LESTER - Permissions Issue

[lester]

Just thinking out loud Lester, just throwin' ideas into the ring.

Well thats what this forum areas is all about.

On the subject of thinking out load, is it time to open the moderation status to some new blood and prune some of the users with moderation status that are not actively contributing?

[Ioannis]

How about to have an obligatory field while registering for the kind of Compiler?

Also this compiler field been shown along with the members info.

Just thinkin loud too... so that a member can show what is he/she talking about.

If not then a seperate section might be the way as is now with PBC and PBP.

Ioannis

[Ioannis]

I really cannot decide but seems to make sense having a new section.

Although I was not for it....

Ioannis

[lester]

How about to have an obligatory field while registering for the kind of Compiler?

Also this compiler field been shown along with the members info.

Yes, i already arranged this. If you look at the users profile and the 'about me' entry, you'll see the License status that they claim to have.

Ioannis, Try it on your profile you'll see that the information is available, if the user has completed the entry.

Once again, i did not publish this, as when i suggested it the reaction was rather negative. never the less, i think its a good idea to allow people to identify their Licensed status, if they so wish.

[Ioannis]

Yes I did noticed when you made the change. But is not required field. Is rather an option if someone wants to complete it.

Think that we will have finally the new section.

Ioannis

[lester]

well its optional, because we cannot check ( meLabs are not in agreement to us checking the user status) so if we cannot check, we may as well let the user declare their status or not, as they wish.

Essentially if in doubt you could ask the user to declare their status, before supporting them, that's your choice./

[Demon]

... is it time to open the moderation status to some new blood and prune some of the users with moderation status that are not actively contributing?

That depends, am I first on the prune list?

Seriously, about contributing, how do you define that? Right now I mainly check the mod forum for news, check for inappropriate posts and validate stuff on the MOD link at the bottom. I have yet to get into articles and such, I want to get more "warmed up" before touching that.

New blood wouldn't hurt, although I myself have yet to shoot my first spammer. That says something about the speed in which they are dealt with by those already here.

But generally I would say yes, new blood would be good.