Another "why is this?" question

[rabernet]

Why are some people's names in italics some of the time, and not at other times? Does it signify anything?

[Smulkin]

It should be pretty consistent (if not let me know where you see them in or not in italics)

Folks who have (been around 2 years OR have 75+ reputation) and (contributed 200+ posts) are granted BP Veteran status. The payoff is meager I am afraid - just gives you a bit more space in your gallery and allows for storage of more PM's. It seemed like the least we could do to recognize long-time members and people who have made a significant contribution.

In the near future we will revisit this and possibly add other options as well!

[rabernet]

OK, for instance, Adam has not been italicized until tonight (that I've noticed anyway). JLC and Jo were italicized last week, but aren't this week.

[Shelby]

The BP.net veteran status was just changed to include 75+ reputation as a qualifier. Adam hasn't been here for two years, so before that was changed, he wasn't considered a BP.net veteran.

Not sure about Jo and JLC.. they are the two newest mods though.

[mlededee]

jlc and jo are mods now so they are green instead of italic. and adam was just given his italicized veteran status based on his reputation.

[rabernet]

But last week, Jo was green AND italicized. I must be really bored tonight! LOL

[mlededee]

erm, i dunno. i didn't notice that she was both. guess she's just special!

[Smulkin]

Ah ok.

I thought you meant for example the names in the "who's Online" box on the homepage was displaying differently than it was in the forums.

[rabernet]

OK, thanks everyone for explaining it to me. The significance of the italics was a great thing to know, and something I didn't know before.

[Smulkin]

It's my fault for not having announced it - the numbers of things we're tweaking simultaneously factors in - we want to make sure we get something nailed down beforehand and keep the site live at the same time. Like the HerpArt gallery for instance (oh shhhhh!)