Biographies for non-collaborators?
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Topic: Biographies for non-collaborators?
Posted By: Bob Greece
Subject: Biographies for non-collaborators?
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 03:42
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Couldn't the non-collaborators have biographies as well if they want to?
Seeing as everyone on the forum has their own page now, why shouldn't we be able to include biography information as well? This would help people to learn more about the forum members if they wish to. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 03:58
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hm.
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Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 04:08
I sense a lack of enthusiasm. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">
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Ricochet wrote:Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 04:18
Would have been great  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 04:36
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Not sure of your request here!!
OR ? .................
If I understand right (or not  ), you are talking of the reviewer's profiles in the collab page in the database.... Theoretically , they are reserved for those who write up reviews and have been accepted as prog reviewers . If you wish to become one because you have been writing reviews (and not just on albums that have over 50 reviews and more), you can make application to Tony R or Trotsky------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 04:44
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http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=3270 -
You've got a biography:
http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=325 - http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=325
and I haven't:
http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=3270 - http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=3270
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 05:01
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Well,the way I see it, the biographies was ment for the profile page of exclusive PRs or SCs. Now that the profile page has become a general thing (something I applaud,by the way), the unique special character of a biography isn't relevant anymore. So why shouldn't we have biographies for "reviewers"? Then again, why should we? Strange thing,I don't know where I stand regarding this,to be honest. PS.:Just out of subject,I still cannot write my biography,though I'm a PR and I have complain about it several months again...there is a glitch.When is it gonna be fixed.   -------------
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 05:17
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It is a sensible proposal Bob.
Some background information to explain why it was not put in place when the recent changes were made.
Appointing members as prog reviewers and special collaborators is seen as a way of rewarding the sites most committed members. The benefits they get are:
*At present, the priority listing of reviews is not in place, although this will be restored soon. It is the second point though which is the main reason the biographies facility has not been extended. PRs and SCs can also edit their biographies. We are reluctant to extend the edit facility for reviews beyond the PRs and SCs as policing the reviews is already a laborious job. Without policing, we run the risk of trolls and spoilers posting acceptable reviews, then editing them later.
I do like the idea of all members being able to post a biography, but they would need to checked to ensure they were appropriate. I'll make sure this is disucssed by the Admin team and M@x.
As a compromise in the meanwhile, how would members feel about an area of the forum for telling us about yourself?
Finally, we are of course always looking for people to become PRs and SCs (SC's help with the running of the site in some way). See the FAQs thread for more info.
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Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 05:47
In the profile, there are editable sections for "occupation" and "interests" where people can put whatever they like so there shouldn't be a problem to extend this to biographies should there? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 05:59
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I think the space in this profile could be maximized to allow for everyone to tell a bit more about themselves! Mostly more space in the occupations and interest >>> I could not even have enough character to fully explain my job title (outside being a complete nuisance that is
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 06:03
uhm.    -------------
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 06:06
That's precisely because you have not written your profile  ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 06:12
Don't you get 5 stars for working at McDonalds if you can last until the end of the week? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 07:58
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Bob,
I think this is a great idea. Bios would be especially useful things for those people who write reviews but don't have a PR/SC label, since it would help the rest of us to understand that person, and would better enable us all to put context to their reviews. The only alternative now is to read that person's forum posts and form an opinion that way. Forum threads are of course a highly scientific and accurate guage for measuring a person's character, competence, and judgment , but personal bios for everyone would be the next best thing.
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