"Film Cans"

<p>Hi......it's not so long ago that I had 3 "film cans"........then I was less active for a time, and now I am back to what I recall as busy as before.......but I have only had 1 film can for a while now.....What happened? Thanks, Robert</p>

<p>Film cans come and film cans go. The formula is a mystery but their number seems to be related to activity over the last few weeks. I was a 2-can guy just a week ago, now I'm a 3-canner.</p>

<p><Chas><br /><br /></p>

<p>Keep posting...and I'm sure you will be rewarded the next time the system reaches its periodic 'prize giving time'.</p>

Rating photos and giving critiques of photos also helps.

<p>Yeah, I gave up writing critiques. They were too seldom appreciated. I participate in the forums only.</p>

<p><Chas><br /><br /></p>

<p>Charles,</p>

<p>There is no mystery about it at all:</p>

 

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<p>Photo.net thrives when users are active and engaged with the site. We like to acknowledge site members who have been particularly active over the past three months by placing this icon beside their names. The number of film canisters (or batteries if you prefer digital), from one to three, indicates that member's relative level of site activity during the past three months. If you would like to have this icon display beside your name, you simply need to post and contribute frequently in the forums and gallery.</p>

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<p>From: http://www.photo.net/member-status-icons</p>

<p>Sorry to be late coming back to this. Josh, I know it's related to activity, I meant that the actual formula (i.e., how many posts/critiques per week per can is required) is a mystery.</p>

 

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<p>member's relative level of site activity during the past three month</p>

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<p><Chas><br /><br /></p>