What are the 'thingies' beneath username descriptions?

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Lots of boards have 'status' stuff like this. What are they? Some members have none, others a couple, and still others have a choo-choo train of 'em. And what is the picture of? Is it a little Westminster Abbey? A bullet-proof vest? Bunny ears? Some are different colors too...
 
They are little Westminster Abbeys. They are sort of a ranking. They are added to by the number of posts you make. Freshman, Sophomore, Graduate etc.
 
Sage advice, indeed. But it sounds as if someone has had a few too many cake brews.


[Don't mind me; I'm just here to ramp up my numbers.]
 
Michael Turner said:
Lots of boards have 'status' stuff like this. What are they? Some members have none, others a couple, and still others have a choo-choo train of 'em. And what is the picture of? Is it a little Westminster Abbey? A bullet-proof vest? Bunny ears? Some are different colors too...
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They are little Westminster Abbey towers. A Sophomore has one, Junior has two, etc. Users have blue towers, Mods and Admins have gold towers.
 
I can honestly say before this post I never noticed them before. But now that they have been brought to my attention, I must acquire more and more of them!
 
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One tower per thousand posts and portion of next. (3398 posts=4 towers)
 
I have little blue squares with little white lines on them. Is that what you're talking about?
 
I see two of them on yours, Skyler.

I don't see the point of them. I found myself making all kinds of assumptions about people based on them. I don't want any on mine because each time I log in I'd think to myself, "they'll think you're acting like a know it all" or "you're asking too many dumb questions which you could just go look up somewhere yourself".

It's more likely I'd be a windbag than a learner.

So ... stay under 1000 to avoid the blue, bullet-proofed westminster abby vests?
 
Skyler said:
I have little blue squares with little white lines on them. Is that what you're talking about?
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It may depend on what "skin" you are using. I'm using the regular Puritanboard skin and they look like little Westminster Abbeys (sort of).
 
Susanna said:
I see two of them on yours, Skyler.

I don't see the point of them. I found myself making all kinds of assumptions about people based on them. I don't want any on mine because each time I log in I'd think to myself, "they'll think you're acting like a know it all" or "you're asking too many dumb questions which you could just go look up somewhere yourself".

It's more likely I'd be a windbag than a learner.

So ... stay under 1000 to avoid the blue, bullet-proofed westminster abby vests?
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Sue...please stop acting like you know it all. :D
 
Michael Turner said:
Skyler said:
I have little blue squares with little white lines on them. Is that what you're talking about?
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It may depend on what "skin" you are using. I'm using the regular Puritanboard skin and they look like little Westminster Abbeys (sort of).
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I'm using the regular Puritanboard skin too, and I still say they look like little blue squares with white lines on them. :)

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Susanna said:
I see two of them on yours, Skyler.
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One for me and one for my bodyguard, probably.

I don't see the point of them. I found myself making all kinds of assumptions about people based on them. I don't want any on mine because each time I log in I'd think to myself, "they'll think you're acting like a know it all" or "you're asking too many dumb questions which you could just go look up somewhere yourself".
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Frankly, I wouldn't have looked at how many Abbys you don't have until you mentioned it. Since you don't have any, I'm going to conclude that you have no right to make that statement. Come back when you've acquired a few more. :)

It's more likely I'd be a windbag than a learner.
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You said it, not me. :)

So ... stay under 1000 to avoid the blue, bullet-proofed westminster abby vests?
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Good luck with that. :)
 
Your words fill me with awe... if only my dictatory appendage were as loquacious as your own. :)
 
Oh, Andres, but I DO know it all.


Examples:

Joshua's replies? ... make no sense. [to me]

Brad's pictures .... nasty. [am I wrong?]

Zenas, the "snow miser", ... smartalic ...EXCEPT because his name "thingy" says something unconventionally interesting like "snow mister" [like SEMPER FIDELAS' with his "Dux Tyrranus"], I give the 2 of them 'html geniuses' ....prolly. PB hackers, prolly, too.

"Norseman Moderator" ... Randy, you're just weird. "weird beard"
 
Semper Fidelis said:
Andres said:
I can honestly say before this post I never noticed them before. But now that they have been brought to my attention, I must acquire more and more of them!
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Read 'em and weep.
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Doh! :doh: in my face! Well now I have something to motivate me. When times get tough, I will just think of catching you in Abbeys and I will know that I have to press on!

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oh snap! and with that post I add another one!

I'm a junior now! :banana::banana::banana:
 
Andres said:
I can honestly say before this post I never noticed them before. But now that they have been brought to my attention, I must acquire more and more of them!
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And remember, though we are all Calvinist here, we have a somewhat Arminian system of advancement- we earn our monikers by our posts and our good behavior.

You might say they come synergistically.
 
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