User Titles: How your site access changes the more you post

[VickiK]

My user name is so dull, leaving little to the imagination. Unlike @racetiger , @snoWYmonkey , and @nopoleskier ! But I'll stick it out.

One more item for a to-do list, @RachelV , re: the Gear Swap/Sale forum: allow OP to edit the thread type from "For Sale" to "Sold".

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Maybe @VickiK stands for Vivacious kickass sKier? What do we really know?

 

[Alyssm]

You may have noticed that everyone on The Ski Diva has a "user title" under their name. Here's an example:
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These titles will be one of the following:

Diva In Training (0 - 14 posts)
When you first register for The Ski Diva, your title is Diva In Training. At this level you can post to all of the public forums on the site, but not the private forums.

Certified Ski Diva (15 - 99 posts)
After you've posted 15 times, your title will change to Certified Ski Diva. This lets you post in all forums on the site, both public and private. Private forums include:
- The Meet On The Hill forums, where we discuss in person meetups and trips.
- Gear & Lodging Swap forums, where you can trade gear and accommodations with other Divas.
- A general private forum to talk about anything you'd prefer to keep away from Google's wandering eyes.

Ski Diva Extraordinaire (100+ Posts)
Once you've posted 100 times, your title will change to Ski Diva Extraordinaire. This doesn't bring any additional perks beyond the respect and appreciation of your fellow forum members.

Angel Diva (supports the site)
If you've made a monetary donation to support the site, your title becomes Angel Diva. Running this site isn't free from a financial or time perspective, and we deeply appreciate anyone who donates when they get value from what we've got going on here.


Why do we do this?
It's nice to have a little bit of privacy around posts involving plans to meet up in real life, and around any posts that are about more sensitive topics. Everyone isn't comfortable with the whole internet knowing where they're planning to be, and it's nice to not let the whole internet read threads about hard things members are dealing with.


*** UPDATE Nov 25, 2023 ***
We've reduced the number of posts it takes to become a Certified Ski Diva from 25 to 15. Diva Trips and Meet On The Hill threads are an important part of the forum, and we'd like the associated threads to be available to new members sooner.

Thank you for the summary and for reducing the number of posts needed to see the meet up forums. I'm looking forward to making new friends on the slopes.

 

[Sofieskis]

You may have noticed that everyone on The Ski Diva has a "user title" under their name. Here's an example:
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These titles will be one of the following:

Diva In Training (0 - 14 posts)
When you first register for The Ski Diva, your title is Diva In Training. At this level you can post to all of the public forums on the site, but not the private forums.

Certified Ski Diva (15 - 99 posts)
After you've posted 15 times, your title will change to Certified Ski Diva. This lets you post in all forums on the site, both public and private. Private forums include:
- The Meet On The Hill forums, where we discuss in person meetups and trips.
- Gear & Lodging Swap forums, where you can trade gear and accommodations with other Divas.
- A general private forum to talk about anything you'd prefer to keep away from Google's wandering eyes.

Ski Diva Extraordinaire (100+ Posts)
Once you've posted 100 times, your title will change to Ski Diva Extraordinaire. This doesn't bring any additional perks beyond the respect and appreciation of your fellow forum members.

Angel Diva (supports the site)
If you've made a monetary donation to support the site, your title becomes Angel Diva. Running this site isn't free from a financial or time perspective, and we deeply appreciate anyone who donates when they get value from what we've got going on here.


Why do we do this?
It's nice to have a little bit of privacy around posts involving plans to meet up in real life, and around any posts that are about more sensitive topics. Everyone isn't comfortable with the whole internet knowing where they're planning to be, and it's nice to not let the whole internet read threads about hard things members are dealing with.


*** UPDATE Nov 25, 2023 ***
We've reduced the number of posts it takes to become a Certified Ski Diva from 25 to 15. Diva Trips and Meet On The Hill threads are an important part of the forum, and we'd like the associated threads to be available to new members sooner.

Hi
I’m confused by having to post.
Why? When I’m so new. I don’t have much yet to contribute.
And where?
What am I supposed to post?

 

[Jilly]

So, currently you are a "Diva in Training". After you make 15 posts you will get a see a new section of the forum...For Diva's Only. This section is hidden to the general internet lurker for your privacy.

As for posts - you've made a first one with telling us all about you. Ask questions about gear for you, SO or the kids. Read through some of the forum sections. There are lots of places to post almost anything!

 

[diymom]

Hi
I’m confused by having to post.
Why? When I’m so new. I don’t have much yet to contribute.
And where?
What am I supposed to post?

You don't have to post at all if you don't want to. Posting on social media isn't for everyone. But without the minimum number of posts you just won't be able to see the threads about the Diva East and Diva West trips, or any other meet ups. If you just want to read and get a sense of the forum and the people on it for a while and don't really care about meet ups yet, that is perfectly fine.

If you do want to get past the "diva in training" phase, a good way to start is by introducing yourself in the Getting To Know You thread. How long have you been skiing? Do you have a home hill, or a favorite resort to travel to? Things like that are all good introductory topics. And then someone will likely respond to you, and then you can reply, and you will be off and running.

 

[RachelV]

Hi
I’m confused by having to post.
Why? When I’m so new. I don’t have much yet to contribute.
And where?
What am I supposed to post?

Yes, you don't have to post anything if you don't want to, but also, I'm sure you have more to contribute than you think. There's no gatekeeping, just respond as if a thread is a conversation and you're talking to friends.

A good place to start might be the list of recently updated threads:

New posts

www.theskidiva.com

 

[Gildabear]

There's an interesting story about how TrekChick came about, which came from my practice husband's motorcycle days and my time on a motorcycle website because I wasn't into motorcycles but had my trek bike. I was only on those sites to do the work I needed to do for his track work.

 

[jlh138]

Just wanted to note that we've reduced the number of posts it takes to become a Certified Ski Diva from 25 to 15. New members not being able to see Meet On The Hill threads has been a long-term source of confusion, and I think it will be good for new members to be able to see these threads sooner.

I'm glad its changed to 15 now

 

[MidSlope Crisis]

You may have noticed that everyone on The Ski Diva has a "user title" under their name. Here's an example:
View attachment 21513

These titles will be one of the following:

Diva In Training (0 - 14 posts)
When you first register for The Ski Diva, your title is Diva In Training. At this level you can post to all of the public forums on the site, but not the private forums.

Certified Ski Diva (15 - 99 posts)
After you've posted 15 times, your title will change to Certified Ski Diva. This lets you post in all forums on the site, both public and private. Private forums include:
- The Meet On The Hill forums, where we discuss in person meetups and trips.
- Gear & Lodging Swap forums, where you can trade gear and accommodations with other Divas.
- A general private forum to talk about anything you'd prefer to keep away from Google's wandering eyes.

Ski Diva Extraordinaire (100+ Posts)
Once you've posted 100 times, your title will change to Ski Diva Extraordinaire. This doesn't bring any additional perks beyond the respect and appreciation of your fellow forum members.

Angel Diva (supports the site)
If you've made a monetary donation to support the site, your title becomes Angel Diva. Running this site isn't free from a financial or time perspective, and we deeply appreciate anyone who donates when they get value from what we've got going on here.


Why do we do this?
It's nice to have a little bit of privacy around posts involving plans to meet up in real life, and around any posts that are about more sensitive topics. Everyone isn't comfortable with the whole internet knowing where they're planning to be, and it's nice to not let the whole internet read threads about hard things members are dealing with.


*** UPDATE Nov 25, 2023 ***
We've reduced the number of posts it takes to become a Certified Ski Diva from 25 to 15. Diva Trips and Meet On The Hill threads are an important part of the forum, and we'd like the associated threads to be available to new members sooner.

Thanks for this! I was wondering what the user title meant