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At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:24 pm
by Bob
... the Town of Odyssey is mine!

Just kidding.

Actually, it's time to announce a new set of post count ranks! The tradition used to be that mayoral teams would come up with a new list, and since the one from the Town Council a few years back has stuck around without alteration, it's definitely time for a change.

We don't intend to reveal the new rank list at this time, to give you an opportunity and incentive to explore it, but we do expect to release it around the end of our term.

Thanks for your continued interest and participation!

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:50 pm
by bookworm
You better have reinstated "Catspaw Rocks" it is a travesty that historic rank was ever removed.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:00 pm
by Bob
I did study early rank lists, and I'm not sure it is as historic as, say, "Spam King". ;)

We understand that this rank holds a special place in some members' hearts, however. A perusal of the census information should answer questions about this subject.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:13 pm
by bookworm
Bob wrote: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:00 pmI'm not sure it is as historic as, say, "Spam King".
How? It was a rank from the beginning days of the board.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:19 pm
by Bob
The earliest rank list I found, Eugene Blackgaard's, didn't have it. I'm also not aware if it was on any of Bmuntz/Catspaw's lists, Jonathan/Evil Chick's lists, or Trent/Frank's lists.

So, I'm not currently aware of evidence for it being there, as a rank, from the literal beginning. It may even be closer to our time than that. However, there's no doubt it is objectively a very old rank, much closer to the beginning than the present, and it is also a significant and influential rank that has a role in ToO culture.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:27 pm
by bookworm
"Beginning days" not necessarily day one, but it showed up within a year so pretty darn close as site history goes, and it remained in place for ten years after that.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:06 pm
by Catspaw
Bob's post sent me looking through my old term two old mayoral board for the list Barry and I had, since I didn't have a strong memory of it. We purposely didn't post them originally so people could have the fun of discovering them (or apparently that's what Shadowpaw said after I posted the list and he removed it) ;) but there's no reason not to share at term two list from 2005.
0-49 – n00b comes to town
50-99 – Has survived so far
100-199 – May show signs of ToO addiction already
200-449 – Gaining in stature and wisdom
450-699 – Now understands EK
700-949 – Barry is the man!
950-999 - Needs a hug for an unknown reason
1000-1010 – Is officially a prolific ToOer!
1011-1249 – Awesomeness is upon me (and Me)
1250-1499 – Greetings and salutations!
1500-1999 – I like randomness
2000-2499 – TCW forever!
2500-2999 – In need of a straight jacket
3000-3499 – Borderline ToO obsessive-compulsive
3500-3999 - *ring, ring*
4000-4499 – A proud concurer
4500-4999 – Thinks Bernard is grunt-a-licious
5000-5499 – Fondly recalls when EB posted regularly
5500-5999 – Larry Melwood is a geek!
6000-6499 – Sunshine is most excellent
6500-6999 – I love The Top Crusader!
7000-7499 – Crazy-glued to the keyboard
7500-7999 – Needs to find a 12-step program
8000-8499 – System overload – cannot compute
8500-8999 – Really likes Hillingdale Haven.
9000-9499 – Awesomeness defined
9500-9999 – Yay! \:D/
Though Catspaw Rocks doesn't appear on this list, it could be related to the fact that I created the list and that would seem a tad more egotistical than strictly necessary. ;)

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:09 pm
by bookworm
Hooray for uncovered history! =D>

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:31 pm
by Catspaw
To uncover more history - I looked for JEC's ranks and couldn't find a title in the term 3 admin board about ranks, so I looked at Trank's board for term 4 and found the rank thread...and Frank had very kindly posted JEC's ranks so she could work on modifying it! Frank really is the best.

Term 3 ranks:
List of JEC's titles:

0-49 – newbie
50-99 – Getting used to the Place
100-199 – Sticking Around
200-449 – Understands the Me syndrome
450-699 – Now knows mr.whit is cool
700-949 – homestarrunner.com
950-999 - Movin’ On Up! To the East Side...
1000-1010 – 1000 posts! Yay!
1011-1249 – I. C. Clearly
1250-1499 – *wants mod powers*
1500-1999 – *wants to take the milk challenge*
2000-2499 – Santapaw was cool!
2500-2999 – Truly Dedicated AIO Fan
3000-3499 – Back when Dr. Watson ran
3500-3999 - Evil Chick should be happysmiler
4000-4499 – Has Surpassed the TH post capacity
4500-4999 – *puts PDA’s in the freezer*
5000-5499 – Is Officially Addicted
5500-5999 – *has seen many inside jokes*
6000-6499 – May Zarkouni live forever!
6500-6999 – *has a ton of money*
7000-7499 – Outside? What Outside?
7500-7999 – Trying to Catch up to CoT
8000-8499 – Numb Fingers
8500-8999 – King of Hillingdale
9000-9499 – Needs to Get Out More
9500-9999 – ^_^
10000+ – The J-man Level
And Trank's term 4 list:

0-49 – Hi, I'm new.
50-99 – I've got a siggy now!
100-199 – rather likes it here
200-449 – HSE! HSE!
450-699 – I love everyone here!
700-949 – counts to a billion
950-999 - Haha! *bump*
1000-1010 – ToO Cute ^_^
1011-1249 – searingly good-looking
1250-1499 – allergic to Vaseline
1500-1999 – *pokes J-man*
2000-2499 – likes chicken
2500-2999 – jolly, excellent and cool
3000-3499 – discovers inner EK
3500-3999 - wears turtle sweaters
4000-4499 – still loves Chandler
4500-4999 – mocks the Brotherhood
5000-5499 – ToOgether Forever
5500-5999 – dreams of Canada
6000-6499 – *twitters*
6500-6999 – pets Top's dog
7000-7499 – I <3 Eugene's dad.
7500-7999 – It's ToO Time!
8000-8499 – needs clients to lose weight
8500-8999 – How I Do Is Nothing Great
9000-9499 – insect with a different religion
9500-9999 – is bearly there
10000+ – a deaf cabbage.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:33 pm
by bookworm
This is great! \:D/

Re: At long last...

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:28 am
by KODY 105
I was going for "SPAM KING" for a while. Incidentally, I do like oversalted, canned pork product.

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:11 am
by Bren
Since our term has ended, it's time to post THE LIST. :shock:
0 - The silent one
1 - Lurker
10 - Just visiting
15 - I'm fifteen, mom!
20 - Hexadecimal teenager
32 - Not as new
50 - Gold Member
75 - 29K to go!
87 - Fourscore and seven
100 - Centennial
102 - Processing
111 - Tallying up
150 - I've been here a bit
191 - Green is good
200 - OK
250 - Pilgrim
302 - Found
360 - My posts are revolutionary
418 - I'm a teapot
440 - Popsicle kid
500 - FIVE HUNDRED
501 - Not Implemented
540 - insert dash here
600 - Classic
665 - I'm not Gabe
700 - Catspaw Rocks!
999 - Gorgeous in grey
1000 - 10 cubed!
1001 - Animatronic
1125 - Smile for the camera
1234 - Five
1235 - Probably not a NPC
1300 - Still standing tall
1425 - I'm memorable
1550 - Someone's favorite
1700 - Sing in the sunshine
1828 - The Rich
1829 - Love to love
2025 - If posts were pigs...
2300 - Lucid and deductive
2600 - A great mapmaker
2900 - I've been working out
3300 - No way I broke the window
3800 - Ignorance of the law is no excuse
4400 - Expecting a battle
5000 - Set blasters to rapid-fire
5500 - Be positive!
6200 - An original
7000 - Let's see if this thing works
8000 - The Forbidden Matrix
8001 - (musical interlude)
8099 - Five
8100 - I'm in Odyssey time
9800 - A box in Canada
10000 - *TEN THOUSAND*
10001 - Climbing up the mountain
20000 - Double trouble
27000 - Prepared
31899 - I can't tell you
32768 - if($post_rank == max){

Re: At long last...

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:36 pm
by Catspaw
My favourite is 700-998. O:) #toohumbleforwords