What's with the whole waypoint ranking system

I don’t understand it, I have my mind set on learning everything there is about ranking systems in all games, but how does Halo waypoint’s ranking system work?

PS: I think I am a “Recruit - bronze”

Halo Waypoint Forum Rankings
here is the full list of member ranks

you are recruit-Iron.

The ranking system here on the forums is in no way based on your game experience. It’s merely based on your post count (with the exception of Spartan - Onyx, I believe), so keep posting and you’ll rank up! However, keep in mind that you shouldn’t just spam away in an effort to increase your post count. :slight_smile:

Please remember to abide by the following while posting:

forum ranking doesn’t really do anything. i think you can have a sig once you reach 5,000 posts. i wish each rank would give us something. like reaching odst enable the user the ability to use and codes on the forums

> forum ranking doesn’t really do anything. i think you can have a sig once you reach 5,000 posts. i wish each rank would give us something. like reaching odst enable the user the ability to use and codes on the forums
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A few things,
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> 6,001 posts (Spartan - Iron) is required to unlock a signature.
> tags on the forum software works a little different compared to other forum softwares, you can’t actually just put URL and bam, you have to have it uploaded to the website as far as I can see, and users must download it if they wish to see it.
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> I highly doubt users will ever get the option to upload images to Waypoint’s forums, although it would be available for those with ranks, it could still be abused down the line.

So we have to create our own topic on a specific page or can we comment to other topics on the forums?