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.
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Lyra Jane - Jan 18, 2003 10:51:21 pm PST #3069 of 10001
Up with the sun
Rebecca Lizard - Jan 18, 2003 10:56:11 pm PST #3070 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
admin is user id 1.
admin - Jan 18, 2003 10:57:02 pm PST #3071 of 10001
Big Stompy Foot
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?
DXMachina - Jan 18, 2003 10:58:00 pm PST #3072 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Who was that masked, er, person?
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2003 11:00:01 pm PST #3073 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
DXMachina - Jan 18, 2003 11:04:53 pm PST #3074 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
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).
Lyra Jane - Jan 18, 2003 11:07:58 pm PST #3075 of 10001
Up with the sun
I don't think a face needs to disappear. But there *is* a difference, maybe only in my head, between a post with the admin login at the top saying, you're offending us and please cut it out and a post with just some random user's name at the top saying that. I understand the actual wording of the warning would make it clear it's official, but ISTM that it's double-extra clear if it's from the admin account and reads something like, "This is Whoever, speaking for the stompies. You're offending us, please cut it out."
Not a huge deal, just a random thought. If it doesn't make sense, perhaps we could post a list of Stompies somewhere? It just seems more sunshiny and friendly that way, and it would make it clearer to new people who has those powers.
Edit: Or, what DX suggested.
John H - Jan 18, 2003 11:11:27 pm PST #3076 of 10001
I think stompy announcements should be announced in specific HTML, like the H1 tag or something. Is there something from the stylesheet that's sufficiently outstanding-looking?
People almost never post in colour, unless they're being frivolous, though one poster does it for quoting people, which I find distracting.
An official announcement is always bold and in red, something like that?
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2003 11:11:50 pm PST #3077 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We should definitely have a list somewhere. On the etiquette pages.
My feeling about the admin login is that it makes us look like we have more power than we do. Than we should.
DXMachina - Jan 18, 2003 11:12:45 pm PST #3078 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If it doesn't make sense, perhaps we could post a list of Stompies somewhere?
Actually, there's a list at the top of this thread. Course, you only see it on the first page of posts. Maybe it should be in the FAQ.