We're going to appoint people in each of the subforums to welcome newbies in by an automated PM and show them how things work in the particular subforum.
The appointment thing is so that at least one person knows it is their job, and so the newbie doesn't get buried under a PM onslaught the first time they post.
We will give the appointee (now called Heralds) a spiffy icon badge so people will know they are on the job for everybody. There will also be access to a report that shows who is new in the subforum.
If you want to apply for the position, all you have to do is post a welcome draft here. That way, a moderator will consider you. If someone else has already applied for the position, don't worry! Multiple people can apply for one subforum.
This is a list
of the heralds that have already been appointed and the subforums that still need heralds.
Open sections with inactive heralds:
- Betsyandthe Five Avengers — World Building
- Ori Doodle — Old Folks Home
- Cyto Zytokine — New Media
- Totemic Hero — Webcomics
- JHM — Music
- Parable — On-Topic Conversations
- GastonRabbit — Content Violation Discussions
Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 7th 2024 at 8:33:43 AM
I wasn't really sure where to post this, but the Herald message for World Building starts with "Hello [[Troper]]". I'm guessing that it's supposed to be markup that makes it show my name, but it doesn't do that. And if not, and it's just supposed to look like that, well... it looks like it's supposed to be markup, which caused me to immediately stop reading the rest of the PM and go look up the Herald Thread![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
edited 10th May '13 2:02:26 PM by nman
It is supposed to show your name there. When did you get it? That markup rule might have gotten broken in the maintenance we had the other day.
Fresh-eyed movie blog
I just got it an hour ago (maybe three minutes before I posted).
No longer a forum herald
I checked out the outgoing herald messages being sent under me, and there doesn't seem to be a problem there. (This includes all messages post-wiki maintenance event.)
It might be a problem with your cookies (since that's how I assume the herald messages work). Shouldn't be a major issue if that's the case.
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
No, its not that. Even deleting cache/cookie data - even opening up my phone browser to double check - it still just shows that instead of a handle.
No longer a forum herald
Then I am a confused herald, because I don't see a reason why it would be working for some herald messages and not for others.
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
I checked my most recent messages (back to May 3), and they all appeared fine to me, too.
In uffish thought
It's not so complicated, guys. The [[troper]] markup is case-sensitive, and only displays your name if the message itself says [[troper]] rather than, say, [[tRoPeR]]. Most messages are written with [[troper]] so they work fine (example), but the World Building one has [[Troper]] so it doesn't.
It may or may not have worked in the past. Case-sensitive troubles have been introduced with the latest upgrade thing, so it might be a new issue, but it could also be that it never worked but nobody noticed.
This isn't a cache issue or something we can fix ourselves; it needs the message edited. I'll Holler for a mod to correct it.
edited 11th May '13 1:42:17 AM by Telcontar
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
I used [[troper]], and it worked fine in the most recent messages (I wonder if the people received them)
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
It's supposed to be that way, it looks like the capital letter was throwing it off.
True King Of Yggdrasil
Does Forum Games have a herald yet? Because I could volunteer if that's the case,and I am at the Forum Games most of the time which helps.
Humanity wants equality yet supremacy stands in the way. Destroy that and we can embrace equality.
The Beta Male
Still willing, by the way.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
True King Of Yggdrasil
In that case,I would like to become a Forum Herald.
Humanity wants equality yet supremacy stands in the way. Destroy that and we can embrace equality.
What is your draft of a welcome message?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
How fleeting...
How many Forum Games herald applicants are we at now, anyways?
I don’t even know anymore.
The Beta Male
Three including Xiphos.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
True King Of Yggdrasil
Here is the draft:
Welcome the forum games,there are many types that is some cases can be a fun challenge. There are many forum games out there,the conditions of those games are explained in the title or the first post. It's up to you to choose the forum games you play. And if there's none,create your own. Chances are,you could meet people who may become a friend of yours. After all,the forum games are for fun.
edited 11th May '13 4:21:55 PM by XiphosOrochi666
Humanity wants equality yet supremacy stands in the way. Destroy that and we can embrace equality.
How fleeting...
You should put in more information, mainly a link to the forum rules thread as well as a link to the forum games rules.
I don’t even know anymore.
The texts of the other PM are linked here. You may take them as examples.
Also, the OP will need updating with the drafts still standing out, as well as being possibly pinned.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
True King Of Yggdrasil
Let's see if this draft is an improvement:
Welcome the forum games, there are many types that is some cases can be a fun challenge. There are many forum games out there, the conditions of those games are explained in the title or the first post. It's up to you to choose the forum games you play. And if there's none, create your own. Chances are, you could meet people who may become a friend of yours. After all, the forum games are for fun. However just because they are forum games does not give you an excuse to go off topic or break the rules. The rules still apply here,even if some of them are different.
If you are not sure of the forum gamerules go here.
edited 12th May '13 7:32:08 AM by XiphosOrochi666
Humanity wants equality yet supremacy stands in the way. Destroy that and we can embrace equality.
I have an actively updated list of the outstanding herald applications here.
Hi
You've got some noticeable grammar errors that need to be ironed out before that'll be considered.
@Xiphos and Willbyr: Let me try a grammar fix:
Welcome to the forum games. There are many forum games out there, the conditions of them being explained in the title or the first post. It's up to you to choose the forum games you play. And if there's none, create your own. Chances are, you could meet people who may become a friend of yours. After all, the forum games are for fun. However just because they are forum games does not give you an excuse to go off topic or break the rules. The rules still apply here, even if some of them are different.
@Nocturna: I was talking of the list in the OP.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Just a note: The TRS message
needs Special Efforts changed to Short Term Projects
.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman