To the left of each message that we post, there are three horizontal bar graphs. The orange one is labelled HP, the green one is labelled MP and the blue one is labelled EXP. What does this mean?

And what about the numbers that are associated with these bar graphs? Some of the numbers are ratios like 6/16, and some are simple numbers. What do they mean?

Also, my level indicates 3. Just what does that mean?

I've searched this site but could not find the answers. All I have been able to find it is what all those envelope icons mean.

exp means how much an experienced meber u are but for the other ones i don't have a clue

why don't you send the webmaster ozone a pm and ask what it means

I had a little time to do some research. Here is what I found:

Apparently Level, HP, MP and EXP are concepts originally associated with Role Playing Games. There they measured the level (LEVEL) of your characters progress along with the amount of health points (HP) and magic points (MP) and the experience (EXP) your character had accumulated.

For forum usage:

Level is based on how many posts the user has made. Only one post is required to advance from level 0 to level 1. A mathematical formula determines how many additional posts are necessary to advance to the other levels.

HP represents how active the user is by dividing the number of users posts per day by a level of posts per day set by the administrator.

MP represents how much you have posted for the amount of time you have been registered. It's a complicated formula.

EXP is a percentage showing how many more posts the user has to make to get to the next level. When you achieve 100%, you advance to the next level and the EXP is reset to zero. The rate of how fast this increases is customized by the administrator.

The administrator can turn this entire feature off if they chose to do so.

wow. i've been bugging her for weeks to tell me that. it's kinda like that stupid Pokemon game *roll*

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It was simple. I visited this site, scrolled down to the third post (author is Thomson), and analyzed that HP/MO/EXP MOD program code.

that's simple enough

Of all the internet forums that I participate in, this is the only one where I can't find a Help section to offer such info as posting tips, posting restrictions, avatars, signatures, hot linking, etc.

Does anyone else know if there is a Help section here?

i know. that's what i though when i joined the site. they've got a rules section but no help article.