Veteran Status 9/24/08

[fordman01]

basscat you know i never start anything just some how end up in it,,,,lol

[basscat02]

Yea, I know that feeling. I just approved a file and reported it approved, and when the guys looked at it, I hadn't done a thing, it was still sitting there unapproved. I can't understand that kind of stuff

[fordman01]

all you can do is shake your head

[basscat02]

Yep, don't know what else to do, feel like an idiot

[fordman01]

i think you guys need more site helpers i would say bigevil would be a good one

[gibahca]

Agreed Fordman.
BigEvil is great.

[basscat02]

No doubt he would be. At times we could really use more help

[fordman01]

myself i just hate two parts of what you guys do 1. posting files 2.people asking for bins every min

[gibahca]

Agreed again ford.
But i'll change the numbers.

1.people asking for bins every min 2. posting files

[tb1971]

I voluntear to help out anyway I can.

[SoDarkTheCon]

You all can help out...start answering questions in the forums..****ually i have seen some of your names frequently and greatly apprecaite the added weight off the experts and mods. The veteran status is quite the accomplishment itself...and it should say instead...addicted to aba. As for added help...it really takes a lot of hours spent on this site going through all the requests for help, and though i do not suggest you spend your whole life on here...just try your best to lend a hand...it will not go unnoticed.

[chill dawg]

Originally Posted by RICKSBEACH

Heres's a PM I received while I was out spanking the maid this afternoon


c/p
"Here's a thought that you might want to send to the other Mods.

Posts in the Spyders Bar and Grill and Humor and the like should not be counted towards a post count.
Can't Admin turn off post counts in certain Forums?? If not Oh well. But there are a lot of members becoming Vets/Helper
with a Huge post count in Spyder's and Humor etc.
I don't include General Chit Chat cause there is a lot of helping going on in that section.

geez.. kind of makes sense but that would put many back to "Newbie" status..
something to think about..lol..

Originally Posted by fordman01

what are you trying to say rick?????

Originally Posted by basscat02

Well, here we go!!

This comment/cp was a pm that does not address the current issue requirements. Do we want to open up Pandora's Box. Let us examine the value/issue of a post. Look at the various forums at ABA that are non-technical:
general chat chat, introduce yourself here, sports, contest and giveaways,movies & TV shows, polls, and mature audience. Should we say posting in any of these forums have no intrinsic value here at ABA.

The value of a website is greatly determined by activity and visitation. When you have site visitation then you have the possibility of promoting your product, here at ABA it's FTA testing. The site is maintained through paid subscription membership and site sponsors advertisements. Sponsors advertise on sites to reach large audiences with active participation. Compare this to a company making an ad to a college alumni event. They will evaluate total number of active alumni, but most importantly active alumni members who are likey to see their product ad and make a purchase.

Spyders's Bar & Grill appears to attract a lot of attention from ABA veteran members on a daily basis with over 13,000 views and 2,596 post, this might be viewed as healthy site activity. So let us look at a post in introduce yourself here; saying welcome to ABA. How many people actually become paid subscribers? Then look at how many Veteran members who frequent Spyder's are the ones there to say welcome in the introduce yourself here forum. These members stay on line in a virtual bar interacting with themselves in Spyder's and reach out to help in all areas of
ABA forums 24/7.

Again it was simply asked in the post to make transparent the requirements for Veteran Status and act accordingly with that process. If you want to revamp the process/system then that's up to the administration. However don't throw fragmented thoughts out in the open forum that may be deemed inflamatory and not reflect the adminitrations answer/position to the issue at hand.