Female moderators would be able to be "Demi Goddesses", hmm you do have a point about female contributors wanting to show their gender though...
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Female moderators would be able to be "Demi Goddesses", hmm you do have a point about female contributors wanting to show their gender though...
I think it's fine the way it is, but I just wanted to point out... Macrumors members at all levels have various ways to reveal their gender if they choose to do so. They may put a reference to their gender in their signature, in their user name, in their avatar, etc, etc.
It's also important to remember that, aside from discussion of the lore or traditions of Macrumors (for which join date, level of activity, etc, play a strong role), enforcing our existing rules (which is the domain of us moderators and the administrators), and adjusting the future policy / direction of MR (which is the domain of the administrators), you should be judging information by its merits, and not by the status of the poster. Demis or 601's don't know that much more about when Apple will release its next product than you do. I learned almost everything I know about jailbreaking my iPhone from people whose status is at the newbie or member level. When it came to that topic, when I got an iPhone a few weeks ago, *I* was the n00b.
Members apparently getting confused between Demi Gods and moderators as has been pointed out in this thread:
To me that means there is an issue with the current system, as it means they think people who have just contributed to the site have way more power and influence than they actually do, if that gives you more work then making this change seems worthwhile.
That is hard though if you aren't particularly confident on the internet.
Eraserhead said:
I'm not disagreeing that someone had an issue. I'm disagreeing that a change should be made as a result. A user earnestly requested not too long ago that all the status names be changed to Digimon characters. In his/her mind, I'm sure the reasoning behind this move was unassailable. I don't care to see that happen either.
To me, the user level names are fanciful, and they're part of the culture of Macrumors. Various aspects of our culture sometimes run afoul of new users -- I was quite surprised for instance by the negative reaction that our latest April Fools joke, which to me was very innocuous, received. But any culture coalesces around the styles of its most engaged members, and thereby inevitably estranges some people whose personalities clash with it. I don't think there's anything that can be done about that, or that anything should be done about that. When the culture seriously wrongs, this is a matter of great concern. But the MR culture is not banning people because they use Windows or promoting racial, religious, or sexual intolerance. In the scheme of things, I think this is trivial.
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This is true, but the general unreliability of information on the internet is not a factor that is likely to change anytime in the near future, is it? Even our official rumors only sometimes come true, and even then only partially.
That's a fact of life. If a Demi usurps the role of a moderator or administrator, e.g. by dictating rules of behavior to other members, this should be reported. Otherwise, everyone on the internet, newbie or not, needs to be selective in their intake of information, regardless of source, because the internet is full of half-truths and mostly-lies.
Call me what you will, just don't call me late for dinner.
I believe this is really a non-issue; I don't get a sense of problems with titular confusion, nor do I think that this is representative of a trend. Most folks posting questions are still "watched over" by the community at large, so if an errant member, Demi- or otherwise, gives bad information or otherwise acts a fool, corrective action is usually not far behind.
I certainly didn't donate to get the title (and honestly was a little embarrassed by it at first), and what notation is added is ultimately immaterial to the reasons I did contribute.
I believe this is really a non-issue; I don't get a sense of problems with titular confusion, nor do I think that this is representative of a trend. Most folks posting questions are still "watched over" by the community at large, so if an errant member, Demi- or otherwise, gives bad information or otherwise acts a fool, corrective action is usually not far behind.
I certainly didn't donate to get the title (and honestly was a little embarrassed by it at first), and what notation is added is ultimately immaterial to the reasons I did contribute.
While you and mkrishnan have a good point. This seems to come up far too often for a "non-issue". This isn't PRSI
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That's because people don't read the forum rules/FAQs etc when they join, or even the links at the top of this subforum's page before they post.
An that is the main problem, people don't read the rules before posting. About 50% of these threads would not exist if people actually read the faqs. We could change every single rule and dumb it down and someone would still ask what does that mean.
Google is only as good as what you type into it. If they don't know what they want they won't get a valid response.
Is it really reasonable to expect people to read the rules though?
In UK law any contract has to be "reasonable" so the rules couldn't involve having to give up your first born to the moderators if you post. As the rules sum up to "behave in a mature and adult way" and "follow what other posters do", so rankly you shouldn't need to read them. Of course they are needed, but purely so we are all on the same page as to what that means. On the same line I don't read the rules before I go to a club or bar for example, and I shouldn't have to.
I don't think the rules are that bad that bad that you need a lawyer present before you post. The FAQs easily enough describe what the user titles mean and now to attain them. They are not being hidden away where nobody can find them. I have always wanted anyone who signs up to have to read and understand the rules and click I agree before being allowed to post. It would make the site more enjoyable for everyone.
True they are understandable.
But how do you check they've read them, ask exam questions on them
, otherwise its like reading the iTunes EULA, which I'm sure noone has ever read.When someone asks a stupid question and then you say well didn't you read the rules before signing up. They say no I skimmed past it, well who's fault was that for not reading it.True they are understandable.
But how do you check they've read them, ask exam questions on them
Better yet, put a time limit before you can click I agree, if they just skim past it in 5 seconds we know they didn't read it.
Isn't that what a keyword search is for?
Then again I've myself doing the brunt of research for a lot of people.
If you look at the top of every forum page, underneath the MR logo, you'll find a link to the FAQs and Rules pages.
Thanks ya now i feel stupid Thats not completely obvious. Ok i'll check that out 
Ok tried it and now my computer is junking around and going there then loading and reloading and reloading ect. it won't show me the site.
Ok I figured out how to get it to work i just stopped it in the middle of loading and read it so thanks.
Thats not completely obvious. Ok i'll check that out Ok tried it and now my computer is junking around and going there then loading and reloading and reloading ect. it won't show me the site.
Ok I figured out how to get it to work i just stopped it in the middle of loading and read it so thanks.
Hey! BACK OFF HE'S MINE!!!
What's your problem?
How do you think Google works?
Google does not magically have all the answers. Google merely helps find the answers to questions that have already been answered in postings. On top of that, there are a hundred ways to ask a question, especially when there can be so many contributing variables.
A new question.
I see in the FAQ that "regular" users can't post a poll, even in the hotsy-totsy PRSI forum.
Why?? It could be subject to review first, as allowed within VB.
I see in the FAQ that "regular" users can't post a poll, even in the hotsy-totsy PRSI forum.
Why?? It could be subject to review first, as allowed within VB.
If you're specifically talking about the MacPolls.com forum, you are correct...much like the news forums here, it is reserved for threads linked to official polls through our macpolls.com site. You are certainly welcome to submit a poll for consideration there.
But regular users are also welcome to start thread-related polls in just about any other forum (including PRSI).
I typed in the thread title you put in and the third result (the first was this thread, the second was the Members List) was the FAQ.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=macrumors demi god
Thanks a lot. I guess Google is magical.
Also, I think it is funny that next to the description of Demi-God it has contributor in parenthesis. So, shouldn't they just be called a "contributor"? I guess this is why a few of us are confused about what a Demi-God is.
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