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What is the little "M" Bar/Campaign Ribbon?
CaptainJack
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:37 PM UTC
I've noticed a little Bar with attributes next to certain names. What is the use of this??
GunTruck
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:42 PM UTC
It means that the person serves as a Moderator in that Forum Topic. Moderators help the Site Master in managing discussions going on there - easy here at ArmoramA as the members are very well-behaved...
Gunnie
Gunnie
YodaMan
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:44 PM UTC
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It means that the person serves as a Moderator in that Forum Topic. Moderators help the Site Master in managing discussions going on there - easy here at ArmoramA as the members are very well-behaved...
Hee hee......
YodaMan
YodaMan
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:49 PM UTC
Seriously though, (heh heh) how does one become a moderator? I'd assume knowledge of the topic would be required. In that case, I'd semi-qualify for the spaceship forum. (and NHL playoffs forums - just ban everyone who isn't a Red Wings fan... just kidding! )
YodaMan
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CaptainJack
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 11:09 PM UTC
Tak, Danke, Merci, Thanks, Dank Uw, Arigato, Toda Rabbah, Merci Vill Mols, Grazie, Gracias, Epharisto Poli, etc, etc, so on and so forth. 
CJ
CJ
Maki
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 11:12 PM UTC
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Tak, Danke, Merci, Thanks, Dank Uw, Arigato, Toda Rabbah, Merci Vill Mols, Grazie, Gracias, Epharisto Poli, etc, etc, so on and so forth.
Hvala... in my language
Mario M.
GunTruck
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 11:12 PM UTC
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Seriously though, (heh heh) how does one become a moderator? I'd assume knowledge of the topic would be required. In that case, I'd semi-qualify for the spaceship forum. (and NHL playoffs forums - just ban everyone who isn't a Red Wings fan... just kidding!
YodaMan
Actually, Jim appoints those so fortunate as to be deemed Moderator Material. Send him a PM about a forum you're interested in - and he'll take it from there!
Sensei Gunnie
CaptainJack
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 11:20 PM UTC
Hvala, that's cool! I don't think I could stand the stress associated with the selection process! Makes me think of Miss America, or Mr. Muscle contests!Cheers
Jack, just for the fun of it all!
GunTruck
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Posted: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 11:24 PM UTC
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Hee hee......
Now, where did I leave my Ysalimari...
Gunnie
YodaMan
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:01 AM UTC
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Hope you left him on his tree branch. Otherwise.... well, the poor guy.... Now, where did I leave my Ysalimari...
Gunnie
YodaMan
GunTruck
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:27 AM UTC
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Quoted TextHope you left him on his tree branch. Otherwise.... well, the poor guy....Now, where did I leave my Ysalimari...
Gunnie
YodaMan
DOH!!!
Gunnie
Sabot
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:31 AM UTC
One of the "duties" of a moderator is to help steer topics back on track. Other sites delete off-topic posts or send little nasty-grams to the poster. As Gunnie pointed out, we have a well-behaved clientele, but that doesn't mean we don't have to guide threads back on-topic or inform folks that the new discussion would best be served under a new heading.
YodaMan
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:34 AM UTC
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Much to learn, have you... :-) DOH!!!
How many moderators are on the site, anyway? It's hard to keep track since the 'M' banners don't stay with the avatars in every topic. I think I'll put in the 'formal' request to Jim tomorrow.
YodaMan
m1garand
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:43 AM UTC
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Quoted TextMuch to learn, have you... :-)DOH!!!
How many moderators are on the site, anyway? It's hard to keep track since the 'M' banners don't stay with the avatars in every topic. I think I'll put in the 'formal' request to Jim tomorrow.
YodaMan
Does that request need to be done in triplicate? :-)
:-) 
GunTruck
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:44 AM UTC
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Quoted TextMuch to learn, have you... :-)DOH!!!
How many moderators are on the site, anyway? It's hard to keep track since the 'M' banners don't stay with the avatars in every topic. I think I'll put in the 'formal' request to Jim tomorrow.
YodaMan
We probably don't have enough Moderators - actually :-) so send in your request. I'm all for more Moderators - as long as it does not become the Forum Police Squad. Sure, the topics wander a bit, and do come back to the thread at hand or generate another thread. However, I am dead-set against promoting what goes on elsewhere - and the experienced forum travellers out there know what I mean. ArmoramA has a good balance between staying on topic, and a little banter, right now - I'd like to see it stay that way...
Gunnie
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:45 AM UTC
Many of us volunteered when Jim first started the site. I don't have a moderator badge here since I am not a moderator of this forum. FYI, at the top of the forum page, it says Moderators: then it lists the moderators with their name underlined. I think I moderate Armor, Junk Drawer and Aircraft. Maybe some others, but we all tend to watch over the whole herd so to speak.
YodaMan
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 12:49 AM UTC
The forum police? EEK! Scary! I think that the sometimes off-topic banter is one of the things that makes this site so much fun! People start talking about a model, go off topic for about 10 posts, then they're right back to the topic! For the most part, it seems like everyone gets back on topic eventually. (not that a few comments about a yslarimi are a bad thing )
YodaMan
)YodaMan
Maki
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 01:05 AM UTC
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I think that the sometimes off-topic banter is one of the things that makes this site so much fun! People start talking about a model, go off topic for about 10 posts, then they're right back to the topic!
Quite right... We can all engage in a conversation about a totally non-modeling thing, laugh a bit and eventualy come back to the topic and learn new things in modeling. That is what makes this site so special. I feel like we are not only exchanging modeling tips, but also getting to know one another on a more personal basis. I like that very much...
Mario M.
Sabot
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 02:52 AM UTC
That's right, it's another reason why this site is more user-friendly, we don't pull people's post for the slightest infraction (except for a certain troll we had). We tend to let folks ramble on and on...
GunTruck
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 02:57 AM UTC
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That's right, it's another reason why this site is more user-friendly, we don't pull people's post for the slightest infraction (except for a certain troll we had). We tend to let folks ramble on and on...
Absolutely! This is the best bunch around anywhere! Quite frankly - Trolls bite!!!
Now - can anyone tell me what the heck this
avatar means???Gunnie
Sabot
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 03:04 AM UTC
That's the "alien", I think it signifies that what is being said is wierd or off-beat.
GunTruck
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 03:07 AM UTC
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That's the "alien", I think it signifies that what is being said is wierd or off-beat.
Aaaah, thank you there Sabot. Me thinks
should be used more often here...Gunnie
Epi
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 03:14 AM UTC
Like Rob said, i think we only had one incedent where we had to send out the Forum Police. Other then that, at least for me, I havnt had to pull the billy stick out on any body. Every body here shows a lot of proffesionalism with a bit of humor and fun.
YodaMan
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Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 03:27 AM UTC
pssst, i cant type too loud. i think theres a few of the 'men in black' at my front door... i must've found a bootleg copy of the new movie.... uh oh, they're coming in. help meeeee One of the things I like best about the site is the fact that most everybody has a mutual respect for each other. I've never seen any put-downs, insults or anything like that. I think that's great!
YodaMan
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