I've always wondered what the cut offs are. This is the estimate I came up with: 0-50 ......... Midshipman 50-300 ...... Ensign 300-500 ..... Lieutenant 500-600 ..... Lieutenant Commander 600-800 ..... Commander 800-1000 ... Captain 1000-2000 .. Rear Admiral (lower) 2000-3000 .. Rear Admiral (upper) 3000-4000 .. Vice Admiral 4000-5000 .. Admiral 5000+ ....... Fleet Admiral
Midshipman.....................0 49 Ensign..........................50 299 Lieutenant...................300 499 Lieutenant Commander....500 599 Commander..................600 800 Captain.......................800 1000 Rear Admiral (RDML)......1000 1999 Rear Admiral (RADM).....2000 2999 Vice Admiral................3000 3999 Admiral......................4000 4999 Fleet Admiral...............5000 ???? [Top Secret]
I think I'm up to Fleet Adm by now. I had nearly 3000 from the previous forum before the swtich and I had hit 3000 here before it rolled me back again to 1250.
Does it really matter? Your rank on this site means nothing once you're on the water. Personally, I'd like to remain a "Midshipman" forever so I can point at people and laugh when they're sunk by me.
Now that would be some interesting bragging rights... I've been part of some forums that have similar rank structures. Sometimes, just to beef up their post counts and achieve greater status they would pad their stats by just replying to practically every post that offered, most of the time without contributing anything useful to the thread. In this case, post count on this forum refers more to member activity and dedication than anything else, and the rank system does in some ways reflect the eminence of the poster in the hobby. A lot of the top guys on this forum post-count-wise are probably veterans of at least five years of building/battling/R&D. The Navy Rank Structure just makes sense because we're devoted to warships and the implementation of said warships in a warlike capacity.
That hits it right on the head, esp cause there are people with 4 digit post counts that have never built or battled thier own boat. Its merely an indicator of how active on the forums you are, the old system used to show avg posts per day which i thought was actually a more accurate way of telling who knew stuff and who just talks to much.
Quite right. I am an active poster but an ADD builder. (Lots started, none finished). I have no illusions about the worth of my opinions, save those pertaining to history or archival practice.
I think that there are more talkers in the 4-digit post range who do build ships and battle them than not. That said, I don't talk to boost rank, just talk because I talk too dang much anyhow in real life. I'm onboard with MWC13's good attitude on this.
I don't watch the rank too much but reading the posts tells me who is battling and who is talking. I like to add stuff to expand the knowledgebase of the hobby and give people things to look at. It's like writing a book a bit at a time. I battle, build, write, bs, host a club, and a website to keep in contact with my club, make new friends, communicate with distant people and keep the hobby going. If there is nothing going on, people loose interest and find more lively hobbies.
Bob, those are valid points but it's also true that -- generally speaking -- a persons post count has nothing to do with their actual experience level on the water. You're probably one of the longest battling people on this site but you're not even in the "four-digit club" yet. I've been battling since 1996 and I'm at, what, 30 posts now? It's not that I don't have something say or that I can't answer questions; it's just that my free time is limited and does not allow for extended or even daily visits to this site. Oh, thanks again for saving my glasses from the highway traffic at Nats 1998!
I think you're reading way too much into the ranks! It's just a fun little stat, and who doesn't want their name surrounded by little stars!
