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.

 

[123]

I think a lot of members are getting confused with the whole, Respected Member status.
It is nothing to do with qualifications, it was purely based on staff opinion of selected members, we wanted to say thanks to a few of the guys who over the years had been model members, nobody is perfect so they probably had the odd slip up over the years but in general were , well behaved , polite, helpful, engaging , towed the line etc etc.
I dont care if they are are milkman or bakers they got the title due to their behaviour over the years.

In fairness, it seems like the forum owner is confused by it as well. Do you guys not communicate cause it all looks like you are all pulling in different directions and no one is in control of the ship

 

[GMES]

No confusion on this ship pal.

 

[tinkering]

I am a new member. This is a tough one.
I previously joined a different forum that I shouldn't have because it is for 'professionals and contractors' only. I could be described as a non apprenticed electrician's helper. I was treated with disrespect by a lot of the members. That made me a 'disrespected member'. The general attitude I witnessed was haughty, self centered, egotistical, and crude. I like humor but was never a big fan of Don Rickles' put down style.

My first impressions of this forum are positive. I think having some kind of badge system, and the ability to 'like' are ok parts of a forum. To grade one member's advice as more valuable than another's is walking on spongy ground. Maybe the term 'respectful member' is too ambiguous? Throw alternatives into a pool to vote on? Before I could say, "Out with 'respected member" I would need to see the alternative.
From what I see so far, there is plenty of respect in this forum. Creating and keeping a level of decency is great. It's the moderator's job to maintain that high standard. Thanks for doing that.

 

[KennyKen]

We’ve all got to start somewhere. My angst is with the companies selling this 5week ----. A mate of mine went through it, He went in as a trade ombudsman for unite. The “Company” were telling the trainees they could do more than their domestic installer scope.

 

[MDJ]

I was treated with disrespect by a lot of the members. That made me a 'disrespected member'.

No need for that, I hope you get better treatment in the future. I also hope your replies are worthy of the forum and not nonsense

 

[MDJ]

I was 22 when I started an apprenticeship

You were digging up spuds and building canals at 22

 

[PAUL LED]

Reading through some of the posts, it is clear that some members do not respect other members and post unkind comments about their questions.
I think that more actions should be taken against people who post unkind or unnecessary remarks if people are ignoring the respect members tag.

 

[telectrix]

Reading through some of the posts, it is clear that some members do not respect other members and post unkind comments about their questions.
I think that more actions should be taken against people who post unkind or unnecessary remarks if people are ignoring the respect members tag.

this has been highlighted recently and admin/mods are keeping a close watch. as a new member, you may see some posts that you may think are offensive, but are banter between some long-term members ( e.g. post #306 ).

 

[MDJ]

this has been highlighted recently and admin/mods are keeping a close watch. as a new member, you may see some posts that you may think are offensive, but are banter between some long-term members ( e.g. post #306 ).

Yes cheers tel, and friends, rapparee is a good en, we have been taking the Michael out of each other on various sites for 10 years lol, a good lad, for a paddy

 

[ruston]

Yes cheers tel, and friends, rapparee is a good en, we have been taking the Michael out of each other on various sites for 10 years lol, a good lad, for a paddy

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

 

[Spoon]

I like @rapparee, even though he doesn't class me as a qualified electrician... But I still love him...

 

[MDJ]

I like @rapparee, even though he doesn't class me as a qualified electrician... But I still love him...

That’s enough back slapping for him, he has a motorway to tarmac

 

[telectrix]

That’s enough back slapping for him, he has a motorway pensioner's drive to tarmac and scarper.

corrected that for you. no prob.

 

[ruston]

corrected that for you. no prob.

Tel , that's not fair , he parks all the equipment in his mates scrapyard for safe keeping.

 

[Sean Mayes]

Just the terminology seems to be the problem here, of course all members should have respect, but some members may not even be electrically qualified themselves? So a grade remark may possibly accompany the replying or posting message.