Upgrade FAQs

[Mooters]

It seems many n00bs have all sorts of questions about the user upgrades.
But before reading this,
http://www.1337.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6585
How not to get upgraded
http://www.1337.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22618
Forum Rules
http://www.1337.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19089
A good example thread to how NOT TO GET UPGRADED! Take notes.
Read these threads first.

Most asked Questions by n00bs, Answered by me.


Q: What is an upgrade?
A: An Upgrade is full privileges to user settings and access to all the forums, and no more probation.


Q: What happens when i get 'upgraded'?
A: Get access to all the real forums.

Q: When do I get 'upgraded'?
A:

Usually it takes anywhere between a day and a week. Sometimes two. Basically if you stay active and your posts are intelligent,

Q: Who upgrades me?
A: 'Admins' can only upgrade users, not 'mods'. Admins are (KageOni & runestone)

Q: What's the point in being 'upgraded'?
A: To become a member?

Q: Is it possible to get 'downgraded', If I'm upgraded?
A: Yes, if you act like a douche.

Q: What kind of privileges do I get when I'm upgraded?
A: Real forums, PMing, viewing user profiles, ect

Q: How will I know when I'm upgraded?
A: You'll know when the probation sign is gone, tittle "uber n00b" turns into "Member", and your user rank is green.

Q: What is 'rep'?
A: User Reputation in its simplest form is a ranking of your user's benefit to your forum. Its basis comes from the opinions of all of your forum users that choose take part in it.

Users gain and lose reputation based on how their posts are scored by other forum participants. Users with the ability to affect reputation, will either give or take aways points by approving or disapproving with a post's content.

User reputation can be a decisive element of your forum so great care should be taken before a decision is made to enable it.


Teh Real forums. But without the blur. Thx crooked. <3

Any suggestion, comments, anything you think I should add, tell me.
Mods, you can freely fuck around with this, if you want.

Special thanks to baklava , cobweb, Doku And other forum members.

[runestone]

UPDATE: On a trial basis, we've decided to make n00b upgrades democratic and up to the Super Members.

Rules:
n00bs will be automatically upgraded if they have reached 10 posts and their reputation level is 100 or greater. Since they start out with 10 rep, they need to increase this level slightly. So, if no one bothers to +rep them, they will not upgrade.

We can still upgrade earlier based on our discretion and votes.

Any abuse of the system will be considered the same as bullying and the super member(s) responsible will end up in the pool for a month, will lose the ability to rep, and may even lose their rep points. You've been warned: the admins, mods, other super members and even the n00bs themselves will be watching rep levels and comments.