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I think it would be cool to have another level of user... something like 'Elder'. These uses would not have any extra powers here, but their name would get one of those little icons by it. The title would be reserved for people that have done a lot of work for the Shroomery in the past, but are no longer involved in admin or moderation. (Thor, Anno, etc...)


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Seuss]
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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Seuss]
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> I think it would be cool to have another level of user... something like 'Elder'.

Admin Emeritus -- it was suggested once, in jest, but I do agree with your point. I read your post on this matter in the other thread as well, and what you say is true. I know that I pay a little more attention to the words of past Admins, simply because they have much relevant experience to share, and I respect them as people. :cool:

Just so you know, former Admins do receive a gold Rolex Daytona when they step down! :laugh:


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Alien]
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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: ]
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Nah, my ego is big enough without help.  :smile:  Putting something next to my name would simply take away from those that have done so much for all of us in the past... Save the special mark for those that honestly deserve it.  The rest of us, the regular users, have those little mushrooms under our name to keep us happy.

I just worry that in a year or two there will be many new users that have no idea that Anno or Thor or the others have had a larger part of the history of this site.

I used to run a multiuser online game for eight years.  Whenever an admin would retire we would give them the Elder flag.  Many of them would be inactive for long periods of time, but when they would pop on with all new people playing, everybody knew that they had helped build the game to where it was.  There was always a sense of respect for these people from the new members.  It was very positive for both the retired admins, the current admins, and the players. 


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Alien]
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i think this is too elitist


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Captain Jack]
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i like the idear, very usefull to newbies i'd say.
Also workman needs a blue name lol
along with others like joshua and hippie :-).Just my thoughts.
Not just admin but also good mods.


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Captain Jack]
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i think this is too elitist

agreed. and pointless.

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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: ]
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depends on your point of view.

if i see thor, 6T, anno, road, alien, josh, moe etc, i've been here long enough to know to believe their words. but not all of them are marked. you think it's pointless cos everyone here thinks you're a fool, and you want your voice to be as valid as anno's. sorry, but it's not. karma sounds like a great idea to me. go on, give me a 1 for this, i can handle it.

another positive vote for the suggested scheme.


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: shirley knott]
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you think it's pointless cos everyone here thinks you're a fool, and you want your voice to be as valid as anno's.

visionaries are often seen as fools during their lifetime. :grin: 

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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Seuss]
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I think this is a great Idea!

Shine on man!  :smile:

Ripple 


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Seuss]
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i don't agree. my opinion is that there should be no tags next to anyone's name. that tag next to the name is the cause of a lot of the problems between regular users and mods/admins. the mods/admins know who they are and what they need to do. no one else needs to who they are. the mods and admins could all log in under some same generic name when performing their duties. this would help end all the user vs.[admin/mod] wars. this would end the singling out and flaming of any one certain mod/admin in particular and all (including mods and admins) would be free to post as a regular user. example: moe banned someone (i don't remember who) a while back, so a whole lot of people ganged up against him and harassed and flamed him. there was no need for that. the same sort of thing has happened to many mods and admins. some of the mods are losing the ability to be seen as a friend when they are put in a position of power over other users.

edit: i forgot a few things i wanted to say. i respect all the admins and mods on this site. i just think the tags on peoples names cause unnecessary troubles.

"Without those men and women the Shroomery wouldn't be half of what it is today."

mm: i agree with you here, but again i think it would stir up a lot of unneccessary animosity and jealousy and we don't need that. those that are new don't know these people, but will find respect for these people as they encounter them.


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Alien]
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I agree, I sometimes wish i could still have my powers but vanish my tag and my color. There was once something friartuck said about taint. A lot of that is true.

On the other hand, i think it could help a lot of people out who are new to this sort of thing, BBs and cultivation to know who they can rely on for accuracey, fairness and dedication.

If it were to happen perhaps more selectivity in choosing mods/admins and if implemented elders who don't become "tainted"

I'm still rather on the fence about this whole thing, elitism sucks, i've quick every elitist thing i was ever in.


edit: quit* not quick.


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: neuro]
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It's a bad idea.

Will only lead to drama


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: friartuck]
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What's drama?


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: friartuck]
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>>It's a bad idea.

Will only lead to drama



In the mod forum for sure!


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: eric_the_red]
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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: neuro]
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see if i vote for you for president ;(

presidents are supposed to be elitist, you just can't HACK IT!


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: ]
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"But I disagree about honoring people who have contributed a lot merely because some small-minded people would get jealous. I never let the small minds set policy."

i agree with you. many people here deserve something to show their merit. originally, i thought that was what the mushroom rating was for, but it has been abused so much it is meaningless now. how do we decide who gets a special title and who doesn't? does the person with the most posts get the special title? or how about the person who has uploaded the most mushroom pics to the site? or should it be the people who have been here the longest? or maybe about the people that give the best advice? etc....how can this fairly work?


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But I disagree about honoring people who have contributed a lot merely because some small-minded people would get jealous. I never let the small minds set policy.

.... :confused: 

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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Raadt]
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If i were president i'd be cool, i'd even give my speeches in normal clothes, for example the state of the union address; I'd dress casual.


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: ]
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" But I disagree about honoring people who have contributed a lot merely because some small-minded people would get jealous. I never let the small minds set policy.

.... :confused: "


my interpretation of that statement:

i think he is saying that many people("small minds") don't understand that it took a lot of hard work to transform the shroomery from what it was in the beginning into what it is today. those "small minds" haven't been around from day one and they take all the hard work that many users put into bettering this site for granted, so they, the small minds, should have no say in this matter.  who cares if they get jealous, if they don't appreciate all the work that has been done.

mm: correct me if i am wrong on the interpretation. i'll take no offense.     


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: eric_the_red]
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How would we decide who was worthy?

I don't know.  One idea would be to find a group of people that post primarily in the mushroom forums and have been here a while.  They would know the history and the ones responsible for building this place.



it's hard to tell who has been here for a while. people change names sometimes. for example, i've been here since 98 and have actually been posting since 99/00 not sure exactly, but now i'm a newb again.  :smirk:

this is a small problem, but it is just one of many that would surface if certain people were given any sort of higher status than other users. i personally would have no problem with some getting this higher status; many deserve it. i just think it would cause more problems than it would be worth.
all of us that have been around here a while know who is deserving of respect.

maybe admins should start handing out awards and place them on the users profile or something.

you have a good idea brewing in your head, but there are many problems and issues that need to be ironed out before going ahead with this.

 


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Alien]
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I think it would be cool to have another level of user....post whore!

So other users would be aware of the whores and react to such postings accordingly rather than getttin all uptight and upset by misunderstanding the injection of a little humor by said post whore


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: _Shrew_]
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so i thought of a better rating system....

I'm the only one that gets to rate anyone!

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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Karen]
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Quote:
so i thought of a better rating system....

I'm the only one that gets to rate anyone! 


...couple that with I'm the only one that gets to see them, and I think we have a system!  :smile:


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Re: Moderators, admins, and ... [Re: Seuss]
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I think it's a great idea, but take the subjectivity out of it by only using the "tag" for past administrators only. It should be used to acknowledge the service they have given to The Shroomery. I don't think that people like Thor and Anno should be blue like everyone else!

Rip


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