HOWDY. I've been hinting at updated user profiles for a while now, but TODAY IS THE DAY. We had to shelve the development of them for a couple months as we had to update some behind-the-scenes stuff (new story publisher, auto-sharing options, etc.), but we decided that with a possible likely coaching search on the horizon, this would be a great time to release these (feel free to go ahead and bookmark Billy's profile page).

How to view a user's profile
Desktop
1. Click a username on the forums
2. Click "User Profile"

Mobile
1. Tap the gray strip where the username appears
2. Tap "Profile"

How to update your profile
You can either go straight to your account settings page (scroll down to the "User Profile" section), or go to your own profile page and click the "Edit" button next to your photo.

How to add a profile photo
In the next version of the user profiles, you will be able to to upload a photo, but for now, you'll need to find an existing photo online and copy/paste the URL into the "Profile Photo" field in your account settings (the URL must end in .jpg, .png or .gif).

How to search for a user
We don't have the profiles built into the site search yet, so this only currently only exists on the desktop site.
1. Go to a user profile page
2. Scroll down until you see "User Search" on the left-hand side
3. Type in a user's name and hit "Find"
Note: It won't auto-complete, so you'll need to type in the name correctly.

FAQ: "Can users see the posts I make on a subscriber-only forum?"
Users will only be able to see other posts from forums that they also have access to.

For example, a free user cannot view any posts made by a Premium subscriber on the Premium forum. And Premium users cannot view any posts made by a Varsity subscriber on the Varsity forum. They will see that you made a post, but won't be able to see the topic title or view the content of the post (it will just say "Topic Title Hidden").

THE FUTURE
We wanted to launch these ASAP, so we had to leave out a few bells and whistles for now. One update we'll be making is the ability to upload a photo (as discussed above). Another, and my personal favorite, will be user awards. I won't spill all the beans about what those will be, but we'll be awarding users based on post count, blue stars, POTD, and lots-o-other things. And lastly, we're going to create a page that will display the user blue star rankings (you can see your rank on your profile, but can't view a list yet).

That about covers it. Thanks to Lucid for all his hard work getting this up quickly. Enjoy!

I'm #676!? I demand a recount.

And, the blue star rank is very cool. I wonder how this will change user behavior on using them because you know it will.

Edit:
Sex Panther is #41. What has he ever done except be witty and make us laugh?

Is this how many stars we receive, or how many we give?

Because I am number 11.

Thanks for sharing!!

Can I buy loot boxes to improve my ranking?

Pure gold! Analysis on posts, BlueStar counts, etc.! Genius!

Who got #1 on blue stars? Y'all need to add a blue stars ranking list because of this.

EDIT: I just read the very last paragraph.

Champ Bailey said:

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Is this how many stars we receive, or how many we give?

Because I am number 11.

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It's the total number. More posting equals more stars....it's not necessarily an indication of the quality of your posting.

Divide your stars by number of posts.

Then compare to others.

OldArmy91 said:

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Champ Bailey said:

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Is this how many stars we receive, or how many we give?

Because I am number 11.

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It's the total number. More posting equals more stars....it's not necessarily an indication of the quality of your posting.

Divide your stars by number of posts.

Then compare to others.

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Of course #407 is trying to make it seem like he is more important than he is.

Please give me some blue stars here so i can move up in the rankings.

Thanks and Gig'em

Test/post padding

gocobra said:

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Please give me some blue stars here so i can move up in the rankings.

Thanks and Gig'em

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Don't post garbage like this.

Have you'll made it possible to recover old permabanned usernames? Asking for a friend.

OldArmy91 said:

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Champ Bailey said:

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Is this how many stars we receive, or how many we give?

Because I am number 11.

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It's the total number. More posting equals more stars....it's not necessarily an indication of the quality of your posting.

Divide your stars by number of posts.

Then compare to others.

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Really only should count posts since stars became a thing.

Will top posters be able to monetize their accounts? opt in to some advertising campaign?

Then some of the more entrepreneurial types could create dedicated YouTube channels and videos detailing how to craft quality posts and earn stars.

A TexAgs the Game app synced with our accounts?

The possibilities are endless.

being at #23 that just validates texags should be paying me for content

But will there be a down vote ranking system!?

/Asking because Vader

chipotle said:

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being at #23 that just validates texags should be paying me for content

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I hear you. I am going to auction off #42 next year.

Wow, seeing my daily stats like that...

Stewade said:

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THE FUTURE
We wanted to launch these ASAP, so we had to leave out a few bells and whistles for now. One update we'll be making is the ability to upload a photo (as discussed above). Another, and my personal favorite, will be user awards. I won't spill all the beans about what those will be, but we'll be awarding users based on post count, blue stars, POTD, and lots-o-other things. And lastly, we're going to create a page that will display the user blue star rankings (you can see your rank on your profile, but can't view a list yet).

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Does this mean I didn't win an iPhone off of that pop up announcement?

This is all so confusing!

Genius way to generate more traffic.

"I want a blue star too!"

Lol