Who's who online

[Hitcher]

This thread is prompted by the decision/ability last night by Bob to close off a discussion thread.

I had presumed that people with administrator "rights" on the site were designated by having their names in red, e.g SpankMe and wari; or bold blue, e.g. SPman; and that us lesser mortals had unbolded blue names. My presumption was that Bob and any others who had administrator rights would have their names up in lights, as it were?

Just clarifying site etiquette.

I do have a slight problem with Bob's decision, as the thread was remaining largely true to its title. I hope that the "scottish thread" doesn't suffer a similar fate or that administrator controls about site content become too xenophobic...

[jrandom]

Bob, as far as I can tell, only has administrator control over the 'Biker News' forum, which is his baby.

I think appropriate treatment for the Brian Tamaki thread would have been to bifurcate it at the point where it got interesting, and create a new thread in 'Rave On' to continue the discussion. That is, after all, how the Scottish thread started; the title was SpankMe's.

In this case, the thread content wasn't 'Biker News' any more, but it does indeed suck to have a decent thread stomped on like that.

Unfortunately Bob isn't a site-wide administrator, so he couldn't do any more than he did.

[vifferman]

Well, I'm me (at least in this guise), even though I'm not the me I used to be.
But I'm also Nobody, which is fine by me, as I'm nobody here at work too.
In fact, I'm the only person at work today, apart from the temporary receptionist and two electricians. The other 90-odd assorted geeks, dweebs, boring people and weirdos are off picnicking all day.

[vifferman]

I think appropriate treatment for the Brian Tamaki thread would have been to bifurcate it at the point where it got interesting, and create a new thread in 'Rave On' to continue the discussion. That is, after all, how the Scottish thread started; the title was SpankMe's.

In this case, the thread content wasn't 'Biker News' any more, but it does indeed suck to have a decent thread stomped on like that.

Unfortunately Bob isn't a site-wide administrator, so he couldn't do any more than he did.

Why wasn't it jsut moved then, or summat?
ONe of the very good things about KB is that threads often end up with a life of their own, and if the 'dickhead factor' becomes too great, other members usually stomp it out.
Or summat.

[James Deuce]

I'm a dickhead.

[crashe]

Hitcher - Just be happy with who you are....a mere mortal. :spudbooge

I am me and proud to be who I am....a kiwi. :spudbooge



BTW - I was posting in a thread on here just the other day... and it was in the raving threads..... by the time I had finished posting. The whole thread had disappeared into another area ... well I discovered another area of the site that I hadnt even been into.... buggered if I know how that happened.... but obviously the admin of this site.... decided it should be placed elsewhere....

[crashe]

I'm a dickhead.

Nah ya not..... someone else has that title....

ummm oh yeah its Bush and Brash.... oh shoot thats two people...
oh well they can fight over it..

[vifferman]

I'm a dickhead.

No you're not!

I have it on good authority that you are a Top Bloke.

If this is about your bike, then sure that's annoying, but it sounds as though there was nothing you could have done to prevent it happening. Apart from staying home.

[James Deuce]

Umm thanks guys - just being pathetic and beating myself up.

[Coldkiwi]

I thought the thread was going interesting places too but I dunno how productive it was getting.

cest la vie

[Ghost Lemur]

Umm thanks guys - just being pathetic and beating myself up.

You're just suffering withdrawls. I'd say it gets easier with time but it doesn't.

[Storm]

Go to your "happy place" Jim, breath deep and think of the happy place

[Ms Piggy]

No you're not!

I have it on good authority that you are a Top Bloke.

Yes quite true - Jim2 is a top bloke, not sure about that Paul guy though - I've heard allllllll sorts of rumours about him!

[Ms Piggy]

I think appropriate treatment for the Brian Tamaki thread would have been to bifurcate it at the point where it got interesting, and create a new thread in 'Rave On' to continue the discussion. That is, after all, how the Scottish thread started; the title was SpankMe's.

In this case, the thread content wasn't 'Biker News' any more, but it does indeed suck to have a decent thread stomped on like that.

Unfortunately Bob isn't a site-wide administrator, so he couldn't do any more than he did.

Oh bother - I didn't realise it had been closed. Yes it would've been nice if it had been moved ratehr than closed - oh dear.

Maybe someone can restart it.

[jrandom]

I thought the thread was going interesting places too but I dunno how productive it was getting.

Don't be grouchy, dude, some of us have to have a rant now and then

I was about to go back in and elucidate, expand and expound for everyone's edification, but Bob got in before I had enough time to give it a decent response.

I think a general petition to a Proper Administrator to shunt the thread over to Rave On and re-open it is called for.