@Anonymous wrote:Yikes! I'm way off. Do replies count as posts? I only have 7 posts started. I spend way too much time reading.
Yes, replies count as posts. There is nothing wrong with reading the forums and replying to others. The minutes spent on the forums count as well towards the rankings. We want everyone to contribute and if you have an idea, comment or question, please don't hesitate to reply or start your own thread. Sometimes though we have had posters start a bit too many threads instead of replying in other threads. That's not something we want to see either. Helping others, especially new forum members is a lot more beneficial to these forums than starting a thread on every idea that pops into your head 
I wouldn't focus too much though on your rank. You'll move up in time if you continue to contribute as you have so far.
@Anonymous wrote:Yikes! I'm way off. Do replies count as posts? I only have 7 posts started. I spend way too much time reading.
You have 434 posts and rank accordingly. At 500 posts you will be in a position to rank up to Established if other characteristics are on target.
Note: The table shows posts required "as a minimum" to get to the designated level. In other words you won't get to that rank unless you have at least the listed # of posts. However, it may take more than the minimum, sometimes substantially more, to rank up.
How do you move up in the ranks?
@Anonymous wrote:
You move up by being active - posting, logging in and reading, etc.
^^^ This exactly. 
Then I deserve #1 in the nation "NO life" ranking!!! Give me my spotlight! 
Is there a way to see how close you are to moving up!? I'm curious as to how far away I am from being able to update my Signature XD
How do we see posts/minutes online etc for ourselves?!