Member of the week type thing?

[Phoenix Aes Sedai]

I just suggested this at FFL and think it would also be a good idea over here. Basically, each week, the staff (or some people appointed to pick people) picks a random regular member and makes a stickied thread somewhere for that person to post a little about themselves and for others to ask them questions. It's a good way for people who don't have time to chat or don't have IM programs to get to know their fellow members better. The thread would stay open for a week, then would be closed and archived.

Just an idea.

Phoenix

[Alpha]

Sounds good, I would enjoy that.

[Dr Unne]

If someone on staff actually would manage to keep up with it each week, it might be a good idea. But we're so lazy it would probably die very quickly, or we'd run out of people. That's what happened to the first incarnation of the Daily Grind when it used to be a "topic of the day" forum.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I think we tossed this idea around in the Staff forum for a while, once. It didn't go through, tho', and it's plain to see why.

People would be sure to become bitterly envious if as many weeks as they had in mind went by without them becoming Members. Then they'd go off and start threads about how biased the staff is, or better yet, gossip about it off the fora or Leave EoFF Forever™ because after all, nobody wants them around anyway, right?

Right. *bans everybody*

[Phoenix Aes Sedai]

Uh...well...it's supposed to be done at random. An easy way to keep track of it is to sticky the thread on a Monday or Friday, then unstick, close, and move it on the corresponding day of that week. The staff wouldn't necessarily 'have' to be the ones doing the choosing. It could be a group of senior members, or just people you guys trust. Basically, my plan at FFL (if it goes through) is to scroll through the Online Users and pick someone at random. When I've done all those, maybe start picking older members, or newbies who haven't had it done. Or just go through the member list and find actives.

Yeah, it would be a lot of work for one person, but if the job of finding and posting the thread rotated among a ground of people per week (like week 1 personA does it, week 2 is personB's turn, etc), it wouldn't be too bad.

And, if people start acting like the way you seem to think they would, let me at them. *evil gleam in eyes* I luff to wield teh clue by four. *semi kidding*

Phoenix

[Shlup]

Random sounds good, but under what criteria? A lot of members have never posted, a few members just started posting, and a handful of members have posted a lot in the past, but don't anymore.

[Citizen Bleys]

I likes teh FFL files.

But it's too much work for my lazy programmer ass.

[Miriel]

umm what if some members don't want to be the member of the week? I personally wouldn't want a thread where everyone asked me questions...

[Big Ogre Umaro]

I approve of everything in this thread except 'Kishi's post and the term "clue by four" which leaves a bad taste in my mouth even though I didn't say it out loud.

At any rate, someone should do it. It shouldn't be me, but it should be someone.

[Citizen Bleys]

If she means the FFL files (and I think she does), the member is selected out of those who've voluntarily submitted an application (as I have).

[Phoenix Aes Sedai]

Yeah. Like someone could put up a thread somewhere asking people if they'd like to participate. Then people could be chosen randomly from that group.

Geez, I hadn't even thought of that. *sends Bleys some German beer for the idea*

Phoenix

[Loony BoB]

Oooh, let's do THAT! =D

[Yamaneko]

I'd do it. Sounds fun, but rest assured I'm not posting a pic of me though. I will participate if it happens, mark my words.

[q=Bleys Kevorkian]
But it's too much work for my lazy programmer ass.[/q]

It's people like that, that created Windows.

You could always assign Local Moderators to moderate just that forum and when the week is over they could move it to archive.

[The PC Fascist]

Man, I would like one of those. Just don't do one for me because I'd just get flamed constatnly.

[Shlup]

Originally posted by The PC Fascist
Just don't do one for me because I'd just get flamed constatnly.