----------------------------------- Turing_Gamer Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:38 pm Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Can someone tell me the purpose of the bit shop (even when there is little or nothing there), the stars (is there a specific way to earn stars?), and the ranking system (How many posts for each rank and how are certain ranks customizable?)? Man that was a lot to say... Karma, I kind of get. It is the same with every forum. ----------------------------------- TheGuardian001 Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:43 pm Re: Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Stars indicate the number of years since a user joined the forums. Bits are a cool number to have beside your name, even if you don't need any website services. I have no idea what the specific numbers for ranks are, although I'm sure it's up here somewhere (if not, it should be...) ----------------------------------- BigBear Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:46 pm Re: Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Check the Compsci wiki on [url=http://wiki.compsci.ca/index.php?title=Ranks]Ranks I do think it would be cool to spend bits on orbs or name colours or some other pointless but pleasant addition. Maybe just viewable in your profile? ----------------------------------- USEC_OFFICER Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:47 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- There's a bit shop? Where? *Pulls out rifle* Wait, found it. Nothing to be alarmed, just some forgotten old piece of code. But just to be sure... *Shoots shop* ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:14 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Yes, inane colourful additions bought by bits would be interesting. A way to customise your posts besides avatars and signatures. ----------------------------------- USEC_OFFICER Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:48 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Agreed. ----------------------------------- Turing_Gamer Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:51 pm Re: Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- I wouldn't mind buying them. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:25 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- I just had a look at the shop and it turns out I have enough bits for e-mail forwarding. Hey, if everyone donates bits to me, I may hit the magical 569231 bits that Dan didn't expect anyone to get and buy myself a website on the server. Kick-ass. EDIT: my bad, I need 75 more bits for forwarding. And I already have the rune key pendant, maybe I can sell it to someone for more bits. ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:32 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- If you get the bits and buy the item I will give you the service, but just make sure to let me know when you do as it is not automatic. Edit: Also if any one wants hosting for an open source or computer science related project, we might be able to set you up with some hosting and server related services for free (no bits required :p) ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:40 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Awh, that takes the fun out of it. I was more hoping for 'Holy crap you made 570 THOUSAND bits?' Meh, maybe I'll replace my gmail account with a compsci.ca one, it's cooler. When I have 77 more bits. EDIT: 75! EDIT AGAIN: Apparently you can't look at a topic in a separate tab while editing a post in it. ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:20 pm Re: RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- EDIT AGAIN: Apparently you can't look at a topic in a separate tab while editing a post in it. Not sure what you mean by that, it works for me. ----------------------------------- BigBear Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:43 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- How many bits are there total in compsci? I doubt 570 thousand ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:23 pm Re: RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Also if any one wants hosting for an open source or computer science related project, we might be able to set you up with some hosting and server related services for free (no bits required :p) I might take you up in that offer in a year or so, I'm working on (starting) a long-term open-source project. We'll see what happens. ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:08 pm Re: RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- How many bits are there total in compsci? I doubt 570 thousand Depends on if you count negative bits or not. With negative bits: -4,284,746,386 With out: 249,462 User with the most bits has: 7,307 ----------------------------------- DtY Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:53 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- How do you get negative bits? Bans? ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:27 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- I believe it was something a little simiar to ecookman's -karma objective, except this would have been arranged by an admin. ----------------------------------- BigBear Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:41 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- I think the bits system is quite functional. Being active and being rewarded for outstanding work. For me anyways Karma is used when you first join but I don't think it is used much after that. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:04 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Bigbear, there are those who post lots of outstanding work, and there are those who's posts are mostly mindless 1-liners or shitty programs or thing this site is his blog. ----------------------------------- USEC_OFFICER Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:15 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Did I hear someone call my name? USEC_OFFICER! Going where no idiot has gone before! To the Internet! Making stupid one-liners even more stupid! Being unable to spell! Spamming people and calling them stupid! Ending all his sentences in exclanion marks! But seriously, the bit system works really well, even if we don't have much of a shop. ----------------------------------- ProgrammingFun Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:41 pm Re: RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- User with the most bits has: 7,307 And let me guess... This person is a mod, admin, dev or their very close friend :roll: OR someone who spend their whole life here :lol: ----------------------------------- Dan Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:16 pm Re: RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- And let me guess... This person is a mod, admin, dev or their very close friend :roll: OR someone who spend their whole life here :lol: Not a mod, admin or dev and did not get the bits threw any shady deals (at least not that i know of). It is bugzpodder, he was one of the first members and around a lot during the early years. ----------------------------------- ProgrammingFun Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:30 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- BTW I never really understood karma: What is its point? ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:14 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- As far as I can tell, decoration. Although it would be nice if they were more usful. ----------------------------------- DtY Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:47 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Warm fuzzy feeling and such ----------------------------------- apomb Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:42 am RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- I havent seen people actually ask about bits and such in about 5 years. I remember the good old days when Internet Explorer was popular, and name effects worked... again, that was over 5 years ago. I feel old. EDIT: just realised I have 1313 bits... NEAT! ----------------------------------- Insectoid Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:51 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Now you have 1337 bits. Even neater. ----------------------------------- apomb Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:55 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Haha thanks Insectoid, I appreciate the gesture. I would give you +karma, but it seems to never want to let me give karma to anyone. ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:01 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Allow me. That was an awesome gesture. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:22 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Yay, I have an average of +0.5 karma now! Awesome! ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:03 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- Well, better than nothing. Average. ----------------------------------- Turing_Gamer Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:41 pm Re: Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- + Undefined karma Wonder how much that is worth... ----------------------------------- SNIPERDUDE Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:17 pm RE:Ranks, awards, and stars... ----------------------------------- As much as a blank cheque.