Ahhh. . well said. . yes . .you are

Confused. .that is. . on another forum to which I belong, you start out as 'Plebe' and progress through Ensign . .. CDR . . to Fleet Admiral (it is more fun to post there ) . .and it is all based upon the same criterion they use here. The 'number of posts' an individual can wrack up.

Keep on writing . .pretty soon you can 'get weekends off' . .sort of like 'seniority', eh? Pretty sure there is a LINK around someplace that will take you to the 'rules of engagement' page