> Don't count ALL the posts, only count the posts since the user joined the > forum.
Nice. I'm curious as to why more ranks can't be setup but I'll just trust that the answer is long and boring ;) Dominic 2008/5/30 Phillip Vector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > That's where I ran into my problem. There are only 9 ranks total. > That's it and I can't add more (I'd go into why, but it would be long > and boring). :) > > I think I figured it out though (it's amazing how an answer can come > to you while you are writing it down). Don't count ALL the posts, only > count the posts since the user joined the forum. > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Dominic Watson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Setup a database table for ranks and have this configurable in the >> forum admin settings. Stick to no. of posts as the rank measure to >> avoid the issue you described. >> >> When posters 'breach the limits', new ranks can be added ad-hoc with >> no code changes neccessary. >> >> Dominic >> >> >> >> 2008/5/30 Phillip Vector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> I have a forum set up that I have various rank names based on the >>> number of posts a user enters.. The more posts, the better the rank.. >>> >>> At first, I used a cfswitch and counted that way. Unfortunately, I >>> realized that I would have to keep it up as more and more posts came >>> in (if it went over the maximum) and if I separated it out to include >>> a high maximum, I would still have issues as the spread between the >>> ranks would grow and grow (there are 9 ranks total) making progress to >>> the next rank harder and harder. >>> >>> I then came up with an idea that I would get what percentage of posts >>> the user was responsible for and based on that precentage, it would >>> set the rank. >>> >>> Someone just pointed out however that the same issue remains.. New >>> people would face harder and harder times getting rank as the posts >>> increased.. >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how to combat this.. >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:306405 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
