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There are special privileges associated with certain levels. The top two positions, Master Vampire and The Prince, are administrator positions. Members with these positions administer and maintain this website. For a full listing of the Status Levels (and the number of Vampire Rave members at each level) click here.
Certain members have a management position, yet still retain their Vampire Rave Status. These members manage specific areas of Vampire Rave.
Acolyte
Acolyte's are Vampire Rave members who have agreed to assist new members with site questions or problems. If you have a question, submit it via the help page and an Acolyte will respond.
If you are interested in becoming an Acolyte, you can apply here. You must be at least level 18 (Shaitan) to apply.
Procurator
A Procurator assists in the management of the Vampire Database. Procurator's are appointed by The Prince.
Dominar
A Dominar is a Forum Administrator. Dominar's are appointed by The Prince.
Advancement
When you sign up for a free Vampire Rave account, the system tracks your site usage. It keeps track of how many pages you've viewed and how much time you've spent here. As you spend more time here, your status increases. A commonly asked question, is How much time do I have to spend on the site to advance to level _______ ?
There is no one answer to this question. The Vampire Rave Status System is very complex. A number of things are taken into consideration. Your overall status is based upon the following:
50% is based upon your Time Spent
30% is based upon your Pages Viewed
10% is based upon your Forum Posts
10% is based upon the Things you have Rated
A bonus is applied reflecting how many members you have referred to Vampire Rave.
This means where one user at a certain level viewed X number of pages to advance to level X, another user may require more or less page views to reach the same level.
The highest level a regular member can reach is level 28, Sire.
Loss of a Level
Because 10% of your status is based upon the things you rate, it is possible for your status to decrease over time. It is also possible, if you are on the cusp of a level (you have recently advanced) to flip between 2 levels several times. Let's say your status as Shadow is the result of you rating 10% of the things ratable at Vampire Rave. If you're absent for a time, new members will join, and new entries will be added to the Vampire Database. This will cause the percentage of things you have rated to drop. When your status is recomputed, it might drop.
Status Powers
The Vampire Rave Status System is primarily for measuring how long a member has been registered with Vampire Rave, and how active that member has been during their membership. Some site privileges are based on your status level:
Level Status Power
1 Whelp
Can send up to 5 messages in a 24 hour period.
Account can remain inactive for up to 30 days before deletion.
2 Mosquito
Can send up to 10 messages in a 24 hour period.
Can reply to Forum posts.
Account can remain inactive for up to 60 days before deletion.
3 Shadow
Can send up to 15 messages in a 24 hour period.
Can start new Forum threads.
Can bite other members.
Can stalk other members.
Account can remain inactive for up to 90 days before deletion.
4 Marplot
Can send unlimited messages.
Account can remain inactive for up to 120 days before deletion.
5 Caitiff
Account is never deleted for inactivity.
7 Spook
Can post to Vamp Box.
12 Specter
Can start new polls.
16 Vampire
Can submit Vampire Rave articles.
18 Shaitan
Can apply to become an Acolyte.
Additionally, the higher your status the more weight your ratings will carry throughout the site. The power of your ratings is directly proportional to your level. As an example, a level 10 (Fiend) rating is worth 10 times the rating of a level 1 (Whelp).
Status Definitions
Another common question is What do the Status Levels mean?
Whelp: A young offspring. A child; a youth. An impudent young fellow.
Mosquito: Any of various two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, in which the female of most species is distinguished by a long proboscis for sucking blood.
Shadow: A mirrored image or reflection. A phantom; a ghost. One, such as a detective or spy, that follows or trails another.
Marplot: An officious meddler whose interference compromises the success of an undertaking.
Caitiff: A despicable coward; a wretched or miserable person.
Ghoul: One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. A grave robber. An evil spirit or demon believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.
Spook: A ghost; a specter; someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
Phantom: Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or an apparition.
Shade: A disembodied spirit; a ghost.
Fiend: An evil spirit; a demon. A diabolically evil or wicked entity.
Unclean Spirit: Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
Specter: A ghostly apparition; a phantom. A haunting or disturbing image.
Wraith: An apparition of a living person that appears as a portent just before that person's death. The ghost of a dead person.
Bloodsucker: Carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty entity; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.
Vampling: An infant vampire.
Vampire: A reanimated corpse that rises from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping people.
Savage: Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: savage beasts of the jungle. Not civilized; barbaric.
Shaitan: An evil spirit; a fiend.
Blood Drinker: One who drinks blood.
Changeling: An entity that can transform its shape into any physical form.
Viper: A venomous or supposedly venomous snake. A being regarded as malicious or treacherous.
Firebrand: An entity that stirs up trouble or kindles a revolt.
Savant: An entity of learning; one versed in literature or science; an entity eminent for acquirements.
Incendiary: Causing or capable of causing fire. Tending to inflame.
Destroyer: One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates
Iconoclast: One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. One who destroys sacred religious images.
Necromancer: One who can communicate with the dead and tell the future. One who can raise the dead.
Sire: A father of a vampire. A form of address for a superior, especially a king.
Master Vampire: A vampire of lengthened age. A vampire of power and importance. Usually the leader of a vampire coven.
The Prince: The leader of the Master Vampires.
Status Tables
Below are the requirements for each Status Level. Remember that your total Status is a combination of all 4 tables. It is possible to have numeric levels higher than 28, however the highest non-management Status level is Sire. Having a level greater than 28 in one category will help offset deficiency in another category and allow the Status of Sire to more easily be reached.
Pages Viewed
Level Status Pages Viewed
1 Whelp 0
2 Mosquito 101 - 1000
3 Shadow 1001 - 2000
4 Marplot 2001 - 3000
5 Caitiff 3001 - 4000
6 Ghoul 4001 - 6000
7 Spook 6001 - 8000
8 Phantom 8001 - 10,000
9 Shade 10,001 - 13,000
10 Fiend 13,001 - 16,000
11 Unclean Spirit 16,001 - 20,000
12 Specter 20,001 - 25,000
13 Wraith 25,001 - 30,000
14 Bloodsucker 30,001 - 35,000
15 Vampling 35,001 - 40,000
16 Vampire 40,001 - 45,000
17 Savage 45,001 - 50,000
18 Shaitan 50,001 - 60,000
19 Blood Drinker 60,001 - 70,000
20 Changeling 70,001 - 80,000
21 Viper 80,001 - 95,000
22 Firebrand 95,001 - 110,000
23 Savant 110,001 - 130,000
24 Incendiary 130,001 - 150,000
25 Destroyer 150,001 - 175,000
26 Iconoclast 175,001 - 200,000
27 Necromancer 200,001 - 250,000
28 Sire 250,001 - 300,000
29 Sire 300,001+
Time Spent
Level Status Time Spent
1 Whelp 0
2 Mosquito 250 - 500 minutes
3 Shadow 500 - 833.33 minutes
4 Marplot 13.88 - 20.83 hours
5 Caitiff 20.83 - 22.77 hours
6 Ghoul 22.77 - 25 hours
7 Spook 25 - 41.66 hours
8 Phantom 41.66 - 55.55 hours
9 Shade 55.55 - 69.44 hours
10 Fiend 69.44 - 83.33 hours
11 Unclean Spirit 83.33 - 97.22 hours
12 Specter 97.22 - 111.11 hours
13 Wraith 111.11 - 138.88 hours
14 Bloodsucker 138.88 - 166.66 hours
15 Vampling 166.66 - 194.44 hours
16 Vampire 8.10 - 9.26 days
17 Savage 9.26 - 11.57 days
18 Shaitan 11.57 - 13.89 days
19 Blood Drinker 13.89 - 16.20 days
20 Changeling 16.20 - 18.52 days
21 Viper 18.52 - 20.83 days
22 Firebrand 20.83 - 24.31 days
23 Savant 24.31 - 28.94 days
24 Incendiary 28.94 - 34.72 days
25 Destroyer 34.72 - 40.51 days
26 Iconoclast 40.51 - 46.30 days
27 Necromancer 46.30 - 52.08 days
28 Sire 52.08 - 63.66 days
29 Sire 63.66+ days
Forum Posts
Level Status Posts
1 Whelp 0
2 Mosquito 6 - 10
3 Shadow 11 - 15
4 Marplot 16 - 20
5 Caitiff 21 - 30
6 Ghoul 31 - 40
7 Spook 41 - 50
8 Phantom 51 - 60
9 Shade 61 - 70
10 Fiend 71 - 80
11 Unclean Spirit 81 - 90
12 Specter 91 - 100
13 Wraith 101 - 120
14 Bloodsucker 121 - 140
15 Vampling 141 - 160
16 Vampire 161 - 180
17 Savage 181 - 200
18 Shaitan 201 - 220
19 Blood Drinker 221 - 240
20 Changeling 241 - 260
21 Viper 261 - 280
22 Firebrand 281 - 300
23 Savant 301 - 320
24 Incendiary 321 - 340
25 Destroyer 341 - 360
26 Iconoclast 361 - 380
27 Necromancer 381 - 400
28 Sire 401 - 500
29 Sire 501 - 600
30 Sire 601 - 700
31 Sire 701+
Things Rated
This is a percentage value. Items you have rated divided by total things you can rate.
Level Status Percent
1 Whelp 0%
2 Mosquito 1% - 2%
3 Shadow 2% - 4%
4 Marplot 4% - 6%
5 Caitiff 6% - 8%
6 Ghoul 8% - 10%
7 Spook 10% - 12%
8 Phantom 12% - 14%
9 Shade 14% - 16%
10 Fiend 16% - 18%
11 Unclean Spirit 18% - 20%
12 Specter 20% - 22%
13 Wraith 22% - 24%
14 Bloodsucker 24% - 26%
15 Vampling 26% - 28%
16 Vampire 28% - 30%
17 Savage 30% - 32%
18 Shaitan 32% - 34%
19 Blood Drinker 34% - 36%
20 Changeling 36% - 39%
21 Viper 39% - 42%
22 Firebrand 42% - 45%
23 Savant 45% - 48%
24 Incendiary 48% - 51%
25 Destroyer 51% - 55%
26 Iconoclast 55% - 59%
27 Necromancer 59% - 63%
28 Sire 63%+
Referral Bonus
Referral bonus works a little differently. You receive points based on the level of the person(s) you have referred to Vampire Rave. To prevent referral fraud, no points are awarded for members referred who are level 3 or less. As the status of your referrals grow, so will your referral bonus.
Referral points are only awarded for active Vampire Rave referrals. If your referrals leave Vampire Rave you will no longer receive points for referring them.
Point value of referred member
Level Status Points
1 Whelp 0
2 Mosquito 0
3 Shadow 0
4 Marplot 1
5 Caitiff 2
6 Ghoul 3
7 Spook 4
8 Phantom 5
9 Shade 6
10 Fiend 7
11 Unclean Spirit 8
12 Specter 9
13 Wraith 10
14 Bloodsucker 11
15 Vampling 12
16 Vampire 13
17 Savage 14
18 Shaitan 15
19 Blood Drinker 16
20 Changeling 17
21 Viper 18
22 Firebrand 19
23 Savant 20
24 Incendiary 21
25 Destroyer 22
26 Iconoclast 23
27 Necromancer 24
28 Sire 25
Referral points are double for any referral of yours that is a Vampire Rave Premium Member.
Referral Bonus Modifier
After the total point value of all your referrals is computed, a bonus modifier is applied to your status. This modifier is applied after your status is computed. This modifier will become more valuable as your status increases as it is a percentage modification. 1% of level 10 is .1 whereas 1% of level 20 is .2. The same 1% modification yields higher results for VR members of higher status.
Your modifier is computed by multiplying your referral points times .0001. Some examples:
100 referral points equals a modifier of .01.
Your Status level is computed to be 15.2 (level 15 with 20% completed).
Your referral modifier is applied: 15.2 x 1.01 = 15.35.
Your new level is 15 with 35% completed.
500 referral points equals a modifier of .05.
Your Status level is computed to be 21.5 (level 20 with 50% completed).
Your referral modifier is applied: 21.5 x 1.05 = 22.58.
Your new level is 22 with 58% completed.
The maximum referral bonus you can achieve is 10%.
For more information on how to refer members to Vampire Rave or to see who you have referred to Vampire Rave, click Referrals in your User Menu.
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