New rank system proposal
- Graham Kennedy
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New rank system proposal
As things currently stand, the system is this...
Ensign 0 - 199
Lieutenant jg 200 - 399
Lieutenant 400 - 799
Lieutenant Commander 800 - 1199
Commander 1200 - 1799
Captain 1800 - 3999
Rear Admiral 4000 - 6999
2 Star Admiral 7000 - 9999
3 Star Admiral 10,000 - ?
4 Star Admiral ? - ?
Fleet Admiral ?
Since a few have asked for enlisted officer ranks, the system we're thinking of is this :
Crewman 0 - 9
Petty officer third class 10 - 19
Petty officer second class 20 - 29
Petty officer first class 30 - 39
Chief petty officer 40 - 59
Senior chief petty officer 60 - 79
Master chief petty officer 80 - 99
Ensign 100 - 199
Lieutenant jg 200 - 399
Lieutenant 400 - 799
Lieutenant Commander 800 - 1199
Commander 1200 - 1799
Captain 1800 - 3999
Rear Admiral 4000 - 6999
2 Star Admiral 7000 - 9999
3 Star Admiral 10,000 - ?
4 Star Admiral ? - ?
Fleet Admiral ?
Under this system the major changes will be that all the zero post and very low post accounts will go from Ensign to Crewman. The vast majority of these are people who never post. Most of the rest are people who posted a few times and then stopped, months ago. About ten or so people seem to be active posters who are relatively new. They lose out in that they get demoted. But on the upside, they then get pretty frequent promotions!
We're going to put this to a vote; the choices are, this system or stay as we are and have no enlisted ranks. We are not going to haggle over other ways to implement this, we'll be here forever if we do that! So it's this or nothing.
So what say ye?
Ensign 0 - 199
Lieutenant jg 200 - 399
Lieutenant 400 - 799
Lieutenant Commander 800 - 1199
Commander 1200 - 1799
Captain 1800 - 3999
Rear Admiral 4000 - 6999
2 Star Admiral 7000 - 9999
3 Star Admiral 10,000 - ?
4 Star Admiral ? - ?
Fleet Admiral ?
Since a few have asked for enlisted officer ranks, the system we're thinking of is this :
Crewman 0 - 9
Petty officer third class 10 - 19
Petty officer second class 20 - 29
Petty officer first class 30 - 39
Chief petty officer 40 - 59
Senior chief petty officer 60 - 79
Master chief petty officer 80 - 99
Ensign 100 - 199
Lieutenant jg 200 - 399
Lieutenant 400 - 799
Lieutenant Commander 800 - 1199
Commander 1200 - 1799
Captain 1800 - 3999
Rear Admiral 4000 - 6999
2 Star Admiral 7000 - 9999
3 Star Admiral 10,000 - ?
4 Star Admiral ? - ?
Fleet Admiral ?
Under this system the major changes will be that all the zero post and very low post accounts will go from Ensign to Crewman. The vast majority of these are people who never post. Most of the rest are people who posted a few times and then stopped, months ago. About ten or so people seem to be active posters who are relatively new. They lose out in that they get demoted. But on the upside, they then get pretty frequent promotions!
We're going to put this to a vote; the choices are, this system or stay as we are and have no enlisted ranks. We are not going to haggle over other ways to implement this, we'll be here forever if we do that! So it's this or nothing.
So what say ye?
Give a man a fire, and you keep him warm for a day. SET a man on fire, and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life...
Re: New rank system proposal
I like it. It gives the newcomer something to shoot for, and a tangible sense of contributing, and being acknowledged for their contributions.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: New rank system proposal
Not bad - it might encourage a curious once or twice poster to become more active.
Plus, I lose nothing!
Plus, I lose nothing!
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
- IanKennedy
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Re: New rank system proposal
Oh, we forgot to say, all Admirals get to go back to Crewman to start again.Mikey wrote:Not bad - it might encourage a curious once or twice poster to become more active.
Plus, I lose nothing!
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Re: New rank system proposal
Nice.IanKennedy wrote:Oh, we forgot to say, all Admirals get to go back to Crewman to start again.Mikey wrote:Not bad - it might encourage a curious once or twice poster to become more active.
Plus, I lose nothing!
I like the idea. Gives newbies something to work for.
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Re: New rank system proposal
Erm... where's the "change vote" option?
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
Re: New rank system proposal
Don't worry Mikey.....it could work out well. People tend to take Master Chiefs more seriously than Admirals anyway
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: New rank system proposal
Where the power isMikey wrote:Erm... where's the "change vote" option?
email, ergo spam
- Graham Kennedy
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Re: New rank system proposal
Why would you want to change your vote? Surely you weren't so impatient that you went and voted before thinking things through.... right?Mark wrote:Don't worry Mikey.....it could work out well. People tend to take Master Chiefs more seriously than Admirals anyway
I just edited the OP to add change vote option.
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Re: New rank system proposal
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer
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Re: New rank system proposal
There's nothing wrong with it I can see; as you said, it won't change my status. I joined this forum out of curiosity, unsure of how much I would post but wound up becoming one of the circle of regular posters, having made Commander within 3/4 of a year. However, many who join like I did never make more than a handful of posts.
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wonderous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid." Q, Q Who
Re: New rank system proposal
Thus spoke the Planet EarthCaptain Picard's Hair wrote:There's nothing wrong with it I can see; as you said, it won't change my status. I joined this forum out of curiosity, unsure of how much I would post, and wound up becoming one of the circle of regular posters, having made Commander within 3/4 of a year. However, many who join like I did never make more than a handful of posts.
Don't mind me, I'm feeling whimsical at the moment
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: New rank system proposal
Like my screen name's inspiration, my av is a bald sphere.
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wonderous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid." Q, Q Who
Re: New rank system proposal
Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Like my screen name's inspiration, my av is a bald sphere.
They say that in the Army,
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
the women are mighty fine.
They look like Phyllis Diller,
and walk like Frankenstein.
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Re: New rank system proposal
At least it isn't one sided....
Jinsei wa cho no yume, shi no tsubasa no bitodesu