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[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Gothmog

Is there an actual limit in post number that you have to pass? And when have you that's been rewarded gotten your title?

Well, usually a member has to reach the status of Ghost Prince, which I believe is 500 posts, before being eligible for a PT. In my years at the Downs, I have seen a few exceptions for very highly respected members who are extremely outstanding in quality of posts rather than quantity, but that is rare.

My first year on the BD, I was a very active member and managed to get to 500 posts within the year. If I remember correctly, it was a couple weeks after my first deathday (June 2003) I was offered a PT. I believe I had around 600 posts at the time.

Even though you need to get to 500 posts (with the rare exceptions) to even be considered, it really isn't quantity that matters. I've seen members with over 2,000 posts who didn't yet have a PT....

[Gothmog]

Jenny:

500 posts minimum, and then titles are awarded at the discretion of the admins and mods...you'll get a PM.
(...)
There are details in a sticky on the subject somewhere.

Brinniel:

Even though you need to get to 500 posts (with the rare exceptions) to even be considered, it really isn't quantity that matters. I've seen members with over 2,000 posts who didn't yet have a PT....

Yes, I've read the sticky and I knew that it was up to the admins and mods, and that it is quality that matters. But I didn't know about the 500 post rule (or maybe rather policy?). Thanks for the information! Now I have to go and write a few hundred, great, high quality posts and spread them around this place!

(EDIT: I searched the Members List a while and found people with PT with less then 300 posts, and not few with less then 400... Exceptions?)

[Gil-Galad]

there are always exceptions, but look at their joining dates too

also, Son Of Numenor gained a title becaue, as far as i know, is looking after another site for the Barrow-wight.

[Brinniel]

I searched the Members List a while and found people with PT with less then 300 posts, and not few with less then 400... Exceptions?

Yes, some of them probably are those rare exceptions. Also, some of the older members who got their PTs over two years ago probably had more posts at one time. I think back when the site was changed several posts were lost. I know at one time I reached 1,000 posts- after the change I lost around 200.