[QUESTION] Hierarchy

[Mossex]

Quick question, what is the hierarchy in NS? I see multiple different titles, but I'm unsure of which "ranks higher" (or has more responsibilities) than another. For instance, I see both secretary, moderator, and forums moderator, quite a bit. I'm assuming that is their ranking (the order i put them in)? Anyways, if anyone has a few seconds and wants to fill be in it would be appreciated. I'm simply curious.

Edit: Just to add another question, (get them all out of the way,) does Max Barry have an NS account?

Now, I promise I'm done!

[Army of Revolutions]

Forum title work based on number of posts like so:
0-1 Civilian
2-5 Political Columnist
6-10 Civil Servant
11-25 Lobbyist
26-40 Secretary
41-65 Bureaucrat
66-99 Attaché
100-200 Spokesperson
201-350 Envoy
351-500 Chargé d'Affaires
501-1000 Diplomat
1001-2000 Ambassador
2001-3500 Minister
3501-5000 Senator
5001-7500 Negotiator
7501-10000 Powerbroker
10001-15000 Postmaster-General
15001-20000 Post Marshal
20001-30000 Postmaster of the Fleet
30001-50000 Post Czar
50001-70000 Khan of Spam
70001+ Post Kaiser

Mod titles work by new mods starting generally as forum mods and then becoming game mods or some mods may be hired for special purposes like tech team but generally it goes Forum Mod ---> Game Mod ---> Senior Game Mod

Edit: Max's ns account is maxtopia (Credited as GAR#1 author after the collapse of the UN)

[Sedgistan]

Staff roles are explained here: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=85133

Yes, Max does play NationStates.

[Tinhampton]

The above list of non-staff roles is not correct:

A Khan of Spam can now have up to 74,999 posts (not 69,999 as long before). A Post Kaiser can have up to 99,999 posts. Anyone with between 100,000 and 199,999 posts is a Post Overlord.

Somebody who makes over 200,000 posts is a Post-Apocalypse Survivor. There are at least four more ranks above PAS, although all other information about them is unknown.

Tech Modlings Technical Moderators also exist under the Admin category. The GA Secretariat has been added, and RP Mentors defrocked, since then too.

I'm very confident somebody other than Charlotte Ryberg (designer of the Issues Author badge) and Pythagasaurus (dinosaur-themed admin nation) got a special rank after I joined NS in mid-2016 - but I can't quite remember who!

(This post updated on June 8th 2023 with the most accurate information.)

[Army of Revolutions]

The above list of non-staff roles is not correct:

A Khan of Spam can now have up to 74,999 posts (not 69,999 as long before). A Post Kaiser can have up to 99,999 posts. Anyone with between 100,000 and 199,999 posts is a Post Overlord.

Somebody who makes over 200,000 posts is a Post-Apocalypse Survivor. There are at least four more ranks above PAS, although all other information about them is unknown.

Tech Modlings Technical Moderators also exist under the Admin category. The GA Secretariat has been added, and RP Mentors defrocked, since then too.

I'm very confident somebody other than Charlotte Ryberg (designer of the Issues Author badge) and Pythagasaurus (dinosaur-themed admin nation) got a special rank after I joined NS in mid-2016 - but I can't quite remember who!

(This post updated on June 8th 2023 with the most accurate information.)

Meh, for 99.99% of users it didn't change from what I posted so in fact the list I posted is the correct list for nearly everyone and was the accurate list for most of NS history

[New Eestiball]

What's the order for Influence gameside? Is it relative to the amount of influence within the region? (I would think so, considering 'Apprentice' doesn't seem very powerful.)

[Mossex]

What's the order for Influence gameside? Is it relative to the amount of influence within the region? (I would think so, considering 'Apprentice' doesn't seem very powerful.)

Look at the first response.

Anyways, thank you all!

[United Calanworie]

I'm very confident somebody other than Charlotte Ryberg (designer of the Issues Author badge) and Pythagasaurus (dinosaur-themed admin nation) got a special rank after I joined NS in mid-2016 - but I can't quite remember who!

- Lenyo had the title of "Issues Editro" instead of "Issues Editor" while they were on staff because they had a habit of misspelling "Editor" as "Editro."
- The rank of "Kirby Delauter" exists because of this.
Aside from that, I'm pretty sure there are not any other special ranks outside of staff roles.

[Merethin]

What's the order for Influence gameside? Is it relative to the amount of influence within the region? (I would think so, considering 'Apprentice' doesn't seem very powerful.)

See https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=968137.

Specifically, the spoiler in part 5 answers your question. And yes, it is relative to the region's total influence.