I have been curious for quite awhile as to what the color of the names mean and who actually runes this forum and if he/she/they were active in the forum?

http://atheistforums.org/index.php
At the bottom of the front page, it states what the different colors represent.

I think Tiberius is the owner of the forum, but he does not hang around here so much anymore.

(June 1, 2014 at 8:50 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: http://atheistforums.org/index.php
At the bottom of the front page, it states what the different colors represent.

I think Tiberius is the owner of the forum, but he does not hang around here so much anymore.

Wow I feel blind for missing that first part, but I rarely look at the bottom of the index page anymore.

Thanks

• Blue means member.
  
  Purple means someone whose donated, aka a 'contributor' (they also have a little icon next to their name, like me, as sometimes contributors are also staff so their name defaults to the 'higher' colour)
  
  Orange means ex/retired staff
  
  Green means moderator (me) (staff)
  
  Red means Admin (Tiberius, Darwinian etc) (staff)

This is more for the record for everyone else who is interested. I also like the pretty colours so wanted to make a list.

Also, Kitanetos is right that Tiberius is the owner. He still checks in every now and then but the administrators we have are more than capable of running things. Probably over-qualified!

EDIT: Actually, a question of my own. The stars. I've always assumed they're down to post count but I see others with a higher post count than me but with less stars. I've never actually thought about it until now...

(June 2, 2014 at 6:55 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: EDIT: Actually, a question of my own. The stars. I've always assumed they're down to post count but I see others with a higher post count than me but with less stars. I've never actually thought about it until now...

Maybe reputation or kudos per post, or just the quantities themselves? Time spent online?

Hmm, could be. Comparing both yours and BSM and mine and Kit's (relatively similar in terms of post counts etc) there's not too much difference.

Ah, I've clocked it. The Admins get get 7 and the mods get 6, but I don't think members who aren't staff can go above 5.

Haven't seen an exception to that rule (Minimalist for example has the highest post and rep count and still only has 5, so I think it has to be that).

(June 2, 2014 at 7:15 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Ah, I've clocked it. The Admins get get 7 and the mods get 6, but I don't think members who aren't staff can go above 5.

More or less, I think you get 1 star per hundred posts or something like that reaching the maximum of 5 as a standard (blue) member. Then like you say staff have 1 or 2 more.

(June 2, 2014 at 7:50 am)Insanity Wrote:

(June 2, 2014 at 7:15 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Ah, I've clocked it. The Admins get get 7 and the mods get 6, but I don't think members who aren't staff can go above 5.

More or less, I think you get 1 star per hundred posts or something like that reaching the maximum of 5 as a standard (blue) member. Then like you say staff have 1 or 2 more.

That number is way off. I have 70 posts (71 if you count this one) and have 3 stars already.

(June 2, 2014 at 6:55 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: This is more for the record for everyone else who is interested. I also like the pretty colours so wanted to make a list.

On that note, what does grey mean? I notice a few members sometimes have a black-ish/dark grey-ish name....

(June 2, 2014 at 8:42 am)LostLocke Wrote:

(June 2, 2014 at 6:55 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: This is more for the record for everyone else who is interested. I also like the pretty colours so wanted to make a list.

On that note, what does grey mean? I notice a few members sometimes have a black-ish/dark grey-ish name....

I could be wrong but I think it's members who haven't activated their accounts (i.e. not clicked on the email sent through to allow them to post).

If they're like this - mr. Troll - they're banned, too.