And you don't have to list them in the ranking anyway (just have the Elo-rating, rather than as number, as "Unrated- Beginner"

option B. and on the "make thread" part, a link to the answers for those questions.

Ghost: That's what the recruit rank is for.

i would just get to the PO FC and just stay there for the smiley face

and church can you do a simulation with the insigna in front the the persons name?

I was afraid someone might say that... I thought it was pretty borderline smiley face.

And I will do that WhiteSammy, give me a couple hours to get home.

Churchill, I've been away a bit, but those look great! I do like the medals and how they sort of look military-like, but not quite. And I think diplomatic titles would be better suited for dip than military ones.
Also, love the idea of joke ranks for those below the introductory elo level.

Anyway, I'll be gone for a few more days. I'll check back though. Keep the ideas coming and maybe we can all agree on something. Glad I was able to get the ball rolling. :)

Ok, so better preview for Sammy, and new names for Darwyn.

I've actually had a thought. I think the Sovereign and the Lord's Council ranks should be awarded on top of the Master Diplomat rank. The Lord's Council is the top X (100?) and the sovereign is the highest. These would be even more prestigious as they would be in addition to the cool looking Master Diplomat Rank.

Here are the new ranks (link to pic at the bottom):

Pen Pusher
Tea-Maker
Photocopier
Bag Carrier
Driver
Applicant
Grunt
Aide
Researcher
Advisor
Senior Advisor
Gate Keeper
Chief of Staff
Assistant Attaché
Attaché
Under-Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Deputy Secretary
Secretary
Counselor
Minister Counselor
Minister
Ambassador
Diplomat in Training
Assisting Diplomat
Acting Diplomat
Appointed Diplomat
Experienced Diplomat
Renouned Diplomat
Master Diplomat
Lord's Council
Sovereign

link: http://b.imagehost.org/0985/OverviewDiplomatic_copy.jpg

Again, [positive] comments welcome.

And I still say use Darwyn's Iron Cross graphic rather than my bland red cross...

Here you go Sammy: http://b.imagehost.org/0693/ExampleIntergrationFront.jpg

I must say it doesn't look too shabby, not a bad idea Sammy (I replaced the bullets with the ranks.

mapleleaf makes a good tea-maker .... ha :D

ROTFL

Cool example - let's do this!

see my thoughts were that the other two varients pushed things around and the way i suggested to see shifts everything the same distance and the length of the name doesnt effect the presentation.

plus you gotta give props to COD4 or any other game that puts ranks first

i wonder what my insigna is

With points: Photocopier
With win %: Gate Keeper
With Estimated ELO (in my head): Chief of Staff

OOOOOOOOO AAAAAAHHHH

Churchill:
hey since there are many perms for the ranking/name/points is there any way to put all of the permutations on one webpage so that it is easier to compare them.

and not trying to make this a hastle but is it possible to put the rank first followed by your points and then your name because i think that would like organized.

and by "like organized" i meant look organized

I think the insignia shown in the integration jpg are a bit too complicated - you seem to have a mix of army, navy & military decorations as you insignia.

As more people are familiar with the army ranks, perhaps you should stick to those and just have different colours if you want to differentiate extra levels in between.

they are in different colors and the rank developement is in a reasonable and easy to understand order. i think that that is good enough

Neville,

I took my inspirations from as many sources as I could, an made a simple, hierarchy that is easy to determine for any one who does not have a knowledge of ranks.

I'd have no objection to looking at your proposal of how they should look.

Sammy has it right, I've tried to progress in color with a simple progress of symbols.

For N1ghtawk:

Trainee V Pen Pusher
Trainee IV Tea-Maker
Trainee III Photocopier
Trainee II Bag Carrier
Trainee I Driver
Recruit Applicant
Soldier Grunt
Solider First Class Aide
Sergeant Researcher
Petty Officer Advisor
Petty Officer First Class Senior Advisor
Senior Petty Officer Gate Keeper
Command Petty Officer Chief of Staff
Officer Cadet Assistant Attaché
Officer Attaché
Sub-Lieutenant Under-Secretary
Lieutenant Assistant Secretary
Senior Lieutenant Deputy Secretary
Sub-Captain Secretary
Captain Counselor
Brigade Captain Minister Counselor
Sub-Commander Minister
Commander Ambassador
General Diplomat in Training
Major General Assisting Diplomat
General of the Armed Forces Acting Diplomat
Emisary Appointed Diplomat
Consul Experienced Diplomat
Diplomat Renouned Diplomat
Master Diplomat Master Diplomat
Grand Master Lord's Council
Sovereign Sovereign

I'll do this in a graphic tonight: I have a date...

Ok, I had that all nice and spaced out, and it took my indentions out!

um....church i think i know what hawk meant by showing the permutations.

he wants to know if you can put these all into one picture

http://b.imagehost.org/0693/ExampleIntergrationFront.jpg
http://b.imagehost.org/0625/ExampleIntergration.jpg
and any other way to do the rank/points/name like ^ those
http://b.imagehost.org/0985/OverviewDiplomatic_copy.jpg

thats just a hunch but thats what i would guess he wants

Apologies if I missed this - but how does the ELO rating work?

Can anyone post a rating list for the more prominent of us?

(just for reference)

like the ones in the League

so will the ELO system take into account the quality of the opposition? As the league one doesn't really do that.