After considering Begemot Geroi's suggestion that members be allowed to CC their Private Messages (PMs) and the reasons this hasn't been allowed to this point (spam, sever load, other possible abuses), we've come up with a compromise solution.

I have created a new member group that has the ability to CC: PM up to 5 other members, but is otherwise the same as the current member set-up**. We are restricting this to members who have a good track record, have been here and active for at least six months, who request this feature and can give a "legitimate" reason for wanting/needing this ability. This thread is for members to post their request and reason(s). We debated the idea of having requests sent via PM, but if you don't want your reason(s) publicly known, then we should certainly be much less inclined to grant this privilege to you. (plus, it's a lot easier on us than having to sort through a bunch of additional PMs )

This compromise solution should greatly reduce the likelihood of abuse or spam, while helping those who would regularly make use of this feature. In addition, if the member of this new user group commits a serious rules infraction, this privilege will be revoked as part of their punishment. In summation, this is a privilege we are granting to established, trusted members of 9thWonders who have a need for this ability.


** There are a couple of other changes that may or may not remain after this preliminary trial period.


There is one other reason you may want to post in this topic, even if you don't want this ability. We are having the darndest time coming up with a good name for this new group and would like to hear your ideas. In case you're not sure, the user "Group" name is under your avatar and for most everyone is "Members" or in my case, "Moderators". The new group title would appear there.

Well this sounds cool and I like the idea.


It seems it would be very helpful for members who may GM RPs or Games.

But I think before this ability is given to anyone it should be thought over. I don`t think a n00b or someone who isn`t responsible should be given this status.

As for the name...

I can`t really think of anything at the moment.

You want to name it "Edit"?

I want to be a part of this group. Reason being: I play CG/Mafia games everytime I can, and this feature would be incredibly useful if I'm a villain and need to communicate with my villain team re: strategy.

I think it should be called "established members" or "senior members" or something like that, that doesn't say we're necessarily on a higher tier, just have more logged time on the Boards.

Even though I've never posted about this...Great feature, thanks mods!

Maxii

Great idea BG and Mods for allowing it.

I think Senior Member is a good title as well.

LOL! Ignore that guys.

I read it wrong the first time but I edited it!


And I like Senior Member!

I, too, want to be part of this group, to make communicating with One Big Different players easier. And I agree with LowerTheBar regarding the group's name. Or maybe a name relating to the show.

I agree with these statements, even if I'm not going to be part of the group.

Thanks, wolfbro!

As for a name...I can't think of anything.

Ohhhh - love this idea! Good one BG and thanks to the Mods of adding it

I would like to be part of it also - helps with the RPG section and keeping everyone on the same page (part of Unintend Consequences and Steampunk Heroes)

I would keep the group name in the vein of Hero's theme something like Evolved Member, or just Evolved

For a Group name, how about 'CC:PM'? Make it descriptive. 'Senior Member' has other connotations unrelated to this ability.

Or "The Rebels" because of Rebel sending out "private" messages to the other characters on the show en masse.

Ooo - I like that one maybe just Group: Rebels

I think that's cute. I like "Evolved Members" also.

"Evolved" and "Rebels" are great suggestions.

If you make the name too 'cool', the mods will be inundated with join requests. I like most of the suggested names, but so will everyone else.

The mods are going to have to choose who gets to join the new group anyways, so their getting inundated with requests is kind of irrelevant because, well, it's going to happen one way or the other. Besides, Bruce, as wolfbro said, this isn't an option that's going to be open to everyone; people will have to have been here for more than six months, and they'll need to have more of a reason to join the new user group other than, "Because I want to!"

Evolved Members could work, too. I say make it into a poll & let people vote on it.

B.G., I agree. A poll is a great idea.

I'm not sure the mods would be inundated with join requests if people see what the benefits are. I think only a small percentage of members would utilize the extra PM option.

It's my understanding that whether you're added to the new group is dependent upon a lot of subjective factors, so...don't really foresee anyone outside of the RP and/or game area really utilising it because that's where it was needed most, IMO.

Then how about RPers or something to that effect for the name?

I think that the Group Name should be "Seemingly Ordinary", as that was something Mo said in "Genesis"...

Now we're talking. Something a little more obscure. HERO always comes through.

Because then that would seem like it's too secluded of a group to be added too. And not all people that would probably use the feature would be RPers.

I like Senior Members or Evolved Members.

^ What Zensu said..

And my favorite is still Senior Member with Evolved Members tied for the lead.

Just because I said I think that the CC: PM option would really only be used by roleplayers doesn't mean that they'll be the only ones using it. I agree with Zen that the group shouldn't be referred to something involving RP because not everyone on the board does it.

Edit: Senior member also kind of has that connotation of a member who's been here for a really long time (like ever since the board started) so...not so much a fan of that nomer.

There is another option concerning the Group name, one I thought of after I started this topic.

I can do some Admin jujitsu and make it so the members of this group will still show as "Members". If we as members of this community can come to a consensus about a new name and be reasonably certain it won't cause DRAMA, great. If not, we can go with the subtle option.

I insist on DRAMA. j/k I like the idea of having a poll. Also, my favorite so far is "evolved member" and everyone seems to be generally ok with that one. (throwing that out there so that my opinion is known, in case we don't have a poll)

If it's just too much, I suppose I can go on living as a regular ol', unspecial Member.

Hey, there's an idea for the name, "unspecial Member".

Actually, it's not a bad choice and kinda fits with what we were hoping for, something that doesn't seem elitist or "snooty", but does show there is a bit of a difference.

Unspecial Members!


But what if being called 'unspecial' causes some member to go all Sylar on us to be 'Special'?



*hides*

That's why I'm here and have a rather intimidating HRG avatar.
If someone gets a bit of the hunger going then I'll just...

Oh well then...

*comes out of hiding*

Unspecial will seem to new members like we're on some kind of banlist or just unappreciated. Evolved means we've been here for a long time and we're CC:-worthy.

I like Evolved Members, too.

How about 'Power User', 'Power Poster', or something in that vein? It's still somewhat descriptive.

I do like 'Evolved Members' for the record...

Whatever name the group gets, I think it should not express a notion of the members of the group being superior to normal users or as having some sort of extra authority. Users in the group will be just like everyone else, just they have extra privileges.

That has been my point all along. It's what makes the name choice more diffcult.

I think that Seemingly Ordinary is my favorite of the choices so far.

Also, I would like to ask for this, for some of the same reasons as previously mentioned. I'm just getting into RPing over here, and have been batting around a few ideas for my own RPG story, so this function would be very helpful.

Second and thirdly, I play(#2) and/or GM(#3) the Heroes-based games in the Board Games, Polls, and Quizzes area as often as I can, and have been on the villain team (whose members know/converse with their fellows) multiple times. It would make it easier to use this method than to do something like use an exterior service (IM, etc) or send the same PM to all your teammates.

As a GM of one of them, it would also make things easier, as I can send out reminders for things such as "You have __ hours left to vote" or "Get in your action if you want it to count" and various other things that multiple players at a time need to be reminded of/told.

Hi all, I'm requesting to be allowed the CC function as GM over in the RPG boards. And y'all know who I am. And I really don't care what the group is called because I'm keeping my message over yonder the same no matter what.

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Six months straight? Or total? Cause I think I've only been here for an uninterrupted five months.

The CC:PM function would be, as listed above, an extremely useful function for the board games. I've also been trying to get a HMT "newsletter" updates type thing going, but that hasn't been successful (as in NO replies). Still, it should come in handy in specific situations.

Anyways, aside from the actual title of the CC:PM members, I don't think it should be big and bold like the moderator title. The post count tells enough about whether a member is established or not, we don't need to slap the n00bs in the face with our CC:PM capabilities. I like the "Evolved Member" idea, which expresses, in Heroes terms, how we're established members. It doesn't give us any authority over the n00blets, just a couple extra functions not seen from the outside.

Just sayin'.

Six months total. The active part means someone who posts more than once or twice a volume. Basically, we need to have some idea to whom we are granting this just to be sure they won't abuse the ability with PM spam.


As for how the new title will look, it will be the same as the current "Members" (not bolded). As Truk said, it's not meant to denote superiority over other members, merely just an extra feature that's only needed by a relatively few folks.

I like SPAMer because... well, that's what they're going to be doing now.

I suggest you call yourselves, the "Dumont group" because you'll be "cloning" your mails.

That's a great suggestion, actually. Group: The Dumont Group. The reference is obscure and self-explanatory.

I like The Dumont Group as well.

Sooner or later though, I get this feeling that more than a few newer members will be wondering what it really is and might start a new thread. Then again, I guess wolfbro can always change the title of the thread to reflect the changes.

This is me requesting to be a part of this group...

I'm a GM in the New Mafia Game.

I can link you if you want.

I kinda think its' interesting how "evolved" is classified as superior. I never really thought of that when I suggested it. I was going more on the idea of a Heroes term also to denote someone different, not better then just like there are those with and those without abilities

Interesting

This is taking too long. Can't the mods just assign and name and provide the function?

For all we know, Citizen, they may have already given it to those they were convinced by, and just kept the same name like Wolfbro suggested he might.

When we do decide on this group I am requesting to be a part of it. Pretty please.

I just started running a RPG and it would be useful to communicate with the players at once instead of sending multiple PM's. I also GM Company and Mafia games and it would be useful for the same reason.

Thanks for the consideration and allowing us this new feature.

Nifty Idea for a user-group!

Dont have the need for being a member, but here are my 2 cents with regards to the name for the group:

Senior members: about a standard way of doing it, but coming with connotations of senior citizens

Evolved members: Nice refference to the show, works well.

I personaly thought Veteran members, but the conotations of been here a while wouldn't fit with a 6 months established member that gets the powers and has 2000 posts compared to a member with 1500 post who has been active on and off and registered here since 2006.