(John. AIM? Need to talk.)

I'm pleased to be used as an example of behaviour that might startle new members, Jesse is a WILLOW-LOVING FREAK!! because it does point out that some otherwise startling behaviour is acceptable knowing the poster and knowing the context. But I will reitereate John's post - if you offend, apologise. It seems pretty basic.

Agreed re: the variable stompiness of stompers (i.e., there isn't any unless it's stated as such).

And furthermore, for the most part stompy feet are generally administrative, and won't necessarily get involved in mediating typical disagreements. [This is, of course, my opinion. Feet please feel free to discuss. Naturally, if something starts heading out of control, we'll do what we need to do to head it off.]

We're all mature here, and I think we can settle our misunderstandings and arguments among ourselves, in the context of the discussion. The best way may often be to say, "Hey, it's getting hotter in here than I meant for it too. Truce?" It's graceful, it's adult (whether or not we, in fact, are adults) and it maintains a positive environment, which is what we all want. Right?

While not technically an adult, I certainly agree with Liese. I'm sure I've made comments that have come off as more Cordelia-esque than intended, and when that happens I definitely want to know so I can avoid it in the future. In a situation where a remark seems to be taken too literally, it's perhaps the tone of the post that offends more than the content. And the tone may be unintentional. So we should be polite. And damn, I had a point somewhere. Where'd it go?

Could we have an admin-only ID that would be used to make it clear when someone was acting as a stompy? Not (necessarily, though it wouldn't hurt) for starting threads or whatever, I'm thinking specifically of etiquette warnings.

admin is user id 1.

Could we have an admin-only ID that would be used to make it clear when someone was acting as a stompy?

You mean like this?

Who was that masked, er, person?

My problem with the admin account is that there isn't a faceless omnipotent admin. There are official statements presented by one of a very faceful group of mortals. I don't think that should disappear.

Couple of options. If we use 'admin', we could sign the post to indicate just who is wearing the armor. Or I suppose we could set up some avatars, sort of like the e-mail names, i.e. Big Stompy Foot (DX) or Big Stompy Foot (ita).