Names in different colors?
I've noticed some people have different colored names. I know the mods and admins are green and red, but I've also seen yellow and pink and I was just curious what it meant? Tried searching it and couldn't find anything, this is purely out of curiosity lol. :)
Re: Names in different colors?
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Originally Posted by
LGray23
I've noticed some people have different colored names. I know the mods and admins are green and red, but I've also seen yellow and pink and I was just curious what it meant? Tried searching it and couldn't find anything, this is purely out of curiosity lol. :)
Yellow means a person has been banned and pink means they are banned because of posting spam.
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LGray23
Oh, that makes sense, but how can they be online at all if they've been banned? I've seen a few names that are pink and yellow that have been on more than once?
They can probably still log in to their account, but just can't post. :) If I had to venture a guess.
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WarriorPrincess90
They can probably still log in to their account, but just can't post. :) If I had to venture a guess.
suspicious that you know so much about banned users :evileye:
she's a spy!! lol :P
man i am BORED... o_O;... sorry, is this considered spam? lol
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h00blah
suspicious that you know so much about banned users :evileye:
she's a spy!! lol :P
man i am BORED... o_O;... sorry, is this considered spam? lol
Lol. I wouldn't call it spam in this context.
But no, I'm not a spy! lol. :P I've created my own forum before, and am an acting Mod on another. :gj:
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A banned member can still log in, but they can't actually DO anything with the site. They'll just get "you don't have permission to do that" sort of message no matter what they do. About all they can do is fill out the "Contact Us" form.
Those names that keep popping up in pink are spammers. I believe we keep seeing those names over and over again because they're set up on some automated system that logs them into each forum they're registered to. Whoever created them in the first place probably doesn't know or care that they can't actually post anything. Danged spammers are the bane of the Internet. Worse than trolls, in my opinion.
Re: Names in different colors?
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Reakt20
now i have to ask: what exactly is a troll? is that somebody that just rips apart everybody's statements or argues with everybody?
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LGray23
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troll
One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument
^^^What she said. :P
Some people are quick to call "troll" just because they don't like what someone has to say, or because someone is less than diplomatic in their posting style. But a real troll is there to intentionally cause trouble, either out of some sense of spite, or merely for their own entertainment. They are actually pretty rare creatures.
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what are these names? the angled ones, bp.net veterans? and how do you get that? just be here for a year+?
figured i'd throw them in here instead of a new thread
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cmack91
what are these names? the angled ones, bp.net veterans? and how do you get that? just be here for a year+?
figured i'd throw them in here instead of a new thread
Yes, the italicized names are BP.net Veterans. If I remember correctly, you achieve that with two years of membership and, I think, a minimum of 200 posts. At one time the admins were talking about adding some new "ranks", but I don't know what was ever decided about it.
Sometimes you will also see names in bold text. I believe those are members with paid subscriptions.
Re: Names in different colors?
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babyknees
But I like pink and want my name to be pink :(
Lol, I'm with you on that one!
