other thread, however some people may like the tags as a bit of fun.
How about a compromise and add more tags with Godlike status being so high that it could never really be achieved and no one's bar ever being full?
I don't mind either way, in fact i hadn't noticed it anyway lol
Fuck its me I know its me OMG i knew i was being paranoid!
Get rid of the Godlike for me Losty, I wouldn't bat an eyelid. I see it in a completely ironic way anyways, I know damn well I'm anything but. It always was meant to be viewed through the lens of irony I think, but hey, I don't give a flying one about my forum rank, or the prospect of not having one. I'd be stunned if it changed anything whatsoever as far as how n00bs approach the forum though, I think the argument that was made there on the other thread was largely bullshit.
Post counts though, along with join dates can be useful I think. A join date on its own means nothing. There will be account holders out there who've barely set foot in forum or chat since registering their account years ago. At least the post count is an indication of which of us has actually been active to some degree on the site over the years. I accept there are other ways of checking like a search on forum posts but the post count is there at a glance. It doesn't necessarily indicate a genuine member, but it gives an idea who might be worth looking at in more depth for new users perhaps, IMO. It's not an ego thing at all I assure you.
Having said all that if the majority view was get rid of it I really couldn't give a rat's ass mate.
Get rid of it, serves no real purpose and could be seen as an intimidating barrier to newbies.
As an aside, please can we have a nice glossy black colour theme.
Get rid of it and introduce randomly meaningless taglines
Like :
Gobshite
Talks for England
shut up
Spouts drivel
etc etc
Or Sexually inspired nonsense unrelated to postings:
Goes like a rabbit
Hung like a Jedi warrior
Fiercely shaggadelic
Randomly horny
Post count should go as it is a fact that some people view it as a badge of honour to be a top poster and consequently post shite just to get another post in.......
Tags should change just for humours sake and add something light to everyones profile - whether they like it or not !
here are the titles with the respective post milestones.
Just popped in - 0
Finding my feet - 10
Getting there - 20
ooo this is exciting - 30
Look at meee - 40
You looking at me? - 50
Boy, can I type! - 100
I need to get out more - 200
A slave to my art - 300
I've got chair sores - 400
Super human rambling - 500
Godlike - 1000
Which may have seemed quite high way back in the day.
I suggested these a while back:
Thanks, how is this for a suggestion?
Forum? what forum? - 0
Just popped in - 10
Finding my feet - 30
Getting there - 60
ooo this is exciting - 100
Look at meee - 150
You looking at me? - 250
Boy, can I type! - 500
I need to get out more - 750
A slave to my art - 1000
I've got chair sores - 1500
Super human rambling - 2000
Godlike - 3500
My fingers are sore - 5000
There have been threads about this subject before with many good suggestions for changing the descriptions of levels your post obtain. It should be simple enough to implement however Admin seem intend on annoying people by grouping CA threads with JFF threads with .....
'Nuff said.
I like your suggestion Lost, but what's the point in suggesting a reinvention of something you want to get rid off?