Maybe a stupid question...

Deandre · 07-13-2003, 08:41 PM

But what does it mean to be a 'recognized member' and how do you become one?

Citizen Bleys · 07-13-2003, 08:50 PM

It's a title given to people who make an outstanding contribution to the site; We seldom give out the title anymore, since the more people who have it, the less special it becomes, but it is still available.

It's a "don't call us, we'll call you" sort of thing, though.

Deandre · 07-13-2003, 08:54 PM

And the avatars+custom titles are only available to ecognised members I believe?

And what's with closing table-things in the sigs you're talking about in the profile-screen

Yes, I am an annoying newbie with a lot of questions

bennator · 07-13-2003, 09:12 PM

Avatars everybody gets (well, you actually need to post once, but still). Custom titles you get after being here 8 months. Closing table-tags means that if you use HTML in your sig, and you put a <table> in your sig, be sure to also include a </table> tag, because it screws with the look of the forums. Of course, you could always just turn off sigs.

The Man · 07-14-2003, 04:45 AM

I'd post an example of how you could screw up the tables in this thread, but the admins would hate me forever, so I'll just link you to a thread where table-messing-up has been raised to an art form

http://forums.fools-gold.org/showthr...?threadid=3610

Yamaneko · 07-14-2003, 05:36 AM

You mean I can't do my 5000% font here?

Citizen Bleys · 07-14-2003, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by Deandre
And what's with closing table-things in the sigs you're talking about in the profile-screen

Looks like you've already mastered that

I haven't looked at the source, but two images side by side tells me that they're in a table, and the board not being messed up below it tells me that those table tags were closed correctly.

And bennator's right; You can upload a custom avatar after one post, and you get a custom title after about 8 months (It's actually done by days rather than months...240 days, IIRC, but that's approximately 8 months)

Deandre · 07-14-2003, 09:32 AM

Yah, the [img ] [/img ] tags didn't work...
So I used some stuff from a sort of a weblog.... it's on www.mycu2.nl

But it's a Dutch site, so don't bother

Deandre Meat-Free Location: Here, there, everywhere...	#1 Maybe a stupid question... But what does it mean to be a 'recognized member' and how do you become one?
07-13-2003, 08:41 PM

Citizen Bleys Ukrainophile Location: Chateau d'Oraguille	#2 (permalink) It's a title given to people who make an outstanding contribution to the site; We seldom give out the title anymore, since the more people who have it, the less special it becomes, but it is still available. It's a "don't call us, we'll call you" sort of thing, though.
07-13-2003, 08:50 PM

Deandre Meat-Free Location: Here, there, everywhere...	#3 (permalink) And the avatars+custom titles are only available to ecognised members I believe? And what's with closing table-things in the sigs you're talking about in the profile-screen Yes, I am an annoying newbie with a lot of questions
07-13-2003, 08:54 PM

bennator Char, The Red Comet Location: A Baoa Qu	#4 (permalink) Avatars everybody gets (well, you actually need to post once, but still). Custom titles you get after being here 8 months. Closing table-tags means that if you use HTML in your sig, and you put a <table> in your sig, be sure to also include a </table> tag, because it screws with the look of the forums. Of course, you could always just turn off sigs.
07-13-2003, 09:12 PM

The Man Godless Communist Location: Boca Raton, FL	#5 (permalink) I'd post an example of how you could screw up the tables in this thread, but the admins would hate me forever, so I'll just link you to a thread where table-messing-up has been raised to an art form http://forums.fools-gold.org/showthr...?threadid=3610
07-14-2003, 04:45 AM

Yamaneko ..a Russian mountain cat. Location: Los Angeles, CA	#6 (permalink) You mean I can't do my 5000% font here?
07-14-2003, 05:36 AM

Deandre Meat-Free Location: Here, there, everywhere...	#8 (permalink) Yah, the [img ] [/img ] tags didn't work... So I used some stuff from a sort of a weblog.... it's on www.mycu2.nl But it's a Dutch site, so don't bother
07-14-2003, 09:32 AM