OK, this is not exactly an Earth shattering question, just curious. I notice that some have 'newbie' under their names and others have 'member'. When (how) does a newbie become a member? Not that I am even remotely ready to leave the 'newbie' camp, just curious.

Todd

It's related to the number of posts. When you reach a certain number of posts, you graduate from one category to another.
I don't remember the numbers required to move from one category to the next.

100 post - newbie --> member
1000 post - member -----> guru, i think you have two choices guru being one of them

I don't like this system... I think upgrading member [Quote "status" Quote} encorages posting for the perpose of getting the label and not really helping anyone. Hmmm, thinking (this is one more for me!!!)

I used to go on the G4 Tech TV forum ( http://g4tv.com ) because I liked the show and it used to be about helping people with computer problems. I learned, however, that it was just a race for post numbers and who could get a "witty" answer out first.

I don't visit G4 anymore and found that this forum was far more mature. I like to have fun like everyone else, but please, keep your posts sincear...

KC

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...&page=1#newbie

At 10,000 posts I hear they make a bronze cast of your testicles and fashion a sort of "Linux Oscar"


Honestly though.....pay little attention to the tag applied to the name, a quick search of the users posts will show their level of expertise much better.

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Where did you get these numbers from? Cause you are way off on the member one..