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Admins, Mods, and other Discussion Board Stuff for New Folks

Post by duchess of malfi »

I didn't realize until recently that we have quite a few people here who are not only new to our community, but who are also new to internet discussion boards. And I have seen a bit of confusion in some posts about who does what sorts of things...
So I thought a thread where people's roles can be explained to new members, and where new members can also ask any questions they like about our board in particular or about discussion boards in general and not feel :oops: about not already knowing might be good.
I'm rather sleepy tonight, so if I get something wrong or forget something, I hope more awake people will jump in and set things straight. :wink:

MODS
Mods keep their eyes on specific forums. Within his or her assigned forum he or she can do things like move a thread to another forum, can delete posts, can delete an entire thread, can edit a post, and can do esoteric things like split threads. At this time, mods also have the ability to give out small amounts of white gold dollars if they wish to have a contest or the like in their forum to generate interest in their forum. A mod tries to help things run smoothly inside his or her assigned forum, tries to keep peace between members, answer questions, and since this is a family friendly place, keep an eye out for naughty language and stuff like that. If anyone has a question about a specific forum, or a problem in a specific forum, the mod or mods of that forum are there to help you out. :)

ADMINS
The big guns. They have all the powers of mods but for every forum, not just specific ones. They have a lot of other powers, too. They are the only ones who can create forums. They are the only ones who can ban people. If you are having problems with things like your account, they are the ones who can straighten things out for you. Our two admins here are Kevinswatch (High Lord Jay), who was the founder of this board, and Vain, who knows more about computers and the internet than most of us could ever dream of knowing[and Alynna. Three! Our three admins are Jay, Vain, Alynna and Aprility Fools. Four! Four admins! Oh...forget it.-jay] [And me now. -A] They are all very approachable and very 8) . And they all like to help people. :) [Except Aprility Fools. He's kind of a jerk.-jay]

Anyway, I hope I got those down right. And if anyone has any questions about discussion boards, please feel free to ask. Besides Jay and Vain, we have many people here who are admins at other boards, so hopefully between all of our experienced people, someone can answer pretty much any question. AND REMEMBER -- Everyone was new once. :) So feel free to ask anything, and not feel :oops: :oops: :oops: about it. 8) :D
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Post by Revan »

Infelice, danlo, First Mark Tuvor, Lord Foul, Merinaz, Skyweir, Hierachy, Variol Son, The Leper Fairy, Fist and Faith, BirdandBear, Duchess, Landwaster... are the moderators of this site... Jay and Vain are moderators and well as Admins of this forum as well. So if you want to ask questions ask the people who I've listed above. duchess, landwaster...
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Post by hierachy »

you missed Hearthcoal.
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Post by hierachy »

and infelice, lord foul, duchess, landwaster...
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Post by Revan »

I didn't miss Foul... I only put the names that were in the last 48 hours list... and you because I speak to you nearly everyday... I've edited them, now though... they're in there.
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I'm also the humble mod of the Gen. Sports Forum.
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Post by danlo »

8O Gods! I can't believe u guys missed Mhoram! U guy are such...and further more... :D
fall far and well Pilots!
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Post by hierachy »

What do you mean "you guys"? I'll have you know I had no part in the creation and/or research of this topic, I merely pointed out that the list was not complete. :wink:
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Post by Vain »

Thanks Duchess :) You're correct in that we sometimes lose sight of what we take for granted :)
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Thanks Danlo. How you been lately? Haven't seen you in a while!
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Post by kevinswatch »

Yep yep. Heh. Hi new people. If you want to bug me, always feel free.-jay
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Mod Action: Stickied. Some useful info in this thread (well, the first two posts).
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Post by kevinswatch »

I think all new people should know that we do have an official 4th admin now. They should know that if they need help, they can always go to Aprility Fools.-jay
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Post by I'm Murrin »

Don't mess with the newbies Jay. :P
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Post by MsMary »

*eyes Jay suspiciously*

Just who is Aprility Fools anyway?
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Post by Aprility Fools »

I am everyone, and no one. :twisted:

I am the terror that flaps in the night. I am the winged scourge that pecks at your nightmares. I am the fast food that comes back to haunt you! I am the neurosis that requires a $500 an hour shrink!
I am... Darkwing Duck!

Yeah...
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Post by MsMary »

You are very odd. :P
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Post by CovenantJr »

Aprility Fools is a frightening hybrid of Jay and Alynna 8O


And this topic is ceasing to be helpful to new members...
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Post by kevinswatch »

Hehe. Darkwing Duck.

I think it's still useful... It's good that new members learn early that the admins here are insane. Heh.-jay
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Even without this topic, it won't take them long to work that out. ;)

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