Member vs. Junior Member

Kittle · January 31, 1999, 02:22 PM

Please satisfy my curiosity. What is the distinction between Member and Junior Member.

DC · January 31, 1999, 03:34 PM

Just the number of posts. I think its around 25 posts (or so) and then the software makes you a member.

Oh yeah, members get one official "get out of jail free" card.

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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"

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swehrman · January 31, 1999, 03:35 PM

I think it has to do with the number of times you have submitted a thread or replied to a thread.

**Rich Lucibella** · February 1, 1999, 10:19 AM

Membership requires 15 posts on TFL (DC's correct in that the default number is 25...we recently lowered it). Not my idea...it's built into the software.
Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 02-01-99).]

**4V50 Gary** · February 1, 1999, 03:24 PM

Rich,

Do members get a Decoder Ring?

Gary

Morgan · February 1, 1999, 04:13 PM

Yeah, preferably a Smith & Wesson decoder ring - then maybe I could understand their labrynthine "model number" system!

**Rich Lucibella** · February 1, 1999, 05:06 PM

Sorry guys. Fresh out of decoder rings.
Rich

Jeff Thomas · February 2, 1999, 12:33 AM

OK, so, no decoder rings. Then ... WE WANT T-SHIRTS! Please.

HS · February 2, 1999, 08:20 AM

"JUST SHOOT IT !" - The Firing Line

Hows that for a logo ?

BTW - I'm a medium

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"The Gun from Down Under !"

Kittle · February 2, 1999, 06:55 PM

Thanks for the information. I guess I'll have to post more so I can get one of those decoder rings. No, I want one of those GET OUT OF JAIL CARDS. I've seen times when one of those would come in real handy.

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"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself......
To insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and the pistol
are equally indespensable...... They deserve a place of honor
with all that's good......" GEORGE WASHINGTON

JJB · February 2, 1999, 10:39 PM

If I can't get a decoder ring I still want a T shirt...and by the way I'm a XXL though with the weight I've gained lately I'm heading for XXXL!!!

Jim in IN

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-- TANSTAAFL

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**Rich Lucibella** · February 3, 1999, 08:44 AM

This T-Shirt thing:

If I front the $2-$3 *thousand* dollars for a hundred T's, plus art, logo and printing...am I gonna see interest dry up when I have to charge $15-$20 per? That money could go a *long* way to promoting this site.
Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 02-03-99).]

HS · February 3, 1999, 09:25 AM

As long as the postage is at cost (to Aus) my cheque will be in the mail !

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"The Gun from Down Under !"

ATM · February 3, 1999, 06:25 PM

Rich -

A thought on the money side of t-shirts. Post the final design/logo for 30 days, requesting orders. For all who are interested get your money in, with sizes, and number requested by the 35th day via check or money order. Then order the shirts. If insufficient numbers respond, to get the posted deal, you can either call it off or raise the price. Again post the question for replies. You can handle the money, by holding the checks, and only cashing them when the order is ready to go in.

This process is longer, but saves capital, and lowers the risk to you financially.

By the way, sign me up for 2 XXL, 2 XL, and 3 L. They will make great gifts to my shooter friends who do/have done me favors (plus remind them to get signed up with TFL

)!

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Freedom is not Free

[This message has been edited by ATM (edited 02-03-99).]

Jeff Thomas · February 4, 1999, 01:32 AM

Rich, you've probably already considered this, but I have had great luck getting things sponsored in the past. IF you'll be accepting advertising on TFL someday, perhaps there's a company or two (or ten) who would just love to help us with the t-shirts. TFL logo on the front, advertising on the back? Perhaps a slogan on the front 'TheFiringLine.Com - take your best shot!' or some other cute / clever eyecatcher, with your graphic in the middle of the back and surrounded by company logos for H&K, Sig, Glock, Busmaster, Colt, Para-Ord and so on. For those companies this would take a miniscule investment.

It would be a pain in the a** for you, but ATM's idea could work as well. On the other hand, perhaps a t-shirt company you could trust would handle the admin?

Whatever you decide, don't take on this additional brain damage if it doesn't fit with your plans for TFL. The last thing any of us want to see is for you to get discouraged with this site. You and your crew have created a very special meeting place here. Thanks again.

**Rich Lucibella** · February 4, 1999, 09:34 AM

ATM-
A worthwhile suggestion....I've already enlisted some resources to help look into the project.

Jeff-
Thanks. I had a discussion with a marketing guy at SHOT yesterday who is interested in taking over the Home Page project...he also did The *outstandng* BlackHawk site. Anyway, he got on me about turning TFL into a commercial enterprise....again.

I've concluded that this just isn't going to happen, unless it becomes a *real* financial strain. While I'm a needy capitalist like everyone else, and I embrace the profit motive, it would require commercializing the site. I'm dead set against that, even though others, including BladeForums.Com and GlockTalk have done it quite tastefully.

We'll see about the T's.
Rich

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Jim V · February 6, 1999, 06:53 PM

Ok, it takes 15 posts to grow up to a real member from a junior member. Is that 15 new threads submitted or is that new threads and answers to old threads?

P.S. if you send HS a T-shirt, put a dead kangaroo on the back. (;-D

**Rich Lucibella** · February 6, 1999, 10:16 PM

Welcome, Jim...and don't make me crazy!

.

15 posts.
Rich

HS · February 7, 1999, 06:47 AM

I know this isn't the place for a chat

but speakin' of Kangaroos on T-Shirts.... Remember when WE won the Americas Cup ?

A real doozy of a shirt was a Kangaroo having a (how can I say this politely?) "social intercourse" with a Bald Eagle !

Now that was a T-ShirtBig

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"The Gun from Down Under !"

Jeff Thomas · February 7, 1999, 12:18 PM

HS, I appreciate your fondness for Para-Ordnance, but I could have lived a long, happy and productive life without knowing about that particular t-shirt!

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Dennis · February 7, 1999, 05:48 PM

HS,
Does that mean Aussies are "for the birds"?

HS · February 8, 1999, 04:39 AM

Dennis, ever seen our Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise ?

The answer would be [b]YES !!</>

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"The Gun from Down Under !"

G36 · February 24, 1999, 01:30 PM

Hey Rich! I'm just posting this to get me one step closer to full blown Member status but I had to give you a "heads-up" on the GlockTalk link you posted a couple of messages ago 'cause it doesn't fly..... Should be <a href="http://glocktalk.com/">GLOCKTALK!<a/>

Obviously unintentional!

Thanks for the great job you're doing.

[This message has been edited by G36 (edited February 24, 1999).]

**Rich Lucibella** · February 24, 1999, 05:40 PM

Thanks, G36.
I believe it's fixed now.
BTW- the error in your own HTML code is the reason we discourage use of HTML and ask that you use UBB Code instead. (See the faqs tab on the Forum Summary Page).

It's pretty easy to screw up UBB software with a misplaced HTML character.
Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited February 24, 1999).]

GMike · February 24, 1999, 05:51 PM

how do i become administator insted of junior member?

January 31, 1999, 02:22 PM	#1
Kittle Member Join Date: December 26, 1998 Location: Willshire, Ohio, United States of America Posts: 20	Please satisfy my curiosity. What is the distinction between Member and Junior Member.

January 31, 1999, 03:34 PM	#2
DC Moderator Emeritus Join Date: September 30, 1998 Location: Calif Posts: 4,229	Just the number of posts. I think its around 25 posts (or so) and then the software makes you a member. Oh yeah, members get one official "get out of jail free" card. ------------------ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" [This message has been edited by DC (edited 01-31-99).]

January 31, 1999, 03:35 PM	#3
swehrman Member Join Date: October 10, 1998 Location: Kalispell, MT. USA Posts: 26	I think it has to do with the number of times you have submitted a thread or replied to a thread.

February 1, 1999, 10:19 AM	#4
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Membership requires 15 posts on TFL (DC's correct in that the default number is 25...we recently lowered it). Not my idea...it's built into the software. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 02-01-99).]

February 1, 1999, 03:24 PM	#5
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,832	Rich, Do members get a Decoder Ring? Gary

February 1, 1999, 04:13 PM	#6
Morgan Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1998 Posts: 945	Yeah, preferably a Smith & Wesson decoder ring - then maybe I could understand their labrynthine "model number" system!

February 1, 1999, 05:06 PM	#7
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Sorry guys. Fresh out of decoder rings. Rich

February 2, 1999, 12:33 AM	#8
Jeff Thomas Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1998 Location: Texas Posts: 4,753	OK, so, no decoder rings. Then ... WE WANT T-SHIRTS! Please.

February 2, 1999, 08:20 AM	#9
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	"JUST SHOOT IT !" - The Firing Line Hows that for a logo ? BTW - I'm a medium ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !"

February 2, 1999, 06:55 PM	#10
Kittle Member Join Date: December 26, 1998 Location: Willshire, Ohio, United States of America Posts: 20	Thanks for the information. I guess I'll have to post more so I can get one of those decoder rings. No, I want one of those GET OUT OF JAIL CARDS. I've seen times when one of those would come in real handy. ------------------ "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself...... To insure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and the pistol are equally indespensable...... They deserve a place of honor with all that's good......" GEORGE WASHINGTON

February 2, 1999, 10:39 PM	#11
JJB Member Join Date: October 19, 1998 Location: Logansport, IN Posts: 87	If I can't get a decoder ring I still want a T shirt...and by the way I'm a XXL though with the weight I've gained lately I'm heading for XXXL!!! Jim in IN ------------------ -- TANSTAAFL [This message has been edited by JJB (edited 02-02-99).]

February 3, 1999, 08:44 AM	#12
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	This T-Shirt thing: If I front the $2-$3 thousand dollars for a hundred T's, plus art, logo and printing...am I gonna see interest dry up when I have to charge $15-$20 per? That money could go a long way to promoting this site. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 02-03-99).]

February 3, 1999, 09:25 AM	#13
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	As long as the postage is at cost (to Aus) my cheque will be in the mail ! ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !"

February 3, 1999, 06:25 PM	#14
ATM Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 1998 Posts: 141	Rich - A thought on the money side of t-shirts. Post the final design/logo for 30 days, requesting orders. For all who are interested get your money in, with sizes, and number requested by the 35th day via check or money order. Then order the shirts. If insufficient numbers respond, to get the posted deal, you can either call it off or raise the price. Again post the question for replies. You can handle the money, by holding the checks, and only cashing them when the order is ready to go in. This process is longer, but saves capital, and lowers the risk to you financially. By the way, sign me up for 2 XXL, 2 XL, and 3 L. They will make great gifts to my shooter friends who do/have done me favors (plus remind them to get signed up with TFL )! ------------------ Freedom is not Free [This message has been edited by ATM (edited 02-03-99).]

February 4, 1999, 01:32 AM	#15
Jeff Thomas Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1998 Location: Texas Posts: 4,753	Rich, you've probably already considered this, but I have had great luck getting things sponsored in the past. IF you'll be accepting advertising on TFL someday, perhaps there's a company or two (or ten) who would just love to help us with the t-shirts. TFL logo on the front, advertising on the back? Perhaps a slogan on the front 'TheFiringLine.Com - take your best shot!' or some other cute / clever eyecatcher, with your graphic in the middle of the back and surrounded by company logos for H&K, Sig, Glock, Busmaster, Colt, Para-Ord and so on. For those companies this would take a miniscule investment. It would be a pain in the a** for you, but ATM's idea could work as well. On the other hand, perhaps a t-shirt company you could trust would handle the admin? Whatever you decide, don't take on this additional brain damage if it doesn't fit with your plans for TFL. The last thing any of us want to see is for you to get discouraged with this site. You and your crew have created a very special meeting place here. Thanks again.

February 4, 1999, 09:34 AM	#16
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	ATM- A worthwhile suggestion....I've already enlisted some resources to help look into the project. Jeff- Thanks. I had a discussion with a marketing guy at SHOT yesterday who is interested in taking over the Home Page project...he also did The outstandng BlackHawk site. Anyway, he got on me about turning TFL into a commercial enterprise....again. I've concluded that this just isn't going to happen, unless it becomes a real financial strain. While I'm a needy capitalist like everyone else, and I embrace the profit motive, it would require commercializing the site. I'm dead set against that, even though others, including BladeForums.Com and GlockTalk have done it quite tastefully. We'll see about the T's. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited February 24, 1999).]

February 6, 1999, 06:53 PM	#17
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Ok, it takes 15 posts to grow up to a real member from a junior member. Is that 15 new threads submitted or is that new threads and answers to old threads? P.S. if you send HS a T-shirt, put a dead kangaroo on the back. (;-D

February 6, 1999, 10:16 PM	#18
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Welcome, Jim...and don't make me crazy! . 15 posts. Rich

February 7, 1999, 06:47 AM	#19
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	I know this isn't the place for a chat but speakin' of Kangaroos on T-Shirts.... Remember when WE won the Americas Cup ? A real doozy of a shirt was a Kangaroo having a (how can I say this politely?) "social intercourse" with a Bald Eagle ! Now that was a T-ShirtBig ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !"

February 7, 1999, 12:18 PM	#20
Jeff Thomas Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1998 Location: Texas Posts: 4,753	HS, I appreciate your fondness for Para-Ordnance, but I could have lived a long, happy and productive life without knowing about that particular t-shirt! [This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited 02-08-99).]

February 7, 1999, 05:48 PM	#21
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	HS, Does that mean Aussies are "for the birds"?

February 8, 1999, 04:39 AM	#22
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	Dennis, ever seen our Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise ? The answer would be [b]YES !!</> ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !"

February 24, 1999, 01:30 PM	#23
G36 Junior Member Join Date: February 24, 1999 Posts: 1	Hey Rich! I'm just posting this to get me one step closer to full blown Member status but I had to give you a "heads-up" on the GlockTalk link you posted a couple of messages ago 'cause it doesn't fly..... Should be <a href="http://glocktalk.com/">GLOCKTALK!<a/> Obviously unintentional! Thanks for the great job you're doing. [This message has been edited by G36 (edited February 24, 1999).]

February 24, 1999, 05:40 PM	#24
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Thanks, G36. I believe it's fixed now. BTW- the error in your own HTML code is the reason we discourage use of HTML and ask that you use UBB Code instead. (See the faqs tab on the Forum Summary Page). It's pretty easy to screw up UBB software with a misplaced HTML character. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited February 24, 1999).]

February 24, 1999, 05:51 PM	#25
GMike Junior Member Join Date: February 24, 1999 Location: Tampa Fl. Posts: 11	how do i become administator insted of junior member?