Miniclip Master

Miniclip Master is the highest rank a member can attain without being on the staff. It awarded by the staff team to members who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of the community, through the quality of their posts and threads, as opposed to the quantity, as is the case with Elite Posters. They are well liked among members and staff and are considered great role models for new and old users alike. When new moderators are required, the first choices are usually Masters. The rank itself is the oldest of the special ranks, dating from the earlist months of the community back in 2003, and has been revided twice throughout the history of the community.

Miniclip Forums
The origins of the Miniclip Master rank date back to the first months of the Miniclip Forums in 2003. Little is known from this period except that recicipents of the rank aquired its familiar purple username. The rank appeared short-lived, as by early 2004 it was no-longer in use. Pink Elephant is the only known Miniclip Master from this period, however she inadvertantly lost her rank due to the forum software upgrade from phpBB to vBulletin that occured in August 2004. The rank was revived by Dracophile in December 2006 as a reward for veteran members who had made a significant contribution to the forums. Several members were promoted between 2006-2007 before the rank was again abandoned. The existing Masters that Draco had promoted remained, but no further Masters were added until Tetsumonchi revived the rank for a second time in April 2009. He believed that the rank was a good was to reward loyal members, and encourage others to decicate time and effort to their contributions. Thereafter, new Miniclip Masters were considered every 6 months. With the introduction of Elite Poster, Miniclip Master came to embody "quality over quantity" and the staff appointed members whom they could forsee joining the staff in the future.