I don't understand the status icons...

I tried looking for an answer on the site, but couldn't find any. All the poup tips say is 'talking back' and 'talking'. 

@dekrazee1 - they are explained more in your member account area. Have you become a member?

ah.... no....

Like I've said elsewhere, I don't have use for a site like this so I did not see any reason to sign up

apologies 

no probs

Not sure if it matters, but my wife is beginning to rank quite highly, without interacting hugely with the site. She tends to spend most of her time within Minti reading etc, but the aggregation of her blog lends quite a lot of content to her Minti presence. Is this a concern, or does it simply make sense that because she appears to be generating so much content she should be seen as a valuable member? She brought it up with me the other day, and as I am in the process of working on our own aggregation model I am interested in what you think. We won't be adding any kind of rankings in the near future, (mind you that's not a prejudice, simply a timing / funding / priority thing), but in terms of valuing members I think it might be an important question.

interesting - have not considered it that much to tell you the truth.

however if she is contributing content to the site at a faster rate than other members and it is good content, then i am heppy her rank is increasing.