Whats this all about?

deejay100six · 03-23-2008, 06:10 AM

Don't suppose i'll ever get to know how this site works if i don't ask.

How is it possible for a user other than op to edit a post?

I guess you are going to say, not just any user can do it.

Did i totally forfeit control of my keyboard by signing up with TSF???????

Whats this all about.JPG

**sobeit** · 03-23-2008, 06:15 AM

not sure what you are asking but users can edit their own post for I think 30 minutes after submitting while moderators can edit any without time limits..

**Glaswegian** · 03-23-2008, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Did i totally forfeit control of my keyboard by signing up with TSF???????

Yes.

It's as sobeit666 says - Mods and above can edit anytime, anyplace, anywhere

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DonaldG · 03-23-2008, 09:02 AM

The 'Reds' have the power over minions like us. Beware, the Reds are coming!

deejay100six · 03-23-2008, 09:18 AM

I'll just say thanks then. I've decided to start keeping my opinions to myself as i can feel myself getting a bit close to the knuckle sometimes and i think my username looks ok without a line through it.

**ashumann12** · 03-24-2008, 03:03 PM

Wasn't this topic just discussed only days ago?

deejay100six · 03-25-2008, 09:52 AM

**ashumann12** · 03-25-2008, 10:33 AM

Just playing with you! It just sounded like an echo!

2 short Questions

**Go The Power** · 03-26-2008, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deejay100six

I'll just say thanks then. I've decided to start keeping my opinions to myself as i can feel myself getting a bit close to the knuckle sometimes and i think my username looks ok without a line through it.

No harm in asking, this is how you find out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonaldG

The 'Reds' have the power over minions like us. Beware, the Reds are coming!

Mwhaha we are here

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And you have as much power as I do

**EnglishPaul** · 03-26-2008, 06:11 AM

I never understood the difference between mentor, moderator, manager and madministrator (other than they all start with m).

**Go The Power** · 03-26-2008, 07:15 AM

I will explain the best I can (this is from what I have seen/ heard)

Mentor- Doesnt have any powers, they around basically to look after the techs.

Moderators - Clean up the forums, delete posts/threads edit threads, move etc. Mods are also aroynd to help keep the team under control

Mangers - Have more power than mods. They are mangers over there team to look after it and keep it under control. In other words the boss of the team.

Admin - Are basically the makers/ oweners of the site. They try and keep the forum together and under control

**EnglishPaul** · 03-26-2008, 08:07 AM

So do teams actually operate like teams, with tasks allocated and friendly meetings; or is it largely just a title for people that tend to help out in a specific area?

DonaldG · 03-26-2008, 08:49 AM

Team work. I cant speak for the other teams, but we are a team in every respect of the word. We each have our strengths & weaknesses. We try to coordinate tasks according to the strengths of each team member. We call on each others expertise when we need a bit of info or help when we are weak on a particular point. With JtP & his whip, we daren't do anything else!

Mentoring: I haven't seen a formal 'job description' written down but as a Mentor, I see my place within TSF & the Articles team as someone who is always available to any team member for help, guidance and advice. If I don't know the answer, it try & find out for them. If someone is struggling or a bit down, to give them that lift that will get them up & running again. I'm also the team gopher!

We get articles submitted non team members. While this is meat & bread to the A team, we must also ensure that the material is an original work, not plagiarised from another forum, that the author is the copyright holder and it is accurate.... We do our homework in the background and have found stuff that we cannot publish because of copyright issues.

**sobeit** · 03-26-2008, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnglishPaul

So do teams actually operate like teams, with tasks allocated and friendly meetings; or is it largely just a title for people that tend to help out in a specific area?

They have their secret forums, handshakes, passwords and such.

Every once in a while they have to offer up some offering to the top adiminstrator. Thats why some of the once active members disappear.

And now for the rest of the story, The teams are there to try to cover their respected areas 24 hours a day. Thats why there seems to be a lot of members on a team.

**forcifer** · 03-26-2008, 12:09 PM

kinda wondered what happened to purple_sky, please, and crazi joe

**Glaswegian** · 03-26-2008, 04:31 PM

Very tasty they were too...

People move on forc, real life throws a boulder in your path, something happens to a loved one, there are a million reasons why people disappear for a while.

ebackhus · 03-26-2008, 06:50 PM

Beware the purps...

**ashumann12** · 03-26-2008, 06:52 PM

I know once I get back to work, I won't be posting as much as I am now! Still trying to master driving and typing at the same time!

I am secretly working on a headset that reads brainwaves and traslates them into text and commands on my laptop! Thus my poor spelling!

**sobeit** · 03-27-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashumann12

I am secretly working on a headset that reads brainwaves and traslates them into text and commands on my laptop! Thus my poor spelling!

maybe not a good idea, especially when that blonde walks by.

**ashumann12** · 03-27-2008, 11:05 AM

good point!

03-23-2008, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,919 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Whats this all about? Don't suppose i'll ever get to know how this site works if i don't ask. How is it possible for a user other than op to edit a post? I guess you are going to say, not just any user can do it. Did i totally forfeit control of my keyboard by signing up with TSF??????? Whats this all about.JPG __________________ Regards, Dave. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

03-23-2008, 06:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Whats this all about? not sure what you are asking but users can edit their own post for I think 30 minutes after submitting while moderators can edit any without time limits.. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age Last edited by sobeit; 03-23-2008 at 06:17 AM.

03-23-2008, 09:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? The 'Reds' have the power over minions like us. Beware, the Reds are coming! __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

03-23-2008, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,919 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Whats this all about? I'll just say thanks then. I've decided to start keeping my opinions to myself as i can feel myself getting a bit close to the knuckle sometimes and i think my username looks ok without a line through it. __________________ Regards, Dave. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

03-24-2008, 03:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? Wasn't this topic just discussed only days ago? __________________ Adam Sr.

03-25-2008, 09:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
deejay100six Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Doncaster, England. Posts: 2,919 OS: win xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Whats this all about? __________________ Regards, Dave. If it ain't broke, don't fix it..

03-25-2008, 10:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? Just playing with you! It just sounded like an echo! 2 short Questions __________________ Adam Sr.

03-26-2008, 06:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Whats this all about? I never understood the difference between mentor, moderator, manager and madministrator (other than they all start with m).

03-26-2008, 07:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 10,981 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? I will explain the best I can (this is from what I have seen/ heard) Mentor- Doesnt have any powers, they around basically to look after the techs. Moderators - Clean up the forums, delete posts/threads edit threads, move etc. Mods are also aroynd to help keep the team under control Mangers - Have more power than mods. They are mangers over there team to look after it and keep it under control. In other words the boss of the team. Admin - Are basically the makers/ oweners of the site. They try and keep the forum together and under control __________________ Last edited by Go The Power; 03-26-2008 at 07:16 AM.

03-26-2008, 08:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Whats this all about? So do teams actually operate like teams, with tasks allocated and friendly meetings; or is it largely just a title for people that tend to help out in a specific area?

03-26-2008, 08:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? Team work. I cant speak for the other teams, but we are a team in every respect of the word. We each have our strengths & weaknesses. We try to coordinate tasks according to the strengths of each team member. We call on each others expertise when we need a bit of info or help when we are weak on a particular point. With JtP & his whip, we daren't do anything else! Mentoring: I haven't seen a formal 'job description' written down but as a Mentor, I see my place within TSF & the Articles team as someone who is always available to any team member for help, guidance and advice. If I don't know the answer, it try & find out for them. If someone is struggling or a bit down, to give them that lift that will get them up & running again. I'm also the team gopher! We get articles submitted non team members. While this is meat & bread to the A team, we must also ensure that the material is an original work, not plagiarised from another forum, that the author is the copyright holder and it is accurate.... We do our homework in the background and have found stuff that we cannot publish because of copyright issues. __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

03-26-2008, 12:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,628 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? kinda wondered what happened to purple_sky, please, and crazi joe __________________

03-26-2008, 04:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,499 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: Whats this all about? Very tasty they were too... People move on forc, real life throws a boulder in your path, something happens to a loved one, there are a million reasons why people disappear for a while. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

03-26-2008, 06:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,282 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Whats this all about? Beware the purps... __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-26-2008, 06:52 PM	#18 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? I know once I get back to work, I won't be posting as much as I am now! Still trying to master driving and typing at the same time! I am secretly working on a headset that reads brainwaves and traslates them into text and commands on my laptop! Thus my poor spelling! __________________ Adam Sr. Last edited by ashumann12; 03-26-2008 at 06:54 PM.

03-27-2008, 11:05 AM	#20 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats this all about? good point! __________________ Adam Sr.