A Note on Member Ranks

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I sometimes get questions about user groups, ranks, titles, etc. so I figured I'd post this (hopefully) simple outline...

 

Member group (every registered member is assigned to a group):

 

Servi (slaves) have less than 10 posts. A Servus (from the servi group) is manumitted on his/her 10th post and is automatically promoted.

 

The Plebes group is really only an illustrative way to separate active participants from non-posting readers. There is no difference in site access or functionality between the Servi and Plebes. Promotion from the Plebes group is an arbitrary and manual process by the site admins. If a Pleb shows active and quality participation, we will manually promote him/her.

 

The Equites group is the next step and allows access to additional forum functions. As an 'Equestrian' a member can create their own UNRV community blog and Galleries. If a member of the Equites group shows particular dedication through topical, high quality forum discussion and/or through site contributions such as book reviews and articles, they will be considered for additional promotion.

 

The Patricii group is considered the UNRV Senate. This group is often solicited for advice and suggestions for site issues and ideas. These members are also eligible for various book distributions (either purchased or provided by publishers) in exchange for submitting reviews to the site.

 

The Legati group is the UNRV 'General' staff. Also members of the Patricii group, they can direct discussion, police where necessary, provide general guidance to the community, and perform forum maintenance such as moving topics to appropriate fora, editing posts, etc.

 

The Triumviri group represents the three 'founders' and site administrators. It should be no great surprise that it was thusly named for its coincidental and atmospheric relationship to the late Republican political arrangements.

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Titles

 

Post Count Titles

Every member of the site has a title. Some of these are based on post counts and are automatic 'promotions' as each new threshold is reached. These have no real meaning other than providing site atmosphere. These are a mix of Roman legionary ranks and positions within the 'Cursus Honorum' (the Roman political advancement process).

 

A sample of the earlier ranks and number of posts required to reach it...

Tiro 1

Miles 10

Imaginifer 25

Optio 50

Signifer 100

Aquilifer 150

Centurio 200

Primus Pilus 250

 

Personalized Titles

 

Some members have received personal titles (the 3 triumviri each have one for example). These have been issued either as a reflection of an individual's personality or particular involvement on the site. There really is no rhyme or reason as to how these are 'awarded'. Having such a title doesn't really represent 'higher' status over any other member, it simply means that they have a personalized title.

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By the by... I occasionally promote member to the Equites rank without notifying these individuals, as I am often and easily distracted, so you might have access to the blogs and galleries without even realizing it.

 

Additionally, as it is a manual and arbitrary process, we might unintentionally overlook promoting deserving members for no other reason than our own mental deficiencies. Feel free to let us know if there are folks we may have missed (private message works best for such things).

 

And finally... sometimes community members come and go... we sometimes go through the lists and 'demote' once active equites to plebes just to free up unused blog and gallery space. If you ever look at the member lists, it should explain why there are some members of the Plebes group with unusually high post counts. Should these folks return, we will gladly reinstate any lost privileges.