CatastrophicFailure Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: Not that are allowed to remain visible, anyway. Our goof would not be held against you. And the main reason for the one name change rule is that while it's not difficult, it does take a few minutes each time and repeated ones would create a lot of work for us. Or for me, anyway, since I'm the only one who has access to it. So if someone’s name gets mysteriously changed to something silly and embarrassing, we know who to blame, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearsNSuch Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hold on a minute... It's Vanamonde? I always thought it was Vananamode, as in "virtual banana à-là-mode." That changes everything... ... (Research) ... So... Arthur C. Clarke. Figures. And now I'm craving a banana split without a single specimen of (non prehistoric) musa in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeslaPenguin1 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Ok, I’ve been wondering... How did @sal_vager get a picture in his rank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, TeslaPenguin1 said: Ok, I’ve been wondering... How did @sal_vager get a picture in his rank? Everyone in that forum member group has that extra picture. But only Sal_vager is in that member group. When he resigned from the moderating team to travel the world, we made a special member group for him as a thank-you for all the work he did for the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Vanamonde said: Everyone in that forum member group has that extra picture. But only Sal_vager is in that member group. When he resigned from the moderating team to travel the world, we made a special member group for him as a thank-you for all the work he did for the forum. What extra picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 9 hours ago, adsii1970 said: What extra picture? Look at one of his posts. The extra pic is the smiley face one he used as an avatar for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: Look at one of his posts. The extra pic is the smiley face one he used as an avatar for quite some time. Oh, ok. I knew about that one... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 If for some reason, all data was wiped on the site (like all accounts lost, threads gone, rep lost, everything) is there like a backup save of the site or something? Or would we all have to start over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: If for some reason, all data was wiped on the site (like all accounts lost, threads gone, rep lost, everything) is there like a backup save of the site or something? Or would we all have to start over again. Why? What are you planning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Also, when you mods log on, do you check this thread first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Actually, we probably shouldn't be giving out any specifics about our backups and security and stuff. And no, I do not check this thread first, but I do check it every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, The_Cat_In_Space said: Also, when you mods log on, do you check this thread first? First, I check the reports. Then I check my notifications. Third, I check the top-secret moderator subforum for anything I should be aware of. Then I look at the posts from new users that require approval. Finally, I browse the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, Dman979 said: First, I check the reports. Then I check my notifications. Third, I check the top-secret moderator subforum for anything I should be aware of. Then I look at the posts from new users that require approval. Finally, I browse the forums. That is not the top secret moderator subforum. That is only the middle secret moderator subforum. There is a topper secreter admin subforum you can't see, though I can. And, I've been told, a toppest secretest forum founder subforum that I can't see, either. But that could be an urban legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chel Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 46 minutes ago, Vanamonde said: That is not the top secret moderator subforum. That is only the middle secret moderator subforum. There is a topper secreter admin subforum you can't see, though I can. And, I've been told, a toppest secretest forum founder subforum that I can't see, either. But that could be an urban legend. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Do any of you / have any of you moderated other forums or groups? Note: not looking for names or specifics Edited October 10, 2018 by Geonovast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I have specifically not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Geonovast said: Do any of you / have any of you moderated other forums or groups? Not me, no. This is the only forum I ever found to be helpful, friendly and not clogged up with flame wars and condescending "this is the internet, I'll say what I want" comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Deddly said: Not me, no. This is the only forum I ever found to be helpful, friendly and not clogged up with flame wars and condescending "this is the internet, I'll say what I want" comments. ^ This pretty much exactly sums up my own case, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 who is the head admin these days? i know it used to be aLeXmOrA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Redneck said: who is the head admin these days? i know it used to be aLeXmOrA Info about the moderator staff is posted here: There are basically three "tiers" of folks running things: Community leads (@Darth Badie, @UomoCapra): These are Squad employees, and are the ultimate authority in the forums. They have godlike powers only guessed at by mere mortals. Lead moderators ( @Supernovy, @Vanamonde, @Deddly): Can do everything a regular moderator can do, plus certain additional "administrative" powers. Everyone else: i.e. the rest of the moderator team, including me. Within the "everyone else" category, a few of us (myself included) are designated as "senior moderator", but that's just a social convention and doesn't convey any actual powers-- the so-called "senior moderators" can't actually do anything that other moderators can't. (This is reflected in the fact that it just says "Moderator" under my name-- as far as the forum software is concerned, that's all I am.) Put in practical terms: I could ban you; Vanamonde could erase you from existence; Badie could make the whole forum go away. So please don't annoy her. Because she's nice, and because we like her, and also because she could slay us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 @Snark so is aLeXmOrA still with squad in any capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snark Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, Redneck said: @Snark so is aLeXmOrA still with squad in any capacity? You can just look at his profile. https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/profile/3-alexmora/ As you can see, he's listed simply as "Members", which means no current Squad affiliation is documented. I guess you could ask him... though his profile shows as not having logged in since March 2016, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Snark said: I guess you could ask him... though his profile shows as not having logged in since March 2016, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a response. exactly. thats why i asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Snark said: There are basically three "tiers" of folks running things: Community leads (@Darth Badie, @UomoCapra): These are Squad employees, and are the ultimate authority in the forums. They have godlike powers only guessed at by mere mortals. Lead moderators ( @Supernovy, @Vanamonde, @Deddly): Can do everything a regular moderator can do, plus certain additional "administrative" powers. Everyone else: i.e. the rest of the moderator team, including me. Four "tiers" Don't forget: senior moderators @sjwt, @Val and @Snark EDIT: Oh yeah, you already mentioned that. Edited October 10, 2018 by Deddly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 19 minutes ago, Snark said: Put in practical terms: I could ban you; Vanamonde could erase you from existence; Badie could make the whole forum go away. So please don't annoy her. Because she's nice, and because we like her, and also because she could slay us all. This is probably the funniest thing I've read all day. Thanks for the laugh! 1 minute ago, Deddly said: Four "tiers" Don't forget: senior moderators @sjwt, @Val and @Snark And then there's me... an anti-moderator... Hey, trying to keep the dualism principle alive and well in the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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