POLICY: VIPs and Titles

Yeah, then, you'd have a bunch of people purposely leaving their name plain so that everyone thinks they are a mod.

 

Hey Sape, I like the policy, but I wasn't sure whether it would apply to *really* short term things (e.g., Halloween costumes for the mods (and ex-mods, hint hint hint)).

 

Basically, the EUS acts a measure of self government that most forums don't have.

Man, when we created it, that place was so far from usefull as to be funny. It was a hair's breath from social thread, close to parody, full of nonsense and revolutions. Jobs popped up without meaning (c'mon, I was able to just declare myself Minster w/o Portfolio, claiming a great deal of power over things) and the Chancellor never really had a rat's chance in hell of doing anything. The purpose, originally, was moderating between rival threads, acting as a Solomon would and giving people baby halves. And every now and again, that worked.

Then it disappeared, reappeared and people take it so seriously! It just boggles the mind. I hope those old iterations are still around...

 

Well, Lord Bane, the EUS has definitely evolved into something completely different from what you have described.

 

Bane,
Sadly, all of that weird, wild stuff is no longer around. Auto pruning in the EUC forum has been disabled for a long time now. But, it wasn't done soon enough to save those early ones.

 

Auto-pruning is the true devil of this site. It has robbed me of more than I can ever say - my 'Down with Diapers' petition, Hannibal/Vong comparison, the EUS, old JCC and Comm threads of glory and splendor and drama...

 

I have to admit that I?m kinda sad to see my title go : ( I guess it just made me feel special, : ) And then have someone see it and say something nice to you about your icons?but it is still a real joy to see people choose your icon even when no one else knows it?s yours : ) it still puts a smile on my face.

 

I haven't looked to see if mine went away.


I guess I don't understand the logic of a former mod having colors?

I'm an analyst at a Fortune 100 company. When folks retire/quit/get fired at my company they don't hang a plaque with their name on it on the wall...

"Bob once sat here."



You could get rid of a LOT of titles that way.

Nothing against any former mods, I'm just sayin'...

 

While I risk looking bad by answering, I'll do it anyway.

It's simply a small honor that's long been bestowed on former members of the administration. It can also be declined, as it has been by several people in the past.

 

I haven't looked to see if mine went away.

Yours won't go away because it was a FanForce title, and not a JC one. This policy only affects JC related titles.

 

I realize I'm late putting in my few cents, but it involves me and I have an opinion, so I ought to.

Frankly, I still don't see why 24 individuals would want to fix what isn't broken. A one-line title doesn't hurt anyone, and as all big corporations know, things that make your people happy and don't even cost you a cent are good. Does it make your monitor blow up if you have to look at a few titles that say "icon artist" or whatnot? Does it increase the amount of time it takes to load a page, or significantly clutter the screen, or generate confusion about who's a mod and who isn't?

Exactly, DLM.

The cause for this, apparently, was that we had too many people with special recognition and it lessened the 'honor.' Seriously, was someone complaining that their deserved title was cheapened by other titles? Or was it a few folks with e-power and nothing to do, yet again, making inane decisions not in the best interests of the community?

1. Would it be possible to put the banner artists' names on their respective banners, as a mouse-over option? I've seen it done on a few banners in the past, and nearly every banner now has the funny "Poof" thing.

I think we should definitely do this for every banner. It takes a lot of time and effort to create a banner and just a little effort to say "this person did this and we thank them" would be really appreciated, especially in the absence of titles (for the entire duration of their display, at least).

I have to admit that I?m kinda sad to see my title go : ( I guess it just made me feel special, : ) And then have someone see it and say something nice to you about your icons?

I think that's how most people who are in that situation feel. And for what? We contributed and earned recognition. We can't be special anymore?

Deaf ears anyway. Oh well.

 

Deaf ears anyway. Oh well.

Too true. I don't understand the point in this thread. The Policy has been made so does it really matter what people's opinions are? I severely doubt they make a difference anyway since the Policy is already set. Plus, I don't think they listen to User's opinions anyway because that's what started this whole mess of taking the Titles away in the first place.

 

I'm sorry you feel that way. Of course we listen to you. Not everyone always agrees with what we do. The problem is that the mods made the mistake, not you guys, by handing out titles and VIPs beyond their intended use. And we apologize for that. But your opinions do matter and I read this forum all throughout the day, every day. It is the best place for me to gage the pulse of the boards.

 

Of course I don't mean to point fingers or say that any one Mod is not listening to Users. I think I was more or less pointing out the fact that listening to User's Opinions is what started this whole mess in the first place. So, sometimes Users feel as though their opinions kinda don't count since they really had no voice in the situation since the Policy was already being decided by Higher Authority. It just felt like some User's weren't being heard.

 

Of course I don't mean to point fingers or say that any one Mod is not listening to Users. I think I was more or less pointing out the fact that listening to User's Opinions is what started this whole mess in the first place. So, sometimes Users feel as though their opinions kinda don't count since they really had no voice in the situation since the Policy was already being decided by Higher Authority. It just felt like some User's weren't being heard.

That voices how I felt about this, clearly. I never held a title before for any special job; you can't help but feel left out though when something that obviously is going to affect the community is decided without the community's imput first. I can understand the decision by the administration not to have brought this forward first, as you were acting in the best interest of what you felt was best for everyone, but it leaves the people that do the little jobs on the site feeling like they don't matter all that much because they are a volunteer, and that isn't important.

 

All I can say is that it does matter, it's noticed, and I sincerely appreciate it.

 

It just felt like some User's weren't being heard.

That's because the mods agreed with some users and disagreed with others. Those who the mods did not agree with felt they weren't being heard because they did not change any minds. It is true of most every in-depth Comms thread. Those who end up on the opposite side of the mods tend to feel they aren't being heard because they equate "being heard" with the mods reversing whatever decision they came to.

Amazing.

 

The difference is that the users the mods agreed with were just mildly annoyed about a situation that really didn't concern them.

The users they disagreed with were those who thought of their titles and/or colors as a token of respect or thanks, an identifier to show other users what they do, and something many of them probably associated with their JC identity (wouldn't it feel a bit weird if someone told you that the yellow and black had to go, Sapes?). Many others maybe didn't have colors or titles themselves, but thought it was pointless and silly to take them away from their fellow users.

In the end, no it's not a huge deal, but I just don't see what it was hurting if it made a few people happy.

 

They have the ability and the right to do so.

Obviously. But, just because you have the ability and the right doesn't mean you should, and it doesn't mean people can't disagree and say so.

For the record, I'm not too upset because I think a month for banner artists isn't too bad, though for the duration of the time the banner is up makes more sense. I'm just hearing a lot of other people feel like their recognition has been taken away and replaced with "well, it should just make you happy to do it." Most people would like, and deserve, both. And, again, it was hurting no one to let them have that.

 

Since this is the topic that got me involved in the comms forum... I figure this is thre right place to ask.


At one point, it was mentioned that if my database were to be brought onto TFNs servers, and if I were to continue to maintain it, I should be brought on staff.

Well... Check this out...
It's official. The database has been moved over, lock stock and barrel. And I now have an FTP account so I can continue to maintain it.

After speaking with at least one guy on the tech crew, it turns out that my role is actually the same as any other volunteer staff member at this point.

I just don't know who to contact about this.

 

I just don't know who to contact about this.

Contact Josh about it. He is still the part owner and (until 11/1/04) still the Editor of TFN. Once he informs us that you are staff, everything will be handled from there.

Kimball Kinnison

 

How do I contact Josh?

Pardon the stupid question, but I've only heard of him by name. I've never seen him post around here, or any contact info...

 

This is correct. Either send Josh a PM or an e-mail. We have nothing to do with how staff are chosen and decided. He should be able to help you.

 

I think what he's asking for is this.