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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Initially Posted - 11/15/2006 : 16:52:18

Someone foolishly gave me administrator privileges to the forum. With the intent of getting rid of the "Newbie" name for the new members I have arbitrarily modified category names and counts required to advance categories. My only hope of surviving such bravado is if a few of you notice the changes and say you approve, elst I am sure a higher power will reset everything back the way it was.

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Champipple
Master Marine Consultant

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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 18:04:38

I never liked the Newbie thing. I looked at the list and like it.... Was there a lot of difference with the quantities, other than the first 10 it didn't look like it.

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 18:08:09

I like having a benevolent dictator in charge

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Ben - FL
Admiral

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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 20:08:35

How 'bout we use "swabbie"? ARRRRH!

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 20:58:30

Above 5000 (I think Duane fudged my count a bit) the title should perhaps be "Blowhard" (except for Commodores, of course). Note that Bill Holcomb, one of our most sage members, is a mere Admiral, and Leon Sisson, another of our MVPs, is also far behind me. There might be a pattern there...

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 21:43:01

Dave, maybe over 5,000 posts should be "Carpal Tunneler"

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stampeder
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Response Posted - 11/15/2006 : 21:53:44

As the Admiral and I are both Admirals, we feel qualified to say, okay and ok.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 05:36:36

yeah....I noticed yesterday that i dropped in rank. I feel like I have been demoted and ...did not even get a fair trial or appeal. Shouldn't there be a grandfather clause for those that have been contributing postings up to now ? (don't take this comment seriously...just kidding)

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 06:49:15

While my postings have been diminshed for other reasons . . . (like an ample supply of answers in the archives to most of the questions raised each day), I long ago decided that when I approached 1000 postings I would change my ID (or better, swallow the website anchor). The notion that I am a "Master Marine Consultant" is absurd.

Dave's observation about Bill Holcomb is pretty astute. When I grow up, I want to be more like him.

Brooke

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 10:13:26

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Brooke Willson
 ...I long ago decided that when I approached 1000 postings I would change my ID...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Duane will catch you and consolidate your post-counts. I did it twice, since my posts go back to the first day of this forum and well beyond to our Trailersailor days when I was asking questions and deciding on a boat. It's embarrassing, but I can't help it.

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dlucier
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Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
7583 Posts

Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 13:10:37

As to the rankings, how about using USN officer ranks?

Ensign
Lieutenant JG
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Fleet Admiral

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delliottg
Former Mainsheet C250 Tech Editor

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USA
4479 Posts

Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 13:43:14

Don't forget Commodore in time of war...

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Don B
Captain

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USA
317 Posts

Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 14:02:09

Had to give props to the enlisted...

Seaman Recruit
Seaman Apprentice
Seaman
Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
Fleet/Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)

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delliottg
Former Mainsheet C250 Tech Editor

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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 14:56:57

Well, if we're going to consider the enlisted ranks there are more distinctions to be made. I was never a seaman, since I was a black shoe, I was a fireman. There are also airmen and corpsmen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman

My dad was a corpsman in Korea, and retired as a LCDR after 26 years, my mom was a WAVE until she married my dad & had my older brother. He also joined the USN and also retired as a LCDR after 20 years.

My dad was an inveterate story teller, drove my mom crazy. The only two stories I ever heard from him about Korea were:

Dad, what did you do in the war? "I drilled holes in peoples' fingernails when they hit them with hammers."

And "Bedcheck Charlie" a North Korean pilot who would buzz the fleet once or twice a week just after taps (lights out), which would put the whole fleet at General Quarters (battle stations) for the duration of the night. He'd fly out, and cap off a couple hundred rounds of tracers staying well out of firing range of the anti aircraft guns. It was solely H&R fire to keep the entire fleet awake all night.

My guess is that the rest of what he witnessed during his time there was simply to harrowing to relate to his kids. He did enjoy watching M*A*S*H though, said it reminded him of a lot of his friends.

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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 15:02:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Duane will catch you and consolidate your post-counts.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Hmm. Sounds like a dare to me . . .

Brooke

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 17:14:40

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 As to the rankings, how about using USN officer ranks?

Ensign
Lieutenant JG
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Fleet Admiral
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So I'd outrank our Commodore? No thanks...

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oldsalt
Admiral

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578 Posts

Response Posted - 11/16/2006 : 19:23:54

How about this progression?

Landlubber
Assistant Galley Slave
Galley Slave
Senior Galley Slave
Cabin Boy.................

Of course I remain an "Admiral"

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Admin
Forum Admin

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Response Posted - 11/17/2006 : 07:11:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">

Of course I remain an "Admiral"

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Then again Maybe NOT

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oldsalt
Admiral

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Response Posted - 11/17/2006 : 17:52:34

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Frank Hopper
Past Commodore

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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 11/17/2006 : 21:15:49

That was not me Mark.

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Champipple
Master Marine Consultant

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6855 Posts

Response Posted - 11/18/2006 : 07:56:35

I'll take the responsibility for that one. Even shared power corrupts!

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/18/2006 : 08:02:21

I feel that with the new found functionality to change a title I have some new association with Dragline and Brother Bluto.

Cool Hand Luke and Animal House for those playing along at home

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