OK so we now have several suggestions. here they are:
1) based on cleverness:
0-50 posts: newbie
50-250 posts: member
250-500 posts: bright spark
500-750 posts: clever clogs
750-1000 posts: genius
1000-1500 posts: supergenius
1500-2000 posts: mighty intellect
2000-2500 posts: knows too much
2500-3500 posts: knows no bounds
3500-4500 posts: ponderous intellect
4500-6000 posts: steven hawking's tutor
6000-7500 posts: steven hawking's hero
7500-10,000 posts: running out of ranks (i always liked that one)
10,000 + posts: don't bother arguing. I KNOW.
2) sea critters-based:
0-50 posts: virus
50-100 posts: bacterium
100-250 posts: amoeba
250-500 posts: plankton
500-1000 posts: krill
750-1000 posts: herring
1500-2000 posts: grouper (spelling?)
2000-3000 posts: shark
3000-4000 posts: orca
4000-5000 posts: beluga
5000-10,000 posts: humpback
10,000+ posts:kraken
3) bird-based:
0-50 posts: wren
50-100 posts: sparrow
100-250 posts: bluejay
250-500 posts: pigeon
500-750 posts: magpie
750-1000 posts: grouse
1000-1500 posts: raven
1500-2000 posts: vulture
2000-3000 posts: hawk
3000-4000 posts: falcon
4000-5000 posts: eagle
5000-10000 posts: condor
4) greek letters:
alpha- 0-50
beta- 50-100
gamma- 100-250
delta- 250-500
epsilon- 500-750
zeta- 750-1000
theta- 100-1250
iota- 1250-1500
kappa- 1500-1750
lambda- 1750-2000
mu- 2000-2250
nu- 2250-2500
xi- 2500-2750
omicron- 2750-3000
pi- 3000-3250
rho- 3250-3500
sigma- 3500-3750
tau 3750-4000
upsilon- 4000-4250
phi- 4250-4500
chi- 4500-4750
psi 4750-5000
omega- 5000 and up...
5) chess peices. we don't have this one written up yet, but i'm sure u can figure it out yourself
6) monkeys/apes:
0-50: Marmoset
51-100: Tamarin
101-250: Capuchin
251-500: Howler monkey
501-1000: Spider monkey
1001-1500: Baboon
1501-2000: Gibbon
2001-3000: Orangutan
3001-4000: Gorilla
4001-5000: Chimapnzee
5001-
: Tarzan
7) technology-based:
0-50 posts: hunter gatherer
50-100 posts: flint knapper
100-150 posts: brewer
150-250 posts: copper smelter
250-500 posts: wheelwright
500-1000 posts: iron smelter
1000-1500 posts: steel worker
1500-2000 posts: steam engineer
2000-3000 posts: computer programmer
3000-5000 posts: nuclear physicist
5000-10000 posts: fusion scientist
10000+ posts: telepath
8: complexity based (still room between trilobite and primate):
0-50: Electron
50-100: neutron
100-200: Atom
200-300: Molecule
300-500: Protein
500-750: Virus
750-1000: Bacteria
1000-1500: Amoeba
1500-2000: Trilobite
2000-3000: Primate
3000-4000: Neanderthal
4000-5000: Human
5000-10,000: Genius
Over 10,000: God
9) computing-based (no numbers as yet):
Fingers
Abacus
Pasculine
Arithinometer
Difference engine
Babage Engine
Enigma
Colosus
Eniac
Univac
Main frame
Personal computer
Cray Super Computer
10) spheres:
0-25 posts: atom
25-50 posts: nanoparticle
50-100 posts: pollen grain
100-150 posts: grain of sand
150-250 posts: ball bearing
250-500 posts: golf ball
500-750 posts: tennis ball
750-1000 posts: basketball
1000-1500 posts: beach ball
1500-2000 posts: meteorite
2000-3000 posts: asteroid
3000-4000 posts: charon
4000-5000 posts: mercury
5000-10,000 posts: earth
10,000-15,000 posts: jupiter
15,000+ posts: sol
I left out the military one cos i'm only allowed ten options in a poll and it seemed wrong for such a liberal and free forum anyway. if you don't agree please say so. some of them need extra levels i think but that can be arranged.
Any suggestions for improvement are TOO LATE but will be taken into account anyway i expect
1) based on cleverness:
0-50 posts: newbie
50-250 posts: member
250-500 posts: bright spark
500-750 posts: clever clogs
750-1000 posts: genius
1000-1500 posts: supergenius
1500-2000 posts: mighty intellect
2000-2500 posts: knows too much
2500-3500 posts: knows no bounds
3500-4500 posts: ponderous intellect
4500-6000 posts: steven hawking's tutor
6000-7500 posts: steven hawking's hero
7500-10,000 posts: running out of ranks (i always liked that one)
10,000 + posts: don't bother arguing. I KNOW.
2) sea critters-based:
0-50 posts: virus
50-100 posts: bacterium
100-250 posts: amoeba
250-500 posts: plankton
500-1000 posts: krill
750-1000 posts: herring
1500-2000 posts: grouper (spelling?)
2000-3000 posts: shark
3000-4000 posts: orca
4000-5000 posts: beluga
5000-10,000 posts: humpback
10,000+ posts:kraken
3) bird-based:
0-50 posts: wren
50-100 posts: sparrow
100-250 posts: bluejay
250-500 posts: pigeon
500-750 posts: magpie
750-1000 posts: grouse
1000-1500 posts: raven
1500-2000 posts: vulture
2000-3000 posts: hawk
3000-4000 posts: falcon
4000-5000 posts: eagle
5000-10000 posts: condor
4) greek letters:
alpha- 0-50
beta- 50-100
gamma- 100-250
delta- 250-500
epsilon- 500-750
zeta- 750-1000
theta- 100-1250
iota- 1250-1500
kappa- 1500-1750
lambda- 1750-2000
mu- 2000-2250
nu- 2250-2500
xi- 2500-2750
omicron- 2750-3000
pi- 3000-3250
rho- 3250-3500
sigma- 3500-3750
tau 3750-4000
upsilon- 4000-4250
phi- 4250-4500
chi- 4500-4750
psi 4750-5000
omega- 5000 and up...
5) chess peices. we don't have this one written up yet, but i'm sure u can figure it out yourself
6) monkeys/apes:
0-50: Marmoset
51-100: Tamarin
101-250: Capuchin
251-500: Howler monkey
501-1000: Spider monkey
1001-1500: Baboon
1501-2000: Gibbon
2001-3000: Orangutan
3001-4000: Gorilla
4001-5000: Chimapnzee
5001-
7) technology-based:
0-50 posts: hunter gatherer
50-100 posts: flint knapper
100-150 posts: brewer
150-250 posts: copper smelter
250-500 posts: wheelwright
500-1000 posts: iron smelter
1000-1500 posts: steel worker
1500-2000 posts: steam engineer
2000-3000 posts: computer programmer
3000-5000 posts: nuclear physicist
5000-10000 posts: fusion scientist
10000+ posts: telepath
8: complexity based (still room between trilobite and primate):
0-50: Electron
50-100: neutron
100-200: Atom
200-300: Molecule
300-500: Protein
500-750: Virus
750-1000: Bacteria
1000-1500: Amoeba
1500-2000: Trilobite
2000-3000: Primate
3000-4000: Neanderthal
4000-5000: Human
5000-10,000: Genius
Over 10,000: God
9) computing-based (no numbers as yet):
Fingers
Abacus
Pasculine
Arithinometer
Difference engine
Babage Engine
Enigma
Colosus
Eniac
Univac
Main frame
Personal computer
Cray Super Computer
10) spheres:
0-25 posts: atom
25-50 posts: nanoparticle
50-100 posts: pollen grain
100-150 posts: grain of sand
150-250 posts: ball bearing
250-500 posts: golf ball
500-750 posts: tennis ball
750-1000 posts: basketball
1000-1500 posts: beach ball
1500-2000 posts: meteorite
2000-3000 posts: asteroid
3000-4000 posts: charon
4000-5000 posts: mercury
5000-10,000 posts: earth
10,000-15,000 posts: jupiter
15,000+ posts: sol
I left out the military one cos i'm only allowed ten options in a poll and it seemed wrong for such a liberal and free forum anyway. if you don't agree please say so. some of them need extra levels i think but that can be arranged.
Any suggestions for improvement are TOO LATE but will be taken into account anyway i expect
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