preston_merchant Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Is there anyone who deserves a hero icon more than Travis? How do we vote him in? Is there a selection committee? Will anyone second my nomination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Yup, I'm the first seconder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 A hero icon? He should be publishing a book! I agree, Travis is definitely a "Hero" here. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 The icon comes from the number of postings. This isn't necessarily a great criterion, but otherwise there would be endless fights about the voting system. If you want to complain anyway, do it on the Site Feedback forum, because that's where you will get a response. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Good call Preston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 What's the number of postings? Because I can think of a couple of people who have some thousand or two thousand-odd postings who don't have that icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I have 1500 postings and no hero icon, and definitely don't want one- unless the icon really is all about 1000 postings. Travis seems like a good contributor though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Some have "only" a few hundred postings: http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=34530 But get an icon. I guess it's up to a committee of one: BM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Or even less than 200 postings. http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=24329 Several factors must be involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Obviously there's some gray area to getting an icon: http://www.photo.net/member-status-icons/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I agree wrt Travis. What about this guy?: http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=442187 Ralph Barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I just checked. Travis has 2,933 postings as of this moment, and his bullshit content is ZERO. As they say, his signal to noise ratio is very good. Top quality fellow. Most of what I write is BS, however this group is a very entertaining crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=325604 I vote for that guy. Maybe Vic you and I could get a "hot air hero" icon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Ralph Barker, Albert Smith (best biker chick pics!). Both these gentlemen have posted valuable lens comparisons and technique advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 James, yes, the hot air icon should be a balloon. There should also be a 'Kristian Dowling' icon, the KD, for those who constantly get out of Leica with gusto, only to get back in with the zeal of a religious convert. Patrick (Washington, DC) and Paul Neuthaler are the 2003 frontrunners for this award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 here, here - hero icon to travis. and ralph baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 i want a red dot icon <p> <img src="http://www.nuevafotografia.com/articles/leica.gif">Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom h. Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I think Travis is very much an integral part of what makes this forum what it is. And as such must play a part in attracting new subscribers. It's ridiculous that he doesn't have one. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake_tauber Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Travis gets my vote for a Hero icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 why isn't this done the real American way, i.e. pay for the Icon! ;-) Like lobbying congress/the administration, just raise your yearly contribution from $25 to $100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 The "hero" icon is a mystery to everyone and seems to create more problems than it solves. Nothing like making people believe that there is a class war going on. <P> As far as I have ever known, the icon wasn't a "number of posts" thing. But rather a "nominated" type of thing. Mine appeared after I started doing moderation and editorial duties around here. The icon matters little to me. If I'm going to be "recognized" I'd rather have a little timer showing the number of hours I have spent writing and doing "unseen" work. <P> But as far as Travis goes, if he feels it's important, he surely deserves one. Travis, drop me some e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 wasn't travis the progenitor of the NW's concept?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald_widen Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 How about asking the Queen to designate him a "Sir". Actually Travis has some of the best ideas here and is generally very supportive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprouty Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 <I>wasn't travis the progenitor of the NW's concept??</I> <P> Travis does a lot of good around here but we must give credit where credit is <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004THn">due.</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 Lutz Konermann came up with this a while back:<P><IMG SRC="http://www.konermann.net/leica.hero.gif"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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