Metal Messiah.
Splendid
I don't know about the rest of the Mods, but my screen looks like this:
What screen is this actually ? I can't seem to figure out anything.
I don't know about the rest of the Mods, but my screen looks like this:
F-16 Heads Up Display.What screen is this actually ? I can't seem to figure out anything.
Nor can I. That being said there seems to be a very wide range of enforcement attitudes across the moderating team here, which I personally find disconcerting.
There also seems to be at least some inconsistency, too. I know I've been raked over the coals for "the tone I've taken" where I have witnessed other moderators saying almost precisely the same thing, in the same tone, sometimes repeatedly and it's allowed to pass. And I'm not talking about something being said in the role of moderator.
Moderators should be, in my opinion, considered nothing more or less than other members except when they are exercising their duties, most of which do not occur in public view. If a moderator can say it in public, and has, then other members should be able to as well.
And moderators can and should expect the same kind of push back as anyone else when discussing anything where they're just a part of a topic like all other participants. If a moderator "is to be feared" then they're not doing their job well.
F-16 Heads Up Display.
Actual HUD, not a video game.
But how is this Fighter Game 'Heads Up Display' related to this thread/topic ?
The question was asked:But how is this Fighter Game 'Heads Up Display' related to this thread/topic ?
Just trying to make a bit of a joke.Just want to clear something up here.
Theres various ways to display a name.
If the name is light gray strikethrough likeNamethat is someone who has closed their account.
If the name is black and strikethrough likeNamethat will be accompanied by a "Banned" tag and that means the person is permanently banned.
If the name is not strikethrough but displays a "Banned" tag, that means the person has been temporarily banned for one or more days due to rule violations. That persons account will return when the ban period is up.
As for me, I got the allusion to deleting memes, and I don't see how I was unfriendly there, I very nicely answered his question and I removed the memes because we don't want posts like that here. If you recall I also went out of my way to unban your account when it was done in error and to explain to you what happened and apologize.
We are a bit more strict here but not iron fist like I have found in many forums, but its because we want this place to be friendly to all who come. Take a look at many other tech forums on the net, they are pretty brutal. That said yes moderators do deliver a little snark which we are allowed to do, when people give it to us, we are human, we also aren't paid employees of Tom's, just members like you guys with a few more privileges.
@Colif is the MOST lenient MOD out here, at least in my opinion.
Edit: Please add @jimmysmitty in the list as well.
Actually in my testing only mods can see the difference between a temp and perm ban, normal users dont see the black strikethrough and banned tag, just the tag.Just want to clear something up here.
Theres various ways to display a name.
If the name is light gray strikethrough likeNamethat is someone who has closed their account.
If the name is black and strikethrough likeNamethat will be accompanied by a "Banned" tag and that means the person is permanently banned.
If the name is not strikethrough but displays a "Banned" tag, that means the person has been temporarily banned for one or more days due to rule violations. That persons account will return when the ban period is up.
As for me, I got the allusion to deleting memes, and I don't see how I was unfriendly there, I very nicely answered his question and I removed the memes because we don't want posts like that here. If you recall I also went out of my way to unban your account when it was done in error and to explain to you what happened and apologize.
We are a bit more strict here but not iron fist like I have found in many forums, but its because we want this place to be friendly to all who come. Take a look at many other tech forums on the net, they are pretty brutal. That said yes moderators do deliver a little snark which we are allowed to do, when people give it to us, we are human, we also aren't paid employees of Tom's, just members like you guys with a few more privileges.
Actually in my testing only mods can see the difference between a temp and perm ban,
Actually in my testing only mods can see the difference between a temp and perm ban, normal users dont see the black strikethrough and banned tag, just the tag.
I think they can see the strikethrough for user closed accounts, but all banned accounts just look the same with the under-name tag.But britechguy is saying he does see the black strikethrough hence this thread? Now I am confused.
But britechguy is saying he does see the black strikethrough hence this thread?
Easy way to check. Can one of you non-mods go to this thread
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/ram.3514573/
And tell us if the OP's name has a strikethrough?
By the way, what will happen suppose I deactivate my OWN account now, then can you Moderators/Admins still restore it back, if requested from my side ?? What's the meaning of this text.
Under the profile section, there is a deactivate option, but it says the following. Does this mean I can still restore my Account back in near future ?
"" You may reactivate your account within the next 0 days after deactivation. ""