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December 20th, 2005, 10:26 AM

patrick.gill

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I was going to post this in Suggestions & Feedback, but it's not really a suggestion or feedback. Mods, feel free to move this thread if you feel it belongs elsewhere.

Question: what are user notes? I couldn't find info on them (I may be being useless) but on selecting it from the dropdown of another user's name I get:

Quote:

You are not allowed to view or modify any user notes that pertain to other users.

On selecting it for my own user I get:

Quote:

You are not allowed to view or modify any user notes that pertain to yourself.

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December 20th, 2005, 10:28 AM

ChiefWigs1982

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It is a tool for moderators/admins only. We use it to add comments
to peoples profiles so we can keep up with what they are up to.

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December 20th, 2005, 10:33 AM

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You've got my file!

Do you use it much? What does mine say!? I'm intrigued!

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December 20th, 2005, 10:33 AM

patrick.gill

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefWigs1982

It is a tool for moderators/admins only. We use it to add comments
to peoples profiles so we can keep up with what they are up to.

Oh, ok. A kind of unofficial 'modpolice' record?

How come the menu option is visible to all users?

December 20th, 2005, 10:42 AM

Yawmark

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You've got my file!

Do you use it much? What does mine say!? I'm intrigued!

First the KGB, then the CIA. Now the DevShed mods...

Run for the hills, man. You're toast.

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December 20th, 2005, 10:45 AM

ChiefWigs1982

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Grafmix

You've got my file!

Do you use it much? What does mine say!? I'm intrigued!

Yeah, we use them quite a lot.

It's just a way for mods to keep track of the users. If we see a user
misbehaving, we post a note, so that if they misbehave again in the
future, other mods can check and see if they've done it before, and
act accordingly..

Last edited by ChiefWigs1982 : December 20th, 2005 at 11:13 AM.

December 20th, 2005, 10:47 AM

ChiefWigs1982

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Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick.gill

How come the menu option is visible to all users?

It used to just be a link in the user's profile page, but it seems the
admins have added a link to the drop-down on everyone's usernam
so you all can see it. Not sure why it's visible to everyone though,
I'll ask them...

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December 20th, 2005, 10:58 AM

Arty Ziff

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefWigs1982

It is a tool for moderators/admins only. We use it to add comments
to peoples profiles so we can keep up with what they are up to.

It's a way for the elitist scum they call "moderators" (Are they? Are they really? Do they "moderate"?) to talk trash, bad mouth, and generally be poopy... er, wait... Maybe I should delete this...

But seriously, I've always wondered about the calendar, and if it's not really used, why cant the link be removed? And in general, if something is unavailable to a user, wouldn't it be not too hard of a mod to make them invisible?

December 20th, 2005, 11:06 AM

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Can I know what mine says?

And, it seems yawmark has found his way into the lounge O_O

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December 20th, 2005, 11:12 AM

ChiefWigs1982

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Arty Ziff

But seriously, I've always wondered about the calendar, and if it's not really used, why cant the link be removed?

It used to be used, but then someone got the idea of spamming it!
They set up events in the public calnedar for every day ofthe year
so everyone got reminders with spam in. Pretty clever really!

It
was diabled cos of that. I have no idea why it is still visible. Mods
can still access/use it, but we never do...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziff

And in general, if something is unavailable to a user, wouldn't it be not too hard of a mod to make them invisible?

It would actually be very hard...

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December 20th, 2005, 11:45 AM

ChiefWigs1982

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Ok, I submitted an esupport ticket, and the admins have have
changed it so that the "Add User Note" option is only visible to
mods/admins...

--Jon.

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December 20th, 2005, 11:55 AM

aitken325i

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefWigs1982

Ok, I submitted an esupport ticket, and the admins have have
changed it so that the "Add User Note" option is only visible to
mods/admins...

Thanks Chief.

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December 20th, 2005, 12:54 PM

Yawmark

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And, it seems yawmark has found his way into the lounge

Indeed. Quick - hide the alcoholic beverages and assorted snack foods.

Last edited by Yawmark : December 20th, 2005 at 01:05 PM.

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December 20th, 2005, 12:59 PM

crownjewel82

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefWigs1982

Ok, I submitted an esupport ticket, and the admins have have
changed it so that the "Add User Note" option is only visible to
mods/admins...

--Jon.

Yes, can't have the civilians knowing about the Red Squad files now can we.

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December 20th, 2005, 01:05 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yawmark

Indeed. Quick - hide the alcoholic beverages and assorted snack foods.

No need mate, this is the lounge - there should always be enough alcohol to go around in here !

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