It seems like you are confusing an issue here....passage of time since registering on here doesn't automatically mean that you contribute lots .....? a Resident is someone who has shared his/her thoughts with the open forum members, many many times (over 500) and the more you do it,  the more you are recognized as a benefit to the community.....sitting and watching for ten years may get you lots of knowledge from the sharing members, but what personal satisfaction do you get from helping others if you don't offer up your knowledge too ?....thats what its about here.....we all share and benefit from the sharing........its a two way street, but you are always most welcome to be a wallflower if you so desire........I see you registered  July 2002 and thats fine for you. You may have tons more knowledge than all of us put together, but we'll never know if you don't offer some of it up and share with the rest of us.....

Don't take this the wrong way, as every little bit helps, and if you only post once a week, its one more thing we wouldn't have acquired if you didn't....so thanks for what you bring to us...........

I don't think it's so much a matter of who ranks who as it is one of bragging rights. 

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Four times a week isn't that much..........Look at Andrew N.P. Esselbach........he posts daily and speaks up on every thread that he has a comment on.....he keeps nothing to himself........there are others on here too, who have interests in many of the forums.....look around and see what grabs you....that fourth star is waiting for you at 251...............

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Otto, you are safe till you hit 101 then you lose your "Gold Member"..........so impress your g'friends with it now while you can..............    

Of course, then some people split their postings up into 2 or 3 different parts so they get a higher number of postings. 

Yeah, but I'll never catch up to you this way! 

Why does it really matter.  I mean, if your contributing to our community-the rank shouldn't matter.  I mean I don't treat someone who is a gold member than I treat a resident.  All it is is a little yellow star and nothing more.  I really don't think that I would call them "ranks" atb all since they really have no signifficance.