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Hobby Kid

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Hobby Kid

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Setting a precedence for changing user titles could prove to be a daunting task for the staff IMO.

Something I used to do on one of my sites was allow certain user groups to be able to change their title on their own. For instance, donators or members over X amount of years on the site, etc... The most recent site I sold, I had it set up where after 1000 posts and 2 years as a member, you'd get automatically added to the Veteran's group (this site is 8 years old so there were plenty). When they got moved to the Veteran's group, their title changed to "_______ Veteran". Being in that group gave them access to more PM (conversations with this software) storage, a private forum for just that group, the ability to change their own title, and more.

This might be an idea for @VaporJoes - set the user group permission for let's say, donators, to allow for custom user titles. Maybe even if a user has been a member for a certain amount of days, so many posts, etc.

Hypothetical example:
  1. Create a new user group called, Veteran Members.
  2. Set up permissions to allow custom titles.
  3. Set up a custom badge that reads, "VU Veteran".
  4. Set up an automatic promotion using the "apply this promotion" section in the control panel to let's say 90 days and 250 posts.
  5. Once that user reaches 90 days as a member and posts 250 times, they will automatically be added to that group and boom, they can change title themselves.
I am guessing by the badge on some members postbit that there is already a donator user group. All you'd have to do in that case is set the option to allow custom user titles for that group and boom, those donators can set their own user title.
#5 would just encourage post hijacking by new member to bump up their numbers. We've seen some of that lately
 

kelli

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#5 would just encourage post hijacking by new member to bump up their numbers. We've seen some of that lately

did i hijack this thread????
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Damwow

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@VaporJoes I am still waiting on my Vapor's Dream title, I thought maybe you would feel sorry for me after the toilet incident, or maybe having Kelli ask might help. Lol! But dear when you find the time I would love it! Thanks!
 

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@VaporJoes I am still waiting on my Vapor's Dream title, I thought maybe you would feel sorry for me after the toilet incident, or maybe having Kelli ask might help. Lol! But dear when you find the time I would love it! Thanks!
That's it girl. Grind them down. They'll cave in eventually lol
 

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@Damwow - Ok, please put a reference to this toilet incidnet:eek: Or are you going to make me read through this who thing again to try and figure out what it is?
Maybe I do not want to know!:)
 

Damwow

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you are too funny! I put it in the are you mad bro section the other day! But to recap... I moved my daughter to an apartment six hours away to start her masters degree so I was a little emotional anyway. I used the bathroom, turned to flush, and after I flushed, the MVP was in my pocket, pretty purple sparkly wrap, matching iclear 30 s and it had worked its way out of my pocket. As I turned to walk away PLOOOP in the toilet it went! I cried! Like I said I was emotional anyway, but I was so mad I threw it in a box of boxes and wrapping stuff that we had used to move her in. Thank god it had not been thrown out in the regular trash yet, but when she goes back tomorrow to officially live there she's going to dig it out for me. I am sure it's too late to try the rice trick, but at least I won't feel bad about it going on the regular garbage. To top it off last night I woke up in the middle of the night with a back spasm, reached for my back up itaste vv3 and instead of going back in the holder, plunked it down in the glass of water on my night stand!

I didn't realize how much more I liked my vw than vv until I had to go back to my spinner and smoktech winder ,
 

kelli

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@VaporJoes I am still waiting on my Vapor's Dream title, I thought maybe you would feel sorry for me after the toilet incident, or maybe having Kelli ask might help. Lol! But dear when you find the time I would love it! Thanks!

i gave it my best shot, hon. shows you how much influence i have around here.
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@Damwow ---OMG that is too funny!.....LMAO

Do you know how many times I have gone to the bathroom with my Reo in my shirt pocket, or glasses, or phone ................and think oh damn I should be carefull this could easily drop in.

Oh too funny!
I am so sorry,.................. But you may have prevented someone else from doing the same thing by sharing that!

Good luck
 

Damwow

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Okay @VaporJoes, I am sorry I know you are a very busy man, and asking for Vapor's Dream was too much to ask for. I couldn't help myself I just loved Kelli's!
 

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Okay @VaporJoes, I am sorry I know you are a very busy man, and asking for Vapor's Dream was too much to ask for. I couldn't help myself I just loved Kelli's!

i feel bad now.
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Damwow

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Maybe I should have but I guess I am just too sweet and shy!
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But I am hoping Joe eventually gets around to it, or I might start sounding like my second graders... That's not fair you let Kelli have a name!
 

Damwow

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It's okay Kelli maybe Joe will get around to it sometime! Still love ya girl!
 

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Damwow

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Thank you thank you thank you! Enjoyed the show last night, but can you or anyone else give me the name of the website nitro was talking about when he kept figuring out how to say it had cheap stuff without sounding like he meant cheap?

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Damwow

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So. I made a request in this thread too. I want mine to say BamaChris or Roll Tide. Are you going to honor my request too @VaporJoes ?
Be patient, or maybe whiney like I was! Lol. Sure you will get it though
 

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Actually I titles arent something we give out for no reason, but I have been making exceptions because im in a strange mood :D
 

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Actually I titles arent something we give out for no reason, but I have been making exceptions because im in a strange mood :D

You know these requests aren't going to stop ... just sayin'
 

Vash

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Can I get VU vendor badge please :) I am Vash from EtherVapes
 

Hobby Kid

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Actually I titles arent something we give out for no reason, but I have been making exceptions because im in a strange mood :D
Well I'll just ask the once, while you're still in a strange mood and before the moon changes and the door closes on this forever, as I think it will, can I have a badge that says hobby kid pls
 

Damwow

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Actually I titles arent something we give out for no reason, but I have been making exceptions because im in a strange mood :D


Thanks Joe, and if it's going to cause you problems, I will be the first to say go ahead and deleate mine. I feel bad now, but was glad you were in a strange mood! And even if it goes away, that's okay it made me feel better (after dropping my favorite device in that damn toilet)!
 

Damwow

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Well I'll just ask the once, while you're still in a strange mood and before the moon changes and the door closes on this forever, as I think it will, can I have a badge that says hobby kid pls
Wouldn't that just make your name appear twice? I was just looking at mine, and thought hmmmmm. Then again, you could use the excuse when you piss someone off that it was your alter ego that actually did it!
 

Hobby Kid

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Wouldn't that just make your name appear twice? I was just looking at mine, and thought hmmmmm. Then again, you could use the excuse when you piss someone off that it was your alter ego that actually did it!
It's not an "alter-native" ego. It's who I've always been since a kid. I was always a hobby kid and still am. I want to start a workshop to encourage people in arts n crafts. I'd like that :)
 

kelli

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Actually I titles arent something we give out for no reason, but I have been making exceptions because im in a strange mood :D

it's nice to know that damwow and i put you in a strange mood. ;)
 

Hobby Kid

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did you win something?? i never win!!!
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No lol. But at least they choose by random. When I used to be on google plus the G+ comps were a joke! Winners were chosen on their sob stories - bit like x-factor. If you ever enter one there just tell them you've got no legs, had you money stopped, got 10 kids, asthma and your dogs been run over. That should cut it
 

kelli

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No lol. But at least they choose by random. When I used to be on google plus the G+ comps were a joke! Winners were chosen on their sob stories - bit like x-factor. If you ever enter one there just tell them you've got no legs, had you money stopped, got 10 kids, asthma and your dogs been run over. That should cut it

how on earth did you know my life story??? are you psychic??
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