RadioRob

If you hover your mouse over one of those icons it will tell you specifically what rank the icon represents. Any profile page will show you ALL icons and rank names. https://www.companyofmen.org/profile/3085-radiorob/badges/ Details on what ranks are available and what contributes to it is in the thread right next to this one labeled Introducing Achievements. Here is a copy/paste from the topic: Points An example of points being awarded: Content Item Followed = 2 points Following a Member = 2 points Node (forum, album, etc) Followed = 2 points Content Item Posted = 10 points Comment/Reply Posted = 5 points Reaction Given = 1 point (for person given and a separate point for the person recieving) Based on the number of points that are received, this determines a person's "rank". Rank Newbie = 0 points Rookie = 40 points Apprentice = 90 points Explorer = 185 points Contributor = 250 points Enthusiast = 400 points Collaborator = 800 points Community Regular = 1,300 points Rising Star = 1,950 points Proficient = 2,600 points Experienced = 3,900 points Mentor = 5,200 points Veteran = 9,100 points Grand Master = 13,000 points

Details are posted at: This will explain how achievements work, how ranks work, and how each are earned.

Ranks can absolutely be edited/customized. We can have as few or as many as we want. When defining a rank, I need to provide: Title of the rank Number of points required to achieve the rank An image to associate with the rank. The image must be square (meaning equal dimensions) The image SHOULD be a vector file or at absolute minimum be transparent to overlay on the profile picture properly. If we simply rename existing ranks without changing point values, I can do it simply by changing the name. Nothing else needs to happen. If we add/remove ranks or change the point values, I will need to let the system recount everyone's scores again to apply the new correct ranks. (That's why everyone started as a newbie.) Recounting is super easy... it's a couple of clicks to kick off, but it will take several hours as we saw yesterday for the system to parse everything in the background. I'm not opposed to making changes. Feel free to toss out ideas. I'll need to obviously get buy-in from the moderators for any changes, so I can't promise anything... but I'm open to hearing ideas.

Here's to 19 more!

Talk about being an overachiever! Blown past Rising Star... sailed through Proficient... and decimated Experienced to become a Mentor.

The rebuild has completed and the new achievements and ranks are showing. On any post you view, you'll notice the a person's rank next to their avatar. In addition, if you click your own name on the upper-right side of the screen, it will show your own rank info. If you hover over anyone's name such as on a mention (@RadioRob) or the online list, you'll see their profile card with details. Finally if you view a profile page itself (such as https://www.companyofmen.org/profile/3085-radiorob/) you will see details there as well. There is no special benefits that come from achievements. @WilliamM put it best... "We aren't in a competition." This is not meant to encourage people to spam the forums or do anything other than what you would do as part of your normal visit. This is simply a fun way to recognize some of you who spend way too much time here with us. Thank you all for your contributions and participation!

I can't believe I'm able to post this before someone had commented on it. I guess I'll have to work to add new features later at night as people are sleeping! Following our move from Xenforo to IPB, one of the most common requests I've seen from folks was around notifications. When someone reacted to a topic, they did not know what the reaction was. It simply said there was a reaction. I've been able to add the reaction to the notifications. You can now see the specific reaction you received. BEFORE: AFTER:

The horror... we are not straight people!

Just imagine if I would not have gotten the settings off before it spammed you with every single possible rank or badge possible... It would be like having your life flash before your eyes.

I just thought about it as being new all over again... for a short period of time, I had my V-card back.

I'm not sure I understand your question... why achievements? The simple answer is that it is a base part of the IPB software. It was applied this morning while upgrading to the latest version of the software which updates a few security bugs that were discovered and fixed. It does not hurt anything having it enabled, so I did not spend time to specifically disable it.