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#41 17 January 2007 - 11:47 PM playdo 


Meson
what is the little name under your user name?

can it be changed?

i dont like the name quark:D
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#42 18 January 2007 - 12:04 AM Phi for All 


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playdo said:

what is the little name under your user name?

can it be changed?

i dont like the name quark:D
It's your rank. Post more and it changes, making you a larger particle. General Discussion posts don't count though.
When people fight to keep something as basic to human survival as healthcare a privilege, but insist the right to bear arms inviolate, we cease to move forward as a society. -- zapatos
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#43 18 January 2007 - 12:04 AM Cap'n Refsmmat 


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Mr. Wizard
When you make more posts, it will change to a different subatomic particle.
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#44 18 January 2007 - 01:17 AM Klaynos 


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Cap said:

When you make more posts, it will change to a different subatomic particle.


And gradually bigger structures.
Klaynos - share and enjoy.
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#45 29 January 2007 - 12:01 AM Helix 


Atom
I'm not a huge fan of "rank" in forums, especially in one like this. It sends the message that those of lower "rank" don't know as much about science, or that their views are not as valid as someone with a higher rank. I've seen the system on many other forums, and I generaly disagree with it.
Man is what he believes
--Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) Russian playwright
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#46 31 January 2007 - 10:27 PM Sayonara³ 


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Here it is simply an indication of how involved a member is in the science discussions. Posts in non-science forums do not contribute to rank, so you cannot bump it up by posting dozens of "lol" posts in (for example) general discussions.
The Dictionary is not a technical resource.
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#47 1 April 2007 - 03:23 AM Genecks 


Neuroscientist
The beta is so weird. I don't remember ever using it before. Anyway, how do I edit a post?

Oh, well there it is. I wasn't able to use that button in the announcements thread...

o.O And now my post that was there is gone...
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#48 1 April 2007 - 03:55 AM Cap'n Refsmmat 


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Posts in Announcements have to be approved before they show up. I'll look to see what happened.

You also can't edit posts more than 6 hours after you make them.
Cap'n Refsmmat
SFN Administrator

Get in the chatroom!
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#49 7 September 2007 - 07:02 PM CDarwin 


Protist
If I post in a thread in the science forums and then that thread gets moved to general discussion, do I get "credit" for that post? In other words does it count toward my post count?
"Eggheads of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks." - Adlai Stephenson
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#50 7 September 2007 - 10:45 PM Cap'n Refsmmat 


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I'm not sure if the system deducts posts from you in that case. Eventually your postcount will go down, though, because we run "recounts" every once in a while that will make sure you don't get credit for posts in GD.
Cap'n Refsmmat
SFN Administrator

Get in the chatroom!
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#51 8 September 2007 - 12:18 AM CDarwin 


Protist

Cap said:

I'm not sure if the system deducts posts from you in that case. Eventually your postcount will go down, though, because we run "recounts" every once in a while that will make sure you don't get credit for posts in GD.


Hmmph
"Eggheads of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks." - Adlai Stephenson
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#52 27 October 2007 - 04:36 PM rajama 


Meson
I just logged-in and downloaded a PDF... Adobe Reader then hung, so I closed the browser window. After ending the Adobe process that had left toolbars on the desktop, I returned to the site and began to get script errors relating to urchinTracker... clearing the cache cured this, but I wondered what it was???
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#53 27 October 2007 - 04:45 PM Cap'n Refsmmat 


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urchinTracker is the script name for Google Analytics, which we run to get statistics about SFN's use and popularity.
Cap'n Refsmmat
SFN Administrator

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#54 27 October 2007 - 04:58 PM rajama 


Meson
Ah, thanks...

I just tried to enter the site using the hyperlink in the notification email and got more scripting errors - nothing to do with the component then, it just happened to be the first bit of script to reference something not loaded.

Looks like IE has problems...

Regards
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#55 20 November 2007 - 01:57 PM CDarwin 


Protist
Are politics posts counting toward post count now?
"Eggheads of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks." - Adlai Stephenson
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#56 20 November 2007 - 02:18 PM timo 


Primate
If you think the answer is important, then I have a very simple experiment in mind you could perform:
1) Write down your current postcount A
2) Post in a thread in the politics section
3) Write down your current postcount B
4) Calculate C=B-A
5) Hit "report post" on your own post and ask a mod to remove it (not necessary in case your post was actually sensible).
6) The anwer is \left\{ \begin{array}{rcl} \text{no}&:& C=0 \\ \text{yes}&:&C=1 \\ \text{you idiot}&:& \text{otherwise} \end{array} \right.
Forum madness is no excuse for forum rudeness (after H.J. Farnsworth)
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#57 20 November 2007 - 04:09 PM Phi for All 


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CDarwin said:

Are politics posts counting toward post count now?
Always have, AFAIK. Unfortunately, anyone who asks questions about post count gets theirs set to 0. >:D
When people fight to keep something as basic to human survival as healthcare a privilege, but insist the right to bear arms inviolate, we cease to move forward as a society. -- zapatos
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#58 20 November 2007 - 06:04 PM YT2095 


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and thus far I`ve been the only that hasn`t been daft enough to ask ;)
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#59 21 November 2007 - 02:36 AM CDarwin 


Protist
I never noticed that before. Ok? Shut up.
"Eggheads of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks." - Adlai Stephenson
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#60 26 February 2009 - 03:40 PM Kaeroll 


Baryon
Is there an 'entry requirement' for the politics forum? Can't post in there for some reason, and a quick search didn't turn up anything about it..
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