Administrators

Boston

The the topic of this thread is to propose who you, the average user, would select to be a boards.ie administrator should our dictator of benevolence deem your opinion worthy enough to be taken into account. You'll have to give reasons why you would support this person personally and why others at large would support them. I'll get the ball rolling.

tbh

I like his style, he's entertaining and an easy read. He knows how to make a point in a brief manner. He's been around a good long while at this stage and has proven himself able to voice an opinion without alienating people. He's smarter then the majority of users posting. He isn't a sheep.

The community should support him because he never comes across as being in it for the power, but rather in his position as moderator out of a sense of caring for the forums he mods and mods well. He diffuses situations rather then escalating them, and isn't afraid to act out side the conventions of normally or even good taste.

Thats Boston's seal of approval / kiss of death for tbh, what's yours?

Rev. BlueJeans

You have far too much time on your hands, sir.

Rb

According to inside sources, tbh hasn't mastered the rusty trombone as of yet and is therefore unsuitable to become an administrator.

Wibbs

I'd second tbh actually. Ruu another one off the top of my head. Though thinking about it I wouldn't like either to become admins. Might reduce their good influence on their individual communities. Them and others like them are far more important as contributors and mods than they would be as admins IMH.

Jumpy

face_kicker. At least he is honest.

Boston

Wibbs wrote: »

I'd second tbh actually. Ruu another one off the top of my head. Though thinking about it I wouldn't like either to become admins. Might reduce their good influence on their individual communities. Them and others like them are far more important as contributors and mods than they would be as admins IMH.

I can't speak for Ruu both afaik he's other commitments which preclude him from being heavily involved. The question is, can a user be the full trinity, user,moderator,adminsitrator. I think some of the administrator have pulled it off nicely, Trojan, Beru, Spectre, while others have become increasingly detacted from the community and solely focus on the admin role, Gordon and Perhaps WWm (Though he will always love After Hours) . I think tbh, would pull it off nicely as the titles he wears seem rather secondary to how people respond to him.

Jumpy wrote: »

face_kicker. At least he is honest.

You'll need to provide abit more information.

Jumpy

I cant search for him/her. I am fairly sure he/she is sitebanned anyway.

Gordon

Ruu was an Admin previously by the way.

dr.bollocko

That seamus chap always had a good head on his shoulders. Like to see him get the nod someday.

Nevyn

Surely this should be in the nest

hmmmm
not wibbs he'd whinge too much.
g'em but she's have more sense then to take it.

Really only one other person comes to mind.
/hands the poisoned chalice to Oscar Bravo.

oscarBravo

Thaedydal wrote: »

/hands the poisoned chalice to Oscar Bravo.

:eek: I thought you loved me??

Boston

Jumpy wrote: »

I cant search for him/her. I am fairly sure he/she is sitebanned anyway.

Unsuitable material so.

Thaedydal wrote: »

Oscar Bravo.

Now there's an interesting suggestion. I like it.

DublinWriter

Boston wrote: »

Thats Boston's seal of approval / kiss of death for tbh, what's yours?

Ga'an, you want us to say you, doncha? *nudge nudge*

Boston

I'm far too volatile. I'd probably go on a massive purge of forums, users and moderators if I ever gained access to Administrator rights.

dr.bollocko

Boston wrote: »

I'm far too volatile. I'd probably go on a massive purge of forums, users and moderators if I ever gained access to Administrator rights.

Might help.

Jumpy

We would be just left with Feedback and Mustard.

Nevyn

oscarBravo wrote: »

:eek: I thought you loved me??

You know what they say, you always hurt the ones you love.
Besides with me and Boston's endorsement you've prolly been 'filed' under 'never' :P

My name is URL

Whoever is first to offer money for a new server to fix the search function

dr.bollocko

My name is URL wrote: »

Whoever is first to offer money for a new server to fix the search function

I don't have much money but I have an extensive collection of Magic cards and slightly soiled hamsters.
I also wear this badge:

Silverfish

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I don't have much money but I have an extensive collection of Magic cards

Oooh me too.

dr.bollocko

Silverfish wrote: »

Oooh me too.

Well that settles it. Dr. Silver fishy bollix for the new admin position. Woohoo!

hullaballoo

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Well that settles it. Dr. Silver fishy bollix for the new admin position. Woohoo!

Why is that sexy?

Gordon

hullaballoo wrote: »

Why is that sexy?

shh.. he's a fishicist. He's got a fishish.

It all started when trouts started to get used for slappage.

star-pants

Gordon wrote: »

shh.. he's a fishicist. He's got a fishish.

It all started when trouts started to get used for slappage.

You're using Trout to slap who now? I dunno if he'd be happy about that

Gordon

Well, trouts have the tendency to pout.

Silverfish

Gordon wrote: »

shh.. he's a fishicist. He's got a fishish.

Why is that unsettling?

star-pants

Gordon wrote: »

Well, trouts have the tendency to pout.

good point... but they give good hugs

hullaballoo

Silverfish wrote: »

Why is that unsettling?

Let me conshoal you. /Seán Connery

Silverfish

hullaballoo wrote: »

Let me conshoal you. /Seán Connery

Oh for cod's hake.

Anyway, just for the halibut, oscarBravo. He's wonderful. He'd be all up in that Admin thing.

Jumpy

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I don't have much money but I have an extensive collection of Magic cards and slightly soiled hamsters.

I once had eleven Rock Hydras.

I gave them away when I left australia.

I miss them.

Tar.Aldarion

I was gonna say Asiaprod, but he already is one! OscarB it is so. :-)
Most users I would say already are one.

Not as good as the thread made about me years ago when I was a normal user, asking for me to be made smod :pac:

My name is URL

Hullaballoo isn't an admin now?

jaysus, they're dropping like a bigamists fly at this stage

maybe this thread is a good idea =p

Tar.Aldarion

My name is URL wrote: »

Hullaballoo isn't an admin now?

jaysus, they're dropping like a bigamists fly at this stage

maybe this thread is a good idea =p

WHAT! Hulla noooo, got my first hmod gig with the hulla, and now I'm stuck there hmoding it alone?? Not even a goodbye???

Billy Bi Polar

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=17235

Great Mod. Very helpful.

KnifeWRENCH

AlmightyCushion - gives a lot to boards, has done a great job as CMod, is always fair and level headed and is a genuinely helpful and (afaik) well-liked poster.

So yeah, I guess he'd do.

Sherifu

Always liked Karoma's style of conflict management.

AC & OB are good shouts. Steady heads on broad shoulders.

randylonghorn

Sherifu wrote: »

AC & OB are good shouts. Steady heads on broad shoulders.

yep.

Tom Dunne springs to mind too.

However, I don't actually hate any of them, so I wouldn't actually propose them for the thankless task if I actually thought anyone was taking any notice ...

Boston

Sherifu wrote: »

Always liked Karoma's style of conflict management.

AC & OB are good shouts. Steady heads on broad shoulders.

Karoma would be unsuitable. He kinda has a **** you if you don't like it attitude to problem users. I enjoy it only because I've never been on the receiving end of it.

Tom Dunne: I think would make a good administrator but again largely because I think he wouldn't want the Job for the title.

Being an administrator means you can affect serious change on this site. You can stop it going down the path to of irrelevance.

Sherifu

Boston wrote: »

He kinda has a **** you if you don't like it attitude to problem users.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

In any case i'd say there is 0 chance he'd have time/be inclined to do it after stepping down from babysitting AH.

Boston

It works on after hours due to the type attracted to that forum, but you can't treat decent folk like that. An administrator needs know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run.

Sherifu

So we need Kenny Rogers or DBC. Cool.

Boston

Sherifu wrote: »

or DBC.

Last I heard DBC challenged half the poker forum regulars to a boxing tournament for charity, reports have it he was beaten to death by of the moderator's 5 year old daughter. Frankly it was the most hilarious thing I'd ever read.

TheZohanS

Boston wrote: »

It works on after hours due to the type attracted to that forum, but you can't treat decent folk like that.

There are plenty of decent folk on AH.

tallaght01

I would propose Dr Bollocko or Makikomi.

BUt if Dr B left AH it would just be a graveyard of moved and locked threads.

Makikomi has a very admirable sense of right and wrong. But I think the constant shyte might send him over the edge :P He's possibly TOO pleasant to do the job.

dr.bollocko

tallaght01 wrote: »

I would propose Dr Bollocko or Makikomi.

BUt if Dr B left AH it would just be a graveyard of moved and locked threads.

Makikomi has a very admirable sense of right and wrong. But I think the constant shyte might send him over the edge :P He's possibly TOO pleasant to do the job.

You're kidding right?! Kidding or drinking!

Boston

tallaght01 wrote: »

I would propose Dr Bollocko or Makikomi.

BUt if Dr B left AH it would just be a graveyard of moved and locked threads.

Makikomi has a very admirable sense of right and wrong. But I think the constant shyte might send him over the edge :P He's possibly TOO pleasant to do the job.

dr.bollocko wrote: »

You're kidding right?! Kidding or drinking!

I don't think he is kidding, he seems to be suggesting people who operate out of a sense of morality/principles/guiding rules. Such people are less likely to cause an egocentric cluster fuk. I have little experience of this Dr.Bollocko, though I suspect he's not a real doctor. Makikomi would be too abrasive and would never have the patience to coddle / handhold the drama lamas's that appear.

I was actually thinking of putting tallaght01 forward as well as tbh and oscarbravo. I'm sure tallaght01 is doing a double take thinking wtf? While I've seldom agreed with tallaght01's stance on things (He often gives user more credit then I would and his approach is clearly not my own.), I respect that he is a very principled person with a clear moral compass, something severly lacking these days on boards. When I ask myself who would I want dealing with forums I post on, or problems I have with this site, tallaght01 is there.

If we can't actually find 12 users in all the thousands upon thousands of regular posters on this site who would make good admin material and all willing to do it out of a sense of community, then its time to seriously look at the direction we as a community are moving in.

tallaght01

Boston wrote: »

I don't think he is kidding, he seems to be suggesting people who operate out of a sense of morality/principles/guiding rules. Such people are less likely to cause an egocentric cluster fuk. I have little experience of this Dr.Bollocko, though I suspect he's not a real doctor. Makikomi would be too abrasive and would never have the patience to coddle / handhold the drama lamas's that appear.

I was actually thinking of putting tallaght01 forward as well as tbh and oscarbravo. I'm sure tallaght01 is doing a double take thinking wtf? While I've seldom agreed with tallaght01's stance on things (He often gives user more credit then I would and his approach is clearly not my own.), I respect that he is a very principled person with a clear moral compass, something severly lacking these days on boards. When I ask myself who would I want dealing with forums I post on, or problems I have with this site, tallaght01 is there.

If we can't actually find 12 users in all the thousands upon thousands of regular posters on this site who would make good admin material and all willing to do it out of a sense of community, then its time to seriously look at the direction we as a community are moving in.

Thanks dude. But to be dead honest, one of the first things I'd do as an admin is ban the bollix off you :P

Boston

I'm a good enough judge of character to be well aware of that.

FlutterinBantam

Boston wrote: »

Being an administrator means you can affect serious change on this site. You can stop it going down the path to of irrelevance.

:eek:Take my name off the list Bossie.

Khannie

tallaght01 wrote: »

Thanks dude. But to be dead honest, one of the first things I'd do as an admin is ban the bollix off you :P

Boston wrote: »

I'm a good enough judge of character to be well aware of that.

I lol'd.

We all have a small enough group of forums that we are regulars in that it's impossible to know who'd be the best candidate IMO. You may never interact with them.

I think lots of people on here could make good admins though. Mostly they've been mentioned already. Some are growing as mods and it's easy to see that eventually they're gonna be superb (Will for example is a legend in the making). As somebody mentioned already, I think G'em would make an excellent admin, but what would make her an excellent admin may also negate her desire to take the position.

As I said though...I only know these two that I mentioned because they frequent forums that I do.

Anyway, what's with this discussion? Is it purely for fun?

edit: I just saw that user representatives idea. Very good idea.

randylonghorn

tallaght01 wrote: »

Thanks dude. But to be dead honest, one of the first things I'd do as an admin is ban the bollix off you :P

In fairness, Boston's scrotal appendage has never caused much of a problem on Boards, whatever about real life ... :pac:

You may need to aim a bit higher!