Rick says nothing was turned off regarding the "titles" and number of posts. If you go to the FAQ at the top of the forum page, go to the topic, "What are these titles about?" It tells you how many posts you need to jump up to the next title category.

The titles given in the FAQ are the generic ones that come with the software, but at the very beginning Rick changed some of the title names to be more sailing-related. Unfortunately, he was not able to change the title names in the FAQ, but you can figure it out based on the different post levels in your quest to achieve the ultimate goal of most talkative sailor.

In the FAQ the top title level is 2500 posts and the title is "Carpal Tunnel." Rick has assigned "Great Sailor" as the title for that top level. When you get to that point, you will then be stuck with that title forevermore.

Of course, if you re-register with a different username, you will again start at the bottom as "Stranger" and have to work your way up through the ranks.

By the way, it looks like Jake has almost 500 more posts to go before he makes it to the Great Sailor category. I think maybe Wouter is the only one who is already there. If I am wrong about this, let me know.

Last edited by Mary; 01/17/05 12:15 PM.