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    #32
    Emeraldy Pebbles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 787 ✭✭✭Emeraldy Pebbles


    I think this is a serious overthink. Does it matter if it's 'user' or 'member'?

    I'd love if people could choose their own avatars. Yeah, yeah, subscribing but people (well, me) don't want to pay for something you can do for free on other sites. I love seeing creative avatars, the more the better.


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    #33
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,136 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Spambots aren't community members..


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    #34
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Overheal wrote: »
    Spambots aren't community members..

    They do contribute to the community by keeping Zaph on his toes though. :P


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    #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Commissioner Gordon?


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    #36
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Surely the Commander of the entire Internet outranks a lowly Commissioner?


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    #37
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Commissioner Gordon?

    Is he, COO, in charge of the day to day stuff and all round nice guy.


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    #38
    Boards.ie: Neil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Neil


    No one likes a lick-arse Nicola.
    Commish those were mighty fine gingerbread rounds you gave us today


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    #39
    Boards.ie: Nicola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Nicola


    Boards.ie: Neil wrote: »
    No one likes a lick-arse Nicola.
    Commish those were mighty fine gingerbread rounds you gave us today

    You didn't get Christmas stickers though did you?

    edit: I'll share my stickers with you if you want :D


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    #40
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Is Commissioner Gordon the same Gordon? If not, next you'll be telling me that Tom Dunne isn't the Tom Dunne.


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    #41
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    boneyarsebogman wrote: »
    Is Commissioner Gordon the same Gordon? If not, next you'll be telling me that Tom Dunne isn't the Tom Dunne.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76612093&postcount=77
    :)


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    #42
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Spear wrote: »
    Those tag lines run a risk of offending someone given the 600,000+ registered accounts. I remember a case of someone getting the default tag of "freak poster" or the like, and wrongly though it was an attack on them. Something such as career in tatters probably wouldn't be well received given current economic woes. If we used dynamic tags they'd end up watered down to be completely PC and innocuous.

    How about "big girl's blouse" or "wrapped in cotton wool", maybe "sense of humour in this member not found"
    The last one is prob too long.


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    #43
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,136 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Member, Digital Citizen, Community Member, Oppressed Underling, etc.


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    #44
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    Overheal wrote: »
    Member, Digital Citizen, Community Member, Oppressed Underling, etc.

    Playing on this....

    Oppressed Underling for regular members

    Thought Police for Mods

    The Judiciary for CMods

    Senior Party Member for Admins

    Benevolent Dictator for DeV

    The Judiciary is open to negotiation, the rest I think are great :)


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    #45
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    minidazzler wrote: »
    Playing on this....

    Oppressed Underling for regular members

    Thought Police for Mods

    The Judiciary for CMods

    Senior Party Member for Admins

    Benevolent Dictator for DeV

    The Judiciary is open to negotiation, the rest I think are great :)
    That's a good idea, maybe exceptionally lame "Theme Packs" for the status. So star trek ones would be Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Admiral (cmods), Q (admins), etc.

    You choose what theme pack you want to see, and that's the set of taglines which display for you...


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    #46
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Theme packs would be a bit of fun (subscribers only maybe). Default range for everyone else?

    Was the Star Trek one done before?


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    #47
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Registered User = Civilian

    Subscriber = Citizen


    tumblr_l4fuoaOtW81qzzh6g.png


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    #48
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    seamus wrote: »
    Q (admins)

    Heh.
    This. I like. :D


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    #49
    minidazzler
    Registered Users Posts: 14,739 ✭✭✭✭minidazzler


    seamus wrote: »
    That's a good idea, maybe exceptionally lame "Theme Packs" for the status. So star trek ones would be Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Admiral (cmods), Q (admins), etc.

    You choose what theme pack you want to see, and that's the set of taglines which display for you...

    Oh, that would be class.

    One for trades and such.

    Novice - Members, Apprentice - Mod, Journeyman - Cmod, Master - Admin

    For the Lovers - Courting, Going Steady, Engaged, Married :pac:

    There could be lots of decent themes :)


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    #50
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,637 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    Theme pack for begrudgers;
    Meh
    Heh
    Pft
    Gah!

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #51
    Orim
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Orim


    Star Wars
    Member - Rebel
    Mod - Stormtrooper
    CMod - Grand Moff
    Admin - Sith Lord


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    #52
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    I miss being a cool newbie :'(


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    #53
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    Dav wrote: »
    Hello all,

    The Commissioner and I were just having a chat and he said that someone had asked him what a "Registered User" was. Now we all know that it means someone with an account here on the site, but more or less since I started working in the office, we've always used the word member because "user" I think isn't correct. You don't use a community, you belong to one, so being a part of any of the communities on this site makes you a member of them and reminds us all that we're the ones who make it work as a group.

    So with that in mind, does anyone think it daft (zing!) of us to propose a change from "Registered User" under everyone's name to "Member"?

    Out of curiosity does this mean that you and 'everyone here in the office' no longer absolutely do not think of boards as a community or community of communities and have no idea where that idea came from?

    I find it kinda pointless and more than a little cynical to be honest. Just IMO etc.


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    #54
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    Your use of a double negative is confusing me, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. But I've had a really bad run in with a head and chest cold this week and I'm not firing on all cylinders, so I'd appreciate it if you could explain why this is "cynical" to me.


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    #55
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    It's OK Dav, strobe's post makes absolutely zero sense.

    I think maybe he read yours wrong :)


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    #56
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    Dav wrote: »
    Your use of a double negative is confusing me, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. But I've had a really bad run in with a head and chest cold this week and I'm not firing on all cylinders, so I'd appreciate it if you could explain why this is "cynical" to me.

    Oh god is it manflu are you feeling okay!? :pac:

    The idea of themes sounds good, would it be difficult to implement though?
    Sounds like it could be a big job for whoever draws the short straw.


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    #57
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,712 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    seamus wrote: »
    It's OK Dav, strobe's post makes absolutely zero sense.

    I think maybe he read yours wrong :)

    I don't think he didn't misread the post incorrectly


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    #58
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Penn wrote: »
    I don't think he didn't misread the post incorrectly

    My head hurts. :(


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    #59
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    So when do I get to be a Stormtrooper? :D


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    #60
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    After much analysis of strobe's post, what I think he was asking was this:

    "You mean there was a time you when you never even considered the idea that Boards was a community?"

    I have, however, changed my mind on this several times and feel this could all be a cunning play on words from strobe to confuse us all while he commits some ingenious crime that requires a diversion.


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    #61
    Indubitable
    Registered Users Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭Indubitable


    Change it to state subverter. MacSharry would love that.


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