What's your definition of being an 'established member'??

[SpAmRaY]

I'm just curious what others think as it seems it doesn't take much to call yourself that.

[CPTBadAss]

When you master gifs. I'm gif-tarded

[nubbinator]

Established member?  People know who you are.  That's about the extent of it.

[rowdy]

More than 8000 posts?

[tp4tissue]

Being anti-AFK is a must. 


#Ronery4ever also gives you priority during selection sweeps.

[fanpeople]

Be tp4, this is the only way.

[clacktalk]

ironpup + 55

[asdfjkl36]

I guess to me it would seem like when a large amount of users know you/know of you, and it's on a good basis.

Pre-req: has to be fluent in GIFs (sorry CPT) but not required to be used at all times.

[suicidal_orange]

I don't really know or care whether someone is an "established" member or a newbie, and don't see that it makes much difference.  My most active section is MST where I'm often helping hit-and-run members fix their builds - this can only do good for the reputation of the site in general and if they choose to stay around that's great, but if not I've saved some space in landfill.

My other posts are generally artisan encouragement/appreciation and opinions but they're all impersonal so I don't get "known."  I guess that's the difference - I know of tp4s roneriness, I know many members have wives and/or children, some who are in school or work crazy shifts...  To me these are established members as I know more about them than the topic at hand, even though by this measure I will never be an established member as I'm too private.

When it comes to selling stuff if I like someone's attitude I'll deal with them and the only bad experience I had was when I went against this (was on head-fi, not here) so it's a strategy that has served me well.  People are either respectable and trustworthy or they aren't, they don't become these things with increased account age or post count.

[nmur]

imo an established member is generally someone who has been around for a reasonably long time, mostly being active, but has also brought something unique and significant to the community. examples I can think of are Matt3o (granite, PBT topre spacebars, etc), intelli78 (TA), BunnyLake (group buys out the wazoo, random giveaways, overwhelming generousity). people that essentially everyone on the forum knows of.

[rowdy]

imo an established member is generally someone who has been around for a reasonably long time, mostly being active, but has also brought something unique and significant to the community. examples I can think of are Matt3o (granite, PBT topre spacebars, etc), intelli78 (TA), BunnyLake (group buys out the wazoo, random giveaways, overwhelming generousity). people that essentially everyone on the forum knows of.

I'll just slide quietly into the background.  No-one likes my posts anyway, so Tapatalk tells me.

[fknraiden]

imo an established member is generally someone who has been around for a reasonably long time, mostly being active, but has also brought something unique and significant to the community. examples I can think of are Matt3o (granite, PBT topre spacebars, etc), intelli78 (TA), BunnyLake (group buys out the wazoo, random giveaways, overwhelming generousity). people that essentially everyone on the forum knows of.

I'll just slide quietly into the background.  No-one likes my posts anyway, so Tapatalk tells me.

I just know you post a ton and love yellow.

we didn't forget about you.

[nmur]

imo an established member is generally someone who has been around for a reasonably long time, mostly being active, but has also brought something unique and significant to the community. examples I can think of are Matt3o (granite, PBT topre spacebars, etc), intelli78 (TA), BunnyLake (group buys out the wazoo, random giveaways, overwhelming generousity). people that essentially everyone on the forum knows of.

I'll just slide quietly into the background.  No-one likes my posts anyway, so Tapatalk tells me.

I think being the most welcoming member to when it comes to newcomers, not to mention being known board-wide as THE Yellow Guy, counts as unique and significant 

for real though, I'm sure there are many active members on this board that might not have logged back into GH after posting in the New Members board if it wasn't for you

[rowdy]

OTOH there's a lot that post once, and never come back.

What about all those bio-0engineers we had a while back?  At least a dozen of them, all from different companies with different, but strangely similar, web sites that they were kind enough to link in their intro posts.

That was a bit weird!

[Belfong]

An established member gets the meaning of  'thank you for your input'.

[azhdar]

Other established members know who I am and I know who they are.

[SpAmRaY]

imo an established member is generally someone who has been around for a reasonably long time, mostly being active, but has also brought something unique and significant to the community. examples I can think of are Matt3o (granite, PBT topre spacebars, etc), intelli78 (TA), BunnyLake (group buys out the wazoo, random giveaways, overwhelming generousity). people that essentially everyone on the forum knows of.

I'll just slide quietly into the background.  No-one likes my posts anyway, so Tapatalk tells me.

I'm not sure if some forums have a 'like' feature for tapatalk or what but I've not seen anything like that for geekhack on tapatalk.

[ghostjuggernaut]

An established member gets the meaning of  'thank you for your input'.

Cracks me up every time.

Has there ever been an update to that, if he is paying the $1/week?

[Halverson]

I think a true established member is he who owns lots of clacks

[baldgye]

I think a true established member is he who owns lots of clacks

Or has there own church

[azhdar]

I think a true established member is he who owns lots of clacks

Look at this 0posts noob, no brocaps for you.

[Halverson]

I think a true established member is he who owns lots of clacks

Or has there own church

Pfff, there is no evidence of that!

I think a true established member is he who owns lots of clacks

Look at this 0posts noob, no brocaps for you.

I am just a humble geek!

[metalliqaz]

Stuck around for more than 6 months.

[CaplockJack]

Being muted all the time like Demik:

https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=9142

[swimmingbird]

Anyone who has the gall to call themselves an established member while dishing out insults to someone who has contributed much more than they ever will is definitely not an "established member"

[Glissant]

More than 8000 posts?

Wow, rowdy. Your post count is insane. What happened? LOL

[trizkut]

OTOH there's a lot that post once, and never come back.

What about all those bio-0engineers we had a while back?  At least a dozen of them, all from different companies with different, but strangely similar, web sites that they were kind enough to link in their intro posts.

That was a bit weird!

But you're the only person who reads ALL the intro posts!  Geekhack's own 1-man welcoming committee.  )

[dgneo]

Stuck around for more than 6 months.

I've been here for 3 years, and I don't think really anyone knows me (granted, I didn't post much if at all during that time).

[Joey Quinn]

Been around for a bit, active poster (doesn't mean you have 2000 posts), people recognize your avatar/ username, and you talk to GH members outside GH (text, Skype, Snapchat, whatever).

[trizkut]

Been around for a bit, active poster (doesn't mean you have 2000 posts), people recognize your avatar/ username, and you talk to GH members outside GH (text, Skype, Snapchat, whatever).

in other words, never change your avatar once you pick it or else people will forget who you are.  )  )

[katushkin]

Contributing to the community with more than just posts. I know it sounds **** coming from me, but guys like TJ, Binge, nubs, Bro, Bunny, CPT, tigersharkdude, Pexon (too many to name them all) do lots for people both in public and behind the scenes.

Then there are those who do everything in their power to make everyone feel welcome, those trying to make GH as appealing and open to people as they can.

[CaplockJack]

100 posts.

Damn, didn't work.

[SpAmRaY]

100 posts.

Damn, didn't work.

noob

[Fire Brand]

Someone I instantly recognise, and know what they are like

[Bromono]

Idk

100 posts isn't hard to work towards but I guess there is a lot of lurkers that don't like posting?

Maybe we should get established member tags after a certain point above our avatars?

Certain time/post count to get it?

Blah idk

[SpAmRaY]

Idk

100 posts isn't hard to work towards but I guess there is a lot of lurkers that don't like posting?

Maybe we should get established member tags after a certain point above our avatars?

Certain time/post count to get it?

Blah idk

Well they have stars for different post levels but then some people get all bent out of shape over those.

[HoffmanMyster]

Anyone who has the gall to call themselves an established member while dishing out insults to someone who has contributed much more than they ever will is definitely not an "established member"

Someone did this?  O.o  Link pls. 


Established Member is relative and subjective. 

[swimmingbird]

Anyone who has the gall to call themselves an established member while dishing out insults to someone who has contributed much more than they ever will is definitely not an "established member"

Someone did this?  O.o  Link pls. 


Established Member is relative and subjective. 

Was the guy who wrote the open letter to Bro

[HoffmanMyster]

Anyone who has the gall to call themselves an established member while dishing out insults to someone who has contributed much more than they ever will is definitely not an "established member"

Someone did this?  O.o  Link pls. 


Established Member is relative and subjective. 

Was the guy who wrote the open letter to Bro

Oh I read that, my bad.  Must have skipped over that phrase.     Thanks

[swimmingbird]

Anyone who has the gall to call themselves an established member while dishing out insults to someone who has contributed much more than they ever will is definitely not an "established member"

Someone did this?  O.o  Link pls. 


Established Member is relative and subjective. 

Was the guy who wrote the open letter to Bro

Oh I read that, my bad.  Must have skipped over that phrase.     Thanks

No worries

[noisyturtle]

When someone takes the time to become your dedicated hater, you know you've made it on GH.

[fohat.digs]

When someone takes the time to become your dedicated hater, you know you've made it on GH.

Probably this.

I'm sure I have made some enemies over political/social non-keyboard stuff, but when it comes to keyboard-related info, I try to keep it pretty straight-up.

I was amused by the poster who attributed "establishment" in terms of buying/selling activities such as group buys.

Although I have made dozens of business transactions with members over the years, I look at this as an informational site regarding keyboards and an entertainment site regarding personal and social issues. Buying and selling seems strictly incidental to me.

But of course I am generally indifferent to Cherry MX and Topre pieces, which is where 98% of the group buys concentrate.

[Coreda]

I'm just curious what others think as it seems it doesn't take much to call yourself that.

Is there some context missing from this thread? Seems like it's referring to some post.

Edit: okay, let me guess, it's this thread right? Literally read it after this one in the Spy.

[RabRhee]

There are elite members, and mostly everyone knows who they are. The GB runners, the original designers, the altruistic, the spam-happy but oh so witty. Sometimes they change, adapt, some leave, some show up new and become elite. but always they are there. And generally to be established, you need to know and be known by a few of those elite. Or be in my situation where they own stuff I made and I can switch on the secret controls and turn them into Cybermen, and take over the world.

Or get familiar enough with some of them to insult them without causing real offence. Harder to test that though Ask that useless key-hugger {insert familiar name here}

[HoffmanMyster]

Or get familiar enough with some of them to insult them without causing real offence. Harder to test that though Ask that useless key-hugger {insert familiar name here}

Gahh, get a load of this guy, amirite?

[RoastPotatoes]

Been around for a bit, active poster (doesn't mean you have 2000 posts), people recognize your avatar/ username, and you talk to GH members outside GH (text, Skype, Snapchat, whatever).

It always throws me off when people change avatars.

[noisyturtle]

Or get familiar enough with some of them to insult them without causing real offence. Harder to test that though Ask that useless key-hugger {insert familiar name here}

Gahh, get a load of this guy, amirite?

**** you mod! Anarchy rules, GATTACA! GATTACA! GATTACA!

[skycrimes]

I feel like an established member even though I have sub 200 posts and am probably relatively unknown to most. I think I've been on GH for a few months and reddit for much longer. I recognize everyone who is on both sites and love seeing GH/redditors active on both forums. I've pm'ed a few of you who I see as also being established members but with many more friends and time spent on here. I feel like some of you are becoming my close friends even though you may not see me the same way. I guess what I'm saying is there are some people who post little and have a big impact and those that post a lot and also have an impact. Post count doesn't matter to me its how you treat others. If you are nice to me then thats all that matters in being an established member. IMO

[Herothereu]

Anyone with "SPAM" in their name I am suspicious of.

[njbair]

It's impossible to quantify "established" but I think it's definitely somewhere well after 100 posts.

I just went back into my profile and read some posts I had made around the 100 mark. Some real gems in there, including (1) asking BunnyLake to add keys to a GB after ordering had already closed; (2) asking what a Korean custom is; (3) giving Binge suggestions on how he might streamline his cap-making process (I've never even seen a casting setup).

So yeah, a 100 post minimum is generous.