🪜 User Ranks / Ladder Updated

[JohnDroid]

We've had so many people hit the maximum level of Gold Member for so long and so many posts I felt that an upgrade was in order.

Gold being a very precious metal has been moved up the list... so many people that had gold before no longer do. Here is the updated rank list. I apologize for everyone that no longer has gold but I felt it better than making up some arbitrary values... I just kind of went off the precious metals value list here: https://elitejewelryandloan.com/types-precious-metals-value/

Edit: I've updated the image, apparently my calculations were off because my source was off. Now using this chart: https://kylarmack.com/blogs/news/65...2gw1_UIF0OXLBt1p1-ZE3dm4uhgFphg5rwmtFv4ZlUH8L

 

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[Eastender]

We've had so many people hit the maximum level of Gold Member for so long and so many posts I felt that an upgrade was in order.

Gold being a very precious metal has been moved up the list... so many people that had gold before no longer do. Here is the updated rank list. I apologize for everyone that no longer has gold but I felt it better than making up some arbitrary values... I just kind of went off the precious metals value list here: https://elitejewelryandloan.com/types-precious-metals-value/

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For a long time I thought being a Sr. Member meant that I was an old man.

 

[JohnDroid]

For a long time I thought being a Sr. Member meant that I was an old man.

I'm open to suggestions to rename those ranks to make them something more appropriate... it does sound age related and thats definitely not what we want to convey

I may just go further down the list of precious metals... seems logical?

 

[Oregon Viking]

Cool!! I like it!
Pepj has 164,660 likes... He gets the OMG award!!!

 

[JohnDroid]

I put in a special rank or two... one for @pepperj as well!

 

[Eastender]

I'm open to suggestions to rename those ranks to make them something more appropriate... it does sound age related and thats definitely not what we want to convey

I may just go further down the list of precious metals... seems logical?

I'm okay with being called old because I am. My Latino friends call me Senor. But I think there should be additional points awarded for using Treasure Hunting to benefit society. Thinking outside the box and beyond the coil.

For example. I recently helped, with my Manticore, for free, the County Girl Scout Camp find a broken underground water main in the woods. They believed they losing up to 500 gal per day over a long time.

Entering waterfowl bands into the US Fish & Wildlife Service computer system to contribute to migratory bird research. I'm up to six certificates.

Having finds published in books, newspapers, or other publications to contribute to ongoing historical research. Last year I had 3 rare copper Native American arrowheads I found detecting published in a book. The local newspaper is going to review the book and interview me. One of the goals is to get people in the area to send in photos of their arrowhead collections to the local Indian Museum to increase the database for typology, frequency, and materials.

Giving a talk to groups about your finds to not only drum up support for the hobby, but expand the understanding of local histories and how these finds fit into the larger narrative. I have talks on my metal detecting finds coming up at my town's Historical Society and County Girl Scout Camp. The Boy Scouts have been begging me. Can't rule out the high School and other groups. One thing will lead to another.

Returning lost rings and belongings as a public service. Recently an elderly woman's house burnt to the ground. I have been asked to try and recover her jewelry when the weather improves. I returned a costly and beautiful gold 1970 class ring by writing to the registrar of a private high school and contacting the owner.

Helping people in need that you encounter while treasure hunting who are lost on trails. Other acts of kindness such as pulling a car stuck in the sand and helping another with a flat tire.

Finding artifacts that solve historical mysteries or clarify written history.

Donating finds to museums. I not only give my arrowheads to the local Indian Museum, I have become a Scientific consultant to the First Nations. I have already contributed my time to analyzing a suspected local Native American burial site.

Giving old treasure hunting equipment to youth without money. It can save kids who are in a bad spot and need some support and attention.

I also believe the banner system does not always award merit due. Resting on just singular spectacular finds, banners should also be given for those toiling away on the long game. That is, piecing together the artifacts that constitute the material culture of a group or culture.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

For a long time I thought being a Sr. Member meant that I was an old man.

No - folks can be a senior member by simply posting a bunch of stuff very quickly, it really has nothing to do with how long someone has contributed or stayed with the site. Kind of backwards, quantity over quality.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Right?

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I'm okay with being called old because I am. My Latino friends call me Senor. But I think there should be additional points awarded for using Treasure Hunting to benefit society. Thinking outside the box and beyond the coil.

For example. I recently helped, with my Manticore, for free, the County Girl Scout Camp find a broken underground water main in the woods. They believed they losing up to 500 gal per day over a long time.

Entering waterfowl bands into the US Fish & Wildlife Service computer system to contribute to migratory bird research. I'm up to six certificates.

Having finds published in books, newspapers, or other publications to contribute to ongoing historical research. Last year I had 3 rare copper Native American arrowheads I found detecting published in a book. The local newspaper is going to review the book and interview me. One of the goals is to get people in the area to send in photos of their arrowhead collections to the local Indian Museum to increase the database for typology, frequency, and materials.

Giving a talk to groups about your finds to not only drum up support for the hobby, but expand the understanding of local histories and how these finds fit into the larger narrative. I have talks on my metal detecting finds coming up at my town's Historical Society and County Girl Scout Camp. The Boy Scouts have been begging me. Can't rule out the high School and other groups. One thing will lead to another.

Returning lost rings and belongings as a public service. Recently an elderly woman's house burnt to the ground. I have been asked to try and recover her jewelry when the weather improves. I returned a costly and beautiful gold 1970 class ring by writing to the registrar of a private high school and contacting the owner.

Helping people in need that you encounter while treasure hunting who are lost on trails. Other acts of kindness such as pulling a car stuck in the sand and helping another with a flat tire.

Finding artifacts that solve historical mysteries or clarify written history.

Donating finds to museums. I not only give my arrowheads to the local Indian Museum, I have become a Scientific consultant to the First Nations. I have already contributed my time to analyzing a suspected local Native American burial site.

Giving old treasure hunting equipment to youth without money. It can save kids who are in a bad spot and need some support and attention.

I also believe the banner system does not always award merit due. Resting on just singular spectacular finds, banners should also be given for those toiling away on the long game. That is, piecing together the artifacts that constitute the material culture of a group or culture.

Here’s the problem. Most folks that do that kind of stuff are not looking for recognition.

I really don’t care about my ranking. I’ve got way more time at this site than my current handle shows. However I do know that some of the highest ranking members certainly do keep track and maintain their status.

 

[Eastender]

Here’s the problem. Most folks that do that kind of stuff are not looking for recognition.

I really don’t care about my ranking. I’ve got way more time at this site than my current handle shows. However I do know that some of the highest ranking members certainly do keep track and maintain their status.

The bottom line is, ultimately you are only as good as the ground you search. You can have a state of the art detector, or three or four of them, tweak it or them every which way, do plenty of research and pull up old maps, swing the coil for days on end...if there is nothing to find then you won't find anything. Certainly the chances of finding something increases by actually getting out and putting in the time. Luck is an intangible factor that can be reduced by doing your homework. Knowing of areas that are high potential yet not receiving permission is hugely frustrating. Then when you do find something spectacular and show it to people, they can react like, so what. The most annoying question I get, especially if it is the very first question, is: "How much is that worth?" I always reply that the objects are priceless to me. Then they might clumsily drop your valuable coin on cement. Or, they act in disbelief and try to tell me that I didn't actually find the objects. Therein lies the value of the site. People here get us. And recognition of some kind from our community can be motivating. At least I think so. It won't make or break me.

Receiving recognition in your community, rather than an anonymous competitive site, is the highest honor. To see your work preserved in print is rewarding. I've always been inclined to help people. As a carpenter\builder, I have always tried to build things in the best possible way at a fair price. As an old Boy Scout, I try to leave things better than how I found them. I give criticism, and I accept it.

I have been posting more than usual because the weather has me cagey. I will go out detecting until the ground freezes. Luckily, in the forest the biological activity of the humus keeps the ground soft. But there are deer hunters out there until the end of this month. At which point I will be here less and in the woods more. The rewards are in the finds pouch.