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I haven't seen this announced officially anywhere yet, so congratulations to all of the new Senior Members! Thank you for all you've done for the .Org. :bow:
Askthepizzaguy
Beefy187
JXRC
Reenk Roink
rory_20_uk
gollum
Ibn-Khaldun
TuffStuffMcGruff
Raz
Sheogorath
gajinalways
:cheerleader: Congratulations :cheerleader:
congrats!
Congrats!
I see that many of our new Senior Members have already found their way into the private forum. Excellent.
I'll see you all there, where I'll guide you around the exclusive adult content.
Congrats everyone! :yes:
Well done, folks! Congratulations to all. :medievalcheers:
Thanks guys and Louis, I'll hold you to it cause all I get is 25 more spots in PM? :furious3:
:bow:
Some good people up there. :yes:
Those I dont know, congratulations!
To some of those I do, YEAAAAAH BEEEFY! REENK!
And to the rest of those I know! For some, it was only a matter of time (ATPG...posts too much to be otherwise :grin2:) and you are all well deserving of it.
:bow:
Congrats to all!
CR
Good job everyone! :yes::applause::applause:
kind of depressing that Ibn left before he could hear this..... :shame: He will be back though :yes:
Congrats all
Well, It was my birthday on the 28th, I got in uni on 29th, and now I'm a senior member. What a week.
I'm very honored to be chosen as senior amongst some of Org legends. I'll try my best to behave friendly and all (Though entrance hall hates me)
Congratulations to fellow new seniors, especially to fellow gameroomers. ATPG, Reenk and Ibn. :2thumbsup:
Congratulations. :2thumbsup:
Bra...vo! :applause:
Congratulations. Thank you all for your contributions in making the Org a great place to be. :bow:
Congrats guys
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Congrats, y'all! More than a few names who've deserve the honor for a while now. :yes:
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Askthepizzaguy
Beefy187
JXRC
Reenk Roink
rory_20_uk
gollum
Ibn-Khaldun
TuffStuffMcGruff
Raz
Sheogorath
gajinalways
I'm honored to be named among these legendary figures. :bow: Thanks for the support and the kind wishes. Congratulations to all my fellow newly minted senior members, it's been a wild ride... wouldn't be the same without you.
Congrats to all the new senior citizens of the .org! :2thumbsup: Now maybe we won't kill off Beefy in every mafia game. :laugh4:
Excellent choices all around. :2thumbsup:
What? No vomiting?Quote:
Originally Posted by woad&fangs
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~:pat:
Congrats guys! :balloon2:
Congrats fellow SMs!
Congratulations to all, and thank you for helping make the Org such a wonderful forum. :bow:
Its ok.. In the boarding house, Little ones had no problem smashing me in Command and Conquer. :smash:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tratorix
Though, making it every 3rd game may enhance my gaming experience :laugh4:
Congratulations, everyone!
~:wave:
Oh common, you said you'd put me on da list, Ludens! :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ludens
Congratz, bros. :birthday2:
Congratulations all :thumbsup:
I am a "Senior Member"?! :dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cultured Drizzt fan
Must check out how Senior members should post then. No more spam and stuff(not that I do it anyway):laugh4:
Spaketh to soon have I. :laugh4::laugh4::laugh4:
Congratulations to all!
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Congratulations to everybody and thanks for the promotion! Finally we enter the hall of heroes :egypt:!
Thank you very much,
this was a very unexpected honor.
Again, thank you.
:bow:
Well done guys and congrats. :balloon2: :balloon3:
Congratulations! :balloon2:
Looking at the members on that list, I'm kind of embarrassed I got promoted before some of y'all. :balloon2:
Congrats guys.
Congratulations, you're all more than deserving.
Shh, don't give away the name of Louis' private forum.Quote:
Finally we enter the hall of heroes
Hmmm, the list is of SM certainly impressive, but I could name several Backroomers that I thought were going to be named. Such as Tribesman, who requires no explanation of his merits. Sure, he may be tad polemical at times, but that is a good thing IMHO - that is Backroom. From what the list of the new SM says, I see no "controversial" members, or at least none IMO.
So what are the requirements, or to put it better, the guidelines for selecting a Senior Member?
Im fairly sure Tribesman turned down being a senior member... not completely sure though...
The requirments used to had done something sizeable for either the .org or totalwar war, Modders, froggy for her guides ect.
These days I think its more of a been around a decent amount of time, fairly friendly (not nessecarily goody two shoes as far as I know but just generally decently behaved) and make a decent amount of posts I guess (not spamming)
I've been here a while so I think they figured in the end they had to give me it sooner or later...
To become a Senior Member you must be a solid member of the community, an example of which we can hold up and say "This is what we expect from you while you stay here at the .org." There have been exceptions to this, as slightly controversial members have also been given the SM status, but they are the exception not the rule. Large contributions to the community speak for themselves as does behavior.Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly
Amount of time spent on the boards and number of posts made has nothing to do with considerations taken. In truth we don't "have" to give anyone Senior Member, instead it is given as a tip of the hat and a heart-felt 'thank you' to those who we feel have had a positive impact on this slice of the internet.
Well I was more thinking in terms of 3 nicely put well thought out posts a day rather than 1 nicely put well thought out post a day probably would get you there quicker as your interacting with the community more... I wasn't so much thinking purely based on post count.... obviously a post in the 3 word story is not the same as a long informative post elsewhere... and same with the time.... obviously the longer your here the more contribution you can make... the more likely you are to get the promotion.. but obviously 10 years spent generally spamming and being a pain without contribution won't get you anywhere....
Hmmm, this brings up another question - why in the bleeping heck is Foot not an SM? His contribution to EB is titanic. He is the current EB mod leader. He has almost 10,000 posts, nearly ever single one of them purposeful (at least on the public fora) - no small talk. His contribution to TW and .Org is more significant than at least five SM on the current list. Yet Foot is not a senior member...Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly
Anyone know why?
...What?Quote:
Yet Foot is not a senile member...
Im guessing he may have some kind of other title ?
For example Moderators and InsaneApache has Clan as his title... or is he simply a member ?
Clan is a shot back to the old days, where clan leaders had their own usergroup. Its an exclusive title.
Moderators, when stepping down, gain automatic Senior Member status, as thanks, and because they are. Assistant Moderators, do not.
It is true, with any honourific, it becomes less meaningful as time goes on. There are ways around it, to keep it a select honour, but as of now, its only around 10 people per 6 months that get it, but its when these people are the most active, you feel as though it means nothing. :grin2:
However, it is up to Tosa/whoever else has a say/etc to decide how it is handed out.
Who's this Foot guy? Never heard of him. Hes made a contribution to his part of the subforum. A mod, not the .org.
Askthepizzaguy
Beefy187
Reenk Roink
rory_20_uk
gollum
Ibn-Khaldun
TuffStuffMcGruff
Sheogorath
That is a group of people I regulary read posts from that make me glad to be part of this forum. I would gladly give up my SM status to one of the first four, but thats mainly because I respect them, or love them (Shh, our love is secret Beefy) while the others are good solid members of the community, but I don't interact with them a whole lot.
Tell you what, a culling program wouldn't be a bad idea, I hear that a guy named littlegrizzly is asking for it. :beam:
In fairness to both sides, there is precedent to EB team leaders having been "Senior"ed in the past. The staff will, as always, take careful note of the membership's contributions and base its decision off that when the time next rolls around. :bow:
What? :inquisitive:Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
If Foot is not eligible because he is rarely seen out of EB forum, then I shouldn't be one as I rarely take a walk outside the game room.
I'm sure Tosa and the mods knows whats the best thing to be done :bow:
:shrug: Never heard of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Asai Nagamasa
I applaud him for being a leader of such a big and involved mod, but IMO thats what it is. A mod. not the .org.
If theres a tradition of bestowing SM upon them, then so be it.
Well EB has rooted in the org almost from its early beginnings. If you see the "viewings" of org sub-forums you 'll notice that the EB part has one of the highest (if not the highest) viewings number at any time. It is well known that many people that joined the org for EB and EB only eventually discovered the rest of the forum. I'd say that it is an honour for the org that such a popular TW mod calls the org its home.Quote:
Originally posted by pevergreen
...but IMO thats what it is. A mod. not the .org.
In addition most of the members, have one or more "operation" subforums. TinCow is to be found in PBEMs, Caravel in the Main Hall and the Sword Dojo etc. very few members participate in equal amounts of interactions with too many sub-forums. It would be unthinkable to say that "the Parliament is just a sub-forum for a game, not the org" and similarly it is imho wrong saying that EB is "a mod not the .org".
Anything housed within the org is imo the org.
It's not about "tradition" as such. Mod leaders don't automatically get Senior Membership AFAIK. In the case of Foot he has earned Senior Membership through his contributions here. It does not necessarily matter if he is only active in a particular forum/project or not. Mods that are hosted here are valid contributions to the .org and those leading or working on these projects are as deserving of recognition as any other .org patron.Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
Right you are. There are numerous people who do not get out of Gameroom much. That does nto diminish their contribution a bit, as it merely channels it into a different culprit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beefy187
IMO, he and the other modders are the only ones who are actually doing a job, working here, as opposed to the people enjoying themselves in the Frontroom, Backroom and Gamerooom. EB is not just a "mod", in the sort of dismissive manner you referred to it :P. Gollum is correct. Countless people come to .Org for EB. Some stay, such as me for instance. Everytime I see "Our Newest Member" there is usually a 2/3 chance he is viewing the EB forums. Without EB, this place would be far quieter.Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
I'm not saying that modders don't work hard and I really appreciate their efforts and hard work, but you are very mistaken if you think that hosting a mafia game is not hard work and does not require a lot of preparation, dedication and time. Hosting is rewarding, but it's very time consuming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
This discussion cannot stay neutral, due to the vast majority of participants liking EB, and me disliking it, because I've always been a R:TR fanboy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus
As for someones post a bit beforehand, referencing how some mods stay within their areas. Caravel comes out, as does TinCow. Why, right now, hes accusing me of being a lying scumbag (which is fine, makes sense in game, since we are pirates) and even worse, calling me Pevergreen.
Well, i can assure you that this discussion is neutral, from my part at least. Could it be, and after what you have just posted, that you are not neutral?Quote:
Originally posted by pevergreen
This discussion cannot stay neutral, due to the vast majority of participants liking EB, and me disliking it, because I've always been a R:TR fanboy.
When did this occur?Quote:
Originally Posted by pevergreen
:belly:
A more likely reason is that, until recently, the EB forum was something of a private era. The EB team ran things there, not the .Org moderators. Hence the contributions of EB members were less likely to be noticed by the forum staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beefy187
Apparently not :inquisitive:Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly
Maybe next time
As others have said, the title of Senior Member is given out to people that the moderators believe (1) behave in a mature and responsible manner and (2) contribute significantly to the Org community. Contributions can take many forms, from creative writing to hosting various forum games to providing consistently useful and informative posts, in whatever forums the person frequents. As a result, Senior Members are people that both meet the behavior standards that the Org values so highly, and help build the community.
Yes, there are many people who fall through the cracks. We only give out about 10 Senior Memberships every 6 to 12 months, and there are thousands of active members here. Awarding this title more frequently would dilute the significance of it. At TWC, there are so many ridiculous titles that they're generally not a good indicator of how well someone has contributed to the forum. Here at the Org, you can guarantee that every single person wearing the Senior Member title is an example of what the Org stands for. When you speak to those people in public or in private, you will always find them polite and helpful. It is not a coincidence that pretty much every Moderator was a Senior Member first.
Make all the current members Senior Members and make all the current Senior Members into Platinum Members. Problem solved.
Pretty sure thats exactley what you quoted?Quote:
Originally Posted by gollum
That works well Tratorix. :laugh4:
exactley that.
Perfectly said. It is exactly the values we here at the Org are proud of. :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Hello,
A few Senior Member accounts are handed out each year, however many more deserve it.
It's contradicting and conflicting and thus hard to explain how I look at it, but I will try.
Whether you are a new member, a member, a senior member or part of the staff, it doesn't matter much. We're all people having fun at this place in some way or the other. It doesn't matter how old or young you are, which game you play or which forum you visit.
It's not always easy to smile or to be friendly. It's however very easy to stop smiling, maybe some are so fed up about smiling in the world outside that they need a safe cyberplace to vent. There are plenty of places on the internet for that, this site is not such a place.
It's too easy to sign up an account at a forum and play bad boy, also here. So, we created the new member account. Not just so our older members could easily spot new members and provide extra help to them, but also to make it just a bit harder for the creation of bad boy accounts (it's not much). New members are not guilty until proven innocent.
Smiling can be difficult, fighting is easy. I use only two words here, but it's of course the whole spectrum of social interactions. Smiling can be difficult, and everyone can have a bad hairday, also here. But it shouldn't escalate. Of course there are moderators, but it won't work well when 50% of the members or more are in constant fight with each other. So, Senior Membership is not only a way to thank members for their contributions, but also a motivation for other members to smile.
For a motivation to work it has to be somewhat rare to be desired and wanted. Yet, not so rare that people give up effort to obtain it because they feel they'll never get there.
But again, I'm not happy with class differences as we are pretty much the same (to put it simply). I am not happy with it, because it creates more work to perform administration to keep this site running and working for the different activities. Yet, it's of course also something that needs to be done (I think) and it's a way to nod and smile to all members, not just the ones who already achieved senior, for being nice and having fun together.
Thank you all very much.
Still mistfied about how I stumbled into mine. Bad spelling and poor articulation. Someone most have felt sorry. :laugh4:
You're TexanQuote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Olé
(I know, I'm not here often anymore.....)
el_slapper...Quote:
Originally Posted by el_slapper
Why am I picturing a spanish-speaking masked vigilante who slaps the bejeezus out of criminals until they learn proper etiquette?
And if this is the case: awesome. :2thumbsup:
It's the emotion, the emotion. Some people can't keep a secret. Now we are moving the forum, thanks.Quote:
Shh, don't give away the name of Louis' private forum.
Congratulations for everyone. You are great and you have been awarded like great people you are.
I've heard that there are some Senior Senile Members out there... must be the age.
Woah, 2002? You're an oldie mon ami. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by el_slapper
Grats all!
unfortunately not. That's just a pseudo, hey. I'm not even spanish. but thanks for the image, I might work on it:2thumbsup:Quote:
el_slapper...
Why am I picturing a spanish-speaking masked vigilante who slaps the bejeezus out of criminals until they learn proper etiquette?
And if this is the case: awesome. :2thumbsup:
yeah, fully played STW & MTW1. had no good comp at the times of RTW & did play just a little bit MTW2. Now married & father, so no more time for ETW. So not often there. but still from time to time by nostalgia.Quote:
Woah, 2002? You're an oldie mon ami.
Sounds like it is time to get you involved with mafia games. :smoking:
hmmm...help build the community? Looks like I will never get to be a senior member. Darn it!Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
[edit] just seen the post above this one [/edit]
Thank you very much for my elevation. :beam:Quote:
Originally Posted by TinCow
Right, that's my 6 monthly trip out of the backroom done and dusted. Better get back to usefully informing everyone how I'm of course right and they are of course wrong... :thumbsup:
~:smoking:
congrats guys, especially Tuff and Rory, nice one lads! :balloon2:
Out of pure curiousity, are posters scarred for life?
Let's say one of the fabulous people who got their well-deserved promotions today, in the bad ole days, let's say, was a bit of a rebel and rubbed people the wrong way. After presumingly changed into a good poster as they are now and done all their contributions, would their past sins be forgotten?
Learnt something new today, our Leader-in-chief is a Socialist. :thumbsup:Quote:
But again, I'm not happy with class differences as we are pretty much the same (to put it simply)