Trusted Members

[Gazzer]

Please do keep all the comments coming and even if you have nothing much to say at least let us know you have read it and would vote if it were to come to that. This can only work for all if we have a big majority vote among the TA.

 

[DHTiling]

How about ditching the Tag but keep the forum for us that get allowed access to this area... or is it just close it all together and keep the Arms.. maybe even do away with all the tags and go back to the original user titles.. like newcomer, then regular up to senior members that comes as standard with Vbulletin.?

Just another thought,but personally i couldn't give 2 fooks.. i post and advise where i see i think i can help and tags don't bother me now..

 

[The D]

This may be a bit sad but I like the tag and would be sad to see it go. I did not much care for the term elite as there is nothing about me that could be considered as elite. But I was happy to be invited in and it did make me feel like I was excepted warts and all.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

How about ditching the Tag but keep the forum for us that get allowed access to this area... or is it just close it all together and keep the Arms.. maybe even do away with all the tags and go back to the original user titles.. like newcomer, then regular up to senior members that comes as standard with Vbulletin.?

Just another thought,but personally i couldn't give 2 fooks.. i post and advise where i see i think i can help and tags don't bother me now..

that's what we have on my vizsla forum that i moderate and no problems at all with it tbh

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I am with Dean on this one, was never keen on the term elite but was chuffed to be invited to the green side. I think it's good members are recognized for their imput/commitment to the forums. As already said if someone has earned the title TA and been voted for by their peers, or admin, it should give other members or guests a sense of getting sound advice they can trust from true pro's and not just any old so called tiler who can google an answer. Imho there needs to be a central core of members who have proved they can walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Just my take on it.

 

[Colour Republic]

doug and everybody in here


i was only on the other forum for a very short while before asking for my account to be closed but what i did pick up on ,were the amount of comments made about clicks on here etc, and ego's. So, I am a big believer in evolving hence this thread.

I don't think they were directly refering to the TA tag, besides most of those that made those comments were at one point heavy users of this forum, some who left recently and others who left 3 year or so ago.

There was bound to be a back lash with everything that went on but for the most part I haven't seen any such comments recently, i'm not a big one on this forum divide, they both offer something different and there are members of each forum who's advice I hugely respect. I really don't see why people feel they have to choose between the two.

I would vote for keeping the TA tag for reasons Doug said, I would also vote for keeping the forum because certain things get poted in here you wouldn't post elsewhere because it's more private and you are sharing with a smaller group you trust rather than with thousands of members which have arms access, be business advice, job advice, personal issues...

If anything you could hide the forum so people don't think you are talking behind their backs and think it clique. I members of loads of forums that have something similar, ones that advertise 'secret area's', other where you don't know it exists until you're invited, plain old taging systems with no private forums...

There have been a load of new faces to the TA tag over the last 6 months or so, poor *******s are gonna get it taken away :lol:

 

[Colour Republic]

By the way Ed, do you know the other forum also has a secret forum? I'm not a member by the way but know they have one, I don't mind and don't really think it's clique, it is what it is...

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Well having read the other views , i tend to go with Dean/phil ,i was chuffed to be invited to the green side,and do tend to value other green/mods points over the rabble ,but some of the newbys do have some good point as well, as for a vote i do believe in democracy ! so i 'am easy put it to the vote if you want .

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

The inner circle Rob, I know I was told I would automaticaly become one if I posted on there but I don't so I'm not ,sounds a bit sinister to me. Much more than trusted adviser.:lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

I was chuffed to bits when dave offered me the TA tag, i see it as a kind of reward for putting the effort in and posting on a regular bassis, maybe that sounds a bit selfish, but isn't it the regular posters that keep the forum going?

miss tiler, spanish tiler and a few others produce stunning work and are able to give good advice, but how often do they come on here, once in a blue moon.

imo the TA tag gives other members something to aim for, to keep posting on a regular bassis, and to give good advice.

 

[Aston]

can i just add something
i am not asking anybody to choose between forums, you are free to do and go where you like and I would'nt put that on anybody.

this is just about a forum vote, to see what the masses think.

one thing is for sure I aint going to be popular in here anymore :yikes: but if this thread proves something really positive going forward, then it'll have been worth it...... i rate you lot because when i read something, i know its right. the green tag doesn't alert me to that fact, its my own personally opinion that forms my judgement. I also respect an awful lot of people on here who are not green aswell.

ps rob, thanks for teaching me to spell clique, i knew i'd spelt it wrong lol

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Funny i liked the other forum before all the peeps left this forum to join the other forum, they seemed to bring a really aggressive/clique and straight to the top, so i don't go on there very much now,in fact i have lost my password and stuff so haven't bothered for months, i like it here Best

 

[Colour Republic]

The inner circle Rob, I know I was told I would automaticaly become one if I posted on there but I don't so I'm not ,sounds a bit sinister to me. Much more than trusted adviser.:lol:

It was because I saw those posts to you that I knew it exsisted :lol:

 

[AliGage]

Hi Guys and girls,

First ED, it would be a shame for you to leave the forum.

I for one love this forum. I found it quite sometime ago but only really started using it actively at the start of this year. It's a fantastic resource, past posts to refer to, past advice to refer to and of course there is almost always a few established, trusted, time served and qualified tilers/friends that can help you out almost instantly with some advice etc.

I only got the green tag recently and i'm proud as punch. I've read nothing but this post as to what the badge means. But i've taken it that i've been here for a while, been active, helped out and have been helped, all of which has been recognised by you guys. I try to advise here to all as best as i can, if i can. I can't say much more other than i enjoy it. I enjoy tiling and have a passion for it, so like many of you i would like this forum to keep going stronger and stronger.

This topic is a bit of a catch 22 situation. I personally don't think we are alienating anyone. I must admit i never even knew there was a trusted advisors board until Dave (i think) prompted me to look at the colour of my name by PM. I then saw the post in the list welcoming me to the TA class. I have recently used this board for something that i wouldn't of ever posted in the Arm's. Why? Because the way i see it the green badge denotes someone that can be "trusted".
I think the best thing to do is look at the bigger picture. I for one believe the advice handed out on this forum is in most cases invaluable. That advice comes from members of all standards and walks of life. But before i got the badge i paid particular attention to the "ranked" members when reading, answer, and creating posts. It gives the person sat at his computer, DIY'er through to professional a gauge to work from. I think from the perspective of someone that perhaps has no idea and has come here for advice, good advice, then, and this is my interpretation, an additional badge tells that person that the poster is someone that has proved there worth. That has contributed and recieved recognition for good, sound advice on the forums subject, tiling.
I personally like the badges, not just because i had a few, i didn't have to hit a target for them, they were given, reward based. And why not. In an industry plaqued by cowboy's i think it's a very good idea if this is to be a forum for the Novice through to the professional to show some kind of validation of the advice given.
There's no reason why we cannot recommend some of the members mentioned in the very board for perhaps review etc and have a vote on wether people achieve these gradings? It's a difficult topic to discuss without coming accross the wrong way, but as an ex-serviceman hierarchy is essential in life imo. I was given rank in the Army, and i had it taken away from me as well. I personally think it gives people something to strive toward, and while they're heading in that direction, people to look up to.

I looked up to a lot of you guys, and some of your work amazes me. Aspiration to be better and achieve higher is what makes me get out of bed in the morning.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

can i just add something
i am not asking anybody to choose between forums, you are free to do and go where you like and I would'nt put that on anybody.

this is just about a forum vote, to see what the masses think.

one thing is for sure I aint going to be popular in here anymore :yikes: but if this thread proves something really positive going forward, then it'll have been worth it...... i rate you lot because when i read something, i know its right. the green tag doesn't alert me to that fact, its my own personally opinion that forms my judgement. I also respect an awful lot of people on here who are not green aswell.

ps rob, thanks for teaching me to spell clique, i knew i'd spelt it wrong lol

no reason to believe that Ed, it's a sound thread and we've all been round the block enough times to know it's nothing personal