Forum Facelift

RSSFeeds · 03-31-2008, 03:11 PM

Recently I was approached by two Second Life Residents about revitalizing the Resident Moderator program on the forums. They had a group of people who had volunteered to help moderate the forums, given that the current program has effectively ended.
We decided not to take them up on this very generous offer, not because we don’t believe that Residents should have a role, but because the forums are about to get a new Linden owner - welcome Katt Linden! - and I want to wait to decide the best way to proceed.
We’ve debated for a long time on the role of the Linden Lab forums and have at various times considered the following arguments for closing them down:
- Linden Lab has other ways to communicate and gather feedback
- people aren’t always very nice to each other
- there are other forums run by Second Life Residents
- we don’t have the staff to manage the discussion at the level we think is needed
- people should interact in Second Life rather than on the website
and so on.
At this point my plan is to work with Katt Linden to update the vBulletin software, map out a plan for revitalizing the forums and integrating them with the blog. Updating guidelines, revisiting permanent bans, archiving and creating new forums will all be part of what we look at. I’m sure you all will have lots of input, so please discuss with us here.
In the meantime, many thanks go to the Residents who have helped with moderation in the past, as well as to those who volunteered to help with moderation in the future. Volunteers are very important to us, and we appreciate their willingness to pitch in to make Second Life better for us all.
And special thanks to Nika Talaj and Qie Niangao for all their thoughtful input on improving the forums.
Previous Resident Moderators
Adam Zaius
Alan Kiesler
Cybin Monde
Damien Fate
Satchmo Prototype
Lash Xevious
Barbarra Blair
Elle Pollack
Euterpe Roo
Jana Fleming
Millie Thompson
Steve Steed
Strife Onizuka
New Volunteers
1. Yumi Murikami
2. Dannoth Dagger
3. Jeb Gibb
4. Oryx Tempel
5. Adz Childs
6. Kokoro Fasching
7. Okiphia Rayna/Anatine
8. Broccoli Curry
9. Joker Opus
10. Alyx Sands
11. Chance Abbatoir
12. Jellin Pico
13. nimrod Yaffle
14. Void SInger
15. bobbyb30 Zohari
16. Jaime Salman
17. Strauss Ulderport
18. Nyte Vargas
19. Tygers Dagger
20. Darien Caldwell
21. Micheal Moonlight
22. Element Smirnov
23. Rhyph Somme
24. Turbo Streeter
25. Natalie Oe
26. Mandy Carbenell
27. Samantha Goldflake
28. Gordon Wendt
29. Ann Launay
30. Angel Fluffy
31. Ramo Benedek

More...

Grady Echegaray · 03-31-2008, 03:19 PM

People aren't always very nice to each other in SL either. Just saying.

Beezle Warburton · 03-31-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grady Echegaray

People aren't always very nice to each other in SL either. Just saying.

Don't MAKE me orbit you, Ms. Echegaray!

Coyote Momiji · 03-31-2008, 03:44 PM

Broccoli Curry and Nimrod Yaffle?

Did they even bother to read the names on the apps they were greenlighting? o_O

Joshua Nightshade · 03-31-2008, 03:58 PM

They deleted my comment on the blog entry.

However apparently that's not a list of resmods, they're just thanking the people who volunteered to be them.

For some reason.

Forest · 03-31-2008, 03:59 PM

They're making a list, checking it twice...

Grady Echegaray · 03-31-2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beezle Warburton

Don't MAKE me orbit you, Ms. Echegaray!

/orbits Beez first. Just for the lulz.

/does the nya nya dance

/has a smoke

Joshua Nightshade · 03-31-2008, 04:00 PM

Although they didn't thank me!!!

Kristian · 03-31-2008, 04:38 PM

Omg Nipple Clamps

Wildefire Walcott · 03-31-2008, 04:48 PM

Chance was on the list.

EDIT: Here was his application:

Quote:

I would love to be a ResMod and would be superb considering how hard I rock.

Please take a moment to reflect on my past community activities:

Original SL Forums
-Status: ROCKED
-Achievements: Increased power solos by 200%; turned Off-Topic into a personal rehearsal space complete with kickin' afterparties.

Second Citizen
-Status: ALT ROCK!
-Achievements: Played avatars as instruments, harmonized with the bacchanal ether, synthesized opera out of pure orgone- mostly noob derived- worked behind the scenes to set the stage for future rocking. Unfortunately, the stage couldn't handle pushing the volume to 11 and collapsed under the weight of such raw alternative chops.

SecondSurvivor
-Status: ROCKIN' OLDIES
-Achievements: Cultivated a badboy image to appeal to a younger market, while still spinning the hits of yesteryear to the oldbies in back holding up their lighters.

Duchyofdarkmere
-Staus: PURE METAL
-Achievements: Erected a one av temple to the god of rock that rocks so hard it just might be parody... but maybe not. Maybe that's just how hard I rock. The old guard came there to rock but I rock so hard that when they pour their hearts out I shrug and express my love of Testudines. You gotta have a thick skin to rock this hard... Well buddy, let me tell you I've got a shell.

Just because I have a sense of humor, that doesn't mean I'm not serious. I am completely serious. If you doubt how rockin' serious I am, review my resume.

03-31-2008, 03:11 PM	#1
RSSFeeds Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,753	Forum Facelift Recently I was approached by two Second Life Residents about revitalizing the Resident Moderator program on the forums. They had a group of people who had volunteered to help moderate the forums, given that the current program has effectively ended. We decided not to take them up on this very generous offer, not because we don’t believe that Residents should have a role, but because the forums are about to get a new Linden owner - welcome Katt Linden! - and I want to wait to decide the best way to proceed. We’ve debated for a long time on the role of the Linden Lab forums and have at various times considered the following arguments for closing them down: - Linden Lab has other ways to communicate and gather feedback - people aren’t always very nice to each other - there are other forums run by Second Life Residents - we don’t have the staff to manage the discussion at the level we think is needed - people should interact in Second Life rather than on the website and so on. At this point my plan is to work with Katt Linden to update the vBulletin software, map out a plan for revitalizing the forums and integrating them with the blog. Updating guidelines, revisiting permanent bans, archiving and creating new forums will all be part of what we look at. I’m sure you all will have lots of input, so please discuss with us here. In the meantime, many thanks go to the Residents who have helped with moderation in the past, as well as to those who volunteered to help with moderation in the future. Volunteers are very important to us, and we appreciate their willingness to pitch in to make Second Life better for us all. And special thanks to Nika Talaj and Qie Niangao for all their thoughtful input on improving the forums. Previous Resident Moderators Adam Zaius Alan Kiesler Cybin Monde Damien Fate Satchmo Prototype Lash Xevious Barbarra Blair Elle Pollack Euterpe Roo Jana Fleming Millie Thompson Steve Steed Strife Onizuka New Volunteers 1. Yumi Murikami 2. Dannoth Dagger 3. Jeb Gibb 4. Oryx Tempel 5. Adz Childs 6. Kokoro Fasching 7. Okiphia Rayna/Anatine 8. Broccoli Curry 9. Joker Opus 10. Alyx Sands 11. Chance Abbatoir 12. Jellin Pico 13. nimrod Yaffle 14. Void SInger 15. bobbyb30 Zohari 16. Jaime Salman 17. Strauss Ulderport 18. Nyte Vargas 19. Tygers Dagger 20. Darien Caldwell 21. Micheal Moonlight 22. Element Smirnov 23. Rhyph Somme 24. Turbo Streeter 25. Natalie Oe 26. Mandy Carbenell 27. Samantha Goldflake 28. Gordon Wendt 29. Ann Launay 30. Angel Fluffy 31. Ramo Benedek More...

03-31-2008, 03:19 PM	#2
Grady Echegaray Masked. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 7,551 My Mood:	People aren't always very nice to each other in SL either. Just saying. __________________ Grady's Flickr Page

03-31-2008, 03:44 PM	#4
Coyote Momiji is Slick Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,862 My Mood:	Broccoli Curry and Nimrod Yaffle? Did they even bother to read the names on the apps they were greenlighting? o_O __________________ Slick Fetishwear at Mikianna Coyote's entire vagina is constructed of pure, primal, Win. - Hex Blackthorne

03-31-2008, 03:58 PM	#5
Joshua Nightshade Digital machinations WoW Characters Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 143	They deleted my comment on the blog entry. However apparently that's not a list of resmods, they're just thanking the people who volunteered to be them. For some reason. Last edited by Joshua Nightshade; 03-31-2008 at 04:00 PM.

03-31-2008, 03:59 PM	#6
Forest Mostly Vanilla white girl Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 12,640 My Mood:	They're making a list, checking it twice... __________________ My name is Forest Joffe and I approve this message

03-31-2008, 04:00 PM	#8
Joshua Nightshade Digital machinations WoW Characters Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 143	Although they didn't thank me!!!

03-31-2008, 04:38 PM	#9
Kristian lucky idiot Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 1,215 My Mood:	Omg Nipple Clamps

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