Post count and other rewards

[Funkstar]

Here is a list of the different rewards and privileges for remaining a contributing member of the HEXUS.community. New members should realise that if you blatantly spam you way to reach one of these levels (5 posts for a URL, or 20 posts for Scan2HEXUS are the usual reasons) you can quite easily have your post count dropped to zero or just be refused that particular privilege... of flat out banner for being a spammer.

We do like you to introduce yourself in this forum, but please be aware that posts in this forum do now count towards your post count

Forum Rewards

• 5 - Enables the ability to post URLs
• 15 - User Control Panel access
  • Lets you amend your profile, change settings, add your system details, add or change your signature, etc. (Signature size guidelines)
  • Enables Personal Messages (PMs). Limit of 70 saved messages.
  • Lets you post on other users Visitor Message boards
• 20 - Scan2HEXUS free shipping - SCAN2HEXUS - Free shipping - Information and Rules and SCAN2HEXUS - Free Shipping setup guide!
• 25 - Enables "Thank user" option on individual posts
• 100 - Enables access to Classifieds - Sell your stuff! - Please read read the rules for this forum before posting
• 100 - Enables access to the Wanted forum. The same rules apply to this forum as the Classified forum.
• 200 - Enables you to change your Custom user title (below your forum name)
• 200 - Enables HEXUS.Gallery on your account (HEXUS.gallery)
• 500 - Enables you to specify a custom Avatar

Account promotions take an hour, so you will need to wait at least that long before you can get access to any of the new features your post count allows. Scan and HEXUS re-sync their databases at midnight, after that has happened you will be able to apply for the offer. See SCAN2HEXUS - Free Shipping setup guide! for more details.

SCAN2HEXUS Free shipping

For the SCAN2HEXUS Free shipping you will need your user ID, this is in the top right hand corner of the forum, under Welcome, Username.

Please read the following threads first though: SCAN2HEXUS - Free shipping - Information and Rules and SCAN2HEXUS - Free Shipping setup guide!

HEXUS.Social membership

Members will have 3 or over "social points"
A Meet is 1 point, a LAN is 1 point and a Mini-meet or partial attendance is 0.5 points.
OR
Special recognition for keeping me sane/helping out with arrangements.

The thread is here: HEXUS.social - Big Changes afoot... Watch this space!

HEXUS.social - Annual Bletchley Park Meet

We seem to have started something of a tradition over the past few years. There have been two HEXUS.social meets at Bletchley Park so far and a third is planned for this year, cementing the tradition.

2009 - HEXUS.social - Annual Bletchley Park Meet -24th/25th October 2009

2008 - HEXUS.social - Bletchley Park - 25th October 2008 - Milton Keynes
Photos - HEXUS.social - Bletchley Park - 25th October 2008 - The Photos

2007 - December Social - Milton Keynes
Photos - December Social - Milton Keynes - The Photos

Some Useful links

• BB Code List - Shows all the available BB codes available on the forums. And a couple that aren't. The "Attachement" and "Signature Picture" tags are not supported.
• Smilies - Shows the smilies and their codes supported by the forums.
• Forum Rules - Pretty self explanatory if you ask me.
• User Groups - This shows all the mods, admins, staff and special users. Includes the HEXUS.Social members as detailed above.
• Smilies - This is a fill list of smilies available on the forums. It's also on the More link below the advanced message box.

What the user colours mean

Dark Red = Mod or SuperMod
Orange = Admin not employed by HEXUS
Light Blue = Admin employed by HEXUS
Dark Blue/Navy = care@HEXUS
Red = ATi-multimedia.care@HEXUS
Dark ish = Antec.care@HEXUS (I have no idea what this colour is, it's not in the standard pallet)
Green = HEXUS.Social membership

(Thanks to TAKTAK and Saracen for these)

What is Pink Handbag Day?

Basically a day for brolove & charity. It's been a long standing tradition (albeit infrequent & entirely random) that us guys (and girlies) put a pink handbag in our sig & make a charitable donation. The bag pics thing gets quite competitive & kudos goes to the best bag of the day.

Originally Posted by Zak33

Don't forget guys, next time you see a Charity Collection you MUST put 10p in and tell them "it's for Pink Handbag Day" and then mince off

That's about it really for most, but the hardcore PHD'ers like to go that bit further & pose with respective pink handluggage & post pics for public praise & ridicule.

Originally Posted by Tiggerai

05-08-2004, 11:54 AM - Today, 5th August, is Pink Handbag Day ([thread="http://forums.hexus.net/general-discussion/25128-today-5th-august-pink-handbag-day.html?highlight=pink+handbag+day"]Today, 5th August, is Pink Handbag Day[/URL])
12-08-2005, 09:54 AM - Pink Handbag Day Challenge! *Maybe 56k unfriendly, but SOOO worth it* (Pink Handbag Day Challenge! *Maybe 56k unfriendly, but SOOO worth it*)
12-08-2006, 03:19 AM - Phd 07 (typo!) (Phd 07)

So, PHD... are you man enough to take the challenge?


(Thanks to OiD for this write up)

I'll try and keep this updated if anything is added or changed. Post below if I miss anything.

Thanks

[TAKTAK]

Looks good

although whats wrong with THIS one?

it just needs a little TLC...

[Funkstar]

Very true.

Mods: feel free to remove this thread if you would rather have the other one updated instead

[stevie lee]

and the PM's is a limit of 70 - unless you get more allowance with a higher post count.

[GoNz0]

i think we could do with a long term member PM storage update, at least double once you hit the 500 post mark

[Saracen]

If you need long term storage, why just just download them. You can store them as long as you want then, and it's easy to do.

[GoNz0]

cus im lazy

got it set to 5000 on my forum lol

[richieuk]

And here me, being a spammy git cause i cant find any other post i have an opinion on to give me that all important 100th post to let me nose at the For Sale area... (or at least a worthy opinion)

oh but-btw, wanted is open to everyone or certainly before 100...

[Emirzan]

I was unaware there were any post count rewards until now! Well apart from the free postage one, that's incredible - easily the best reward in my opinion.

And I was wondering why I can't see the sale forum, at least that's cleared up.

[Saracen]

Originally Posted by richieuk

.....

oh but-btw, wanted is open to everyone or certainly before 100...

Yeah. That might seem a bit strange, but the restriction on access to the selling bit was, at least in part, to stop people coming on here just to sell. And, of course, to reflect that if you've got to put in a bit of effort, it reduces scamster's motivation to join for that. With the wanted section, it's much less likely to appeal to that type. I had, however, often wondered if it might not make more sense to have the same criteria apply to access for both.

[Funkstar]

Nor used Clasified or wanted in ages, assumed they were both the same

[sammyc]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

Here is a list of the different rewards for remaining a contributing member of the HEXUS.community

5 - Enables the ability to post URLs
15 - Enables Personal Messages (PMs). Limit of 70 saved messages.
20 - Scan2HEXUS free shipping - SCAN2HEXUS - Free shipping - Information and Rules
25 - Enables "Thank user" option on individual posts
100 - Enables access to Classifieds - Sell your stuff!
200 - Enables you to change your Custom user title
500 - Enables you to specify a custom Avatar

I'll try and keep this updated if anything is added or changed. Post below if I miss anything.

Thanks

In addition there is a min number for a sig (apparently).

[Funkstar]

Does anyone in the know want to tell what it is?

I'm guessing this is an anti-spam measure to stop links in sigs etc.

[sammyc]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

Does anyone in the know want to tell what it is?

all in good time, by the sound of it

Originally Posted by Saracen

..So everybody knows, the rules, postcount qualifications, etc are all being worked on, the make them as clear as possible, and then they'll end up in one place, probably the FAQ link on the menu bar. It's just taking a while.

[TAKTAK]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

Does anyone in the know want to tell what it is?

I'm guessing this is an anti-spam measure to stop links in sigs etc.

according to a helpful new user, it is 15 posts for a sig

[Funkstar]

Updated.

Thanks TAKTAK