Hobie I want to be in Green

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:51 pm

Well certain people now have their names in green and I am green with envy. How do I get to be in green?

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:29 pm

When you are on line.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:32 pm

Old Savage wrote:When you are on line.

Great

How come the cripples get the good jobs

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:44 pm

Rampant socialism

But, you are the one Indianagirl quotes.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:39 am

Old Savage wrote:When you are on line.

Are you sure? Several people who are online right now are still in black. At this time you aren't online and are still green.

Of course, I don't want a free ride. If it's a matter of post count I will earn my way.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:00 am

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Post by **Hobie** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:11 am

Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:21 am

El Chivo wrote:How do I get to be in green?

have to start by behaving.

nemhed · Post by **nemhed** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:04 am

It will be interesting to see how quickly this new found power corrupts...

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:07 am

Never was much on green anyway specially OD.
Perry

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:29 am

Green....reminds one of GreenPeace, PETA, Jerry Brown....

BrianSH · Post by **BrianSH** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:58 am

Hobie wrote:Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...

What's a "poloi" and can i buy one reasonalbe, or do I gotta order one on time payments? - Brian

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:01 pm

BrianSH wrote:
Hobie wrote:Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...
What's a "poloi" and can i buy one reasonalbe, or do I gotta order one on time payments? - Brian

Sorry for the typo, it is "hoi polloi". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

BTW, this was meant as a joke. Apparently some of you couldn't take it as one.

BrianSH · Post by **BrianSH** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:08 pm

Hobie wrote:
BrianSH wrote:
Hobie wrote:Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...
What's a "poloi" and can i buy one reasonalbe, or do I gotta order one on time payments? - Brian
Sorry for the typo, it is "hoi polloi". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi

BTW, this was meant as a joke. Apparently some of you couldn't take it as one.

Ok Ok so i missed a smilie or two, and I still can't spell. Love me anyway. - Brian

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:16 pm

Hobie,

Perhaps some of us do not like being considered as second class members of the forum. We used to be a family here, but now it seems there is is a caste system developing and that is not appreciated.

I made a comment earlier and deleted it as the only other person that I ever heard use that phrase was my mother, and the way she used it was even more derogatory than what the encyclopedia definition is. I deleted it because your use wasn't as bad as I thought it was.

Joe

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:22 pm

Hobie wrote:Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...

Having been a cat herder in a place that was much more rough and tumble than this, I aspire to hoi polloi.

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:32 pm

Being Men in Black is cool

- ditto on the mod/admin stuff - you can't do your job without hurting somebody's feelings.

Joe, delete your last post, too.

Hobie, thanks for all you do, and all the best to our new (underpaid) moderating staff.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:06 pm

I'm one HOI of a polloi, and proud of it

Joe, for Pete's sake, lighten up

You're azz is showing again.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:13 pm

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nemhed · Post by **nemhed** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:20 pm

casastahle wrote:

Not saying the results would have been any different., but a forum vote may have
been in order to help all members feel apart. Just my 2 cent thought.

Let's remember, this isn't a democracy here, it's somebody's website/forum.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:24 pm

J Miller wrote:Hobie,

Perhaps some of us do not like being considered as second class members of the forum. We used to be a family here, but now it seems there is is a caste system developing and that is not appreciated.

I made a comment earlier and deleted it as the only other person that I ever heard use that phrase was my mother, and the way she used it was even more derogatory than what the encyclopedia definition is. I deleted it because your use wasn't as bad as I thought it was.

Joe

Joe, with all due respect, there is no cast system developing. Hobie has been putting up with pulling 95% or more of the public moderation/administration duties for years now. All we've done is ask a few of the guys to help carry out trash.

Now, in a long standing forum there are guaranteed to be differences of opinion, personality conflicts and general purpose friction. Such is life. None of the moderators or administrators are perfect people, but we're going to do the best we can to keep this "a high class place". Hobie needs help and I'm short on time, so we took some of the "hoi polloi" and painted bullseyes on their chests as official uniforms and set the poor guys in the way of becoming targets and objects of scorn from those who don't stop to think what it takes to keep a place on today's internet a civil place. And they stepped up and will do the best job they can. I, for one, am grateful to them for being willing to take on the task. Honestly, no one could pay enough to make moderating a job worth having. Those of us who do it do so for the love of the sport/hobby/mental illness that the forum represents and the desire to see the place kept orderly.

Thank you for deleting whatever post you realized you shouldn't have made. If we all self police then the moderators can get by with just wearing the silly uniform instead of actually having to do anything. THAT would be really nifty!

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:30 pm

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Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:34 pm

I think it's great that some people have stepped up to help. Hobie & Paul deserve/need it.

I hope it works out for everybody...

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:36 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:I think it's great that some people have stepped up to help. Hobie & Paul deserve/need it.

I hope it works out for everybody...

+1

mod71alaska · Post by **mod71alaska** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:43 pm

Ah Ha, those new boys are going to have to work to hold onto their Green Card! Let the fun begin!!!

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:50 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:I think it's great that some people have stepped up to help. Hobie & Paul deserve/need it.

I hope it works out for everybody...

Plus another, glad to see much needed help added.
Joe, I agree you need to lighten up a bit.

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:43 pm

Well Mod71 - so far it is only a badge, no bullets and no gun.

But if any are willing to help maybe should turn in an offer to the Admins. This was more or less a would you be willing to help. Don't know how many they figure are wanted or needed, probably depends on how things work out and who will end up putting in what time.

Well now let's see, will we have to go to Moderator Academy? Pretty sure the decoder rings and wrist radios are in the mail.

Key to the executive bathroom, reserved parking - preferred tables in the lunch room? Do we have to be moderate or can we still throw the linguini on the wall in the politics section??? I was going to see if I could apply for Special Assistant to Sixgun.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:51 pm

Much ado over nothing. Congrats on your recent appointment OS. You know that this means we expect better behavior from you in the future!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:52 pm

And look:

Users browsing this forum: 8X68S, game keeper, goat-t, Google [Bot], Griff, Larkbill, milton, nemhed and 13 guests

right when I post the above, he jumps ship!

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:56 pm

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Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:00 pm

Send pics!

You being a lingerie photographer and all

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:33 pm

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Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:39 pm

Griff wrote:And look:
Users browsing this forum: 8X68S, game keeper, goat-t, Google [Bot], Griff, Larkbill, milton, nemhed and 13 guests
right when I post the above, he jumps ship!

That may actually have been good timing. That way he couldn't ban/suspend you while you were typing.

What's that Garth Brooks song? I got friends in looww places...

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:41 pm

Semper Paratus!

Barcelona Rick · Post by **Barcelona Rick** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:41 pm

Congrats Green Men !!! It's fun being "rolli polli" or "hoi polli" or whatever that fancy phrase for "riff raff" is.....I had to look it up too.....

rick

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:59 pm

Well now Ambracol already sent me to clean up a mess I made, I think. This could be tricky being me and doing this

Maybe there is an orange badge for Agitator rather than Moderator. But that politics section is somewhat of a free for all where everyone thinks they are right and no one else does. You pretty much deserve what you get if you participate there.

Now Griff, you know I had to go back to the office. I wouldn't just jump ship on you, duty and all. You understand.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:06 pm

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Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:14 pm

I think this Moderator idea is great. Hobie can use the help.

As long as they don't make the guy that out and out lied about the dual Ruger 10-22 setup being illegal in CA (you know who you are) a moderator, I'm good with whoever (or is it whomever) is selected as a moderator.

Every other forum I belong to has moderators. It's just something that is needed on a forum this size.

Old Savage (Fred) - Looking forwar to seeing pictures of your little leprechaun helpers in their green, two-piece, uniforms.

mod71alaska · Post by **mod71alaska** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:28 pm

Old Savage wrote:Send pics!

You being a lingerie photographer and all

Hey, I want to be a moderator, too!

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:07 pm

Does this mean I have to start brown nosing green OS?

OS, is she 18? We could be running into trouble here.

One post is all I can handle tonight. Got a mess of 348's to load for Sat. match.---6

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:19 pm

At one point the 'hoi polloi' saw the Sturmabteilung as a good thing.

Now that the forum has chosen this road to travel, I'm sure that the members will just follow the path.

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:14 pm

Actually Six - she is 30 - I need to get you out more

You fellows may want to know I have been chastised by the head admin for overly aggressive political response with embedded ad hominem attack. But Griff, that was before I knew the whole green thing had taken place. So I guess you are right - might have to straighten up.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:25 pm

Old Savage wrote:Actually Six - she is 30 - I need to get you out more

It's just that "30" was such a LONG time ago for him. For us young-at-heart types, 30 was only a few weeks ago!

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:30 pm

Well here you go then 91 should bracket out to about his age.

and maybe a little diversity

how about a tall one

left arm

back to the right

or a comely smile

or a playful kiss

Just working on getting back into the swing of things

alnitak · Post by **alnitak** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:46 pm

I think it's great...Hobie deserves the help and all are respected members of the forum.

I only have one request...can we please do something about the color? It is too bright and seems to be all I see when I read someone's post. Maybe a toned down blue, or even a deeper green, like a forest green. Just something a lot more subtle (...that might also get at the "caste" comments).

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:06 pm

What is all this caste carp.
The only thing I am worried about is that OS might town down the pictures!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:09 pm

AmBraCol wrote: If we all self police then the moderators can get by with just wearing the silly uniform instead of actually having to do anything. THAT would be really nifty!

Wait a minute - isn't that what I agreed to?!?

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:16 pm

Uniform - wait just a darn minute here

I never heard about any uniform. I may have to reconsider this whole deal.

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:10 am

awp101 wrote:
Hobie wrote:Administrators in red, moderators in green, hoi poloi in black...
Having been a cat herder in a place that was much more rough and tumble than this, I aspire to hoi polloi.

Ditto.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:43 am

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