Message Boards

The LEGO Message Boards were an official forum on LEGO.com, in which fans could discuss LEGO-related topics online. Since the forum is intended to be safe for children, all posts were reviewed by moderators before becoming public. Users had to have a LEGO ID to be able to post. On November 2, 2012, the Message Boards were updated with new features such as new ranks, badges, and users' separate and individual profiles. On March 30, 2017, the boards were shut down.

Pre-Update Ranks[]

Higher ranks could be achieved by posting more. Starting at one post needed, the numbers would approximately double every rank you go up. The following is a list of the old ranks:

Name	Requirements	Notes
Apprentice	0 posts	Automatically earned once one joined, but users were not visible to others until they had one post.
Journeyman	48 posts
Initiate	95 posts
JuniorBuilder	192 posts
MasterBuilder	384 posts
Craftsman	754 posts
Artisan	1,505 posts
Inventor	3,009 posts
Old Timer	6,017 posts
Maniac	12,032 posts
Legend	24,064 posts	Only 12 users made it to the Legend rank.

New Ranks[]

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After the 2012 update, the old ranks were replaced by new ranks. They are claimed to be achieved by quality, not quantity.

Rank	Name	Image
1	Caveman
2	Pharaoh
3	Spartan Warrior
4	Gladiator
5	Roman Soldier
6	Minotaur
7	Viking
8	Samurai Warrior
9	Knight
10	Highland Battler
11	Forestman
12	Ninja
13	Aztec Warrior
14	Conquistador
15	Jester
16	Royal Guard
17	Musketeer
18	Pirate
19	Revolutionary Soldier
20	Cowboy
21	Detective
22	Bandit
23	Pilot
24	Hippie
25	Disco Dude
26	Rapper
27	Spaceman
28	Galaxy Ptrol
29	Alien

Stud Ranking[]

On the old LEGO Message Boards, there were eight studs above the person’s avatar’s head. Some were yellow, and some were white. The yellow ones were the ones that the poster had obtained, and the white ones were the ones they didn't have. Users gained one of these for having so many posts. What made these different from the ranks is that the amount of posts users needed went up as more people gain more posts. (For example, the first person ever to post would be one of the top 10, and therefore have eight studs) Therefore, you got a stud for being in the top so many posters.

Image	Studs	Ranking
	0 studs
	1 stud	Top 500
	2 studs	Top 200
	3 studs	Top 150
	4 studs	Top 100
	5 studs	Top 75
	6 studs	Top 50
	7 studs	Top 25
	8 studs	Top 10

LEGO MBs

Notes[]

The Message Boards were updated in 2005 and were supposed to be updated again in 2011 along with the rest of the LEGO.com website, however, they were not updated until November 2, 2012.
Before 2001, Moderators were trained to view the messages submitted to the Message Boards. In 2011, they trained a new group of moderators and since then, moderation has been much faster.
Charge was seen on the front page in his Deep Freeze outfit. Today, there is no "greeting page" and the only minifigures seen are generic ones.
All the ranks that currently exist are based on a minifigure from Minifigures (theme).