weiliiiiiii said:

Being a "trusted identifier" in the hunting forum i think it would make it easier if there was a subforum strictly for ID requests

keep all the ID'd mushrooms and edible/active finds in the regular hunting forum and the ID requests in there own, this will also help un-clutter the regular forum

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I support the idea too for a variety of reasons.  However, some of it boils down to the amount of work the mods can handle.  As it stands now, most of the ID's do not come from the subcategory of id request.  Yet, most of us ID them anyway, even the mods.  Sometimes it's like a sport to guess the ID with the fewest clues given.

Uarewotueat brought up the fact that n00bs won't use the category.  True.  That's what we have mods for, i.e. they can move the threads.  Which brings us back to the amount of work the mods can handle or are willing to handle.  If we were to be scientific about it, each forum could be analyzed for the amount of threads/posts any one mod can handle comfortably.  Then divide the workload accordingly.  But then we're into Shroomery politics and the whole gamut of what constitutes a well-run message board.

Not to malign anyone in particular, but we are running on about 1.75 mods when there are three assigned.  This isn't the only forum to labor under lack of mods.

So while I think your suggestion is a valid one I don't see it having a snowball's chance in hell of getting off the ground.  Nevertheless, I wholeheartedly support it.



I'd like to add that for me the number of new actives discovered by Shroomerites is without a doubt the most exciting thing the Shroomery has to offer, not just to the OMC, but entire field of mycology as a whole.

Senor_Hongos said:

If there are objections, it would be nice to see the mods post them in this thread publicly.  Not for argument sake, but to get a better feel for what is acceptable and what is not.

Thanks

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Back in the day we used to have mods that would address suggestions publicly.

Just sayin'

StayTrippy479 said:

Wassup

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[embed=300,300] https://invidio.us/watch?v=NsJLhRGPv-M[/embed]

Waaaasuuuuuup! (ain't had that run thru my brain for a long time

try your ID request in the Hunting and ID request forum, 11 year old threads and incorrect forum for topics are largely ignored if not corrected and moved or closed for comment.

see this post: [STICKY] Identification Requests (IF YOU HAVE ONE READ THIS FIRST)

follow that instruction and post where it points to, then wait for a Trusted Identifier (TI tag) to respond back with their ID based on your infos given. Good luck!