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Exclamation Competition - Forum Titles

We have no 'forum title' system in place at the moment, apart from a tweak of the default one:

Lurker 0
Taking tentative steps 1
Getting brave 50
Bold as brass 100

Here's a competition to see who can come up with the best unique Business Forum title structure. We're looking for about 25 'levels' and the one chosen and adopted (or adapted) by the Admin will win the person who posted it a year's free banner advertising in position 1 worth £780!

Over to you!
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You could always use something that plays on the name Business Labs...

Perhaps something like...
2500 Posts + Professor
5000 Posts + The Rocket Scientist

I'll have a think, it could be very tricky to get 25 levels with that theme though!!

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25?

How about something similar to the following which is business orientated?

Works in progress....

Foetus
Baby
At Playgroup
At Nursery
At Junior School
At Secondary School
At College
At University
Apprentice??
Junior Trainee??
Shop Assistant
Assistant Supervisor
Supervisor
Assistant Store Manager
Store Manager
Assistant Regional Manager
Regional Manager
Nationwide Manager
Company Director
Business Consultant
Retired
In their 70s
In their 80s
In their 90s
Supreme Being!

Or something similar to the progression of starting up a business...

or knowledge based such as... fairly clued up, clued up, quite clever, clever, very clever, intellectual, brainbox, geek, etc etc

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Thanks for the suggestions. It could be quite a tough one this but what we want to avoid is 'pigeon-holing' people. The owner of a medium-sized enterprise isn't really going to warm to having the rank of 'shop assistant'! I'm also not sure about the gladatorial aspect - it's a little 'aggressive'.

Hmmm.

Not bad though. Keep 'em coming, there's a years' worth of advertising at stake!

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mmmmm how about military ranks? Corporal, Sergeant etc etc

http://homepages.shu.ac.uk/~acsdry/ranks.htm

or

School grades

U (ungraded)
G Grade
F Grade
E Grade
D Grade
C Grade
B Grade
A Grade
A *
Degree
Etc Etc

I actually think 25 is waaaay too many.

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Hi uglydoll

i like your last suggestions, they are really good and are relevant to the forum as well

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Why not have them so we can choose our own when we reach 250 posts or something?
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Its a possibility. Greg's idea is closest at the moment, needs expanding. Greg?
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Are you insane or naturally Bonkers?

You seem a right scream and make me laugh

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I actually think that we have gone off track, even with my suggestions. The idea of user titles is to make people post and grow the forum and they are basically used as a status symbol.

I think that with most of them they are too complicated and a new user will not know what they mean as there is no obvious structure or order progression to the names which I think is essential.

Going down the chemistry route is also a bit obscure as this is a business forum not a science forum, the best I think would be something similar to uglydoll's idea (below) although it needs tinkering, just my opinion and I am not necessarily right Infact I am possibly taking this faaaar to seriously

1. just window shopping
2. lurking in the entrance
3. popping in for a closer look
4. wandering through the threads at random
5. taking a closer look at what’s being said
6. browsing the posts with intent
7. getting into it now
8. really paying attention
9. taking a magnifying glass out for a closer look
10. no posts escaping scrutiny
11. starting to fixate
12. it's becoming an obsession
13. this forum fills my every waking thought
14. I eat, sleep and dream of threads
15. I am known as the King/Queen of Business Labs
16. they asked me to join the admin team!

Or something silmilar to below which has some kind of progression:

UKBL Newbie
UKBL Enthusiast
UKBL Guru
UKBL Brainbox
UKBL Intellectual
UKBL Geek
UKBL Consultant
UKBL Power Poster
UKBL Virtuoso
UKBL Prophet
UKBL Nobel Laureate

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Greg, step-up and collect your prize!

We've adapted your 'Lab Tech' theme and it's now implemented, subject to a testing phase (tweaks may be made).

Applicant
Freshman
Graduate
Trainee Lab Tech
Junior Lab Tech
Lab Tech
Senior Lab Tech
Lab Manager
Professor
Genius
Mad Scientist

Thanks to all the entrants - it was a difficult choice.

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Wow think that's the first time I've ever won anything!!
I'll get my banner to you ASAP

Wahoooo!!!
Thanks, Greg
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Up and running, Greg. Thanks for the blog too!
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Fantastic, thanks Mark & Emma!
and happy to help, looking forward to seeing many more members at UKBL

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Junior Lab Tech
Lab Tech
Senior Lab Tech
Lab Manager
Professor
Genius
Mad Scientist

So how does this work - how many posts per level?
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