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| I can't quite decide; A rank poll | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 30 2007, 05:27 PM (526 Views) | |
| Regullus | Oct 30 2007, 05:27 PM Post #1 |
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![]() ... about this potential pip. |
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| Nibsi | Oct 30 2007, 05:54 PM Post #2 |
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Vote bad rank. Too big!! Also, why should it be racist (maybe I'm missing something). |
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| Regullus | Oct 30 2007, 06:09 PM Post #3 |
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I can resize. It's just how it struck me. That's why I said, "I can't decide ... " In case anyone was in doubt, it's a cover for a romance novel. |
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| LizDiggory | Oct 30 2007, 06:41 PM Post #4 |
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It looks ugly, the people on the cover look ugly, and um that's it. They actually don't look like real people. <_< |
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| Krazy | Oct 30 2007, 06:43 PM Post #5 |
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I haz powah!
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I'll go with bad rank/huh. Edit: I like Eral's new rank pip, but I'm wondering if you've got an equivalent for us males... Women are like coffee, the best ones are... |
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| Regullus | Oct 30 2007, 07:18 PM Post #6 |
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I'm sure I'll come across the guy equivalent. I was thinking of something a bit different for the next rank but I can always do the male equivalent's of Eral's. Hmm, isn't there something along the lines of, "I like my women like I like my coffee, hot and sweet?" Or something along those lines.
I'll do a search later.Again, if I resize the image, the apparent ugliness is less noticeable however I may bow to the masses on this one. :D |
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| Nibsi | Oct 30 2007, 07:42 PM Post #7 |
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Nooooo I just realized that when somebody reaches the same rank as Eral, her 'avatar' (yes I really associate it with her avatar) won't be unique. I think the pip fits her nicely. And I guess I don't like the pic even if it were resized. I actually enjoy the smaller pics a great deal more. You should find more stuff of the more iconic sort, like the coffee beans and the coffee machines. They're more easy to recognize as a rank. |
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| Regullus | Oct 30 2007, 08:14 PM Post #8 |
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Unfortunately, the 'iconic' pips, the coffee bean, mug, grinder, et al., have been ranked. Not to mention if I continue messing with the established ranks LD will probably kill me. I've run out of ideas for the natural progression. As to the redhead = Eral, by the time anyone else has that pip, Eral will have progressed, as indeed, she has. Now the problem I forsee with the larger pip is a possible conflict with a member's avatar. As to smaller pips, I could multiply forinstance the kopi luwak pip, 1 - 5 or even increase the pips per ranks, instead of 5 pip ranks, I could add six or seven or more pips per icon. I could add doughnuts or other type of pastry pips but all that might cause LD to leave forevah and/or kill me. ![]() If you or anyone else has an idea, I'm all read. Personally, I rather like the progression.
Now all I need is the appropriate pip. |
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| Nibsi | Oct 30 2007, 08:35 PM Post #9 |
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Personally I'm a fan of just small pips, and 5 pips per image would be just fine I suppose. I guess we'd need to find similar images for more ranks. Hmm I just found a very nice bunch: http://www.xs4all.nl/~vhulst/hides-coffee-win.zip You can open the readme.wn with notepad. |
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| Regullus | Oct 30 2007, 09:13 PM Post #10 |
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We have quite of few of those already. The rank progression is as follows: 1. Hot chocolate 2. Coffee bean 1-5 3. Starbucks cup 1-5 4. Coffee mug 1- 5 5. Coffee bag 1-5 6. Coffee grinder 1-5 7. Coffee pot 1-5 8. kopi luwak 9. Don't make me kill you. 10. Men are like ... Hmm. I could add a second type of coffee beans, lidded starbuck's cup, different mug ( make them a different color?), electric grinder, and an additional coffee pot which would end up giving 25 new ranks and I would need 25 new titles. ![]() Of course this would mean that I demote LD again and there's no guarantee that Eral would wish to use the "Don't make me kill you" as an avatar. Opinions? Edit: I could add 5 ranks of tea bags? |
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| lara | Oct 31 2007, 03:46 AM Post #11 |
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Vote: bad. Looks bad, isn't funny. Personally, I look forward to achieving Eral's redhead (which will nonetheless remain Eral's redhead in my mind) and I would be disappointed to have the opportunity vanish. More pics of that sort for higher ranks would be splendiferous. Maybe I'll cast about. Apparently we need an artist. |
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| Eral | Oct 31 2007, 08:55 AM Post #12 |
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The Spanish Coffee pip is hilarious. Yes, it is tasteless and over-the top: my kind of thing exactly. :lol: I can't believe you all don't like it. I am kind of sad to see the don't-make-me-kill-you redhead pass on, but I can see myself becoming fond of this one one rapidly. I am flattered that you think I was clever enough to choose such a witty slogan: at leat now it's clear where the credit should go. Predictably, I completely disagree that we need a female version of my new pip. At the risk of sounding sychophantic, I love the progression. I bet jc doesn't bow to the will of the masses on such issues. B) |
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| Krazy | Oct 31 2007, 05:16 PM Post #13 |
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I haz powah!
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:( I'm sure I can come up with a slogan equally tastless as that spanish one... Women are like coffee, the best are hot, foreign and taste good! |
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| LizDiggory | Oct 31 2007, 06:36 PM Post #14 |
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Don't worry, I won't kill you and/or leave forevar!, as long as you promise to send me a list of the revised pips and their associated titles, I've been keeping track as I ascend up the list. |
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| Regullus | Oct 31 2007, 10:13 PM Post #15 |
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Done deal, LD!
:) Ok, over the next several days I'll make more small pips for the ranks and and add titles. I'll also try and find an appropriate male equivalent as a counterpoint for Eral's new rank. I may be able to separate members into two groups which would result in the known males getting the male version of Eral's rank. I'll have to look and see if that's a feasible option. I had a lot of small pips on the old computer and some nice potential larger one shot ranks. :( I will not use the romance cover as a rank. However, I do think its tastelessly funny. Romance covers usually are. Edit: I too doubt that jc would ever be swayed by the masses. Course, that's why he's an/the Evil Overlord. |
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| Eral | Nov 1 2007, 09:50 AM Post #16 |
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Regullus. You like the Spanish pip and I like the Spanish pip. That sounds like a majority vote to me. And by the time anyone else gets up to it, it'll have been there so long, they'll be used to it. ![]() Evil Overlordness. It has its rewards. Krazy: much more work needed. Perhaps we should start a thread for suggestions. :lol: Looking forward to the new ranks and pips. :) |
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| Regullus | Nov 2 2007, 12:23 PM Post #17 |
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I'll shrink the 'Spanish Coffee' and see if will even work and post it. Probably over the weekend. Nibby, I didn't save the file and now the link is broken or at least for me. :( Can you post the file again? |
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| Nibsi | Nov 2 2007, 08:10 PM Post #18 |
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I currently don't have an FTP client here, so I'll post the pics Sunday evening
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| Regullus | Nov 2 2007, 10:40 PM Post #19 |
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Thanks, Nib! That would be excellent! :) |
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| Regullus | Nov 3 2007, 12:04 AM Post #20 |
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Nibby, I found the identical pips and I think I have enough to ... well ... swell our ranks, so to speak.
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| Regullus | Nov 3 2007, 04:49 PM Post #21 |
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Y'all have been demoted!
There are more ranks coming. After 500, I changed the progression from 25 to 50 posts before advancements. Nibby has tea leaves and some of us have coffee bean/leaves. I may shrink the coffeebean/tea leaf pips. Still tweaking. :ph43r: |
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| Nibsi | Nov 3 2007, 05:11 PM Post #22 |
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Loving it. Great job so far Reg
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| Krazy | Nov 3 2007, 05:48 PM Post #23 |
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I haz powah!
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Yeah, those are some nice pips there, and adding incentives to spam..er... post more is always good
:D Edit: yes, Nibby's tea leaves need to shrink a bit. And a big 'yay!' for tea. |
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| Regullus | Nov 3 2007, 06:25 PM Post #24 |
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The new kitty!!!Thanks. I've resized the pips, I hope acceptably. To see most of the new pips we'll have to hope Nibby continues to post. :lol: LD - I think I'm going to have to send the old ranks thru e-mail, unless I can attach a word doc. to a pm? Also, I believe the e-mail notification of pms is broken, so, keep an eye out. I have more ranks to add. ![]() Edit: Nibby, only three more posts til a new pip rank! :D |
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| Regullus | Nov 3 2007, 07:27 PM Post #25 |
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![]() Originally, the pic says "Mmmm ... coffee." Needs work. Especially the "women:" We don't have to worry about this for ages but here's the gist of the idea. |
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I'll do a search later.
and/or kill me. 

Yes, it is tasteless and over-the top: my kind of thing exactly. :lol: I can't believe you all don't like it.
And by the time anyone else gets up to it, it'll have been there so long, they'll be used to it. 

8:40 AM Jul 11