Mod to Member ratio... (Current Discussion: Forum Specific Images)

[Lady Vulpix]

I don't know what you are. I just put 7 pokeballs on your user title.

[PancaKe]

lmao aw they're not real pokeballs.

Haha thanks heaps Gabi. I enjoy the look and the feel and its so nostalgic it makes me tingle.

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I'm starting to get 2002-2003 vibes again and I like it.

[Master Rudy]

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I'm starting to get 2002-2003 vibes again and I like it.

Nah you ain't the only one. I'm getting that kind of a feeling too in regards to this place. In any case the balls are still a bit of a mystery. I've got my normal rank, custom title and balls......hmm.....

EDIT-I was trying to edit this post and the fucker lagged out and DC'ed me ~_~()
In any case I've got some suggestions for a more "modern" looking update if Red is working on them :

Beginning-1 Pokéball
Junior-2 Pokéballs
Cool-3 Great Balls
Advanced-4 Great Balls
Elite-5 Ultra Balls
Master-6 Ultra Balls
Vet-7 Ultra Balls
Mods-8 Master Balls
Super Mods-9 Master Balls
Admins-10 Master Balls

I think it'll work well for a fresher looking TPM since the main site is back and we're actually starting to get some fresh blood around here ^_~

[Mew Master]

Now you know my feeling when I had Pokeballs like the Mods XD

[Houndoom_Lover]

Do I have balls? :0 Someone smells like cat food/ tuna and it smells SO good!

HRhm? Level Ball over Master, really? I'm a glitch digger :0 I love unlimited Master balls

[Lady Vulpix]

2002... That was a great year for me on TPM (in spite of the EZBoard).

And it was also a great year for other reasons. Funny that it was also the year my country's economy collapsed. But many good things happened to me on that year.

Edit: H_L, I like challenges. There's no fun in catching pokemon with a master ball. I prefer to train a pokemon to a high level and overpower the wild pokemon, then catch it with a level ball.

[Houndoom_Lover]

Hrhm, point, but nothing quiet beats the thrill of ones game freezing momentarily with a SSSHRU and coming out with unlimited items. I prefer to breed and raise from scratch anyway ^_^

[PancaKe]

ahhhhhh what about 2002 made it such a great year on TPM?

[Lady Vulpix]

ahhhhhh what about 2002 made it such a great year on TPM?

I began working at Expedia, we had Charmander Central, Dragon Tamers was active and full of life, a lot of cool people were here, and then I was modded (together with Amy).

[mr_pikachu]

I joined the forums in 2002.

Now, if I remember correctly, the post ranks were...

0-249 (Beginning Trainer)
250-499 (Junior Trainer)
500-999 (Cool Trainer)
1000-2499 (Advanced Trainer)
2500-4999 (Elite Trainer)
5000-9999 (Master Trainer)
10000+ (Veteran Trainer)

...Or something like that. I don't recall the names for all of them.


EDIT: Double-checked the ranks (thanks, Christen!) and added "Cool Trainer," the one I originally didn't remember.

[Weasel Overlord]

I want pokeballs. D: But it's only giving me the option to have either my avatar, or the pre-defined ones - the pokeballs. I'm too attached to my icons to have nothing... is there no way to have both like other people have? And a custom title too?

[VirtualPlay]

Just to let you know I did nothing to get both Pokéballs and custom user title out. I've been out of the house since I last posted.

I'm gonna explore the options to see if anything changed while I was out…

[RedStarWarrior]

I WILL WORK ON THE POKEBALLS, GABI.

Those are the originals, but I had to update and change the original to make it look better (for N1CF's).

EDIT: Wait, THOSE DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINALS!

[VirtualPlay]

I WILL WORK ON THE POKEBALLS, GABI.

Those are the originals, but I had to update and change the original to make it look better (for N1CF's).

EDIT: Wait, THOSE DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINALS!

They might not be the originals from '00 to '02, but they were the ones we had when we came back from EZBoard hell. I quite like them as they are, actually.

EDIT: I think it's just certain groups of postcount-levels don't have the balls yet. H_L is in the 1000-2499 range, everyone else that's posted is either above or below that.

[RedStarWarrior]

They might not be the originals from '00 to '02, but they were the ones we had when we came back from EZBoard hell. I quite like them as they are, actually.

I have the original and it will be replacing this shitty one.

[PancaKe]

Ah its oh so confusing

[VirtualPlay]

This is where the Pokéballs have shown up for those that are confused.

[Houndoom_Lover]

I want my pokeballs to be over 9000

[kainashi]

I want my pokeballs to be over 9000

that's too many. i'd always give myself extra when i was admin though.

mods are a lighter blue now i see.

[PancaKe]

bUt if you select them under the avatar option doens't it erase your avatar?

[VirtualPlay]

bUt if you select them under the avatar option doens't it erase your avatar?

I believe it will, yes.

And since I need a new avatar anyway…*goes to experiment*

EDIT: Yep, it does. Fun times. *goes and finds a new avatar*

[Lady Vulpix]

...And now VirtualPlay has 8 pokeballs as his avatar. Or should I say 'her' avatar?

[PancaKe]

...And now VirtualPlay has 8 pokeballs as his avatar. Or should I say 'her' avatar?

nicely played

[VirtualPlay]

...And now VirtualPlay has 8 pokeballs as his avatar. Or should I say 'her' avatar?

Heh, well at least it'll be a while before people forget my real gender this time…I mean come on, combined I have thir-

…okay, not gonna go there. This isn't Mt. Moon.

But I looked around and found that Beginner Trainers also do not have Pokéballs. I think it's just because certain postcount groups haven't been assigned their Pokéball images yet.

[mr_pikachu]

I think Gabi's starting with the groups at the highest postcounts and working her way down, then moving to the staff groups last. That seems to be the way it's going, at least. It'll just take a little time.

[Mew Master]

...

Hehehehehehe..

ballz.

....

I'll stop now.

[PancaKe]

Let's give it a week and if you still don't have balls then complain.

[Lady Vulpix]

You're thinking too much about it, Brian. I just clicked on 'update user ranks' and set it to the default option which was updating chunks of 1000 members. I didn't choose which ones would get picked first.

[PancaKe]

Ah so it'll take some time then. Fair enough. Good job Gabi!

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks, Tara.

[firepokemon]

The pokeballs look cool and are so nostalgic and flashy. I can't wait to see mine. Hopefully the mods and admins get many balls.

Its very good to see slight changes happening here at TPM.

[mr_pikachu]

Hehe. I'm quite good at overthinking things, Gabi. ^_^;

Anyway, it's nice to see some classic forum features returning!

[Houndoom_Lover]

OH Mn GEE- Can we use those balls instead of these wee ones? :3

Edit: I blaim Mt. Moon for my slow post

[VirtualPlay]

Those are a little too large to have more than one or two of. I think the originals were twice the height/width of the ones we currently have.

[Houndoom_Lover]

Well, if they were different for different ranks. Member, Mod, Supermod whatnot, we'd only need one :0

[Lady Vulpix]

I think rows of 16×16 balls would look better than one big ball (the current ones are 10×10, a bit too small for my liking, but better than nothing).

Yes, I do like the nostalgic feeling this is bringing. ^_^

[Kurosakura]

*squeals*

I have Pokeballs! *dances around*

Honestly, these are awesome. I can't wait to get more.

[Houndoom_Lover]

Oh!! Yeah! Let's make 'em 16x16 then :0

[VirtualPlay]

Wow, who'd have thought that a simple thing such as bringing back the Pokéballs would make everyone so excited and happy?

I half-retract my earlier statement. In order to make the board a better place, it seems we need to make it feel just like it did when it was first around. Same look, same feel, same activeness…

…hence why I said "half-retract." We do still need to fill up on more members to make this forum as active as it used to be back in the day.

[shazza]

I half-retract my earlier statement. In order to make the board a better place, it seems we need to make it feel just like it did when it was first around. Same look, same feel, same activeness…

That's what I've been saying for at least 5 years.

EDIT: I also suggest that the post icons be changed to what they once were. The cureent ones, used since TPM was a vB, are designed for a white forum layout and look really crappy having white markings around them. Also, the old ones had more colour and just looked cooler.

They were the UBB ones; I'm sure you can track them down pretty easily.