well i still put myself forward. but as mentioned before as i have not been here for 8 months many do not feel i should.
i find this unfair as many have become popular in less a time.
should you not have those that do not know everyone so not to be bias?
Trust No one
I don't think that's really true. First off, being popular shouldn't have anything to do with it...and secondly, it's been made fairly clear that those were just initial guidelines and are still very flexible, and I think these guys are responsible enough to not instantly discount a member such as yourself for your relative newness.Originally Posted by boris no no
chaos: *Is still interested in helping out*
Well, we've received a bunch of applications from members who have joined within the last 8 months, so we may include a few of them in the committee.
Apparently, I have been declared banished.
isn't this the point of Former Staff and Recognized Member groups?
Former Staff is only a title one may get after they have served the EoFF Staff. The Recognized Member is a "title" for members. This is similar to a "Lifetime Achievement Award," or a way to highlight any member from EoFF. There will be no way that anyone in the "hall of fame" will get a special rank on the forums. They'll just be in the hall of fame.
Apparently, I have been declared banished.
Hell NO! To be a RM you actually have to be good. A RM can lose the title. There are plenty of members here who are not good that have had a great impact.
I don't think that's really true. First off, being popular shouldn't have anything to do with it...and secondly, it's been made fairly clear that those were just initial guidelines and are still very flexible, and I think these guys are responsible enough to not instantly discount a member such as yourself for your relative newness.
well i still offer to help.
i do not have ideas on hand, but may well do.
Trust No one
Was going to say something similar myself. Besides, there are probably about 20+ people without custom ranks that are more popular than myself, which suits me fine.I don't think that's really true. First off, being popular shouldn't have anything to do with it...and secondly, it's been made fairly clear that those were just initial guidelines and are still very flexible, and I think these guys are responsible enough to not instantly discount a member such as yourself for your relative newness.
Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine.
I'm interested!
Where would I fall in? I was active Oct 01- Nov 02. Then wasn't really active again until Sep 04- current.4 members from 8 months(custom title) to 2 years
5 members from 2 years +
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n00b!
I have no idea, actually.
[q=Skogs]Is more oldbie self-congratulation/popularity contests really what these forums need?[/q]
If you guys can evade this stigma, I'd be happy to support you as much as I can. Otherwise, it looks like I'll have to throw my votes towards The Hall of Infamy. Never mind that I don't even know what the hell they're even doing over there...
First things first, I'd imagine that this won't have too much to do with popularity. People get confused about stuff like that quite easily. Take Dr Unne for example. Now, people might start saying "Oh, look, Mr. Popular getting in on things again." But that's not the case. Look at why the people are popular. That's why they'd be getting into the hall of fame. Because of what they've done. Dr Unne is easily one of (if not the) most well known members here because of the time and effort he has put towards all sorts of areas of Eyes on Final Fantasy. It's not the popularity that got him the recognition, it's the work he did. People would be wise to not cry out when people like ff babe don't make the cut but people like Dr Unne do. ff babe never did crap for EoFF aside from starting a few inside jokes and giving us a laugh. Any member can do that. A hall of fame, as far as I know, would be for the members who have actually done stuff for EoFF on some level.
I can't see how someone can complain about self-congratulation when the self-congratulation is earned by hard work. If you want self-congratulation, YOU put in the hard yards. I for one love to give myself a pat on the back when I do something for EoFF. I do it because it makes me feel good, why else? Maybe I'm one of the few people who actually gets satisfaction out of doing stuff for other people, but the pat on the back that I give myself is because of that satisfaction. If you're happy to sit on the sidelines, there's nothing wrong with that, but complaining about not getting recognition when you haven't done anything to deserve it is kind of crap.
Just my thoughts.
Also, I don't think staff should be getting involved in this unless they want to and nobody, until recently, has even mentioned this in a serious way in the staff forum. I have discussed it with Proto but at that point nothing was set in stone, and I strongly suggested that staff not be an official part of this unofficial hall of fame. If they WANT to, so be it, but as far as I know there are a lot of staffers who don't want to be a part of this and I for one do not see the point in forcing them to be. Just keep it to the committee - this is an unofficial thing, after all, much like the Wiki.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Agreed.Hell NO! To be a RM you actually have to be good. A RM can lose the title. There are plenty of members here who are not good that have had a great impact.
Also, what will it take to be a hall of famer. Basically, can anyone from the past 5 years make it, or do you have to be currently active since now is when the hall of fame is starting up? What will the qualifications be to get into it? So far it's that you have to contribute to EOFF, but how do we decide who has done enough?
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I would have though that the hard work and the end product of that would be reward enough in itself. Aren't Ciddies, the Wiki, various other awards and competitions already enough of a legacy to the hard work put in?
Anyway, I've made my point and don't want to be a troll, so this is probably the last you'll hear from me on the subject.
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