The rankings based off of # of bananas (chimp, monkey, etc.)
So the current rankings are:
0 - 15 Chimp
16 - 29 Senior Chimp
30 - 65 Monkey
66 - 99 Senior Monkey
100 - 174 Baboon
175 - 249 Senior Baboon
250 - 374 Orangutan
375 - 499 Senior Orangutan
500 - 749 Gorilla
750 - 999 Senior Gorilla
1,000 - 1,999 King Kong
2,000 - 3,999 Neaderthal
4,000 - 5,999 Senior Neaderthal
6,000 - 9,999 Almost Human
10,000 - 19,999 Human
20,000 - 49,999 The Pro
50,000+ The Addict
I thought it might be more fun if we added some of the Wall Street type of rankings to WSO's rankings, such as:
4,000-5,999 Human
6,000 - 9,999 WSO intern
10,000 - 14,999 WSO analyst
15,000 - 19,999 WSO associate
20,000 - 24,999 WSO Vice President
25,000 - 29,999 WSO Managing Director
30,000+ WSO Partner





Nice thought although some of
Nice thought although some of those higher rankings are unnecessary right now. I crank withthe posts and I am only at 6k. Other than Eddie, most people are at 3-4k. Maybe in a couple years.
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No
No
No
No
Unreal. No one will get past
Unreal. No one will get past 10k anytime soon. Even Anthony and Eddie have gotten barely halfway there after years.
A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.
The current ranking system
The current ranking system has "The addict" at 50,000+...
Not a bad idea, but don't
Not a bad idea, but don't think it will work. Mostly because you would have Anthony (who leads bananas and SB) being a WSO intern---doesn't sound like his real rank, where as the current system has a clear progression of seniority with its names. If anything should be done, Patrick should tighten the spreads near the top.
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WSO is about more than just
WSO is about more than just investment banking. The title progression you laid out is the progression for bankers. VC/PE/S&T/etc. have completely different promotion paths and therefore using IB titles would be foolish. Also -- you'd confuse the heck out of people who came to the site and saw someone was a "WSO Intern" when in reality they were one of the most frequent posters on the site.
Finally -- I agree with Gekko about tightening up the top ranks. I've gathered 3,000 bananas over 4+ years and I'd say that I'm a pretty active contributor. It shouldn't take someone 10-20+ years of active contributions of WSO to hit only a moderate level on the banana rankings. I'd like to see more jumps in the 500 - 1,000 banana range (cause lets face it, getting your 3,000th banana is just as difficult as getting you 1st!). Maybe the following: for now with an expectation to enhance the upside in a few years when the limit is hit:
0 - 15 Chimp
16 - 29 Senior Chimp
30 - 65 Monkey (Shouldn't this go up to 64 and the next progression level start at 65?)
66 - 99 Senior Monkey
100 - 174 Baboon
175 - 249 Senior Baboon
250 - 374 Orangutan
375 - 499 Senior Orangutan
500 - 749 Gorilla
750 - 999 Senior Gorilla
1,000 - 1,499 King Kong (I think this should really come after Senior Neanderthal)
1,500 - 1,999 Neaderthal (Note Neaderthal should be spelled Neanderthal -- WSO error!)
2,000 - 2,499 Senior Neaderthal
2,500 - 3,499 Almost Human
3,500 - 4,499 Human
4,500 - 5,499 Elite Human
5,500 - 6,499 Master
6,500 - 7,999 Sage
8,000 - 9,999 Guru
10,000+ Master of the Universe
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I think for the sake of Irony
I think for the sake of Irony you should make the 10,000 plus ranking Troll...
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Haha, I agree with mcgee
Haha, I agree with mcgee
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Unreal. No one will get past 10k anytime soon. Even Anthony and Eddie have gotten barely halfway there after years.
Almost one year to the day after I wrote this, I have to eat my own words.
A lot of people do certain things to add days to their life. I do things to add life to my days.
ROAR!
ROAR!
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ANT wrote: ROAR! Silly ANT,
ROAR!
Silly ANT, you aren't a lion.
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He is all that is lioman
He is all that is lioman
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He has another reason to roar
He has another reason to roar as he breaks up with his girlfriend after 2years and gets back in the game. Is it time to throw a party and help him crush some bitches???
Please add "Sperm" for those
Please add "Sperm" for those with negative banana counts.
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