[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] OMARRCHR [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] EvilTaffyapple Op - whilst I like this idea [u]in principle[/u], it would further add to the e-peen show-and-tell that the internet suffers from already. I've met members on here with 5+ year accounts trolling newbies... I've seen accounts with less than 1 year posting helpful / funny / community spirited posts that would have my vote hands down to be a Ninja. At the end of the day, the current system works. The Ninja's know what sort of person could make a good forum moderator - sifting applications isn't the right way to approach this. /my 2 cents.[/quote] I can see what you mean, but I just don't think people like that get noticed as much as the people with the flashy titles and the high post per day ratios; that's where an application system would come in handy. I can't accurately say what kind of requirements an application like this should have since I don't really know the specifics of how the current system works, but I know that the requirements should probably be strict enough so that there won't be an overwhelming amount of applications to go through.[/quote] But that's my point exactly - at the end of the day, we are all accessed on out usernames and the title bars next to it. This shouldn't be the case, and I'm pretty sure the forum moderators have a system in place that already supercedes anything that we can suggest. I doubt Foman or Old Papa Rich actively recruit blue-bar memebers as a priority. This would restrict the type of Ninja they are recruiting, and I'm sure they would prefer a wider-range of Ninja's than this allows. I know a lot of people on here seem to actively [u]want[/u] to be a Ninja, and see it as a badge of office, but I'm sure the amount of work they put into the role, along with the amount of rubbish they get involved in with certain members, would actually dissuade potential applicants if they knew the full extent of the position.