milleniumgirl
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- Sep 12, 2010
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A great post by ajdos!
There was a time on the forums (long before I joined the boards) that status meant something.
It was a sign that the person who held status was a long time experienced board vet, not just on posting and board protocols, but with the knowledge and experience on a myriad of strength athlete, bbing, nutrition, drugs, exercise, etc, etc..
It was not taken lightly...no post whoring your way to ranks- the posts you posted up HAD to be quality and informative...not a fucking smiley face or a welcome to ####bbing!! post.
But a in depth insightful response or thread.
It was EARNED...and the other vets generally had to agree that such a person was status worthy and would be seen as a good ACTIVE asset to their forum.
Now its a watered down whos whos good ol boys club. It has permutated, which is natural as so have the forums.
But I have noticed many things that have become a problem concerning ranks and such. It is practically handed out sometimes, new boards open up and instead of having a good core group of mods and admins - its just the owners friends- experience and knowledge not being a pre-requisite. In most cases like this the actual members of the board have more experience and knowledge than the owners...this was bound to happen but the problem that seems to emerge from this is that these people think their shit doesnt stink because they have a colorful name tag??
Who are the members to look to when they have serious questions regarding training, AAS, suplements, security, and such?
It is sad to say, but it has become a very common place occurance on the forums.
The other problems that arise is these peoples lack of experience and knowledge makes them very prone to posting sometimes dangerous misinformation in regards to training, aas, use and board security.
They usually sit and spam their own board with dozens of off topic posts per day and skate delicately around the subjects that their own forums title speaks of...bodybuiling.
These people often times then become staff on other boards based off status from one board in their sig, and another then another. Before you know it these folks have 10 board staff positons and people are calling them community leaders?? Really?? Its just sad...its no wonder the community is in the state its in.
The worst part is some of these peoples attitude- the higher they climb the ladder the more disrespectful and demeaning they become to the other staff and members of the boards they staff.
You can almost watch as they are the most repsectfull and quiet members in the begining to the end point of a down right brash, arrogant tyrant in some cases.
I think that the thing that happens to some people is they let status define who they are on the boards...we are ALL members- status should just be a show of experience and responsibility.
Truly ask any staff member of a board what do they think their status means- you will get a plethora of responses but the one resounding word that should come up with each one is its a job.
So next time you are given a promotion- take it in stride- accept it- but remember it doesnt change who you are and it is not some free pass to feel above the other members who do not have said status...it is acknowledgement of experience and work ethic....keep it in perspective.
And those of you whom hold status ask yourself- who would you be if all the ranks were taken away right this minute- would you still be the same person on the boards??
Its a rank nothing more nothing less, doesnt make you above or below anyone- just noticed.
And if its not earned its meaningless.
Take it in stride, post up your knowledge and keep being a positive influence on the boards you frequent.
There was a time on the forums (long before I joined the boards) that status meant something.
It was a sign that the person who held status was a long time experienced board vet, not just on posting and board protocols, but with the knowledge and experience on a myriad of strength athlete, bbing, nutrition, drugs, exercise, etc, etc..
It was not taken lightly...no post whoring your way to ranks- the posts you posted up HAD to be quality and informative...not a fucking smiley face or a welcome to ####bbing!! post.
But a in depth insightful response or thread.
It was EARNED...and the other vets generally had to agree that such a person was status worthy and would be seen as a good ACTIVE asset to their forum.
Now its a watered down whos whos good ol boys club. It has permutated, which is natural as so have the forums.
But I have noticed many things that have become a problem concerning ranks and such. It is practically handed out sometimes, new boards open up and instead of having a good core group of mods and admins - its just the owners friends- experience and knowledge not being a pre-requisite. In most cases like this the actual members of the board have more experience and knowledge than the owners...this was bound to happen but the problem that seems to emerge from this is that these people think their shit doesnt stink because they have a colorful name tag??
Who are the members to look to when they have serious questions regarding training, AAS, suplements, security, and such?
It is sad to say, but it has become a very common place occurance on the forums.
The other problems that arise is these peoples lack of experience and knowledge makes them very prone to posting sometimes dangerous misinformation in regards to training, aas, use and board security.
They usually sit and spam their own board with dozens of off topic posts per day and skate delicately around the subjects that their own forums title speaks of...bodybuiling.
These people often times then become staff on other boards based off status from one board in their sig, and another then another. Before you know it these folks have 10 board staff positons and people are calling them community leaders?? Really?? Its just sad...its no wonder the community is in the state its in.
The worst part is some of these peoples attitude- the higher they climb the ladder the more disrespectful and demeaning they become to the other staff and members of the boards they staff.
You can almost watch as they are the most repsectfull and quiet members in the begining to the end point of a down right brash, arrogant tyrant in some cases.
I think that the thing that happens to some people is they let status define who they are on the boards...we are ALL members- status should just be a show of experience and responsibility.
Truly ask any staff member of a board what do they think their status means- you will get a plethora of responses but the one resounding word that should come up with each one is its a job.
So next time you are given a promotion- take it in stride- accept it- but remember it doesnt change who you are and it is not some free pass to feel above the other members who do not have said status...it is acknowledgement of experience and work ethic....keep it in perspective.
And those of you whom hold status ask yourself- who would you be if all the ranks were taken away right this minute- would you still be the same person on the boards??
Its a rank nothing more nothing less, doesnt make you above or below anyone- just noticed.
And if its not earned its meaningless.
Take it in stride, post up your knowledge and keep being a positive influence on the boards you frequent.