By now you may have noticed the little blue stars by your name and avatar. These stars represent your user rank and are based upon post count. Certain features of ShelbyForums.com are controlled via post count so the more you post, the more privileges you may have. The following list relates number of stars to post count. 1 Star = 1-14 posts 2 Stars = 15-99 posts 3 Stars = 100-499 posts 4 Stars = 500-999 posts 5 Stars = 1000+ posts The list below states basic privileges by rank. 0 posts = 0 Stars can not download attachments can not upload attachments can not post a poll can not upload custom avatar can not upload custom profile picture can not Private Message (PM) can not use ShelbyForums.com email feature 1-14 posts = 1 Star can download attachments can upload attachments can post a poll can upload custom avatar can upload custom profile picture can use ShelbyForums.com email feature can use Private Message (PM) system with 100 message storage 15-99 posts = 2 Stars All privileges of "1 Star" plus Private Message storage increase to 200 messages As you can see above, right now you must have at least 1 post to access many standard features of ShelbyForums.com so if you have not yet posted, please visit our Introductions and Greetings forum and introduce yourself or post something interesting in one of our many other forums. If you have any questions about Member/User Ranks, please reply to this post. Thank you, ShelbyForums Admin