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TUGBrian

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and now all the 5s are done!

So, as it stands now...everyone who has posted more than 5 TUG reviews should now have your custom user title!

If you do not, or do not have the correct one...please PM or email me tug@tug2.net and we will happily get you sorted out properly!
 

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and for those of you elites (or upcoming elites)...you can indeed pick whatever name you want for that level.

Jedi Master
Zeus, god of reviews
etc etc.
 

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Brian, you're awesome. Give yourself a raise. ;)

Dave
 

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Edited - new custom Titles are chosen!

Level1: TUG Review Crew Rookie

granted to all TUG members who have submitted 5 Reviews....
I think recognizing TUG members who have written reviews is a great idea. But, I don't like the idea of calling the lowest level "Rookie" because "Rookie" could have negative connotations and really doesn't encourage people who have never posted reviews to start. In fact, the "Rookie" term may actually discourage people from starting to write reviews.

I didn't say anything about this before because I couldn't think of a better name than "Rookie." However, it's now occurred to me that the lowest level could just be called "TUG Review Crew" with no further modifier. The higher levels could still be called "TUG Review Crew Expert", "TUG Review Crew Veteran", and "TUG Review Crew Expert Elite".

Yeah, it would have been better if I thought of this *before* the new names were implemented. I just thought of it now, though.
 

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"Rookie" kind of carries a negative connotation but maybe the goal is to provide incentive and motivate some to get to the next level.

I think recognizing TUG members who have written reviews is a great idea. But, I don't like the idea of calling the lowest level "Rookie" because "Rookie" could have negative connotations and really doesn't encourage people who have never posted reviews to start. In fact, the "Rookie" term may actually discourage people from starting to write reviews.

I didn't say anything about this before because I couldn't think of a better name than "Rookie." However, it's now occurred to me that the lowest level could just be called "TUG Review Crew" with no further modifier. The higher levels could still be called "TUG Review Crew Expert", "TUG Review Crew Veteran", and "TUG Review Crew Expert Elite".

Yeah, it would have been better if I thought of this *before* the new names were implemented. I just thought of it now, though.

It was thought of very early in the process (post #18 in this thread), but the higher powers disagreed.
 

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I think recognizing TUG members who have written reviews is a great idea. But, I don't like the idea of calling the lowest level "Rookie" because "Rookie" could have negative connotations and really doesn't encourage people who have never posted reviews to start. In fact, the "Rookie" term may actually discourage people from starting to write reviews.

I didn't say anything about this before because I couldn't think of a better name than "Rookie." However, it's now occurred to me that the lowest level could just be called "TUG Review Crew" with no further modifier. The higher levels could still be called "TUG Review Crew Expert", "TUG Review Crew Veteran", and "TUG Review Crew Expert Elite".

Yeah, it would have been better if I thought of this *before* the new names were implemented. I just thought of it now, though.

Yeah, I agree with you both. I just sent a PM request to have my title removed.
I would have preferred TUG Review Crew Member (instead of Rookie).
 

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Bumping this, been slacking and just updated a ton of people from veteran to expert...and we even had half a dozen or so make the ELITE level (50 reviews!)

Thank you so much for sharing your vacations with other TUG members!
 

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I would not call someone who has stayed in 30 timeshares and is now submitting their first review a "rookie." You do want them to submit more reviews, do you not? And what about the experience factor?
 

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as mentioned in the thread, if someone does not like the tag I will remove it for them.
 

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Still holding out for the secret handshake and boiled pizza recipe.
 

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I would not call someone who has stayed in 30 timeshares and is now submitting their first review a "rookie." You do want them to submit more reviews, do you not? And what about the experience factor?
From a review standpoint, they are. It is called the "TUG Review Crew" not the "Timeshare Visit Crew".
 

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Thanks for the instructions on how to see how many reviews I've submitted. I could have sworn I'd submitted several others, but perhaps they were lost before the platform change of years ago.

So, just out of curiosity, how far out will you allow someone to post a review from the time they visited? I have several I didn't post from the past 5 years and I'm feeling left out without a Review Crew designation. :(
 

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if the reviews actually contain information not available in other reviews, i doubt anyone would have a problem with it.


and yes, reviews prior to 2008 were not linked to your username, as everyone used the same username and password back then!

dont have any recent vacation trips to share?
 

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I do have some more recent ones & I'll get to them soon--I'll just scratch those lost and submit the more recent ones.
 

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How often do you update the review crew tags based on the number of reviews? It is a batch job that runs, or one that you just periodically run?
 

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its one that I periodically run as there is actually no real link between the forums and the review section.

that said, if someone knows they need a bump up in title, feel free to PM me and ill happily do it manually that day!
 

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Well run it and see if it bumps me the last title. I just submitted a lengthy one today on Wyndham Austin, but it will likely not post for a day or two, but it is on my list of reviews.
 

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Well run it and see if it bumps me the last title. I just submitted a lengthy one today on Wyndham Austin, but it will likely not post for a day or two, but it is on my list of reviews.
What you can do is go to the page of all your reviews and count them manually. It would be nice if there was a counter on that page, but there doesn't seem to be. I counted to see where I stood and see that I am at 21 reviews submitted. It isn't the length of the review that matters, but rather the total number. The number of reviews needed for each level are in the first post and you can tell if you moved up a level or not.
 

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I dont know how many reviews I have submitted, but most were before 2008 when we were really traveling and doing about 15 or more timeshares a year. Now I am almost out of tpus. Every time I try to buy a resale, someone gets it before me.
 

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What you can do is go to the page of all your reviews and count them manually. It would be nice if there was a counter on that page, but there doesn't seem to be. I counted to see where I stood and see that I am at 21 reviews submitted. It isn't the length of the review that matters, but rather the total number. The number of reviews needed for each level are in the first post and you can tell if you moved up a level or not.

I am over 50 reviews
 

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What you can do is go to the page of all your reviews and count them manually. It would be nice if there was a counter on that page, but there doesn't seem to be. I counted to see where I stood and see that I am at 21 reviews submitted. It isn't the length of the review that matters, but rather the total number. The number of reviews needed for each level are in the first post and you can tell if you moved up a level or not.

ill see if we can add a counter to the "vacation history" link in the TUG dashboard.
 

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I dont know how many reviews I have submitted, but most were before 2008 when we were really traveling and doing about 15 or more timeshares a year. Now I am almost out of tpus. Every time I try to buy a resale, someone gets it before me.

your counter shows 52, it should also update within the next hour!
 

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I am now at Elite. At least somewhere in my life. LOL.
 
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