I think the ranks should be like this (ex.: «Overseer» Throttie: sup...) Because: If some new player joins they will wonder what ranks they are and will be like: What rank am I?!? They will know with this design!
Having colors and no tags was the reason why I enjoyed this server so much to where I stayed playing on it. I hate servers that have tags that aren't needed, like: "The Super Amazing Server God <Insert large ego server owner name here>" It only annoys.
If they want to know their rank you can always type /list It gives the list of players online and what their rank is. Also, if they read the boards at spawn it shows each rank and how one could earn it and as Cepheid said, it makes chat too crowded.
I meant if they are noobs :/ But I don't mean HUGE STUFF I mean like Small stuff, plus none of the ranks are that big and I think it looks better so you know if your friend is like constructor and your a builder, etc!
This is an okayish idea, however, I have some more suggestions for it. /rank is the base rank command. Type it and it shows your rank and a list of commands for it. /rank toggle will toggle the rank names on and off. Some other rank commands might include: /rank <playername> - shows the rank of another player. /rank list <rank> - lists all players with the specified rank. /rank how <rank> - shows the player how to obtain the specified rank (this can be edited by an overseer/natbyte). /rank disable - disables color code in chat for ranks. Every name will be the same color (white). Only a staff member would be able to preform these comamnds: /rank promote <rank> /rank demote <rank> NOTE: A surveyor can only promote players to constructor!