If I understood LemonadeJoe correctly, the regular status will be lost once the criteria are not met any longer. The rank requires reading of a certain percentage of threads, logging in 50% of days and other things. However I don’t know which of these requirements are re-checked regularly and used to “downgrade” somebody. Personally I think being on OG 50% of the time is a fair criterion and can be met even if one keeps a life outside OG.
That sounds like a pretty cool idea!