Ranking and Filing Noobs

CHasR · Post by **CHasR** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:29 am

WOW...what a bad idea!

let's keep what little anonimity there is left on the net!

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:37 am

Martin Milner wrote:
jbarter wrote:How would you do it? It would have to be on a forum by forum basis. For example, I am not a whistle newbie (I'm cr*p but no noob) but on mandolin I'm an absolute beginner and if I asked questions in the flute or piping forums I wouldn't even rank that high.

It would be much more useful to have some form of grading at the other end of the scale. Something along the lines of:
This person knows a lot.
This person doesn't know a lot but thinks they do.
This person knows nothing but pontificates anyway.

Can't see either system being workable in the real world. (Does C&F count as "the real world"?)

You need to add:

This person knows a lot but usually only gives out crumbs of cryptic information

My Goodness, Martin! Did you have someone in mind?

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:42 am

Innocent Bystander wrote:
Martin Milner wrote:
jbarter wrote:How would you do it? It would have to be on a forum by forum basis. For example, I am not a whistle newbie (I'm cr*p but no noob) but on mandolin I'm an absolute beginner and if I asked questions in the flute or piping forums I wouldn't even rank that high.

It would be much more useful to have some form of grading at the other end of the scale. Something along the lines of:
This person knows a lot.
This person doesn't know a lot but thinks they do.
This person knows nothing but pontificates anyway.

Can't see either system being workable in the real world. (Does C&F count as "the real world"?)

You need to add:

This person knows a lot but usually only gives out crumbs of cryptic information
My Goodness, Martin! Did you have someone in mind?

crookedtune · Post by **crookedtune** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:39 am

I have a very strong opinion on this subject, but my vote's available, if anyone's looking to do a trade.

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:54 am

mutepointe wrote:
and if we did rank them, would there be color coding? that could turn bad.

As long as I get to be Mr. Black. 'Mr. Brown' sounds like....

Appologies to Q. Tarantino.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:49 pm

It would be much more useful to have some form of grading at the other end of the scale. Something along the lines of:
This person knows a lot.
This person doesn't know a lot but thinks they do.
This person knows nothing but pontificates anyway.

Isn't that in place already, just invisible? I mean, don't you automatically superimpose that on every post you read??

I come from a large family. At family dinners, the joke is that if you don't show up, you'll be the one talked about. Besides being a joke, it's true. This is my invitation (hint, hint) to you all to attend the next chiff gathering in Sept. at my house. There'll be lots to talk about.

Tony

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:13 pm

I can't comment. I'm just a lurker, really.

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:31 pm

Star bellied sneeches. That's what you are looking for.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:57 pm

talasiga wrote:I had to wake up at 5 this morning for to drive my better half to a meeting in a little city 2.5 hours from home, to arrive in said city in traffic jams following a weekend of "unprecedented" cyclonic weather and massive floods (and to recover her car, the victim of massive puddles).

see
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 949038.htm
and
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... e+flood%22
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS7gXBl4ZWI

I am posting a lot today because I am not well. This is my way of cheering myself up when I am not well enough to practise music. I do not take pain killers.

On the question of newbies, has anyone ever made a little baby laugh?
Isn't it nice, the appreciation of a newbie?

Boy, I would have been scared to death driving on that freeway with those waterfalls. I would have been screaming. I hope they can get everyone the help they need.

I actually think the new people are very nice. And yes, they are very appreciative. Many introduce themselves and say what their experience with whistles, or whatever instrument, and music in general is. So you do have some idea how much detail to go into when you are explaining something, for example. I don't think we should rank anybody. That would be like West Point or something. I don't think you should compare new people to babies. I wouldn't have liked that very much! It was bad enough when Bloomfield called me a noob---he didn't even spell it "newb".

I am a strong believer in using pain killers. Not that I am recommending them of course.

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:54 pm

Maybe it's due to my years (over a decade now) of involvement in massively multiplayer online video games, but I'm accoustomed to the word "noob" being used as an insult (although in such cases it was usually written as n00b).

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:05 pm

Cynth wrote:I actually think the new people are very nice. And yes, they are very appreciative.

Yeah, but we soon larn 'em. I can smell them a mile away, them noobs, so's they is already rank, and then I just file the pointy bits, like the tops of their heads.

djm

talasiga · Post by **talasiga** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:37 pm

The Weekenders wrote:I can't comment. I'm just a lurker, really.

A lurker of what rank? With over 7000 posts presently you aren't very expert are you?

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:44 pm

Scott McCallister wrote:Star bellied sneeches. That's what you are looking for.

EXACTLY!!! "just sitting there wishing their bellies had stars" if this does pass, i hope the ones with stars don't treat us like the ones without upon thars.[/quote]

pipersgrip · Post by **pipersgrip** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:45 pm

Chiffed wrote:
mutepointe wrote:
and if we did rank them, would there be color coding? that could turn bad.
As long as I get to be Mr. Black. 'Mr. Brown' sounds like....

Appologies to Q. Tarantino.

why do i gotta always be the pink one?

sbhikes · Post by **sbhikes** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:05 pm

I don't care if you rank me as a rank noob. It's what I am. I yam what I yam.

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Ranking and Filing Noobs

I would like to see a newbie ranking system developed