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.

 

[Spoon]

but some members may not even be electrically qualified themselves?

I'm not... . . .

 

[Dan]

Incidentally the first three of my tags (RM, EA & TA) nicely match the colour scheme of our boat, so please don't change those. The DIY tag (which I'm not fond of anyway) could usefully be changed to black to match the black bitumen above the waterline.
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A bit of light blue on the flags there!

Love the boats! Looks like a river crossing?

 

[Nigel]

I would say that the staff have all been looked at down the line hence why they are staff.

So is in order to moderate etc you need to have a sound electrical knowledge? The whole concept is bonkers I am sure you agree. It is all decided on who the staff like and that is the truth. Most staff with the exception of Lee contribute very little in terms of electrical knowledge or advice so maybe it is time for new staff???

 

[Nigel]

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.

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.

 

[Nigel]

I haven't. . . .

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

 

[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.