If any new cousins are wondering why they can't find their names on the Cousins Posting Categories chart or why they don't have an icon in the "Posts" column in the cousins list, that's because new registrants aren't listed/assigned an icon until they've been with us for 30 days. That way you have a chance to develop a posting pattern - and you also avoid being classified in the top two categories simply because you're new to the forum.
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The individual categories are based on a mathematical formula that ranks an individual member's posts per day average (which is arrived at by dividing a member's posts by how many days they've been a member of the forum).
