I came across this by accident and now cant find it !!

you know , where it tellss you how many posts you need to be a junior member etc....where can i find this ?! thanks !!!!

see the RANKS page:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-forums-ranks.html

Look at top just under where is says CakeCentral.com Forum in bright pink

you should see these works:

forum faq ranks usergroups

clicking on "ranks" takes you to the ranks page

thank you Doug