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Sounds like a timeout problem. All I can suggest is you just keep trying.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
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Chris,
I appreciate the level status we have, but I don;t think its granular enough. Currently regardless of how much of a contribution any given user of the site gives, they will all eventually go gold just due to time. Now the difference between gold and platinum is 25 articles, which is no mean feat to achieve.
I think you should have a 3-way ranking system, for example xyz which would be x - number of years registered with the site, y - the number of messages posted (as per standard message counts), z - The numer of articles posted.
This will allow people to be identified by how much of a contribution to the site they give.
So applying the rules to me would put me as 3GG (I think)
So if (when) I turn platinum I will be worth 3GP! 
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
Who is your favorite Strong?
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Vladimir Ralev wrote:
I voted five for that.
i vote one for that, whatever you voted for...
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Roger Allen wrote:
I appreciate the level status we have
What are you trying to do? Butter Chris up?
Roger Allen wrote:
Now the difference between gold and platinum is 25 articles, which is no mean feat to achieve.
No, the difference between gold and platinum is 10 articles (25 - 15 = 10). C'mon that is simple algebra.
Aside from that, yes it is difficult to achieve platinum. That is why it is called platinum.
Roger Allen wrote:
I think you should have a 3-way ranking system, for example xyz which would be x - number of years registered with the site, y - the number of messages posted (as per standard message counts), z - The numer of articles posted.
This will allow people to be identified by how much of a contribution to the site they give.
So applying the rules to me would put me as 3GG (I think)
That is great that you can think of that, but how would you write that in a mathematical equation? Oh yea, that's right. I forgot, you have a hard time with algebra....
What I'm trying to say, is that your system should be more math based rather than just "3-way ranking"
Aaron Eldreth
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Aaron Eldreth wrote:
What are you trying to do? Butter Chris up?
Oook. He's been a member here for quite some time. I doubt he's "buttering Chris up".
Aaron Eldreth wrote:
No, the difference between gold and platinum is 10 articles (25 - 15 = 10). C'mon that is simple algebra.
It's really not good to be arrogant if you aren't certain that what you are saying is correct. You can be get Gold status simply by posting 500 messages and being a member here for one year. That's why Roger is suggesting more granularity. So it could be easily seen, that a member is Gold for article count, or Gold for posting 500 messages and being here for a year.
Aaron Eldreth wrote:
Aside from that, yes it is difficult to achieve platinum. That is why it is called platinum.
Not sure if you noticed, but Roger is only 4 articles away from becoming platinum. I'm sure it's difficult, and Roger is nearly there.
Aaron Eldreth wrote:
That is great that you can think of that, but how would you write that in a mathematical equation? Oh yea, that's right. I forgot, you have a hard time with algebra....
Are you just trying to be a confrontational jerk or what? Try to have some respect for the community members here, instead of launching into a tirade that makes you look like you're 15. Oh wait, nevermind.
Chris Richardson
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It's an icon, guys. Settle.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
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 I forgot posts in this forum go to your inbox. 
Chris Richardson
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Chris Maunder wrote:
It's an icon, guys
I'm not a catholic. I don't believe in no icons! 
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To be precise, you aren't Eastern Orthodox. They're the ones with the icons. Catholics are into statuary. 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Chris Maunder wrote:
It's an icon, guys. Settle.
But what pixels! And colour depth!
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
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Chris Richardson wrote:
Are you just trying to be a confrontational jerk or what?
Yes!! I was really trying hard to look like a pain in places we won't talk about. Thank you for noticing.
Seriously, I am forming a collection of things that I have been called. That was one of the few I haven't been. I thought his post was one that I could really make myself look like an idiot.
I did notice that he was very close to getting platinum and that he has been a member for almost 4 years. That's kinda why I picked this post.
Chris Richardson wrote:
instead of launching into a tirade that makes you look like you're 15. Oh wait, nevermind.
 ;P;P
Thanks for noticing.
Aaron Eldreth
TheCollective4.com
My Articles
While much is too strange to be believed,
Nothing is too strange to have happened.
- T. Hardy
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LOL, my algebra is not quite that bad, let me explain.....
Aaron Eldreth wrote:
No, the difference between gold and platinum is 10 articles (25 - 15 = 10). C'mon that is simple algebra.
But you get 1 level for each 500 messages posted and year of membership. Its possible to get to Gols with 1 message posted and 3 years with NO articles. Thats a difference of 25 articles!
(You really have to consider all the cases)
Aaron Eldreth wrote:
What I'm trying to say, is that your system should be more math based rather than just "3-way ranking"
That could be true, but is a way of ranking.
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
Who is your favorite Strong?
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Roger Allen wrote:
So applying the rules to me would put me as 3GG (I think)
Also, it's kinda scary when you can't figure out what your ranking would be, when you thought of the ranking system.....
Aaron Eldreth
TheCollective4.com
My Articles
While much is too strange to be believed,
Nothing is too strange to have happened.
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hi chris,
isn't the 500th post supposed to upgrade the bronze guy up to silver ?
i thought this sentece was meaning that : "Each 500 messages posted adds one level". so, where is the problem ?! why can't i see my update ? 
oh, another question as i am here : how people get new level such as supporters and so one here ? it interest me 
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toxcct wrote:
isn't the 500th post supposed to upgrade the bronze guy up to silver ?
i thought this sentece was meaning that : "Each 500 messages posted adds one level". so, where is the problem ?! why can't i see my update
The update routine is a manual process and isn't run everyday. Eventually it'll be run and you'll see your new status.
toxcct wrote:
how people get new level such as supporters and so one here ? it interest me
You become a supporter by purchasing VS.NET or an MSDN subscription from The CP Store[^]
Michael
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ok, thx.
just curious, why isn't this script run automatically ?
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You want to have an automatic function that checks 1 million users everyday? 
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
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what do you think about the code that display all the birthdays of the day ? just click on THIS[^] and try to imagine what it does... 
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Ack, I'd forgotten about that. But running that function on something that doesn't change very often.....
Anyway, it's up to Chris.
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
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i forgot to say something important !
the actual thing we are talking about is not necessarily a whole script that could be run once a day... it could have been implemented in the Submit function, when you post something. it would just scan for the number of articles (if posting an article) or for the messages (if posting a message) and update you level if necessary....
do you understand me now ?
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The level upgrade feature of CP is a manually run script. You will have to wait until Chris or one of the other admins runs it before your evel change takes effect.
To be a supporter you have to buy a product such a MSDN universal through CP. Look at the homepage for info.
Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016
Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying
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The upgrade script runs automatically at 3AM EST every day.
You get the next level each 500 posts, but you get bronze at the beginning of the first 500, not at the end. A kind of incentive. Thus you need 1000 posts to reach silver.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
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Chris Maunder
You get the next level each 500 posts, but you get bronze at the beginning of the first 500, not at the end. A kind of incentive. Thus you need 1000 posts to reach silver.
Ahh, I didn't know that. Could be because I haven't reached 500 posts yet, but that is good information. I too thought it was at the 501 post that a person became a silver. Thanks for clarifying that.
Aaron Eldreth
TheCollective4.com
My Articles
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Nothing is too strange to have happened.
- T. Hardy
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I guess the message could be framed differently.
I'll write a suicide note on a hundred dollar bill - Dire Straits
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