How many posts are required for "frequent contributor" or "super contributor" - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 06:15:52 pm
content: I'm curious: how many posts do you need to get two / three stars by your name? Is that how it's decided?I know you can get 4 stars as a supporter!

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 07:09:03 pm
content: Maybe this can help

author: M4trix
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 08:42:12 pm
content: In other words, to become a super contributor, you need to spend more time on the forum than with your wife!

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 08:46:07 pm
content: Quote from: M4trix on April 24, 2014, 08:42:12 pmThat explains how I got so high on that list, then.

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2014, 09:21:53 pm
content: 1000+ : super contributor240 to 1000 : frequent contributor>240: regular contributor / no status

author: nihilism
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 02:35:27 am
content: Quote from: Balaur on April 24, 2014, 07:09:03 pmInteresting how many people there are with only 1, 2, 3, or 0 posts.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:21:28 am
content: Quote from: Balaur on April 24, 2014, 07:09:03 pmDon't think I've ever seen that stat page before...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:23:49 am
content: Ok, so who's highest on the list AND married?I don't count because this is my business, but I do have 10K posts on other forums...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:25:38 am
content: Quote from: nihilism on April 25, 2014, 02:35:27 amThat reminds me, it's time for my regular purge of ZeroPosters... I like to keep my forum member numbers real.

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:27:19 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 25, 2014, 03:23:49 amWow, I'm fairly high up in the posts count and happily married.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:35:50 am
content: I delete more posts than I create.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:40:30 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 25, 2014, 03:25:38 amDo you also purge members who haven't access the forums for some time? I've noticed there are quite a few who haven't access in over 12 months.

author: scientist
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:47:59 am
content: Quote from: microbug on April 24, 2014, 09:21:53 pm*<240 unless they have it backwards in the UK

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:48:03 am
content: Quote from: GeoffS on April 25, 2014, 03:40:30 amNo, just the ZeroPoster. If you make a post you earn the right to stick around. Spam posts almost always get detected, so all the rest should be genuine.The forum is free to browse and read without joining, so there is no need for ZeroPoster accounts.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 06:36:55 am
content: Deleting inactive accounts that have posted also kills page rank, bad for business.

author: electronics man
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 07:08:41 am
content: Quote from: GeoffS on April 25, 2014, 03:35:50 amYou evil evil man

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 11:06:40 am
content: On a side note, when is SeanB coming on The Amp Hour

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 11:16:42 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 25, 2014, 03:48:03 amBut you can't PM a member as a guest, so there is a valid reason to join even if you don't post.

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 11:59:44 am
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on April 25, 2014, 11:16:42 amI had someone PM me earlier today (to ask for the link to a schematic I mentioned in a thread) and noticed they were a zero poster that joined yesterday.The thought crossed my mind that it would have better if they had of contributed to the thread before asking for the file.It seemed ... well ... not rude as such, but not ideal that they had joined only to ask for something privately.

author: jancumps
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 12:23:02 pm
content: I jumped one place in the list by posting this reply.

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 12:57:04 pm
content: Quote from: David_AVD on April 25, 2014, 11:59:44 amI agree, but in my case it was a question about something I mentioned in a thread but completely off topic for that thread, so the PM was the best way to go.

author: robrenz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 12:58:20 pm
content: Quote from: peter.mitchell on April 25, 2014, 11:06:40 am+1

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 01:33:15 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on April 25, 2014, 11:16:42 amSure, but not stay a member forever.They are fere to join and send a few PM's if they want, but if they don't contribute then they risk getting deleted. I think that's pretty fair.

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 02:58:17 pm
content: That does sound fair enough. One thing that bugs me with most forums – you can't see the pictures or download attachments unless you are a member. Is that solely because of the price of hosting bandwidth?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:28:30 pm
content: Quote from: microbug on April 25, 2014, 02:58:17 pmBandwidth wouldn't really be an issue at all, it would just be a privileges thing.

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:30:09 pm
content: I don't see the point in making people sign up for a "community" if all they want to do is download a binary or see a picture though...I suppose they might see an interesting thread and take part.

author: elex_enthusiast
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 03:48:52 pm
content: well in my case as a newbie in electronics, i dont post much,i just often read threads to earn some knowledge so i can contribute maybe in the future...

author: electronics man
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 04:24:01 pm
content: if you have an account and you have it deleted because you are a zero poster then what happens when they want to come back and contribute, can you make a new account, it just seems a bit unfair, they should get a warning before it is deleted

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 04:34:58 pm
content: I'd assume that zero posters are only deleted if the account is older than a certain period and the member hasn't logged in for some predetermined time.e.g if a users account is older than (say) 6 months and they haven't logged in for (say) 1 month then the account is deleted.I don't know what actual rules Dave uses when deleting accounts.

author: linux-works
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 05:10:48 pm
content: Quote from: Balaur on April 24, 2014, 07:09:03 pminterestingI'm on the first page of posters who 'spend too much time here'.well, I'm not currently employed, so I have an excuse...

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 05:41:16 pm
content: Quote from: Monkeh on April 24, 2014, 08:46:07 pmI'd rather get highwithmy wife!

author: linux-works
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 05:51:10 pm
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on April 25, 2014, 05:41:16 pmwe all would, mate. we all would.(sorry, j/k)

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 05:59:13 pm
content: Quote from: robrenz on April 25, 2014, 12:58:20 pmI have nothing to say for that. I find I totally brainfart on radio. Did one radio interview a few weeks ago for an unrelated thing, and some liked it but I thought they probably did a lot of editing.I would put forward Martin Lorton, at least he is close to Chris, and is definitely more interesting, and a good voice.

author: peter.mitchell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2014, 06:34:18 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on April 25, 2014, 05:59:13 pmI dunno, you seem full of stories/anecdotes, I think you'd be good. Also, a good voice doesn't matter, if people like the content, they'll stay, I mean, look at the comments on Dave's early videos, but look at his subs now!

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 27, 2014, 04:29:32 am
content: I just checked--I have 2132 posts.At a conservative estimate of 10 minutes per post,that works out as14.8056 days.A whole fortnight I'll never get back!

author: electr_peter
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 15, 2014, 10:33:59 pm
content: I looked at top 2000 posters in EEVblog forum (see attached table).It seems that super contributors and frequent contributors are posting the most. To get an idea of frequent posting in this forum, consider this:top 100 starts at 711 poststop 500 starts at 150 poststop 1000 starts at 54 posts