Has the 'Respected Member' tag had its day?

[Dan]

Surely every member is respected.

It sounds ever so cliquey.

I think in the current times when everybody should be totally equal, denoting who's 'respected' it a bit cheeky.

It used to be called "Elite Member" - Christ, imagine if we had that these days?!?!?!
On TilersForums.com it's now 'Trusted Advisor' but even then the advice changes and it's marking old now inaccurate posts as if the post should be trusted. And it can cause a bit of a shitstorm every now and again because some poor sod has tiled their bathroom the old way and their tiles are falling off.

I've put a poll up to get a feel for it. But it's not to say if either outcome is clear - that we will go for it.

It's up for discussion.

Please be professional with your replies. That said we wont be warning anybody for speaking out. This is my own thread and my chin can take it.

 

[Nigel]

Yes , he is a top man, as are the vast majority on here .
Not forgetting @SparkyChick .

There does seem to be something about becoming staff that sees forum input dive. Not seen her around in a while. Westwood also not been getting stuck in to threads much.

 

[Nigel]

That makes more sense. Maybe the title is a little misleading. At the end of the day this is an electrical forum and to most I am sure they would assume a Respected Member knew what they were talking about more than a non Respected Member.

Just read this back and does not read as it is meant. What I mean is if staff are chosen based on electrical advice but then staff don’t give any advice then by your own criteria staff should he replaced.

 

[Dan]

The staff role isn't just to provide advice. Most of the staff on here have been here years. We wouldn't move them on. It takes ages then for new staff to get hang of the role and how we work.

It's handy to have them come from the forum as a whole, because then they know when wrong advice is being given.

But we all have a work / life balance to play around with.

If anything at all was being left for ages staff-wise, we'd get more (not replace any). But all staff jobs are being done same day every day.

From an advice point of view, newer members coming on board are the ones we need to spot. Get them in the arms. Get them used to the forum (and it's be nice rule). And get them providing advice.

It isn't a role the staff have kinda thing. It's just perhaps what helped them get there.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Staff are there mainly to make the forum run efficiently, not necessarily to give electrical advice. Obviously it is good to have one or two staff who are electrically competent so that they can assess any anomalies in what members are posting, but their main task is not specifically electrical. As with the members as a whole, it's good to have a diverse skill set amongst the staff.

Love the boats! Looks like a river crossing?

That was the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the Thames in 2012. Fun day but very wet. I was at the helm basically non-stop from 10am to 9pm with Ian (behind me in the pic) as reserve. It was quite a project, with days of rehearsals, timing runs, formation and dispersal trials etc., before the parade itself. Worth the effort.

 

[Spoon]

Someone who holds 2360 or equivalent and the 2356 or equivalent.

I have the 18th Edition BS7671.... Does that count?

 

[Nigel]

I have the 18th Edition BS7671.... Does that count?

I don’t even know what that is.

 

[Spoon]

I don’t even know what that is.

Thats what I thought about your post with numbers in..

 

[rapparee]

I have the 18th Edition BS7671.... Does that count?

No. . . . .

All joking aside what is your background and how did you become involved at electrical work.

 

[Spoon]

I have been in the Industrial sector for 30+ years.
I mainly do installation drawings and BOMs for the installation of machines.
I'm a mouse pusher..

 

[SparkyChick]

Seem's my absence has been noted.

For anyone that was concerned about my well being, I'm good, thank you for your concern. Just very busy with the business and some out of hours hobby projects I've been meaning to get around to for a long time.

Just because I've not been posting, doesn't mean I've not been on-line... I have, just not as frequently for a while.

 

[Deleted account]

Only reason I’ve been on more than normal is because I’m not very busy.
This is quite unusual for me.

Enjoying the sun.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Liking the new blue Mentor tag, even if it has broken the colour co-ordination with the boat. 3 stripes of primary colours also a strong connection for me, so it's spot on.

 

[Spoon]

As mentioned above, the Mentor tag is back.
I see that the 'DIY' tag has gone. I'm presuming that this is just not being shown and the people who had access to the DIY section still do?
If this is true then can the same be done for the 'Electrician's Arms' and 'Trainee Access' tags? Do they need to be shown?

 

[Bobster]

I lost all mine, not sure why all of them disappeared an not just the respected member one but Hey ho.

 

[Spoon]

I lost all mine, not sure why all of them disappeared an not just the respected member one but Hey ho.

Most prob just forgot to display it.
I can't see them taking the 'Respected' tag from you. Especially without telling you.

 

[Dan]

You should still be able to access DIY forum. Members get added to a group that doesn't give them the DIY badge. Only DIY have that.

 

[Dan]

I'm still not fully happy with the full setup some nit picking needs be done but I'm sorting some other stuff out first.