[Help] New Admin Updates to this post /post/240357-new-admin Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:46:31 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752831 … Well I have an ‘Unkown Location’ you know :P

]]> lucif Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:09:30 +0100 Reply from Luck of the Irish /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752635 Where are you from lucif, i.e. what country if you don’t mind me asking, that way I might be able to help you understand it, basically the person got a B1 in most of his exams.

]]> Luck of the Irish Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:42:27 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752539 That doesn’t make things much more Clear we work with ECTS system. I don’t know what GPA means, or how ever to converse it to grade of education.

]]> lucif Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:10:23 +0100 Reply from Stunna /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752478 [quote lucif][quote rainmaker0][quote Commander Ikari][quote rainmaker0][quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]I’m the same as well, I also have solid website design ability, so I can help on a technical scale as well. Plus it’d be great to have a Canadian moderator. My thriving blog could also attract other new people to this site.[/quote]And I’m sure you volunteer at homeless shelters and have a 5.0 GPA[/quote]

I volunteer at the local highschool as a teacher’s assistant, and I have 3.4GPA. haha.[/quote]

What is a GPA?[/quote]

Grade Point Average

]]> Stunna Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:43:22 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752414 [quote rainmaker0][quote Commander Ikari][quote rainmaker0][quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]I’m the same as well, I also have solid website design ability, so I can help on a technical scale as well. Plus it’d be great to have a Canadian moderator. My thriving blog could also attract other new people to this site.[/quote]And I’m sure you volunteer at homeless shelters and have a 5.0 GPA[/quote]

I volunteer at the local highschool as a teacher’s assistant, and I have 3.4GPA. haha.[/quote]

What is a GPA?

]]> lucif Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:10:20 +0100 The post was retagged by Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7812236 Michael Leibman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:17:07 +0100 Reply from Stunna /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752234 [quote Commander Ikari][quote rainmaker0][quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]I’m the same as well, I also have solid website design ability, so I can help on a technical scale as well. Plus it’d be great to have a Canadian moderator. My thriving blog could also attract other new people to this site.[/quote]And I’m sure you volunteer at homeless shelters and have a 5.0 GPA[/quote]

I volunteer at the local highschool as a teacher’s assistant, and I have 3.4GPA. haha.

]]> Stunna Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:07:19 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752231 [quote rainmaker0][quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]

I’m the same as well, I also have solid website design ability, so I can help on a technical scale as well. Plus it’d be great to have a Canadian moderator. My thriving blog could also attract other new people to this site.[/quote]

And I’m sure you volunteer at homeless shelters and have a 5.0 GPA

]]> Commander Ikari Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:06:14 +0100 Reply from Stunna /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752227 [quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]

I’m the same as well, I also have solid website design ability, so I can help on a technical scale as well. Plus it’d be great to have a Canadian moderator. My thriving blog could also attract other new people to this site.

]]> Stunna Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:05:05 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4752159 [quote Samm xD™]I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.[/quote]

and I am certain you are a real team player and would be excited at the opportunity to help people….

]]> Commander Ikari Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:18:51 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4751623 I wouldn’t do it just for the power, I want to do it because I think that I’d be good at it and it would be good to have a moderator in a completely different timezone from the other mods, bringing some new inspiration and ideas to the team, along with various other reasons, as I’m sure the multiple other members who want to be moderators as well.

]]> S Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:08:20 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4751608 Aw well, you are mods, you figure it out. ;)

]]> lucif Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:58:33 +0100 Reply from -Sophie- /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4751459 [quote DaNi♠HaTes♠You]lol i thought i was in the superbowl post[/quote]

lol I done that a few times…. lol

]]> -Sophie- Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:37:30 +0100 Reply from Stunna /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4751188 I’m a Big Brother in person here and a volunteer distress counsellor at my University; I thought it would be a great way for me to help others with my experience with problems/issues/situations if I could be a mod. Which is why I asked, how else do you apply to be a mod, except by asking questions.

]]> Stunna Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:44:45 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750960 lol i thought i was in the superbowl post

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:32:35 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750950 oops wrong post

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:27:45 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750949 7:30 minutes left of 4th…..

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:27:25 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750945 20-14

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:26:52 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750944 20-13

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:26:40 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750933 Well I want to be a mod and not for the stupid power

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:23:26 +0100 Reply from Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750931 [quote k][quote Michael Leibman]Moderators who actually want to be moderators might tend to stick around longer and perhaps even do a better job than those randomly recruited for their potential moderator aptitude.[/quote]Really? I find quite the opposite. I find that most of the users who ask to be a mod are really just doing it for the power.[/quote]

Those are the most vocal and visible ones, but a person who actually cares and wants to do a job usually does it better than those who don’t.

People could tell me I’d be a good moderator till they’re blue in the face and it doesn’t mean I’d bother doing a decent job if that’s not what I want to do.

]]> Michael Leibman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:22:07 +0100 Reply from k /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750922 [quote Michael Leibman]Moderators who actually want to be moderators might tend to stick around longer and perhaps even do a better job than those randomly recruited for their potential moderator aptitude.[/quote]

Really? I find quite the opposite. I find that most of the users who ask to be a mod are really just doing it for the power. If we feel that your conduct and policies on the site accurately portray the ToS, we may consider you to be a mod. Asking to be a mod does none of those things.

[quote DaNi♠HaTes♠You]moderators who actually want to be moderators, never get to be a moderator[/quote]

We haven’t added a new mod in months. And that was only 1 mod. It was maybe a year before that when a bunch of new mods were added.

]]> k Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:18:43 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750919 [quote DaNi♠HaTes♠You]moderators who actually want to be moderators, never get to be a moderator[/quote]

Too bad for Sam.

]]> Commander Ikari Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:17:31 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750915 moderators who actually want to be moderators, never get to be a moderator

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:16:07 +0100 Reply from Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750912 [quote k][quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote]

[quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]

Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.[/quote]

Moderators who actually want to be moderators might tend to stick around longer and perhaps even do a better job than those randomly recruited for their potential moderator aptitude.

]]> Michael Leibman Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:14:24 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750907 [quote Commander Ikari][quote k][quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote][quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.[/quote]Rule number two is; DON’T ASK TO JOIN MOD CLUB.[/quote]

bloody hell you are everywhere

]]> THE INTERNET Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:11:43 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750906 [quote AlphaKnight][quote k][quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote][quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.[/quote]rule 1: Don’t ask to be a modrule 2: Don’t ask to be a mod[/quote]

bastard, I just said that.

]]> Commander Ikari Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:11:40 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750903 [quote k][quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote]

[quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]

Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.[/quote]

rule 1: Don’t ask to be a mod
rule 2: Don’t ask to be a mod

]]> THE INTERNET Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:11:16 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750901 [quote k][quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote]

[quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]

Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.[/quote]

Rule number two is; DON’T ASK TO JOIN MOD CLUB.

]]> Commander Ikari Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:10:52 +0100 Reply from k /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4750894 [quote rainmaker0]Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.[/quote]

[quote lucif]I volunteer for Moderator[/quote]

Rule #1 of joining the mod club: Don’t ask to join the mod club.

]]> k Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:08:36 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4749699 I volunteer for Moderator

]]> lucif Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:29:15 +0100 Reply from Stunna /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4749696 Is there a way you can go about re-changing your user name? And lastly, is there a way I become a mod at help.com ? Someone who moderates the content/threads.

]]> Stunna Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:27:34 +0100 Reply from k /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4746407 [quote tjwoods][quote Samm xD™]It’s an announcement bar thing. it’s not to big, it was used when the site pretty much crashed.
And posts about the site were linked in it.[/quote]

It sounds good. I just think a place where people who care could look up site news would be useful. Any old blog software would suffice for that, if nothing bespoke were available. This site lives or dies based on its user community, and that user community needs engagement if it is going to be loyal and enthusiastic.[/quote]

Biggest problem is that currently, there are no CNET staff members that are dedicated only to the this project. The last staff member that was, was Jeff and that was a long time ago. Therefore, it’s hard to provide information when there really isn’t that much going on. The mods have a seperate site to communicate on but really 99% of the discussions there are regarding misconduct between users. Until we start seeing some development on this project, there isn’t really much news to report.

And yes, the announcement bar has been called into action once or twice in the last year by myself in regards to service issues with the site.

]]> k Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:02:30 +0100 Reply from Luck of the Irish /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4745265 Welcome helpmod,
First thing I suppose is introducing myself, I am Ireland-1, and strive for perfection and helping everyone I have a vast knowledge of fixing computers and if you ever need help, me or The Clue (user who appear the most) are great at fixing them, I wish you good luck in the future.

]]> Luck of the Irish Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:35:36 +0100 Reply from Felicity /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4745242 Welcome helpmod and nice knowing you youralibi :)

]]> Felicity Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:17:59 +0100 Reply from Sangria /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4744751 They say a change is as good as a holiday :)

]]> Sangria Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:41:18 +0100 Reply from Solid /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4744573 Hello!

]]> Solid Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:36:19 +0100 Reply from Times' gone mad /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4742551 Were you burnt out too? Say HI to Felman & Katie for me. :)

]]> Times' gone mad Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:13:57 +0100 Reply from Victoria Sponge /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4741053 [quote Nyxotic]Have fun with your other projects, yourabi!
Hello and welcome helpmod!

Shouldn’t we have a cake or something for the going away/welcoming party?[/quote]Victoria Sponge anyone??

]]> Victoria Sponge Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:25:01 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740751 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornocracy

I want the new admin to rule like this.

]]> Commander Ikari Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:16:34 +0100 Reply from Nyxotic /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740744 Have fun with your other projects, yourabi!
Hello and welcome helpmod!

Shouldn’t we have a cake or something for the going away/welcoming party?

]]> Nyxotic Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:13:35 +0100 Reply from tjwoods /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740322 [quote Samm xD™]It’s an announcement bar thing. it’s not to big, it was used when the site pretty much crashed.
And posts about the site were linked in it.[/quote]

It sounds good. I just think a place where people who care could look up site news would be useful. Any old blog software would suffice for that, if nothing bespoke were available. This site lives or dies based on its user community, and that user community needs engagement if it is going to be loyal and enthusiastic.

]]> tjwoods Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:15:40 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740284 It’s an announcement bar thing. it’s not to big, it was used when the site pretty much crashed.
And posts about the site were linked in it.

]]> S Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:03:22 +0100 Reply from tjwoods /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740281 [quote Samm xD™]Technically we all ready have an announcements feature, I have mentioned this to helpmod and I hope that the current moderators mention it to him as well.[/quote]

Huh? Is it one that has never been used, or am I just dense in not recognizing it?

]]> tjwoods Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:01:53 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740248 Technically we all ready have an announcements feature, I have mentioned this to helpmod and I hope that the current moderators mention it to him as well.

]]> S Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:55:56 +0100 Reply from Commander Ikari /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740228 So…

Florie’s angry….

And a new admin…

]]> Commander Ikari Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:50:52 +0100 Reply from Vyki /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740185 This may be daft but is there a way we could have a FAQ section, eg for people who want to verify their friendster account, so helpers dont get annoyed and the posters dont get ignored or sarcastic comments made as we have seen the same post so many times.

]]> Vyki Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:32:52 +0100 Reply from tjwoods /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4740138 [quote Florie][quote yourabi]Avatars are fixed and have been for a while.[/quote]

and you couldn’t have bothered to let us know …[/quote]

[quote DaNi♠HaTes♠You]Florie, he told us the day he did it, just didn’t make a post like he should have i guess[/quote]

[quote Florie]who did he tell?[/quote]

[quote DaNi♠HaTes♠You]well he said it in chat
i made a post stating what he did

and http://help.com/post/238933-the-dark-…

[quote Florie]Not exactly a “great communicator” – basically “give a ****”[/quote]

…and this is why an announcements page is needed. It doesn’t have to be fancy.
Anything > nothing.

]]> tjwoods Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:11:20 +0100 Reply from elysium /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739748 Farewell Yourabi and all the best for your future.

Welcome Helpmod. I look forward to seeing what you have to bring to this site.

]]> elysium Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:39:09 +0100 Reply from Florimouse /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739508 yes, onward! into the new world! hallelujah!

]]> Florimouse Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:46:18 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739501 well miss florie, HelpMod is our new admin so shouldn’t worry about such things

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:42:30 +0100 Reply from Florimouse /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739498 Not exactly a “great communicator” – basically “give a ****”

]]> Florimouse Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:36:15 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739497 well he said it in chat
i made a post stating what he did

and http://help.com/post/238933-the-dark-…

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:31:55 +0100 Reply from Florimouse /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739490 who did he tell?

]]> Florimouse Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:26:54 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739486 Florie, he told us the day he did it, just didn’t make a post like he should have i guess

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:24:52 +0100 Reply from Florimouse /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4739474 [quote yourabi]Avatars are fixed and have been for a while.[/quote]

and you couldn’t have bothered to let us know …

]]> Florimouse Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:15:33 +0100 Reply from Sangria /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738902 [quote Sans]Helpmod in case you are wondering what we all look like, here’s a clip of us at the annual help.com convention. Or at least this is how we may seem right now, lol.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjSg7fEXAk][/quote]

Good one:D

]]> Sangria Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:17:46 +0100 Reply from evansent:) /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738708 yourobi,i wish you luck in your next job lv :)
helpbod,welcome :)

]]> evansent:) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:48:03 +0100 Reply from Sully /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738527 Wow. I missed this the first time around.

Again Helpmod, welcome. And I see others have already pointed out the name thing.

]]> Sully Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:50:51 +0100 Reply from Max /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738333 Thank you for the invite:) I hope everything works out:)

]]> Max Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:33:00 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738303 [quote -Sophie-][quote Samm xD™]Make yourself known to the mods that you want to be a Mod.Such as I, I’ve done so, and would love to be a moderator.[/quote]The whole planet knows that….[/quote]

Yepp, just making sure Sophie! Hehe :P

]]> S Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:11:30 +0100 Reply from -Sophie- /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738302 [quote Samm xD™]Make yourself known to the mods that you want to be a Mod.
Such as I, I’ve done so, and would love to be a moderator.[/quote]

The whole planet knows that….

]]> -Sophie- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:11:07 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738249 Make yourself known to the mods that you want to be a Mod.
Such as I, I’ve done so, and would love to be a moderator.

]]> S Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:31:07 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738216 [quote Samm xD™]Of course there are things such as moderators…We currently have 3 main active ones…http://help.com/user/6117-anthraxhttp://help.com/user/113946-sullyhttp://help.com/user/15253-kModerators are distinguished by the small yellow star on their profile and replies[/quote]

So how does someone become such a volunteer moderator? And what are the obligations one has?

[quote Samm xD™][/quote]

]]> lucif Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:14:49 +0100 Reply from c-eek /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738209 [quote Silverwings]Thanks to everyone for making this site possible, many lives have been changed as a result, and it is most appreciated by many.

God Bless…[/quote]

Nicely put, Silverwings.

This website is the answer to many prayers. Even though users get frustrated over details, most of us just keep trying to be helpful to those who search the Internet looking for help.

Welcome Helpmod. You will be the one the helpers turn to for help. I think that makes you king of the helpers. Wear your new crown proudly and in good health.

]]> c-eek Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:12:16 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738202 Of course there are things such as moderators…
We currently have 3 main active ones…

http://help.com/user/6117-anthrax
http://help.com/user/113946-sully
http://help.com/user/15253-k

Moderators are distinguished by the small yellow star on their profile and replies

]]> S Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:09:33 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738192 [quote Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ][/quote]

Are there things like moderators? Sometimes anonymous post become edited by others. How come? How does the help.com chain of power work?

]]> lucif Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:06:10 +0100 Reply from Silverwings /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4738032 Thanks to everyone for making this site possible, many lives have been changed as a result, and it is most appreciated by many.

God Bless…

]]> Silverwings Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:55:15 +0100 Reply from chunkymove /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737764 If you want

[quote helpmod][quote tjwoods]One suggestion that would help is to have a channel of communication for admins and mods getting messages out to the user community. Many people won’t see this post, or won’t see it right away. An announcements page or some similar means of communicating plans and changes would be greatly appreciated by the loyal user community.[/quote]

We have extremely limited technical resources. If you can figure out a way to do this easily, I am open. I honestly think its too hard to implement though. We do have a mod forum though, so hopefully I can get some good mods to work with.[/quote]

I am concerned by the line “extremely limited technical resources” - I love this place and have a bit of a coding background. There are others here with huge technical experience. IS there a way we can get on board on help? Is help needed?

]]> chunkymove Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:58:05 +0100 Reply from khyron32 /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737747 Wow you mean this place actually has admins?
hahaha
Welcome aboard dude fasten your seat belt and make sure your seat is in its up and locked position.
Enjoy your flight

]]> khyron32 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:51:02 +0100 38 users were invited to read this post by Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7785486 Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:47:07 +0100 Reply from Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737733 HelpMod: Are you going to change your screen name to something catchy ?

Like Nigel ?

:)

HelpMod is kinda corny

]]> Ξ.Ģäβž.Ξ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:44:54 +0100 Reply from S /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737414 Hello, I haven’t read all the replies yet…
But I’d just like to say a big thanks to Yousef for all the stuff he has done on the site
And a big welcome to our new Admin, looking forward to getting to know you a little better!

]]> S Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:27:12 +0100 Reply from bluflames83 /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737243 yeah i did like the auto tagging.. bye yourabi. welcome helpmod, but i like the name yourobi better :)..sound more jedi-like and less robot-like….

]]> bluflames83 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:38 +0100 Reply from Anubis /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737236 Bye Yourabi and welcome to Helpmod. I have no idea what the changes will be, just that something is desperately needed. Good luck.

]]> Anubis Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:55:51 +0100 Reply from Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737215 Anyone who really misses the coolness of tags could visit this site: http://taggalaxy.de/ It’s amazing.

]]> Michael Leibman Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:36:54 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737208 oh nevermind i “re-read”
*feels like a moron now*

anyway

yes

Bye yourabi

and welcome helpmod

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:32:33 +0100 Reply from Vyki /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737206 Dani I think thats what he meant by the tags

]]> Vyki Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:32:07 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737204 I’m sorry to intrude
but yourabi not those notices, the ones that go on “your notices” to the right there hasn’t been any since 12/08, they say anyway

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:30:48 +0100 Reply from Vyki /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737201 Good luck Yourabi in whatever you are going to do, I hope it all works out well for you…and good luck helpmod for having to deal with us! :)

]]> Vyki Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:30:02 +0100 Reply from ~Shie~ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737158 welcome helpmod!!! you will find yourself in a new world of family… and eventually fit right in…
other things that this place needs are mods… mods from different locations all over the world.. so that they can be on at different times of the day so that this site can be monitored at all hours, every minute of every day… as the trolls have a way to get around and tend to cause a lot of mischief..

]]> ~Shie~ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:04:56 +0100 Reply from Darth Pianoman~~~ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737156 [quote helpmod]Hi All. I’m the new admin. Let me know if you have any ideas of how we can refocus Help.com. Changes will probably have to happen. We have very limited technical resources.[/quote]hey, welcome :) I have a post about ideas for help. lots of good ones, but it’s a very large post

]]> Darth Pianoman~~~ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:03:48 +0100 Reply from Nikki /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737132 bye yourabi
welcome helpmod

]]> Nikki Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:49:40 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737043 well this is interesting.
take care yourabi.

]]> THE INTERNET Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:12:47 +0100 Reply from -Sophie- /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737033 before you get into discussions about mods……should you be better off talking to the experienced mods that are on this site……k, Anthrax and sully………….

]]> -Sophie- Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:10:27 +0100 Reply from Jade /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737009 Welcome HelpMod.
Thank you Yourabi, your efforts seen and unseen are appreciated, today, tomorrow and always!

I wish you both well!

]]> Jade Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:00:42 +0100 Reply from -Sophie- /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4737008 well I change my avatar a few days ago….. … others are slow on the uptake.

]]> -Sophie- Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:00:27 +0100 Reply from Why So Steve? /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736998 [quote yourabi]Steve: That’s not my call[/quote]

If you’ve answered the question to the best of your ability, then I appreciate it.

]]> Why So Steve? Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:55:53 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736988 Steve: That’s not my call

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:52:18 +0100 Reply from Why So Steve? /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736965 Yourabi, do me a favour and answer a question I ask you:

The site is dead in the water isn’t it? When is it going to end? I don’t need a date and a time, I just want a rough idea. 1 week. 1 month. 1 year. What?

]]> Why So Steve? Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:45:02 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736955 [quote Michael Leibman][quote yourabi]Notices are definitely working [/quote]

Subscription-based notices work, but people used to get notices about posts with tags that matched their profile tags.

Anyway, people don’t complain about things like that as loudly as they complain that they wish the great administrators would say something, anything, so this post in itself probably granted a lot of wishes.[/quote]

Right and since I said Auto Tagging was broken it would logically follow that TAG based subscriptions aren’t working either. Again, it’s not notices, it’s only auto tagging that is not working.

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:41:45 +0100 Reply from ~LazyDaze~ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736952 [quote yourabi]Everyone who is still complaining re-read my comment[/quote]

I feel left out, I can complain too, if ya want?

]]> ~LazyDaze~ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:41:25 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736950 Everyone who is still complaining re-read my comment

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:40:28 +0100 Reply from ~LazyDaze~ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736943 HI new admin, I hope you stick around a little longer..
Thanks yourabi for what you have done even if the stuff you have done has been unknown to the rest of us I am sure it helped in the long run.

]]> ~LazyDaze~ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:39:18 +0100 Reply from TulipsDream /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736940 The problem with the notices never was subscription based notices. It’s the new ones like Michael Leibman said that I really want back.

]]> TulipsDream Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:38:49 +0100 Reply from Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736932 There was another “HelpMod” a few months ago … http://help.com/post/195087-not-to-so… … same person?

]]> Michael Leibman Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:38:05 +0100 Reply from Michael Leibman /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736918 [quote yourabi]Notices are definitely working [/quote]

Subscription-based notices work, but people used to get notices about posts with tags that matched their profile tags.

Anyway, people don’t complain about things like that as loudly as they complain that they wish the great administrators would say something, anything, so this post in itself probably granted a lot of wishes.

]]> Michael Leibman Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:35:13 +0100 Reply from Marylou /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736914 [quote yourabi]
The only remaining issue is auto-tagging of new posts, and that is something I’m working on.[/quote]

Thank you! That will make a HUGE difference.
Hope you’re heading somewhere nice, Yourabi. Good luck in the future. :) :)

]]> Marylou Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:34:39 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736864 As I said avatars are definitely working and has been for days.

Notices are definitely working I’m getting a ton of them for this post

I’m leaving to focus on other projects.

The only remaining issue is auto-tagging of new posts, and that is something I’m working on.

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:20:00 +0100 Reply from Nante /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736843 Oh and is helpbot back yet :(

]]> Nante Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:13:24 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736836 I would think so.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:12:15 +0100 Reply from Nante /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736830 So what still needs to be done to get the site back to normal?
notices, and the help search when you make a new post always comes up empty, other then that, things are okay here right?

]]> Nante Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:10:23 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736821 I apologize, my bad Yourabi, Nante’s right.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:08:11 +0100 Reply from Nante /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736817 [quote Pae]Every time I go to change my avatar the new one just doesn’t come up. Other users have been having the same problem. Some works, some don’t. I don’t get any notices saying anything either about it.[/quote]

Yourabi said it might take a while for some peopele to see the changes like victoria sponge there.

]]> Nante Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:06:40 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736816 I’m going to try it again…

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:06:11 +0100 Reply from jcd /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736815 Welcome, new admin.

]]> jcd Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:05:48 +0100 Reply from Victoria Sponge /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736814 [quote yourabi]When you say your avatar doesn’t work what do you mean? I’ve tested it out myselAf and I’m able to change avatars and view history.[/quote]Sorry to bother you, I worked it out, it’s not broke. Thank you

]]> Victoria Sponge Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:05:25 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736810 Every time I go to change my avatar the new one just doesn’t come up. Other users have been having the same problem. Some works, some don’t. I don’t get any notices saying anything either about it.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:04:55 +0100 Reply from Nante /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736809 Hello New Admin :D

but yourabi, why are you leaving?

]]> Nante Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:04:44 +0100 Reply from Sans /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736790 Helpmod in case you are wondering what we all look like, here’s a clip of us at the annual help.com convention. Or at least this is how we may seem right now, lol.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjSg7fEXAk]

]]> Sans Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:56:53 +0100 Reply from Sans /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736777 Welcome Helpmod. And it’s great to see you again shakey.

]]> Sans Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0100 Reply from Victoria Sponge /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736775 [quote yourabi]When you say your avatar doesn’t work what do you mean? I’ve tested it out myself and I’m able to change avatars and view history.[/quote]Can you change mine, each time I try I still end up a red cross, I just want a picture of a Victoria Sponge

]]> Victoria Sponge Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:52:39 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736773 When you say your avatar doesn’t work what do you mean? I’ve tested it out myself and I’m able to change avatars and view history.

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:51:45 +0100 Reply from Marylou /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736772 And Helpmod (Jeezzz! Do you have a name?),that color change from orange to blue is a really good idea! It’ll help keep the atmosphere a little more peaceful around here which is most definitely a good thing!

Hello Shakey! :) Hope all is well with you… :)

]]> Marylou Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:51:43 +0100 Reply from Shakeybritches /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736769 Welcome Helpmod.

Take Care Yourabi and thanks for all your hard work and persistence!

]]> Shakeybritches Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:47:43 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736755 My avatar doesn’t work and lag in chat has been horrible at times.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:40:07 +0100 Reply from tjwoods /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736753 [quote helpmod][quote tjwoods]One suggestion that would help is to have a channel of communication for admins and mods getting messages out to the user community. Many people won’t see this post, or won’t see it right away. An announcements page or some similar means of communicating plans and changes would be greatly appreciated by the loyal user community.[/quote]

We have extremely limited technical resources. If you can figure out a way to do this easily, I am open. I honestly think its too hard to implement though. We do have a mod forum though, so hopefully I can get some good mods to work with.[/quote]

A web page with announcements doesn’t require much code. You don’t need to take feedback from users on it, just provide a place for occasional news, such as the arrival of a new admin or a new moderator. Adding an announcement doesn’t have to be any more complicated than adding a line to a FAQ or revising the About Us page. Even if you don’t have a content management system, this shouldn’t require a lot of resources.

]]> tjwoods Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:38:20 +0100 14 users were invited to read this post by ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7783510 ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:37:48 +0100 Reply from Victoria Sponge /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736750 Sorry Helpmod

]]> Victoria Sponge Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:37:36 +0100 Reply from Victoria Sponge /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736746 [quote yourabi]Avatars are fixed and have been for a while.[/quote]
Welcome Helpbot. My avatar STILL doesn’t work, it doesn’t stop me helping but makes me feel very unnoticed. What can I do to get it back?

]]> Victoria Sponge Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:36:57 +0100 Reply from Xeno Dragon /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736741 Here, use this.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa…

]]> Xeno Dragon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:33:27 +0100 Reply from Good ole boy /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736739 Welcome aboard helpmod.

]]> Good ole boy Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:33:18 +0100 Reply from lucif /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736736 how bout moderators? who are those?

]]> lucif Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:31:13 +0100 Reply from helpmod /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736735 [quote tjwoods]One suggestion that would help is to have a channel of communication for admins and mods getting messages out to the user community. Many people won’t see this post, or won’t see it right away. An announcements page or some similar means of communicating plans and changes would be greatly appreciated by the loyal user community.[/quote]

We have extremely limited technical resources. If you can figure out a way to do this easily, I am open. I honestly think its too hard to implement though. We do have a mod forum though, so hopefully I can get some good mods to work with.

]]> helpmod Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:30:58 +0100 Reply from ~Grace~ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736733 Farewell, Yourabi.

Welcome, new admin. :) Be careful, a few people here bite…guess which ones.

]]> ~Grace~ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:29:42 +0100 Reply from tjwoods /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736729 One suggestion that would help is to have a channel of communication for admins and mods getting messages out to the user community. Many people won’t see this post, or won’t see it right away. An announcements page or some similar means of communicating plans and changes would be greatly appreciated by the loyal user community.

]]> tjwoods Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:28:01 +0100 40 users were invited to read this post by Marylou /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7783448 Marylou Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:25:03 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736720 Admin* my bad.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:23:34 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736718 I think Cole meant that if someone sees the “generic” avatar they’re going to pass you up and not acknowledge your a mod…but you’re new, I’m not here to tell you how to do your job.

But we help quite a bit around these parts.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:23:09 +0100 17 users were invited to read this post by TulipsDream /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7783430 TulipsDream Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:21:31 +0100 Reply from Marylou /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736715 Yes those notices not coming in, need to be fixed! Definitely a priority. People are leaving the website because it’s just not as dynamic as it used to be mainly because of that.

Welcome to you, Helpmod! :)

]]> Marylou Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:21:26 +0100 Reply from Cole Becket /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736711 [quote helpmod][quote Cole Becket]Probably a suggestion, but maybe you should get yourself an official-looking avatar, instead of the generic letter, H. Make yourself distinct from everyone else.[/quote]Find me a good one and I might use it. This site is about Help, so please help.[/quote]

I can only help so much and I’m taking off, thanks for the offer though.

]]> Cole Becket Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:20:12 +0100 Reply from Pae /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736708 Why are you leaving?

Welcome, HelpMod.

]]> Pae Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:18:53 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736704 Oh, that too!

welcome!

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:16:26 +0100 Reply from ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736701 Oh my

Yes, first on the list fix the notices and then mass ban

]]> ĐaNi HaŦeS ŸoŪ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:15:49 +0100 Reply from - Fourthings™ - /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736700 Hello, and welcome to the community :]

]]> - Fourthings™ - Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:15:49 +0100 Reply from TulipsDream /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736699 Can we please please please fix the notices???

]]> TulipsDream Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:15:15 +0100 Reply from helpmod /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736694 [quote Cole Becket]Probably a suggestion, but maybe you should get yourself an official-looking avatar, instead of the generic letter, H. Make yourself distinct from everyone else.[/quote]

Find me a good one and I might use it. This site is about Help, so please help.

]]> helpmod Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:14:18 +0100 Reply from Cole Becket /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736688 Probably a suggestion, but maybe you should get yourself an official-looking avatar, instead of the generic letter, H. Make yourself distinct from everyone else.

]]> Cole Becket Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:13:34 +0100 Reply from helpmod /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736684 Hi All. I’m the new admin. Let me know if you have any ideas of how we can refocus Help.com. Changes will probably have to happen. We have very limited technical resources.

]]> helpmod Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:11:21 +0100 Reply from Cole Becket /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736682 So you’re out?

]]> Cole Becket Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:09:49 +0100 Reply from Kimmi 22 /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736675 Okay thanks! :)

]]> Kimmi 22 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:07:08 +0100 Reply from crosenblum /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736668 Why only 1 admin, that makes no sense…

]]> crosenblum Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:06:07 +0100 Reply from yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736667 Avatars are fixed and have been for a while.

]]> yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:05:53 +0100 Reply from Kimmi 22 /post/240357-new-admin#reply-4736660 Before you transition can you fix the avatars?

]]> Kimmi 22 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:04:29 +0100 9 users were invited to read this post by yourabi /post/240357-new-admin#reply-7783382 yourabi Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:04:21 +0100