How old do you have to be to be a Registered Senior User? AARP old?

Also, do they get a discount or something?

the senior user group was created to help stop spammers. people with more than 20 posts are moved from the registered user group, to the registered senior user gruop, where they are able to post links, as well as a few other priveledges i cannot recall off the top of my head.

Haha.

Actually, you have to have a certain post count. It's actually pretty low, which I dislike. It insults those of us who are true senior users, users who have been here a while.

The post count is either twenty or one hundred. It's intended as a deterrent for spammers, who tend to make one or two threads of spam and leave. You can't post a link until you have a certain post count, at which time you become a member of a group which is allowed to post links. This group encompasses almost all regular SciForums users, so maybe that's why it's called the senior user group.

EDIT: Vslayer beat me to it. :(

OK, so I guess mine should say Very Used Register.... :)

Actually, you have to have a certain post count. It's actually pretty low, which I dislike. It insults those of us who are true senior users, users who have been here a while.
But what about users like myself? I have been here for over 4 years, but have only accumulated 600 some-odd posts...I read through here almost every day, and have pretty much since the time I joined. Should I be "penalized" due to my low post count?

I think athelwulf should be punished for his high post count.
Obviously it needs to go on a case by case basis.

But what about users like myself? I have been here for over 4 years, but have only accumulated 600 some-odd posts...I read through here almost every day, and have pretty much since the time I joined. Should I be "penalized" due to my low post count?

I think your post count may be high enough. But, I do see your point. It's just odd to see those with twenty posts being labeled "senior" users.

i would like a BS meter, where you can give people +/- points in their profile, and it appears next to their avatar. would make a good distinction between users like fraggle as opposed to the likes of vincent, rather than being based solely on how much they have written as a measure of how significant they are to the forum.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. If you are to hard on the flat worms or even people who are otherwise rational people who hold unpopular beliefs would get irritated at low ratings and leave. This would make a more homogenous and boring forum. A wise man learns more from a fool than a fool learns from a wise man.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
only if it isnt doing anything. what if the hour hand moves at the speed of the minute hand?

then its never right!

what if it doesn't have any hands?

then you are too young to have heard that quote, or know what it means.

What if, it's a digital clock?

well.
digital clocks arent clocks, are they? they are glorified counting machines.

back to the sundial!
who's with me?!

sundial is too modern. I say let's go back to our origins and use our biological clock!

screw that.
lets tell time by counting how long it takes ants to walk from one place to another.

What kind of ants and which two places? The moon is not a valid answer (to both questions).

Problem: In the winter there's no sun and no ants.

Problem: In the winter there's no sun and no ants.

well obviously, we would be keeping them in a farm indoors.
screw the sun. it will destroy us eventually anyhow.

spuriousmonkey is such a postfreak, that probably with all his post-gravity he soon shall form a singularity and cause the Sciforums to be sucked into a black hole. :p

spuriousmonkey is such a postfreak, that probably with all his post-gravity he soon shall form a singularity and cause the Sciforums to be sucked into a black hole. :p

You couldn't be more wrong. Instead of forming a singularity I will split up in clones.

In popular culture this phenomenon where spuriousmonkey splits up into clones is known as clone wars. Some people are silly enough to think it has something to do with a series of film set in some space opera decor.

quick! he must be killed asap, or we are all doomed!
killed with bleach preferably

how about we make him drink lithium?

lets just go to his house and feed him peanut butter until he dies.

I don't like peanut butter.

spuriousmonkey drinks his own pee.

TDi only knows one dance.

TDi only knows one dance.

and it involves your mama!!!

jouw vrouw kijkt ook!

sexaaaay!

spuriousmonkey is such a postfreak, that probably with all his post-gravity he soon shall form a singularity and cause the Sciforums to be sucked into a black hole. :p

haha

Anyway, this Senior user idea is DUMB!

First of all, it is given after 20 posts?? That is not even kindergarten....

Second, it would be meaningless, even if it was given let's say after 1000 posts, because we can see the postcount anyway, so naming the poster a Senior is just.... REDUNDANT!!!

So feel free to go back to the old ways, based on my advice....No charge...

The reason is to stop spamming, not make you feel seniored.

haha

Laugh while you can, it will be a spuriousmonkey hole! :eek:

The reason is to stop spamming, not make you feel seniored.

Then why name the group with more post counts the "senior user" group?

The reason is to stop spamming, not make you feel seniored.

I understand, but it is still stupid. Every new poster is reminded (I guess) that they can't post links until they reach 20 posts. There is no need for this seniority baloney, it only started like 2 weeks ago anyway.

It would make more sense to name the group that can't post links the "newly registered" users, and the other group would be the normal users.

How about 'them damn newbies'? :p

That works too! :D

Senior group was created to prevent spammers and when we started infraction system.
Since we disabled spammers through forum back-end and infraction system is no longer active, we could disable the Senior group if you agree.
All members will be 'Registered User' as they were before.

Or, you could just use your custom user title.

Anyway, whatever is your decision, I'll do it.

If you feel the senior group is useless, I suppose that's good enough for me.

If you feel the senior group is useless, I suppose that's good enough for me.

Ditto.

i say we ban all members with less than 5353 posts.

i say we ban all members with less than 5353 posts.

Can I delete a few posts of you in the biology forum?

Can I delete a few posts of you in the biology forum?

feel free.
i dont belong there anyhow.

feel free.
i dont belong there anyhow.

Biology is the mistress of all sciences. There is no greater whore, nor is there more satisfaction to be had in the others.

i say we ban all members with less than 5353 posts.

I thought you were my friend. :mad:

The reason is to stop spamming, not make you feel seniored.
Well it never stopped me from spamming.