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ASR Forum Member Tag/Title Descriptions

amirm

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Hello everyone. Good suggestion was made to post the various titles we have on the forum. Some are obvious, some are not so. Here they are.

Founder/Admin = Amir’s Account Tag. Owner, Creator of ASR.

CFO (Chief Fun Officer) = Amir’s Tag.

Administrative = I don’t usually login under this but it is what it says it is.

Audio Luminary = Assigned to Members whom are recognized industry wide as Audio Professionals and Specialists. Have Published various Audio Engineering Works and/or hold Patents or were instrumental in the development and design of various Audio technologies. Were or are Foundational Leaders in the Field of Audio Science and Engineering. Requires a very high bar to be granted. These Members are considered Highly Valued and Honored ASR guests.

Dealer = Assigned to Members who Represent a Commercial Audio Product(s) dealer/distributor for retail sales. Have no affiliation with ASR other than a Guest Vendor.

Editor = Assigned to Member(s) whom have Volunteered to help with general Editing, creation and maintenance of various ASR databases, Lists and Tables.

Forum Donor = Assigned to any Member who Donates to ASR at any level. No distinction is made between a member who donates $5 dollars or $100 dollars. All ASR Donor members are considered equal.

Industry Insider = Assigned to Member(s) who function as Industry recognized publishers and product article’s authors. They are well known as Industry Insider’s and have access to pre-release content for the purposes of crafting Publication Content. Outside of ASR.

Audio Company (previously known as “Manufacturer”) = Assigned to Members whom Represent any Audio Product Manufacturer and/or OEM.

Moderator = Assigned to Active ASR Content Moderators.

Reviewer = Assigned to Members whom work as Audio Product Reviewers and whom publish Audio Reviews. These Reviewers do not represent ASR but their work is sometimes promoted to home page (as are from other members).


Technical Expert = Assigned to Member(s) whom work in the Audio Field and have a specialized technical knowledge of various Audio Systems Sciences, principles and concepts of a highly technical engineering nature. Requires a very high bar to be granted. These Members are considered Highly Valued and Honored ASR guests.

Please note that we have far more technical experts than those with above title. Some have refused to accept such, and others have not been volunteered to receive the same.


The following titles were created for a few members early in the life of the forum mostly for fun and banter, but also for the work the member was doing on the forum:

Barrowmaster = Assigned to specific Member as a tease (British inspired)

Cartographer = Assigned to specific Member(s) whom perform various specialized tasks in the development and maintenance of ASR and our Technical Libraries.

Central Scrutinizer = Assigned to specific Member for his unique ability and interest to dig into details.

PH (Chief Prog Head) = Assigned to specific member for his contributions and strong love for progressive rock.

King of Mods = Assigned to specific member and loves to teardown gear and attempt to upgrade/modify them.

The Chicago Crusher = Assigned to the Chicago Chrusher. A long time member who has earned the special nickname privilege.

The Curator = Assigned to Member(s) whom have Volunteered to help with general Editing, creation and maintenance of various ASR databases, Lists and Tables.

The Humorist = Assigned to a Member in recognition of his contributions to our Humor section and his tireless efforts to make us smile.

The Watchman = Assigned to the Founding Original Moderator and whom was crucial in the creation and development of ASR.

The Wonf = Assigned to a member from down under for his technical contributions to the forum (in early days).

In addition to above, members get automatic titles based on post count by the forum software:

New Member @ 000 post count

Member @ 005+

Active Member @ 100+

Senior Member @ 300+

Addicted to Fun and Learning @ 500 +

Major Contributor @ 1000+

Master Contributor @ 5000+

Grand Contributor @ 10,000+
 
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DMill

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When your girlfriend asks you to be the coach of her son’s baseball team because you played in high school it’s best to run. :) Thank you to all put in time for the love of the game.
 

Matias

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May I suggest a series of articles with audio luminaries? For example announce one, what he/she is known for and ask for questions. Users post all kinds of questions. Someone gathers them and you interview the guest, and post another article.

Would be awesome.
 
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amirm

amirm

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May I suggest a series of articles with audio luminaries?
You mean me interviewing them? If so, I am not sure they are up for it.
 

fpitas

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No Miscreant tag?
 

Lieglein

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This was important.
Could you explain the methods for evaluating the prerequisites for the technical descriptions?
 

danadam

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And things like "Major Contributor", "Master Contributor", "Addicted to Fun and Learning", "Senior Member", "Active Member"? Are they assigned based on number of posts? If yes, my suggestion would be to rename "Active Member", because for a long time I thought that it had a more functional meaning, e.g. active vs banned. So I don't know, maybe "Engaged Member"?

Unless it's only me who is so easily confused, then never mind :)
 

ahofer

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Second @danadam ’s confusion. Don’t I see some other titles here? Senior Member, Major Contributor In this very thread
 
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amirm

amirm

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This was important.
Could you explain the methods for evaluating the prerequisites for the technical descriptions?
It is a subjective assessment by me based on contributions to the forum. Example of what influences me is patiently explaining core technical topics to others. Writing tutorials. And being cordial about it.
 
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amirm

amirm

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Second @danadam ’s confusion. Don’t I see some other titles here? Senior Member, Major Contributor In this very thread
Those are automatic titles based on post count. This thread is about the banners you see in addition to those.
 

voodooless

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Senior Member @ 300+

Addicted to Fun and Learning @ 500 +
I’ve always found these two strange. I would expect this to be the other way around.

What kind of rules can be used for these titles? Only post count, or also more complex rules, like days active, like/post ratio etc?
 

ahofer

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I can see how first-timers would see "contributor" and assume it is financial.
 

Ken Tajalli

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Good one! I always wondered what they really mean.
I went from Senior member ( I imagined because of age) to addicted ... for some reason, which I couldn't figure.
But didn't we have it backwards?
At 300 posts, we are senior, but at 500 we become addicted to fun?
go figure.
 

ahofer

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Just use the acronym for Audiophile Self-Proclaimed Subjectivist.
and brand it on the forehead of their avatar

Rumour has it that Allen Stevenson School in your/my old neighborhood used to have uniform caps with that abbreviation.
 
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