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Elite Author Status

Discussion in 'Anything and everything Free Rider' started by Eric, Jan 21, 2015.

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Top Track authors should be given a status of ________ Author

  1. Top

    11 vote(s)
    9.4%

  2. Notable

    25 vote(s)
    21.4%

  3. Elite

    74 vote(s)
    63.2%

  4. Vip

    33 vote(s)
    28.2%

  5. Other (list below)

    12 vote(s)
    10.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Hey all,

    First off, will repeat what Official is and has evolved to from the original use case.

    Moving forward Official Author is for those players that have uploaded tracks that show potential and/or has been a positive contributor to the community as a whole. The Official Author status is a sign that we have a certain level of trust / they are deserving to not have to pay coins and to be allowed into the Official Author sub forum.

    The idea of the Official Author subforum is that it can be a place to get feedback on your track and a safe place to share WIPs and/or track codes, what it is not is a place to attack other players and call members out as not being deserving. If you feel a player is not deserving PM Char and myself and we will tell you why they are in.

    Now that that is out of the way and hopefully everyone can get on board with Official Status not being an elite group (also the number of players that are currently official is over exaggerated as we are still under 100) and can help build up + support up and coming track authors instead of beating them down.

    OK, so if we do move forward with an "elite" type of recognition what do you want to call it?

    Some options:
    - Top Author
    - Notable Author
    - Elite Author

    Any more?
     
    Eric, Jan 21, 2015
    #1
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  2. xwinx

    xwinx Super Serious Serious Guy VIP Official Author

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    Vip Author
    Love the idea though
     
    xwinx, Jan 21, 2015
    #2
  3. Max007x

    Max007x Forum Moderator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator VIP Official Author

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    I like notable author. Vip (without author) would be great but that's mostly because canvas rider used that one
     
    Max007x, Jan 21, 2015
    #3
    bibiubgguvfy, Skrampt, SuperDuperVance and 1 other person like this.
  4. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    Ya, would like to find something that is specific for authors.

    I think we can do better than Very Important Person .
     
    Eric, Jan 21, 2015
    #4
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  5. Max007x

    Max007x Forum Moderator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator VIP Official Author

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    Yeah I agree, VIP doesn't make too much sense, but on canvas rider it wasn't only for authors but also for people who did important stuff for the community, so maybe something else would be better
     
    Max007x, Jan 21, 2015
    #5
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  6. Maple

    Maple Love to draw VIP Team Balloon Trackmaker Of The Decade Official Author

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    Hmmm didn't know you could vote for multiple, notable sounds the best :) Elite and Top seem too competitive.
     
    Maple, Jan 21, 2015
    #6
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  7. crane

    crane Well-Known Member Official Author

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    I like the 'other author' one - it gives a certain je ne sais quoi
     
    crane, Jan 21, 2015
    #7
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  8. Eric

    Eric Administrator Staff Member Administrator Forum Moderator Official Author

    haha other it is!
     
    Eric, Jan 21, 2015
    #8
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  9. Joelbmx

    Joelbmx Well-Known Member Official Author

    Notable sounds like your less important than an official author imo. Personally I like pro author.
     
    Joelbmx, Jan 21, 2015
    #9
    Gman227, Sono and Cryogenic like this.
  10. Stig

    Stig Stig VIP Official Author

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    I like elite author, it sounds like something one must really strive for, and something that is really exclusive! Top and notable author just sounds like another "official author" title, if you know what i mean.

    im going to explain further:
    top author, is too vague, what does top really mean? and how would one get it? i think the meaning might be so abstract, that it wouldnt be hard giving this title to a lot of people. the word top, doesnt really have much respect to it either.
    notable? boring word, also too vague and abstract. easily overcrowded title. doesn't have much respect to it either.
    vip/pro? kind of bored of this title, as every other fr site has used it. appears to also be too abstract, and there were a lot of bad trackmakers having this title
    elite? sounds like the best of the best, something that only a handful people would have. a title you'd have to work really, really hard for. endless respect.
     
    Last edited: Jan 21, 2015
    Stig, Jan 21, 2015
    #10
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  11. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

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    Elite Author or
    Very Important Person
     
    Elibloodthirst, Jan 21, 2015
    #11
    Exylies, bibiubgguvfy, ShadowArk and 1 other person like this.
  12. Mr_Snoogley

    Mr_Snoogley Well-Known Member Official Author

    crane's idea of a Jesus Author sounded pretty legit
     
    Mr_Snoogley, Jan 21, 2015
    #12
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  13. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

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    EliteKitten I saw that noob of a post. I'd be ashamed right now.
     
    Elibloodthirst, Jan 21, 2015
    #13
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  14. EliteKitten

    EliteKitten Well-Known Member Official Author

    Thats why I deleted it.. -_-
     
    EliteKitten, Jan 21, 2015
    #14
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  15. Elibloodthirst

    Elibloodthirst DeadRising2 VIP Team Helicopter Forum Member Of The Decade (2014-2024) Official Author

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    tbh you should pay for burn cream right now
     
    Elibloodthirst, Jan 21, 2015
    #15
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  16. Coffee

    Coffee Well-Known Member Official Author

    "Majestic Author"
    "Higher Author"
    "King"
    "Lord of Trackmaking"
    "Track God"
    "Otherworldy Author"
    "Track Mage"
    "Master Coffee"
    "Track Gangsta'"
    "Officialx2 Author"
     
    Coffee, Jan 21, 2015
    #16
    SuperDuperVance, Creak, LucJohnson and 3 others like this.
  17. Maple

    Maple Love to draw VIP Team Balloon Trackmaker Of The Decade Official Author

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    "
    Lol you could have at the top "Unicorn"
     
    Maple, Jan 21, 2015
    #17
    ShadowArk, Whisk, FOIL and 3 others like this.
  18. Ness

    Ness Guest

    Top would probably be my choice out of those, but it still doesn't ring that bell.

    "Prime Author" would be awesome. not overused like elite or VIP, not bland like top, and not an understatement like notable. but it has to be an honor, where it takes some real effort and talent to be granted the rank. or else the name won't matter anyway, it won't be appreciated
     
    Ness, Jan 21, 2015
    #18
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  19. iTzChuckNorris

    iTzChuckNorris Forum Legend Elite Author Official Author

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    Maybe just call it what it is? Like top 1%... then again it would have to be based on stats and could then be taken away.

    Idk I think elite sounds best.

    Other ideas:
    Righteous author
    groovy author
    radical author
    gnarly author
    gnarlical author
    far-out author
    chuck norris status

    u know just tossing around ideas
     
    iTzChuckNorris, Jan 21, 2015
    #19
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  20. codrey

    codrey Guest

    I like the sound of Elite, it sounds much better than the rest. I was wondering if there were going to be any criteria u would have to meet to become an Elite author, or if it would be handed out by the devs. I personally think that to become Elite, u should have at least 3 Featured tracks, but thats just me :)
     
    codrey, Jan 21, 2015
    #20
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