Official thank you! With a side question :S.

[PureEvil[PIE]]

I would just like to start off by saying I don't think I've ever been a member of a forum with a community as great as this :>. The fact that my first post on this forum was replied to with a welcome greeting was fantastic! And I am speaking from limited experience here, I may have come across as slightly inept with the game by my frequently asking for advice, the fact that a lot of amazing help has come my way with no "wow u suck" responses has been top notch! So yea, with that thank you out the way, time for my question.

What on earth is with all these balloons o.O.

[Brennus]

They are a sort of trophy displayed by members in recognition of various achievements like winning a competition, coming first place in a contest or getting recognition for other things like knowledge on a particular subject etc.

[Shadowwalker]

Glad you enjoy these forums - and yes, taking into account it's a forum about wargames .... this is a rather civilized one, I fully agree.

About those balloons ...
can't claim to fully understand it but I of course have a theory: there is another word with "b" which isn't allowed here so someone had that utterly fantastic idea that we could share balloons to stare at. :rolleyes::laugh4:
Ahem.

Seriously: I have no idea, except for the fact that they are some kind of reputation points.

[Blxz]

Yeah, its like a reputation or something; as Brennus said, a trophy. I guess in theory anyone could give a balloon out for any reason but doing so would decrease the value of them. I personally have never given a balloon and don't consider myself active enough to really have the authority to give one. Its up to each person; but I would never accept one for something trivial.

[PureEvil[PIE]]

Ah thank you for the replies, I was of the opinion that they were a symbol of recognition for some feat.
I personally have never given a balloon and don't consider myself active enough to really have the authority to give one. Its up to each person; but I would never accept one for something trivial. I'm going to just believe that only moderators and such can give out balloons haha.

[Blxz]

;2053420450']I'm going to just believe that only moderators and such can give out balloons haha.

Nothing as formal as that, but unless there are exceptional circumstances there is nothing that warrants a balloon normally.

[moonburn]

true recognition comes from personalised signatures normally banners made by the best artists in these forums to glorify some amazing achievements like winning a screen shoot competition (kind of the cultural games of the place) or winning a multiplayer tournament where everyone of the best players where present (kind og olimpic victors here)

a few people have the luck to have 3-4 such banners and i even saw 1 or 2 who cut the banners in half to show them all

just as team members have their own personalised banners naming the year in wich they joined

[Brave Brave Sir Robin]

true recognition comes from personalised signatures normally banners made by the best artists in these forums to glorify some amazing achievements like winning a screen shoot competition (kind of the cultural games of the place) or winning a multiplayer tournament where everyone of the best players where present (kind og olimpic victors here)

a few people have the luck to have 3-4 such banners and i even saw 1 or 2 who cut the banners in half to show them all

just as team members have their own personalised banners naming the year in wich they joined

Haha, I made my own banner and it was my first attempt at 2d art because no one else volunteered to create one.
I'm hardly one of the best artists.:clown:

[rickinator9]

Haha, I made my own banner and it was my first attempt at 2d art because no one else volunteered to create one.
I'm hardly one of the best artists.:clown:

It looks very good. You took a very good screenshot with your army celebrating like that.

Also, what's the thanks thing under our avatars. I didn't see that before.