titles

The new software has automated titles.  At JavaRanch, we use:

greenhorn  (less than 30 posts)
ranch hand  (30 or more posts)
bartender  (forum admin)
sheriff        (site admin)


Do we want something different?

I'd be willing to work for the titles goat herd or dirt grubber

Is it possible to have nothing at all other than the tally of posts?
The whole ranking thing isn't my scene.

I have worked on sites where rankings had a negative effect.  Some newer members would post 100 meaningless posts in order to increase their ranking.

Rewarding post-count can seriously diminish the quality of posts.

I'll shoot for blank stuff to get started.

Spore
Egg
Seed
Seedling
Sprout
Bud
Vine
Shrubbery
Crop
Orchard
Food Forest
Ecosystem (that would be Paul)

Leaf Litter
Duff
Mulch
Steaming Compost Heap
Self-Sustaining Forest

Egg
Chick
Pullet
Hen
Bitty
Soup

New
Novice
Hobbyist
Apprentice
Learner
Teacher
Expert
Master
800 pound gorilla

Nice
Nicer
Nicest
Way Nice
Stop That

I'm no great fan of ranking either.  I'd happily forgo *anything* under my name at all! 

When I tested the new software and my family saw 'bartender' under my name they fell about laughing.  "Mum, you've never been in a bar in your life and you'd be under the table within minutes if you tried!"