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Y'all are quick.
That's why it's the best Mac site around, I spend more time here than I care to admit, but I have learned so much!
Nice simulated Report Post icon, Eraserhead!You click on the /!\ next to each post to do that.
I know there are image tags for that icon but where are they. It could come in useful.
I tend to report about as many posts as I make
Sometimes I wonder if maybe I am a pest in that regard, but the posts I report are usually deleted or the thread is wastelanded, so maybe not.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Sometimes I wonder if maybe I am a pest in that regard, but the posts I report are usually deleted or the thread is wastelanded, so maybe not.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Maybe you are a black widow.I tend to report about as many posts as I make
Sometimes I wonder if maybe I am a pest in that regard, but the posts I report are usually deleted or the thread is wastelanded, so maybe not.
this thread is about how macrumor's is worth $85!
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/461382/
you make it sound like he's more than one person?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/461382/
you make it sound like he's more than one person?
you make it sound like he's more than one person?
Yeah mate, there's only one of me. I promise!
In all honesty, I think the fact I live in a different time zone to the majority of you has helped (or worsened) my post count over the years. I do try to post in 'fresh' threads. There are a lot of unanswered questions out there. I've got more and more commitments nowadays so if anyone wants to take over the permission repairing crown, feel free...
Yeah mate, there's only one of me. I promise!
In all honesty, I think the fact I live in a different time zone to the majority of you has helped (or worsened) my post count over the years. I do try to post in 'fresh' threads. There are a lot of unanswered questions out there. I've got more and more commitments nowadays so if anyone wants to take over the permission repairing crown, feel free...
It's just the 6 arms you are typing with that freaks us out.
I think we can all replicate the helpfulness and number of posts that mad jew can. There's just no need for all of us to do so.
You should watch user trends in Forum Spy. When someone posts a lot you notice.you make it sound like he's more than one person?
It's just the 6 arms you are typing with that freaks us out.
Mate, only four of them are arms.
I think we can all replicate the helpfulness and number of posts that mad jew can. There's just no need for all of us to do so.
There're still a lot of misaligned permissions out there...
And this topic comes up once again...
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the Demi-God title was reserved for Moderators, while Contributor became the sole title for those who have made a donation.
I know some would consider this change unfavorable (certainly those who prefer the Demi-God title), but it's clearly very confusing for new members who are unfamiliar with the system.
It would make so much sense:
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the Demi-God title was reserved for Moderators, while Contributor became the sole title for those who have made a donation.
I know some would consider this change unfavorable (certainly those who prefer the Demi-God title), but it's clearly very confusing for new members who are unfamiliar with the system.
It would make so much sense:
- Site Administrators = MacRumors God
- Moderators = Demi-God
- Donators = Contributor
- Everyone else = processor number
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
And this topic comes up once again...
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the Demi-God title was reserved for Moderators, while Contributor became the sole title for those who have made a donation.
I know some would consider this change unfavorable (certainly those who prefer the Demi-God title), but it's clearly very confusing for new members who are unfamiliar with the system.
It would make so much sense:
- Site Administrators = MacRumors God
- Moderators = Demi-God
- Donators = Contributor
- Everyone else = processor number
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
As a "Contributor" it wouldn't bother me!
Woof, Woof - Dawg
And this topic comes up once again...
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the Demi-God title was reserved for Moderators, while Contributor became the sole title for those who have made a donation.
I know some would consider this change unfavorable (certainly those who prefer the Demi-God title), but it's clearly very confusing for new members who are unfamiliar with the system.
It would make so much sense:
- Site Administrators = MacRumors God
- Moderators = Demi-God
- Donators = Contributor
- Everyone else = processor number
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
Well i like it as is..
Site Administrators - MacRumors God
Demi-God (Moderator) << here say's Moderator
Contributor (paid the fee ($25) - has several choices for the user: Contributor / Demi-god /Demi-goddess etc ..
On the other hand, there is a very nice FAQ page about this, and one could reason that if there was confusion, that would be the first place to look.
Of course then we'll have threads wondering if "Contributor" means that that person writes stories for the front page.
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
The (Moderator) title makes things pretty clear I think. If someone is willing to judge the entire community based on the response they receive from one demi-god, and they have simultaneously decided not to read the FAQ, then perhaps they deserve the fate they bring upon themselves.
Besides, aside from the occasional fluke, most demis aren't going to be blatantly rude because they know the importance of the site and its on-going success (hence why they contribute). There are only a handful of truly rude and unhelpful members on MR anyways, and I doubt the preponderance of them are going to be demis (especially considering the investment demis have put into the site in monetary and temporal terms).
All the cool kids are Contributors these daysAs a "Contributor" it wouldn't bother me!
Woof, Woof - Dawg
my "newbie" question is.... how do you become a moderator? just asking, don't really want to be one, but how does that happen? Any moderators want to respond. Thanks.... " An 
A Day Will Keep The Doctor Away"
A Day Will Keep The Doctor Away"
I was apart of the last intake so don't fully know how I was choosen. I got asked via PM if I would consider being a moderator.
The topic was discussed a couple of months back
Who decides who is a moderator?
With the most reasoned respost coming from Blue Velvet (a mod)
This is how it works:
The mods have a long long discussion on who to bring on board. Dozens of names are mentioned; people who have helped the community in one way or the other and also those who are active in the time zones that the gods feel we need. We talk about them in great detail.
We then narrow it down, the gods including Arn chip in. And then we invite a number that is established at the beginning, some accept, others decline.
We then move that discussion away so that the new mods aren't upset or surprised by what we've said; it's happened to us all... and then the new mods are bought on board days or weeks before they pick up their new responsibilities.
Some things are secret; some things should be clear and above board, we shouldn't be that mysterious. New mods can have low post counts, they can have high ones; it doesn't matter. Personally, I have no idea why I was invited to become a moderator, but the why doesn't interest me. What interests me is what I can do with the tools I've been given.
Want to be a mod? Be a good forum member... but it's not a walk in the park, mods are people too, they have other lives, they get annoyed with some of you, they need time off, they want this board to be the best it can be so anyone who makes work for us isn't making the best start of things.
That's about it really. It's not a popularity contest, it's not about who has the most posts... it's about those who want to make a difference.
...and even if I madly hate you because you are a Lazio fan
... I think you're doing a great job 
And this topic comes up once again...
Perhaps it would be less confusing if the Demi-God title was reserved for Moderators, while Contributor became the sole title for those who have made a donation.
I know some would consider this change unfavorable (certainly those who prefer the Demi-God title), but it's clearly very confusing for new members who are unfamiliar with the system.
It would make so much sense:
- Site Administrators = MacRumors God
- Moderators = Demi-God
- Donators = Contributor
- Everyone else = processor number
Currently, new members may believe that Demi-Gods are moderators or owners of the site, or otherwise more qualified to answer users questions. This can lead to a poor experience for new members (at the most impressionable time), and on occasion can reflect poorly on the site when new members mistakenly believe that a moderator is being rude or breaking forum rules.
Just an idea I thought I'd throw out there...
Though I am just a lowly MacRumors Regular, I second that.
I think that makes much more sense.
When I first joined MacRumors, I read some posts by Demi-Gods that made me wonder why they were even considered to be half of a God (since I thought that they were administrators).
To me, a God on a website is someone who would exhibit an all encompassing knowledge and has fewer restrictions than regular users.
Is it too late to change? I guess it may make a lot of Demi-Gods mad if they lost their beloved title that they paid for.
Thanks
++, this sounds like a good proposal.
Well otherwise the only solution is to call the moderators just Moderator, which is a little boring. And there are only two members Longofest and Arn who write for the front page so that would be less of an issue.
Additionally lots of sites have paid sections which you have to pay to be a member of so it is fairly standard.
What about the female moderators/contributers
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