They are frivolous titles, based on equally frivolous totals of trophy points, for a bit of fun and silliness 
:
0 - New Member
50 - Member
100 - Regular
250 - Active Member
500 - Well-Known Member
750 - Senior Member
1000 - Über Member
1500 - Veteran
2000 - Guru
2600 - Legendary Member
3800 - Forum GOD!
When I moved CycleChat to the new Xenforo forum software I wanted to change the previous decade's focus on post count as the primary marker of an informed and knowledgeable member, so I removed post counts from view and did away with post counts as a user title escalator - because people can visit often, post occasionally or rarely, but post gems of info and experience that are really helpful to lots of people.
It's simple enough to click on a username to see the info, and now that you know the titles are a bit of meaningless fun you can treat them as such.
Of course if you feel mislead or cheated by them, other, more serious cycling forums are available (that's a joke BTW - you know, just in case you'd thought I was being serious ...
).
In truth I never put much thought into it, just threw them up and they've been there ever since; besides, members who've been here a while can add a custom title now so it's easy enough to swap them for something more fun, witty, obscure or inventive.
Cheers,
Shaun
:0 - New Member
50 - Member
100 - Regular
250 - Active Member
500 - Well-Known Member
750 - Senior Member
1000 - Über Member
1500 - Veteran
2000 - Guru
2600 - Legendary Member
3800 - Forum GOD!
When I moved CycleChat to the new Xenforo forum software I wanted to change the previous decade's focus on post count as the primary marker of an informed and knowledgeable member, so I removed post counts from view and did away with post counts as a user title escalator - because people can visit often, post occasionally or rarely, but post gems of info and experience that are really helpful to lots of people.
It's simple enough to click on a username to see the info, and now that you know the titles are a bit of meaningless fun you can treat them as such.
Of course if you feel mislead or cheated by them, other, more serious cycling forums are available (that's a joke BTW - you know, just in case you'd thought I was being serious ...
).In truth I never put much thought into it, just threw them up and they've been there ever since; besides, members who've been here a while can add a custom title now so it's easy enough to swap them for something more fun, witty, obscure or inventive.
Cheers,
Shaun
