I'm just curious about the ratings on the site, eg, member, Senior Member, Guru, Veteran Member, etc.
I've just been promoted from a "Newbie" to a "Member" and was wondering what the steps are??
jules47 said
08:06 PM Apr 11, 2011
Apparently it goes on how many posts you post - I am a senior member.
Happywanderer said
08:07 PM Apr 11, 2011
It depends on how many posts you have made. You will see I am now a Guru. I just talk a lot.
jules47 said
08:07 PM Apr 11, 2011
Rapidly catching you Marj - I talk a lot too. Ha!Ha!
gubby said
08:12 PM Apr 11, 2011
Thank you all for clearing that up, I wasn't sure wether it was length of membership or not.
Today hasn't been wasted, I've learnt something!!!
Happywanderer said
08:13 PM Apr 11, 2011
You've got a long way to go Jules. I have 1692 posts. You only have 294. Keep talking. How come I have so many, surely I'm not on here more than all you others.
Smokeydk said
08:27 PM Apr 11, 2011
Geeeeeeee I should post more.....just realised I been member since 2008
jules47 said
08:27 PM Apr 11, 2011
Crikey - I thought I must have done thousands - not that I checked - but it seems like it - fingers get sore from speed typing - thought I am not as fst as I used to be - used to fly over the keyboard, 50 page technical quotes - I'll have to keep posting I reckon.
Happywanderer said
08:29 PM Apr 11, 2011
Jules, you only have to look to the left of here in your avatar. Tells you all the time just how many posts you have made.
Gerty Dancer said
09:49 PM Apr 11, 2011
I thought this might turn out to be a funny and interesting topic... like "do you rate caravan parks, or public toilets?"
We rate toilets, giving them a score out of 10. Havent found a 10, it would have to have a padded/warmed seat and music etc, etc. But we found a minus 8 in a National Park whose smell made the eyes water.
Anybody else do any "rating"?
ozi2 said
06:44 AM Apr 12, 2011
Gerty Dancer wrote:
I thought this might turn out to be a funny and interesting topic... like "do you rate caravan parks, or public toilets?"
We rate toilets, giving them a score out of 10. Havent found a 10, it would have to have a padded/warmed seat and music etc, etc. But we found a minus 8 in a National Park whose smell made the eyes water.
Anybody else do any "rating"?
Hi Gerty, yes we do and if your minus 8 was camp 43 on Freycinet Peninsula in Tasmania then we can only concur.........what a health hazard!
cheers
ozi2
jimricho said
07:21 AM Apr 12, 2011
Gerty Dancer wrote:
I thought this might turn out to be a funny and interesting topic... like "do you rate caravan parks, or public toilets?"
Anybody else do any "rating"?
What about country pubs?
-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 07:22:00 AM
sandsmere said
07:29 AM Apr 12, 2011
Yeah . We rate country pubs .
Also rate towns . Couple have a 10 . Couple have a big fat 0 !
jimbo said
07:51 AM Apr 12, 2011
Colac Lakeside Caravan park Porable Toilets $25 powered Rate 2/10 the best part was a drive through
Beth54 said
08:55 AM Apr 12, 2011
Gee, I'm falling short too Marj! Only a senior member with 480 posts!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 08:55:30 AM
Gerty Dancer said
09:27 AM Apr 12, 2011
We rate bakeries too... best so far was Geeveston Tas, also Nimitabel (both 9's). Know of somebody who rates a whole town by the vanilla slices!
Beth54 said
10:02 AM Apr 12, 2011
I'll have to start this rating business. Sounds like fun!
I'm a sucker for cream buns, so maybe I'll start with them!
Gympie Q bakery..I think it's called the Tramcar Bakery..I'd rate theirs a 8/10!
gubby said
10:37 AM Apr 12, 2011
So does that mean to become a veteran member you have to be a vanilla slice & Cream bun Connoisseur????? LOL.
traveling bob said
11:16 AM Apr 12, 2011
I am learning all the time, some days nothing other days little.
Bob
Beth54 said
11:16 AM Apr 12, 2011
Yes it's all getting a bit mixed up isn't it!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 11:17:07 AM
Gerty Dancer said
11:49 AM Apr 12, 2011
gubby wrote:
So does that mean to become a veteran member you have to be a vanilla slice & Cream bun Connoisseur????? LOL.
It helps Gubby!!!
Sorry I hijacked your thread... really thought when I read the title it would be about the other kinds of ratings.
Hylda&Jon said
12:12 PM Apr 12, 2011
We rate best pies as we travel.
Only one pie shop rates a 10 in our view & that is Brookie Pie Shop on Pit****er Rd Brookvale in Sydney(would you believe they censered p i t t w a t e r ).
It has only a small selection of about half a dozen types of pies but the tastes of them are absolutely sublime plus, the italian baker who runs it by himself has perfected the flakey pastry to a tee, & importantly their a good size too.
So far, no other pies even rate a 9 in my opinion.
I introduced Hylda to them when we passed through Sydney a year ago & she agrees holeheartedly.
Bugger! now my mouth is watering.
Cheers
Jon
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 12:24:29 PM
Beth54 said
12:25 PM Apr 12, 2011
I'm pretty fussy about pies. I remember a really good one in Tassie but it was so long ago I forget where it was. It'd be a 10, as far as I'm concerned.
Locally, the bakery on Redland Bay Road, Logandale Q, has a chunky steak pie I'd rate at 9. I haven't tried any other varieties. The only problem is, it's way too close for my waistline..or lack thereof!
gubby said
12:42 PM Apr 12, 2011
Gerty Dancer wrote:
Sorry I hijacked your thread... really thought when I read the title it would be about the other kinds of ratings.
Don't be too worried Gerty I'm enjoying this, My curiosity was cured in the first couple of replies.
The ratings on things is a good idea, the only problem I can see is some sort of order to allow people to seek the areas of Australia that they are going to be in.
Maybe a thread should be started to see if anyone has ideas. Seeing as it was your idea in the first place you should initiate that Gerty.
In the meantime, Keep smiling
pricey43 said
02:06 PM Apr 12, 2011
We also rate the bakeries Gert, especially the Vanilla Slices. Have even attended the Great Vanilla Slice Triunph in Ouyen. A marquee full of V.S's from all over Vic and S.A. Bakeries and home cooks. At the end of the day, after judging, the slices are cut up and the public are free to taste. As far as pies are concerned. The Mataranka Meat Pie is pretty memorable. Anyone else tried one of these?
milo said
03:33 PM Apr 12, 2011
there have been fights on some sites about how many posts some one has over others...
Travel Bug said
03:51 PM Apr 12, 2011
pricey43, I have just added a trip to Ouyen to my list. The great vanilla slice triumph will be held on 2nd September this year. I intend going to Adelaide in August and being in being in Mildura for the country music festival late September so that just slots in nicely. Thanks for the posting. YUMMMM! I can taste those vanilla slices already
-- Edited by Travel Bug on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 08:46:15 PM
Happywanderer said
04:32 PM Apr 12, 2011
I've always wanted to go to the Ouyen Vanilla Slice Festival. Maybe this year Myrtle can take me. I will mark it on my calender.
Did you know they are called Custard Squares in New Zealand?
Beth54 said
04:47 PM Apr 12, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
I've always wanted to go to the Ouyen Vanilla Slice Festival. Maybe this year Myrtle can take me. I will mark it on my calender.
Did you know they are called Custard Squares in New Zealand?
They were called custard slices when I was a kid, Marj. A lot of things have changed names in Qld over the years. Like peanut butter was always peanut paste in Qld. Coffee roll is now a finger bun. I suspect it's come from all the southerners who moved to Qld.
Hylda&Jon said
05:29 PM Apr 12, 2011
pricey43 wrote:
The Mataranka Meat Pie is pretty memorable. Anyone else tried one of these?
I may have to make a detour out that way when we hit NT
I'm just curious about the ratings on the site, eg, member, Senior Member, Guru, Veteran Member, etc.
I've just been promoted from a "Newbie" to a "Member" and was wondering what the steps are??
It depends on how many posts you have made. You will see I am now a Guru. I just talk a lot.
Today hasn't been wasted, I've learnt something!!!
How come I have so many, surely I'm not on here more than all you others.
I thought this might turn out to be a funny and interesting topic... like "do you rate caravan parks, or public toilets?"
We rate toilets, giving them a score out of 10. Havent found a 10, it would have to have a padded/warmed seat and music etc, etc.
But we found a minus 8 in a National Park whose smell made the eyes water. 
Anybody else do any "rating"?
Hi Gerty, yes we do and if your minus 8 was camp 43 on Freycinet Peninsula in Tasmania then we can only concur.........what a health hazard!
cheers
ozi2
What about country pubs?
-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 07:22:00 AM
Yeah . We rate country pubs .
Also rate towns . Couple have a 10 . Couple have a big fat 0 !
Colac Lakeside Caravan park Porable Toilets $25 powered Rate 2/10 the best part was a drive through
Gee, I'm falling short too Marj! Only a senior member with 480 posts!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 08:55:30 AM
I'll have to start this rating business. Sounds like fun!
I'm a sucker for cream buns, so maybe I'll start with them!
Gympie Q bakery..I think it's called the Tramcar Bakery..I'd rate theirs a 8/10!
I am learning all the time, some days nothing other days little.
Bob
Yes it's all getting a bit mixed up isn't it!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 11:17:07 AM
It helps Gubby!!!
Sorry I hijacked your thread... really thought when I read the title it would be about the other kinds of ratings.
We rate best pies as we travel.
Only one pie shop rates a 10 in our view & that is Brookie Pie Shop on Pit****er Rd Brookvale in Sydney(would you believe they censered p i t t w a t e r
).
It has only a small selection of about half a dozen types of pies but the tastes of them are absolutely sublime plus, the italian baker who runs it by himself has perfected the flakey pastry to a tee, & importantly their a good size too.
So far, no other pies even rate a 9 in my opinion.
I introduced Hylda to them when we passed through Sydney a year ago & she agrees holeheartedly.
Bugger! now my mouth is watering.
Cheers
Jon
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 12:24:29 PM
I'm pretty fussy about pies. I remember a really good one in Tassie but it was so long ago I forget where it was. It'd be a 10, as far as I'm concerned.
Locally, the bakery on Redland Bay Road, Logandale Q, has a chunky steak pie I'd rate at 9. I haven't tried any other varieties. The only problem is, it's way too close for my waistline..or lack thereof!
The ratings on things is a good idea, the only problem I can see is some sort of order to allow people to seek the areas of Australia that they are going to be in.
Maybe a thread should be started to see if anyone has ideas. Seeing as it was your idea in the first place you should initiate that Gerty.
In the meantime, Keep smiling
We also rate the bakeries Gert, especially the Vanilla Slices. Have even attended the Great Vanilla Slice Triunph in Ouyen. A marquee full of V.S's from all over Vic and S.A. Bakeries and home cooks. At the end of the day, after judging, the slices are cut up and the public are free to taste. As far as pies are concerned. The Mataranka Meat Pie is pretty memorable. Anyone else tried one of these?
pricey43, I have just added a trip to Ouyen to my list.
The great vanilla slice triumph will be held on 2nd September this year.
I intend going to Adelaide in August and being in being in Mildura for the country music festival late September so that just slots in nicely.
Thanks for the posting. YUMMMM! I can taste those vanilla slices already
-- Edited by Travel Bug on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 08:46:15 PM
Did you know they are called Custard Squares in New Zealand?
They were called custard slices when I was a kid, Marj. A lot of things have changed names in Qld over the years. Like peanut butter was always peanut paste in Qld. Coffee roll is now a finger bun. I suspect it's come from all the southerners who moved to Qld.
I may have to make a detour out that way when we hit NT
Jon