Re: renaming the Go to/moderator name

by Compostwoman 9th January 2011, 3:12 pm

Forum staff makes it clearer that we exist to be helpful.

by mark barker 9th January 2011, 3:17 pm

Compostwoman wrote:Forum staff makes it clearer that we exist to be helpful.

Tell that to the staff at Comet! Wink

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 9th January 2011, 3:49 pm

Forum Help?

Staff implies a business to me and Team is a bit exclusive.

by Hairyloon 9th January 2011, 4:43 pm

Badger wrote:My problem with the word Moderator doesn't just relate to another place, but to the way mods behave on comment sections on newspapers and on fora the world over.

I didn't say another place, I said "elsewhere". Similar, but different...
However, that is a valid point, so ditch mod.

I may just go with Team or Staff or a synonym thereof and see how that goes for a while, maybe integrate the wee folk into the forum ranking system..

Staff is good.

by Compostwoman 9th January 2011, 5:27 pm

Wilhelm Von Rhomboid wrote:Forum Help?

Staff implies a business to me and Team is a bit exclusive.

Good points there Billy.

"Help" is self descriptive.

by Lottie 9th January 2011, 5:56 pm

I'm being awkward again.. I love crew...then Badger could shout "Yahoooy me maties!!!!" occasionally, whilst swinging from the rafters, whilst waving his cutlass about the place... and... and.. we could call him Skipper... Very Happy

I don't like housekeeper as I don't have a grey haired bun, clumpy brogues, a moustache and bad knees.. yet.... Shocked

I think it sounds really prim.. Embarassed

by Hairyloon 9th January 2011, 6:02 pm

Wilhelm Von Rhomboid wrote:Staff implies a business to me and Team is a bit exclusive.

Is it a problem being businesslike?
Team is no good. Everybody here is on the team.

by mr_sfstk8d 9th January 2011, 6:10 pm

Lottie wrote:I'm being awkward again.. I love crew...then Badger could shout "Yahoooy me maties!!!!" occasionally, whilst swinging from the rafters, whilst waving his cutlass about the place... and... and.. we could call him Skipper...

Aye, and what a motley crew they be.

Oh, wait, is that Motley Crue from the '80's??? Shocked

Oh, and I do like cadre. But let's not forget such good ones as posse, deputy and, yes, Regulators.

Maybe in keeping with the allotment/produce theme, herdsman, or borough taster. Perhaps cleaner, scrubber (a little to censored maybe) or some way to refer to pruning or dead heading.

by mark barker 9th January 2011, 8:49 pm

Lottie wrote:
I don't like housekeeper as I don't have a grey haired bun, clumpy brogues, a moustache and bad knees.. yet.... I think it sounds really prim..

Regardless of the outcome of the changes, you will be forever a nuggleynorkin! Smile

by Lottie 10th January 2011, 8:07 am

mark barker wrote:
Lottie wrote:
I don't like housekeeper as I don't have a grey haired bun, clumpy brogues, a moustache and bad knees.. yet.... I think it sounds really prim..
Regardless of the outcome of the changes, you will be forever a nuggleynorkin!

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I always felt like a nuggleynorkin...I just kept it to myself..... Laughing

Thank you, Mark! Mwahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Very Happy

by danksshady 11th January 2011, 9:13 am

I have to admit to never knowing what go to gal/guy meant on here Embarassed

by Adrian 11th January 2011, 11:40 am

Ok

Looking at the poll, Crew seems to be the outright favourite.

My next question is this. If you saw a forum member with the word Crew under their Avatar, would you assume that this is a person to go to for help etc..?

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 11th January 2011, 11:52 am

by mark barker 11th January 2011, 12:36 pm

Badger wrote:Ok

Looking at the poll, Crew seems to be the outright favourite.

My next question is this. If you saw a forum member with the word Crew under their Avatar, would you assume that this is a person to go to for help etc..?

No.. but I assumed everyone would be "crew members" with you as the "captain" and mods as "captains mate" or something along those lines...

by Adrian 11th January 2011, 12:38 pm

You will all have noticed (I hope) that I have changed the ranks to traditional titles

this is a temporary fix while we thrash out what best suits this forum..

carry on with suggestions please.

by Compostwoman 11th January 2011, 12:41 pm

Badger wrote:Ok

Looking at the poll, Crew seems to be the outright favourite.

My next question is this. If you saw a forum member with the word Crew under their Avatar, would you assume that this is a person to go to for help etc..?

Don't think I would, actually...Forum Staff or Help yes, but somehow not Crew.

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 11th January 2011, 1:05 pm

Aarghh long post disappeared again.

I think it needs to do what it says on the tin. On my computer the button I click for help says 'Help', not Magic Pixie dust or Ships' Locker or Medicine Chest or anything. Terms like that serve only to obfuscate.

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 11th January 2011, 1:06 pm

I really do think that it needs to be a 'Does what it says on the tin' description. All these terms like elves, acolytes, first mate, etc do not tell you what you need to know: ie that this is a person you go to for help, they just obfuscate.
If you look at the top of your computer screen the Tools bar is marked 'Tools', the help page is marked 'Help'. That makes it clear where to go for help or to change tool settings. If they were marked "Cunning Gubbinsy stuff" or "Magic Pixie Dust" it would make your life more difficult.

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 11th January 2011, 1:07 pm

Weirder and weirder. My first post popped up after the second one... spooky weirdness.

by Adrian 11th January 2011, 1:18 pm

Well I am starting to think that, even though I dislike the word immensely, it is the sensible option, that people expect to see Moderator etc and know that these are the people running the forum.

I will start sorting out neater rank badges, apologies if I seem to be all over the shop on this one, I am immensely conflicted.

by AngelinaJellyBeana 11th January 2011, 1:34 pm

If we keep it as "Mod" or Moderator at least new people will know who to go to
Just because other forums/fora have had problems doesn't mean to say the same thing will happen here. We are all well aware of what can happen so it's up to us not to let it.
Also less work for you, Badger, to keep changing things

by Jaded Green 11th January 2011, 2:50 pm

I'm happy with mod - it does what it says on the tin

(Though I would have liked to be an elf....)

by Jaded Green 11th January 2011, 2:52 pm

...although I appear to be an "Adv. member" er?? wot's that?

by Hairyloon 11th January 2011, 3:04 pm

What was wrong with "Admin"... Or can you not do that because admin are called admin?

by Adrian 11th January 2011, 5:08 pm

OK

Just spent my morning designing new rank icons - these will suffice for the time being

by Jaded Green 11th January 2011, 5:32 pm

I like my "pikkie"

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