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Akira

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What are these squares?
« on: June 26, 2015, 13:33:43 »
I wonder what the squares on our avatars mean?  Also, what does the difference of color and amount mean?   :o
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knb

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2015, 13:39:16 »
Squares?
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Akira

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2015, 13:41:45 »
Yes.  There is a yellow one above your avatar, too.
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knb

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2015, 13:44:08 »
OK, now I understand. I thought you meant on the avatar itself. I think that the single square just shows that you are a subscriber.
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Birna Rørslett

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2015, 13:45:10 »
It is a category identifier. Yellow means 'NG supporter'.
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Akira

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2015, 14:08:26 »
Hi, Birna, thanks for the clarification.

So, the red squares above our beloved administrator have something to do with Kremlin?
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2015, 14:20:40 »
Yes, that is how the system is laid out :D

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Akira

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2015, 14:25:45 »
So, no one can escape?!  (I miss that devil icon!)
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2015, 14:31:07 »
Only by not being an NG Supporter. But then you will in the not too distant future be unable to contribute or see any pictures.

The NG Team is still accumulating experiences with the SMF software that runs this site. SMF obviously is targeted towards communities in which ranking is achieved by social interaction ('like', 'karma', etc.) or posting numbers. we wish to break out of that, to us less meaningful, mindset.

Perhaps we rearrange or remove the current category system altogether. Time will show.
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bobfriedman

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2015, 15:33:43 »
except for identifying moderators or administrators i would think they are counter-productiive.. they certainly don't motivate me to post more..
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Akira

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2015, 15:54:28 »
Bjørn, please take your time for small improvements.

I'm with Bob and your plan doesn't seem to contradict that.
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2015, 16:00:52 »
No problem we can live without the yellows.

Perhaps we should turn this inside out and make the *non*-paying members carry the burden of the Yellow Icon  ;D.
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Akira

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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2015, 16:26:51 »
You mean, yellow card?  :D  But then, how about the red card?!
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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2015, 16:55:03 »
much better without the yellow "burden"

You, Bjørn should get you 5-star-general-honneurs back IMO

Looks more harmonious
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Re: What are these squares?
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2015, 17:04:04 »
Quote from: Akira on June 26, 2015, 16:26:51
You mean, yellow card?  :D  But then, how about the red card?!

Akira: As you all know, I have already been 'awarded' the Red Card and had to leave the playing grounds.

Frank: Five-star generals are overloaded with distinctions. We try to simplify the matter.

We let it be for now. There is currently a problem with the member grouping that prevents us from giving only  non-paying members the Yellow Card.
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