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rockish
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Hello Admin team/Moderator team,
This is totally a non-techie question. IBMMainframes.com provides something like a rank to every user. Something like a New User, Active User, Active Member, Senior Member, Global Moderator, etc..
I am just curious to know what are these classifications based upon.
Can anybody share details about the same ?  |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| I am just curious to know what are these classifications based upon. |
This is typically based on the number of posts made by the user. |
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rockish
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Thanks for the reply d.sch.
Will it be possible for you to share the various ranks available and the number of posts that might be required for each ranks?
Also, I dont think ranks like Moderator qualify with the number of posts.
What is the rules to be qualified as a moderator? Does it happen like a job recruitment process? |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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| Will it be possible for you to share the various ranks available and the number of posts that might be required for each ranks? |
If i knew, i'd share
This may be posted somewhere in the forum - time permitting, i'll look around.
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| Also, I dont think ranks like Moderator qualify with the number of posts. |
Yes, they do. To become a moderator, or a global moderator, or other, a minimum number of posts is reauired. Not everyone who has the number of posts becomes a moderator. . .
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| What is the rules to be qualified as a moderator? Does it happen like a job recruitment process? |
I know of no fixed set of rules. The way i became a moderator was thru an invitation. Unlike job recruitment, there is no salary for being a moderator  |
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rockish
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Thanks for your reply Dick..
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| Unlike job recruitment, there is no salary for being a moderator |
I am sure its not about money. I see it like being one member of the elite group of mainframe skilled people in the world. I am sure the person do need a lot of technical skill to do it. But when you get into that elite group, it gives newbies like me a lot of satisfaction when some suggestions or clues or sometimes solutions as such comes from one fo those experts.
I seriously would keep 'becoming a moderator of such a forum' as my goal(cant classify if its a short term / long term  ) to enrich my mainframe skills. |
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dick scherrer
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You're welcome
One day, you and today's other "newbies" will be the experienced people.
Don't be in too big a hurry for the time to pass - it goes by very quickly. . .
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rockish
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| dick scherrer wrote: |
Don't be in too big a hurry for the time to pass - it goes by very quickly. . .
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I totally agree with that. I still remember my first post when I had a DFSORT related doubt. And I was suggested by people to post my query here. And I reviewed my post a hundred times before I hit the Submit buton because I was told that Frank helps out everybody but only if you are precise and clear with what you want. But today, I already feel like mastering the art of posting requests  |
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Frank Yaeger
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| I was told that Frank helps out everybody but only if you are precise and clear with what you want. |
Well, I do go to great effort to help people clarify what they want so I can respond. Sometimes it takes two or three tries to get a clear requirement out of somebody. To my mind, writing clear requirements is an absolutely essential skill for a programmer. I wish more people had that skill.
Actually, I see it was Kolusu (my teammate) who responded to your first post in the DFSORT Forum. I responded to your second one. |
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rockish
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| Frank Yaeger wrote: |
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| I was told that Frank helps out everybody but only if you are precise and clear with what you want. |
Well, I do go to great effort to help people clarify what they want so I can respond. Sometimes it takes two or three tries to get a clear requirement out of somebody. To my mind, writing clear requirements is an absolutely essential skill for a programmer. I wish more people had that skill. |
I totally agree with that. And a heartfelt hats off for the patience u guys show at times and wat u do for this forum |
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mcmillan
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Here are the minimum post count for Rank allocation:
New User - 1 post
Active User - 100 posts
Active Member - 500 posts
Senior Member - 1000 posts |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| It's my turn ...it's my turn to ask - What is the min. numbers of posts required to be a Site-Admin... |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| What is the min. numbers of posts required to be a Site-Admin |
Site-Admin (sic.) has usually nothing to to with the posting ( number or content )
the job description is related to general site administration tasks
the moderator thing is a different show...
it is based on the number of posts but, above all, the quality of technical content
and is by invitation/nomination not automatic! |
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Anuj Dhawan
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oh enrico, do I sound that serious in my last post to get such a reply...  ...  |
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enrico-sorichetti
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Hi Anuj shame on me, mindless reply
had I noticed that You were the poster
I woul have answered in a much worse way |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| enrico-sorichetti wrote: |
| I woul have answered in a much worse way |
LOL, yep - I missed the typical style of Dr. Sorichetti.. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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thank You Nurse Dhawan  |
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Anuj Dhawan
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| LOL... |
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rockish
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| mcmillan wrote: |
New User - 1 post
Active User - 100 posts
Active Member - 500 posts
Senior Member - 1000 posts |
Thanks McMillan |
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