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Lordfly Digeridoo · 03-31-2008, 01:13 PM

Forum Facelift « Official Second Life Blog

Mourna Biziou · 03-31-2008, 01:16 PM

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New Volunteers
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11. Chance Abbatoir
12. Jellin Pico
13. nimrod Yaffle
...

Oh, this is gonna be good.

Hiro Queso · 03-31-2008, 01:16 PM

This is going to be interesting to watch!

Hiro Queso · 03-31-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mourna Biziou

Oh, this is gonna be good.

Yeh it's the list of volunteers that sparks my interest!

Cristiano · 03-31-2008, 01:18 PM

This had me laughing out loud, from the new volunteer list:

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Originally Posted by LL BLOG OF DOOM

11. Chance Abbatoir
12. Jellin Pico
13. nimrod Yaffle

Cristiano · 03-31-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mourna Biziou

Oh, this is gonna be good.

Damn you, you got your post in as I was making mine. I should ban you but you're hot so I won't.

Beezle Warburton · 03-31-2008, 01:19 PM

Sweet.

Wonder if I can get Chance to ban me.

Hiro Queso · 03-31-2008, 01:20 PM

Perhaps LL are giving them enough rope to hang themselves?

/cynic

Don Mill · 03-31-2008, 01:30 PM

Ann is mentioned as well... good thing, now the SL forums will discover sexy at last

caroline ra · 03-31-2008, 01:41 PM

Ive always thought that the type of ppl who would volunteer to moderate a forum might be the very people that shouldnt be doing it. (Present company excepted, naturally)

Malachi · 03-31-2008, 01:43 PM

Quoth the Robin:

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Originally Posted by Robin Linden

At this point my plan is to work with Katt Linden to update the vBulletin software, map out a plan for revitalizing the forums and integrating them with the blog. Updating guidelines, revisiting permanent bans, archiving and creating new forums will all be part of what we look at. I’m sure you all will have lots of input, so please discuss with us here.

Cool, announced intentions of plans to make plans. I expect actual changes to happen Real Soon Now.

Cristiano · 03-31-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by caroline ra

Ive always thought that the type of ppl who would volunteer to moderate a forum might be the very people that shouldnt be doing it. (Present company excepted, naturally)

I totally should not be moderating, I am way too lenient and easily bribed with sexual favors.

Hiro Queso · 03-31-2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Malachi

Quoth the Robin:Cool, announced intentions of plans to make plans. I expect actual changes to happen Real Soon Now.

FlipperPA Peregrine · 03-31-2008, 01:52 PM

I find it interesting that one of the "new" moderators is the alt account of someone who was banned from said forums.

Khamon · 03-31-2008, 01:57 PM

Let the children play. I began thinking a couple of years ago that some of these "new" Lindens that consistently rotate into customer relations posts are just alt accounts designed to facilitate "give me time, I'm new" syndrome. It follows knowing a good number of people that've hidden behind forum posting alts over the years. Is it considered a personal attack to call them yellow-bellied cowards?

Khamon · 03-31-2008, 01:57 PM

Oh wait, I think Robin just accidentally posted this a day early.

Ann Launay · 03-31-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Mill

Ann is mentioned as well... good thing, now the SL forums will discover sexy at last

I actually forgot I volunteered...and, of course, I pick today to get in a fight with someone over there.

Oh, and I didn't get the impression that everyone on the list is actually going to become a mod, just that we'd thrown our names in the hat.

I'll probably be cut for excessive posting of pie pics.

Beau Perkins · 03-31-2008, 02:27 PM

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revisiting permanent bans,

WB Prok!!

Nimrod Yaffle · 03-31-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mourna Biziou

Oh, this is gonna be good.

OMG... I was banned form the forums, then next thing I know I get an IM from someone saying I'm a mod. Oh my!!

Joshua Nightshade · 03-31-2008, 03:28 PM

Ew, Lewis Nerd's alt is a moderator now.

That offends me more than Nimrod.

Ewan Took · 03-31-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua Nightshade

Ew, Lewis Nerd's alt is a moderator now.

That offends me more than Nimrod.

Broccoli Curry? Wasn't Lewis Nerd banned from the forums?

Nika Talaj · 03-31-2008, 03:31 PM

OK *chuckles*, you guys kill me, LOL! I knew I could count on your for a humorous outlook on this.

A few thots:

-- Katt Linden is not a random Linden alt, I believe s/he is the Community Manager, hired very recently (I think an outside hire, but that's just my conjecture) and reporting to Robin.

-- I think Robin listed the volunteers in the Blog simply to thank them for volunteering. They have not been appointed as moderators, lol! Some of you may remember a very bitter thread here, with a counterpart on LL's forums, which contained an allegation that Strife's resmod recruitment efforts were horrific because folks thot he would be filtering the applicants. Qie and I were anxious to avoid that particular tarpit, so passed on all the volunteer names that appeared in threads and on Jira. If the Lindens had decided to go ahead with new Resmods, presumably a vetting/filtering process would have been the first step. They decided NOT to go ahead at that time.

-- Re: Forum Facelift taking forever. Generally, yah, I'd look for progress on the forums on the 12th of never. However, this is the first task that the new Community Manager has been assigned publicly. I don't know how you guys are when you take a new position, but if the VP Marketing tells the customer base that I'm responsible for making something happen ... I tend to want to make it happen pronto.

If possible, that is!

03-31-2008, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
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03-31-2008, 01:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
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03-31-2008, 01:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Don Mill God of War Is on a rampage Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gaea/ Coconut Grove, FL Posts: 2,036 My Mood:	Ann is mentioned as well... good thing, now the SL forums will discover sexy at last __________________ 'You ever met a woman who fantasized about being tied up and raped by a *liberal*? - The Future Wanted - Mark Millar

03-31-2008, 01:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
FlipperPA Peregrine Evil Incarnate! Where is my mind? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,754 SL Join Date: 2003-11-14 Business: Peregrine Salon SLShopper Ads: 1 My Mood:	I find it interesting that one of the "new" moderators is the alt account of someone who was banned from said forums. __________________ Peregrine Salon: Flip & Jenn's thang.

03-31-2008, 01:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Khamon hye my is zot zot zot ZAAAAAT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,290 SL Join Date: November, 2003 Business: Fate Gardens SLShopper Ads: 2 My Mood:	Let the children play. I began thinking a couple of years ago that some of these "new" Lindens that consistently rotate into customer relations posts are just alt accounts designed to facilitate "give me time, I'm new" syndrome. It follows knowing a good number of people that've hidden behind forum posting alts over the years. Is it considered a personal attack to call them yellow-bellied cowards? __________________ You immersion is ruining my deconstruction

03-31-2008, 01:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hiro Queso Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 753 My Mood:	This is going to be interesting to watch!

03-31-2008, 01:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hiro Queso Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 753 My Mood:	Perhaps LL are giving them enough rope to hang themselves? /cynic

03-31-2008, 01:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
caroline ra Never trust a hippy MYOB Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Zummerzet Posts: 636 SL Join Date: Dec 2006	Ive always thought that the type of ppl who would volunteer to moderate a forum might be the very people that shouldnt be doing it. (Present company excepted, naturally)

03-31-2008, 01:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Khamon hye my is zot zot zot ZAAAAAT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,290 SL Join Date: November, 2003 Business: Fate Gardens SLShopper Ads: 2 My Mood:	Oh wait, I think Robin just accidentally posted this a day early.

03-31-2008, 03:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
Joshua Nightshade Slept my way to the top I HATE MAYA Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 20,631 SL Join Date: 10-11-2004 Business: abstract avatars! SLShopper Ads: 13 My Mood:	Ew, Lewis Nerd's alt is a moderator now. That offends me more than Nimrod. __________________

03-31-2008, 03:31 PM	#22 (permalink)
Nika Talaj gone Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: in the home I haven't built yet Posts: 190 SLShopper Ads: 6 My Mood:	OK chuckles, you guys kill me, LOL! I knew I could count on your for a humorous outlook on this. A few thots: -- Katt Linden is not a random Linden alt, I believe s/he is the Community Manager, hired very recently (I think an outside hire, but that's just my conjecture) and reporting to Robin. -- I think Robin listed the volunteers in the Blog simply to thank them for volunteering. They have not been appointed as moderators, lol! Some of you may remember a very bitter thread here, with a counterpart on LL's forums, which contained an allegation that Strife's resmod recruitment efforts were horrific because folks thot he would be filtering the applicants. Qie and I were anxious to avoid that particular tarpit, so passed on all the volunteer names that appeared in threads and on Jira. If the Lindens had decided to go ahead with new Resmods, presumably a vetting/filtering process would have been the first step. They decided NOT to go ahead at that time. -- Re: Forum Facelift taking forever. Generally, yah, I'd look for progress on the forums on the 12th of never. However, this is the first task that the new Community Manager has been assigned publicly. I don't know how you guys are when you take a new position, but if the VP Marketing tells the customer base that I'm responsible for making something happen ... I tend to want to make it happen pronto. If possible, that is!