The advantages of senior members [Archive]

Ludens

11-13-2005, 22:20

I'm wondering are there any advantages of being a senior member, or is just an honor?
There used to be some small privileges (IIRC no flood control, ability to start threads in the watchtower), but now it is just down to an expanded PM box.

Despite that, I was very proud when I was made senior member.

miho

11-13-2005, 23:04

How do you become a senior member? After some time period, a certain number of posts, do you have to be voted for a senior member? I know I'm far away from that I'm just interested.

Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe

11-13-2005, 23:44

I'm allowed to have 40, which is more than enough.

There was a time when it was... 5?

No time, no number of post, no vote (or maybe a mod vote). I don't know how it happens, but the usual answer from Tosa or some oddly talkatvie mods is: make good contributions, write guides, mod stuff...

Louis,

Kagemusha

11-13-2005, 23:58

Btw, does anybody know how many senior members are here at the Org?:bow:

Simetrical

11-14-2005, 19:57

I count over 40, but we non-admins can't do a search by usergroup, so dunno beyond that.

Mouzafphaerre

11-14-2005, 20:18

Btw, does anybody know how many senior members are here at the Org?:bow:
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None can know. It's like Occultus. ~;p
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LeftEyeNine

11-14-2005, 20:32

Seniorship title in The Org would not need a privilige at all. One should not expect no more than feeling happy to gain it in such an elite community. ~:)

Kagemusha

11-14-2005, 20:54

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None can know. It's like Occultus. ~;p
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Words from a senior member.:horn:

miho

11-14-2005, 23:59

Thank you for your replies.

There was a time when it was... 5?
I think it was 10.

Does anyone know how many administrators there are on the org?

LeftEyeNine

11-15-2005, 01:17

I doubt that you are copying the moderation system of The Org for your own online community.. ~D

Mouzafphaerre

11-15-2005, 01:57

Thank you for your replies.

I think it was 10.

Does anyone know how many administrators there are on the org?
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Three. I'll tell you the two of them and you got to guess the third. KukriKhan, Barocca.

~;p
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Alexander the Pretty Good

11-15-2005, 02:10

Byzantine Prince?

Abokasee?

:hide:

And Senior Member status grants +5 command, and +2 HP. ~;p

Mouzafphaerre

11-15-2005, 02:21

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Also traits/VnV... Won't tell you which. ~;p
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Reverend Joe

11-15-2005, 03:58

Byzantine Prince?

Abokasee?

:hide:
~:joker: Yeah, Abokasee is our head Admin. (He should be. ~D)

Kaiser of Arabia

11-15-2005, 04:18

Kaiser owns the webspace secretly, Tosa is really his robot *shifteyeyes*

miho

11-15-2005, 14:40

The third one is Mithrandir.

Mouzafphaerre

11-15-2005, 15:52

The third one is Mithrandir.
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OMG, that's heresy. ~:eek:

Better seek protection from the wrath of Tosa Inu, the Zeus of the ORG pantheon.

:hide:
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TosaInu

11-15-2005, 15:58

Thank you for your replies.

I think it was 10.

Does anyone know how many administrators there are on the org?

I haven't done bookkeeping, but it was something like: not at all, 5, 10, 20, 40. Main reason for this is that the UBB forum, used 3 years ago, didn't support it at all, the new board did, but I put a limit on it to avoid performance issues. I am overly cautious there, as the whole board has been shut down before.

Ludens

11-15-2005, 17:03

How do you become a senior member? After some time period, a certain number of posts, do you have to be voted for a senior member? I know I'm far away from that I'm just interested.
From the Guild FAQ (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=45416):

Senior Member
Senior Member is an Honorific, used to recognize members' contributions to the overall good of the Org.

Contributions can range from creative endeavours (such as mods, art, guides and stories) to leadership and commitment (organization of community efforts, running events) to being a fine, honourable, upstanding member of the community. It is a way to recognize and say "thank you" to those who make the TW community a better place. Post count doesn't matter much: there are Senior Member's with less than 400 posts, and Members with thousands.

Two or three times a year, the Staff nominates Members who they feel are deserving of the Senior Member title. Only 10-12 Senior Memberships are approved; if more are nominated, that list is whittled down to the required number.

Senior members get a slightly larger PM mailbox, a title under their avatar, free beer at KukriKhan's house (although apparently none have so far shown up!), and the publicly displayed respect of the community.

solypsist

11-15-2005, 17:59

there may or may not be a secret "senior members" club where they can hobnob with the staff on a more private level.

could be a thread. could be a room. could not exist at all.

A.Saturnus

11-15-2005, 22:13

there may or may not be a secret "senior members" club where they can hobnob with the staff on a more private level.

could be a thread. could be a room. could not exist at all.

Oh, come on, that´s just a rumour.

*bottle of beer cracks open*

miho

11-15-2005, 23:16

there may or may not be a secret "senior members" club where they can hobnob with the staff on a more private level.

could be a thread. could be a room. could not exist at all.
I've never heard of such rumors but I'll belive what you say.

Mouzafphaerre

11-16-2005, 00:53

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Don't believe, just rumors. :coffeenews:

*takes the biscuit*
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Taurus

11-16-2005, 02:18

A bit off topic I know but just out of curiousity why has Tosa Inu only have 21 posts?

Mouzafphaerre

11-16-2005, 03:12

A bit off topic I know but just out of curiousity why has Tosa Inu only have 21 posts?
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That's the best kept secret of the ORG. Nobody even dared to question the significance of 21. Apparently it's related to the cult. :stunned:
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solypsist

11-16-2005, 03:15

1.because it's not the same Tosa as before. Every new admin we get assumes the mantle of Tosa Inu, but starts as a new user, thus a new post count.

2.also notice tha Tosa tends to post mostly in here, which does not add to postcount.

3.one of these three statements is not true.

A bit off topic I know but just out of curiousity why has Tosa Inu only have 21 posts?

Alexander the Pretty Good

11-16-2005, 03:26

Must be the third one...
:thinking2:

Byzantine Prince

11-16-2005, 03:40

1.because it's not the same Tosa as before. Every new admin we get assumes the mantle of Tosa Inu, but starts as a new user, thus a new post count.

2.also notice tha Tosa tends to post mostly in here, which does not add to postcount.

3.one of these three statements is not true.
Wahhhhhh? How are these Admins apointed? Why are they all dutch? Who owns this site anyways? :hide:

Gregoshi

11-16-2005, 04:38

They aren't all Dutch BP, it just seems that way.~;) In the current regime (aside from Tosa), barocca is Australian and KukriKhan is American. For the past admins, I'm not sure about Tera, but Kurando, I believe, was (and probably still is) Canadian. Erado San is Dutch too, but I'm not sure if he was ever officially an admin. Farther back than that goes into my early, sporatic lurking days so I won't comment on those mythic days.

I'm sure one of the old, old guard will correct any mistakes I may have made.

Papewaio

11-16-2005, 04:39

It was orginally setup by an Aussie... and we have had plenty of Aussies as mods and administrators since the dawn of the org.

Canadians and Americans are very popular choices as well.

The Dutch get in because they are the coolest Europeans... and according to out UK moderators they are only part of Europe to annoy the French ~D

Papewaio

11-16-2005, 04:42

Tera was from Malta

and Sir Kuma of the Org was Canadian methinks.

Essentially you have to prove your grandparents belonged to the Allies not the Axis. ~;) ~D ~:cheers:

Gregoshi

11-16-2005, 04:49

Tera was from Malta

Yes, then I did remember it right, just not with enough confidence to post it. I'd forgotten about Kuma being an admin. Thanks Pape.

Mouzafphaerre

11-16-2005, 04:50

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Don't be silly, Tosa isn't Dutch, he's an Elf. :coffeenews:
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Byzantine Prince

11-16-2005, 05:39

I was refering to Soly's post about there being different people that all take the form of TosaInu without us knowing anything about it. It's the weridest thing I've heard about the org. Are all the people that become Tosa dutch, or has it just stuck?

Mouzafphaerre

11-16-2005, 06:09

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Tosa Inu is the temple name of the ORG superadmin. He has different other names and incarnations too. Other staff members also have varius names and titles. For instance, the mod responsible of solypsification is -apparently- called Solypsist.

:book2:
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KukriKhan

11-16-2005, 13:33

Btw, does anybody know how many senior members are here at the Org?:bow:

79 at last count.

+DOC+
7Bear7Scar
A.Saturnus
Aurelian
BlackWatch McKenna
Boromir
Cheetah
dan
Dark Phoenix
Dionysus9
Dorkus
Doug-Thompson
Draksen
Duke John
ElmarkOFear
el_slapper
Erado San
faisal
FearZeus
Forward Observer
FwSeal
Gregoshi
Hakonarson
hoggy
Hurin_Rules
Idaho
Ithaskar Fëarindel
Jacque Schtrapp
Jaguara
Kas
Krasturak
Kraxis
Kurando
Longshanks
Lord Krazy
Lord Of Storms
LordTed
Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe
Major Robert Dump
MarkF
Mouzafphaerre
Nigel
NinjaKilla
oaty
Obake
omine-san
Pindar
Rajput
Rath
Red Harvest
Red Peasant
RedKnight
Redleg
RSW
Scipio
Seamus ó Cruadhlaoic
ShaiHulud
shand994
Sinan
Sir Chauncy
Sir Kuma of The Org
Slyspy
Swoosh So
T
Tachikaze
Target
Tempiic
The Black Ship
The Daimyo
The Scourge
Tomi says
tootee
ToranagaSama
Tricky Lady
Vanya
wasabi
Wellington
Yas Terazawa
Zen_Blade

Mithrandir

11-16-2005, 14:38

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OMG, that's heresy. ~:eek:

Better seek protection from the wrath of Tosa Inu, the Zeus of the ORG pantheon.

:hide:
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hey! I'd make a fine admin!!

And I'd ban you inmediately for that remark...

However, Soly was right, the entire senior staff is Tosa. That way it gets the flack if someone gets banned, not the mods.

..or am I just messing with your head?

Mouzafphaerre

11-16-2005, 17:13

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hey! I'd make a fine admin!!

And I'd ban you inmediately for that remark...
Heretic! Go ahead, I shall sacrifice my worthless self for the faith of Tosa Inu.

:hanged:
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Reverend Joe

11-16-2005, 17:53

miho

11-16-2005, 18:37

hey! I'd make a fine admin!!

And I'd ban you inmediately for that remark...

However, Soly was right, the entire senior staff is Tosa. That way it gets the flack if someone gets banned, not the mods.

..or am I just messing with your head?

Maybe one day you will be. Good luck with that.

Kagemusha

11-16-2005, 19:03

79 at last count.

+DOC+
7Bear7Scar
A.Saturnus
Aurelian
BlackWatch McKenna
Boromir
Cheetah
dan
Dark Phoenix
Dionysus9
Dorkus
Doug-Thompson
Draksen
Duke John
ElmarkOFear
el_slapper
Erado San
faisal
FearZeus
Forward Observer
FwSeal
Gregoshi
Hakonarson
hoggy
Hurin_Rules
Idaho
Ithaskar Fëarindel
Jacque Schtrapp
Jaguara
Kas
Krasturak
Kraxis
Kurando
Longshanks
Lord Krazy
Lord Of Storms
LordTed
Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe
Major Robert Dump
MarkF
Mouzafphaerre
Nigel
NinjaKilla
oaty
Obake
omine-san
Pindar
Rajput
Rath
Red Harvest
Red Peasant
RedKnight
Redleg
RSW
Scipio
Seamus ó Cruadhlaoic
ShaiHulud
shand994
Sinan
Sir Chauncy
Sir Kuma of The Org
Slyspy
Swoosh So
T
Tachikaze
Target
Tempiic
The Black Ship
The Daimyo
The Scourge
Tomi says
tootee
ToranagaSama
Tricky Lady
Vanya
wasabi
Wellington
Yas Terazawa
Zen_Blade

Thank you Sir Kukri.:bow:

Duke John

11-16-2005, 20:40

Good Gods, Mr. T is a Senior Member?!? http://www.mambers.com/images/smilies/jason/Mr-T.gif

And why the hell does Gregoshi think that Senior Members need a special moderator? :wink:

Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe

11-16-2005, 21:50

Some mods were also Senior members and are not in the list...

It's because you lose Senior membership quality by becoming a lowly mod ~D

Louis,

Reverend Joe

11-16-2005, 22:23

So why isn't Khelvan a senior member? Or Amyar de Bois Mauri?

Mouzafphaerre

11-17-2005, 00:24

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Because khelvan is an android and Aymar is Spanish. ~D
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Reverend Joe

11-17-2005, 23:24

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Because khelvan is an android and Aymar is Spanish. ~D
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~:joker:

miho

11-20-2005, 17:55

Here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=56851&page=2) are mentioned some possible advantages of senior members. Is this what you were talking about Soly?

there may or may not be a secret "senior members" club where they can hobnob with the staff on a more private level.

could be a thread. could be a room. could not exist at all.

The Stranger

11-24-2005, 18:00

but this guys still has the same account...same place/location and who is it...who was he before...and what happened to the old tosa

Strike For The South

11-24-2005, 18:15

he was in the chat yesterday. i was humbled

Mouzafphaerre

11-24-2005, 19:49

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Which one? :inquisitive:
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TosaInu

11-24-2005, 19:53

Dan founder Australia.
Kurando Canada.
Erado San The Netherlands.

Terazawa Malta.

Rob UK
Elmark USA
Obake USA

Anssi Finland
Sir Kuma of Org Canada

TosaInu dutch
Barocca Australia
KukriKhan USA

Slyspy

11-26-2005, 03:08

I didn't know about the free beer entitlement. Someone give me KukriKhan's address! ~:cheers:

KukriKhan

11-26-2005, 03:46

I didn't know about the free beer entitlement. Someone give me KukriKhan's address! ~:cheers:

Piece of cake: make your way to Interstate 15 Southbound, take the Valley Parkway exit, turn right (west), travel 1.5 miles to Citracado Ave, turn right (north), and right again...on the security pad type 'tworg' (89674), thru the gate to #57; park; use the back door; knock twice, hollar: "Viva El Org!!", left down the hallway to the kitchen; beer in fridge, bottom shelf.

Sit in one of the Barcaloungers, and notice the phone nearby. Dial "KUKRITW" (5857589) and let me know you've arrived.

Cheers.

p.s. Mrs. Kukri lives here too, so please accomodate her wish that we put empty beers in the chrome trashcan, not the green one, and any smoking must occur out of doors.

Dhepee

12-02-2005, 03:49

Very intersting. I've been gone from the .Org from quite some time and was elevated from lowly assistant mod in the backroom to the exalted status of Senior Member.

P.S. If you're an assistant mod in the backroom they make you sweep the floor. The floors are nasty. Have your ever looked at the floors?