Update: Removed some of the banners from usernames

[Dan]

To make the threads less cluttered, I've removed some of the banners from usernames. Note that I have NOT removed any members from any of the usergroups they were in, just some of the banners.

So now, if I've done it correctly, you will all have just the one banner near your name, and it'll be the banner with the highest level. So the levels/banners go as follows....

• Registered Users in now group = No banner
• TilersForums Arms = Red Banner
• Trusted Advisor = Green Banner
• Company Support = Blue Banner
• JOTM & JOTY = Yellow & Orange Banners respectively
• Sponsors = Light Green Banner with Purple Username
• Staff = Grey Banner

The Top Poster Of the Month banner will be applied to the top poster on top of this. And I have my 'Not a Tiler' banner along with my staff banner. Other staff will have their Trusted Advisor tag along with their Staff Banner.

If you've won JOTM you'll get that banner only. If you've won JOTY you'll get that banner only. Could perhaps maybe do with showing if they're trusted advisors or just tilersforums arms too. But I didn't have time t configure it. So let's roll with it as it is and see how we get on.

When I switched the sparky forum over to this software we use here, I did this, and people quickly got used to it. Threads are much tidier now IMO. Especially on mobile and small devices where it did look a bit cluttered.

 

[Dan]

There you go you miserable sod, I've stopped it snowing. Turned the heating up a bit.

 

[Andy Allen]

Can't we have jotm banner back? ....taken me 6 years to get that, finally full fill my dreams last month and now it's gone..🙁

 

[Dan]

PMSL yeah I'm on it.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

If you mean 'so don't fix it' lol no, it wasn't broke. But we move forward with small updates like this. Our largest amount of traffic comes from unregistered readers, and they couldn't give two monkies what usergroup people are in. We have added to the groups over 10 years and never really changed them much. Some people had 4 tags and whoever won JOTY had 5 and if they also won TPOTM (they hadn't yet but it was possible) they'd have 6 and if they were staff too at that time, 7!

That's just mental. We're not the bloody army.

I understand it's a numbers game, but the regulars who provide the ongoing advice have been supporting the forum for a considerable length of time. It gives a sense of achievement to be recognised by your peers be it for standard of work, number of posts, or quality of advice. For the unregistered readers it may not be of any importance (other than being able to trust advice provided) but to those posting it is a small reward for the time committed to making it a forum of interest.
Just my take on the discussion.

 

[mma]

Clutter? Got blooming snow and snowmen all over the place 😛

 

[Rich Midge]

Can I have a black banner, maybe with some yellow in it

please? No reason, just think it'll look kinda badass.
Rich Midge (Badass Tiler)

 

[Dan]

I understand it's a numbers game, but the regulars who provide the ongoing advice have been supporting the forum for a considerable length of time. It gives a sense of achievement to be recognised by your peers be it for standard of work, number of posts, or quality of advice. For the unregistered readers it may not be of any importance (other than being able to trust advice provided) but to those posting it is a small reward for the time committed to making it a forum of interest.
Just my take on the discussion.

The trusted is the only one hard earned. And of course JOTM.

Im not up for having any more than that.

 

[Italy]

I do not see more alerts, hidden by clouds or snow.

 

[Dan]

Just click it if you see some red there somewhere that isn't a hat. Lol

 

[Chalker]

Lost my jotm!

Hey ho. Who cares anyway. 😛