[Eclipse]

Yeah, it was sarcasm. I'm fine with the advertisements but knowing that someone can just make an account and spend some money and be viewed as "better" than me or more "trustworthy" just because they have a gold or silver upgrade is what i don't like. I feel the rewards should be bought and the upgrades earned.

Indeed.

Well, I don't think that'd really happen unless it was some rich kid, but even then rank doesn't define who you are, it's the quality of your posts that actually matter.

Psychologically, your rank on a forum defines who you are. For example, if a new user joins and sees you and Deigo, they'd automatically presume that you were superior, more intelligent, more HQ.