Yes, abangan, santri, priyayi, those are the forum ranks, based on how many posts you've had…….actually I wanted to use some sort of royal javanese terms for the forum ranks but I couldn't find what they might be, as I'm an ignorant fellow, maybe Balinese ones will do….

Weeelll it's not about wealth,  ok from your perspective it might be, but it's not supposed to be….

Thanks Denpasar Girl, at least they're useful suggestions, unlike Diego's….who I believe was making some social commentary there about caste or something on Bali….wasn't what I was looking for at all…..

Oookay Patung, I'll try to be helpful than. Here we go, let's use balinese caste structure, from highest to lowest (no we don't have dalit — caste that even the great soul Mahatma Gandhi despised the way he despised the blacks ha ha ha — in bali, unlilke india).

First, Ida Bagus (brahmana).

Second, Cokorda (ksatria).

Eh wait, that's the theory, but in practice we can always pay the brahmanas to follow our will, and Cokorda of course (being ksatria) is in a better position to hold power (and consequently, money). So here we go again:

(1) Cokorda

(2) Ida Bagus

(3) Anak Agung (Anak Agungs always want to be considered equal as Cokorda, but nope, still failed, so to number 3 they go).

(4) Dewa

(5) Pasek (I'm not sure which is higher between Dewa and Pasek, I don't care actually).

(6) and those I's and Ni's.

Post edited 10:43 am – November 14, 2009 by diego

Alright, but let me put on my firefighter suit first.

Ok, btw, I didn't really intend to start a mud slinging. Just posting a little thing I learned (each day), and this time is from: http://www.racialicious.com/20…..st-for-me/ — I like the writer's view on the matter.

Ok Diego, fair enough, mud slinging not good, it's a valid point she makes, hard to judge people by the standards of today, just about everyone in the past will fail on some score…..depends on what set of standards you accept today of course.