I've created some new user-groups for you guys to earn and move your way up in the community. These user-groups won't be based on post counts or reputation, but more on the effort that you make on the forum.

Every time you post, every time you help out another member, and every time you post up an artwork, we do take notice. Some of you will probably notice this with how we are able to catch some of the Rippers and duplicate accounts on the forum, but that's more of a negative attitude towards the forum. We don't particularly like punishing people for things that are sometimes so dumb that we wonder why they were done in the first place, but instead we want to reward the member that really do a good job on the forum.

So how are you rewarded?
If we see a member doing well, showing great skill and knowledge, while also commenting on people's artworks in such a way that the original poster feels helped and their experience on the forum improved, we will promote them to a new rank of "Valued Member". Yes... You guys will have a chance of receive a coloured name! Not only that, but if you stay active and continue to improve, you may be able to earn a special "Distinguished Member" Rank!

These ranks will only be awarded to those who actually go out of their way to help people rather then those who will comment by saying, "Nice Sig, Kiu!" or, "You can do better!" It's not too hard to do, and it'll achieve some nice results, both for yourself and the community.

You will also probably find that the higher you move up the ladder, the more you may find out about how the forum runs and your voice will be heard alot more clearer, even possibly giving you some say in what can happen around here.
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