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it makes a pretty obvious point if you ask me. Unless you think that the leadership on these boards really don't give a damn about what's requested, then it should be fairly obvious that the request has been returned as 'not gonna happen' a long time ago. Just sayin'. :) |
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This was suggested a good while back when we were having lots of problems with people starting extra accounts. The biggest sticking point was that vetting users and changing a users status isn't a moderator task, it's an admin task. We did ask if it was possible to give one of the mods admin powers and that came back as a resounding no and the idea was dropped. |
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Ah, makes sense then. I really don't know much about the structure of the bulletin board software and how much control can actually be given to moderators, or whether individual privileges can be assigned at that level. There would have to be a new member filtering privilege for mod accounts for it to work without upgrading mod accounts to admin status... so I guess that answers my question, as I assume that's not a standard option in the software. |
Giving a mod Admin powers was an issue I was discussing with Yac not all that long ago.
Basically it boils down to a question of trust and the issue wasn't off the agenda. I don't think boo boo's rampage helped much there though. |
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Well I actually came on here to ask a question I was curious about, that's probably been asked before... how is this site in existence? I don't see any ads and the only 'higher authority' I've seen are Yac and somebody named Admin who I assume is the owner of the domain/hosting. |
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However, Yac visits here almost on a daily basis and is very responsive to suggestions etc and is willing to help out as much as possible, within reason. Any larger issues and he refers the matter to Admin. Generally speaking we don't need an Admin CP unless it's for controlling stuff that Yac is unable to do in the limited time he's logged on. Also, there are areas of this site he never visits because of time restrictions and for dealing with issues like the one mentioned earlier and some I won't go into here, would be better dealt with by a more regular visitor. I approached Yac about an Admin CP for the mods and his response wasn't negative. He agreed it would be of benefit. Ultimately it's up to Admin. My long term plan was to have an Admin CP, not for myself, but to request that an alternative account be made and accessed by 2 or 3 long term and trusted moderators. Nice one boo boo. Quote:
Other than that, I'm not sure. |
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I understand that's it won't happen, now. I understand why, too. But those particular "reasons" aren't good ones at all. |
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Those reasons don't even matter, because the decision that's already been made does not rely on those reasons. Those reasons are just truncated statements that result from a decision that's been made already. The reasons people give you can't always be tailored to whether you think they're 'good' or not. If you were simply looking for a detailed explanation, then Caveman's reply should have prompted you to read a little further back in the thread instead of challenging him. There has to be a little compromise with stuff like this, because people get tired of typing the same details over and over. That's why you get shorthanded replies with stuff like that. :) |
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