Message Boards

The LEGO Message Boards were an official forum on LEGO.com, in which fans may discuss LEGO-related topics online. Since the forum is intended to be safe for children, all posts are reviewed by moderators before becoming public. Users must have a LEGO ID to be able to post. On November 2, 2012, the Message Boards were updated with new features such as new ranks, badges, and users' separate and individual profiles. On March 30, 2017, it was closed down and re-setup as a redirect to LEGO Life's website.
== Retirement ==
On 28 February 2017, the Message Boards was instated into a read-only mode, where it was originally closed and removed on 6 March 2017. On 13 March 2017, they updated their sidebar to say "The boards will be taken completely offline in the future, but there is not a specific date planned at this time." At some point later, they re-announced that they will completely take off the Message Boards on March 30, on which it was replaced with a redirect to LEGO Life's website.
== Pre-Update Ranks ==
Higher ranks could be achieved by posting more. Starting at 1 post needed, the numbers would approximately double every rank you go up. The following is a list of the old ranks:
Name 	Requirements	Image	Notes
Apprentice 	0 posts 	 	Automatically earned once one joined, but users were not visible to others until they had one post.
Journeyman 	48 posts 	 	
Initiate 	95 posts 	 	
JuniorBuilder	192 posts 	 	
MasterBuilder	384 posts 	 	
Craftsman 	754 posts 	 	
Artisan 	1,505 posts 	 	
Inventor 	3,009 posts 	 	
Old Timer 	6,017 posts 	 	
Maniac 	12,032 posts	 	
Legend 	24,064 posts	 	Only 12 users made it to the Legend rank.
== New Ranks ==
After the 2012 update, the old ranks were replaced by new ranks. They are claimed to be achieved by quality, not quantity. All of the ranks that existed are listed below.
Rank	Name 	Image
1 	Caveman 	
2 	Pharaoh 	
3 	Spartan Warrior 	
4 	Gladiator 	
5 	Roman Soldier 	
6 	Minotaur 	
7 	Viking 	
8 	Samurai Warrior 	
9 	Knight 	
10 	Highland Battler 	
11 	Forestman 	
12 	Ninja 	
13 	Aztec Warrior 	
14 	Conquistador 	
15 	Jester 	
16 	Royal Guard 	
17 	Musketeer 	
18 	Pirate 	
19 	Revolutionary Soldier	
20 	Cowboy 	
21 	Detective 	
22 	Bandit 	
23 	Pilot 	
24 	Hippie 	
25 	Disco Dude 	
26 	Rapper 	
27 	Spaceman 	
28 	Galaxy Patrol 	
29 	Alien 	
== Stud Ranking ==
On the old LEGO Message Boards, there were eight studs above the person’s avatar’s head. Some were yellow, and some were white. The yellow ones were the ones that the poster had obtained, and the white ones were the ones they didn't have. Users gained one of these for having so many posts. What made these different from the ranks is that the amount of posts users needed went up as more people gain more posts. (For example, the first person ever to post would be one of the top 10, and therefore have eight studs) Therefore, you got a stud for being in the top so many posters. 
Image	Studs 	Ranking
 	0 studs	
 	1 stud 	Top 500
 	2 studs	Top 200
 	3 studs	Top 150
 	4 studs	Top 100
 	5 studs	Top 75
 	6 studs	Top 50
 	7 studs	Top 25
 	8 studs	Top 10
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== Notes ==
* The Message Boards were updated in 2005 and were supposed to be updated again in 2011 along with the rest of the LEGO.com website, however, they were not updated until November 2, 2012.
* Before 2001, moderators were trained to view the messages submitted to the Message Boards. In 2011, they trained a new group of moderators and since then, moderation has been much faster.
* Charge was seen on the front page in his Deep Freeze outfit. Today, there is no "greeting page" and the only minifigures seen are generic ones.
== Old Message Boards Gallery ==
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Messageboards.jpg|The Welcome Screen.
mbs2.jpg|LEGO Message Boards|link=http://messageboards.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx
imglegomesbrd.gif|LEGO Message Boards Logo.
btnreplywhite_off.jpg|Reply to Post button.
btnquotegrey_on.jpg|Quote button.
== New Message Boards Gallery ==
SignedIn.png|Options shown under posts if the user is signed into your LEGO.com account.
SignedOut.png|Options shown under posts if the user is not signed into a LEGO.com account.
MBsSignedOut.png
== External links ==
* Archive of LEGO Message Boards from Archive.is (Snapshot taken on March 6, 2017)
* Message Boards Wiki
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