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Immortal Wombat is offline Immortal Wombat
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Why are there so many private forums? In the Apolyton FAQ it says that "club threads, eg. Emperor only threads" aren't allowed. Surely "Apolyton staff"-only threads are just the same. I am not saying that they are evidence of hypocracy in the upper echelions of Apolyton, but a News Room and a Staff Room? Isn't that a bit much?

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The News Room serves a very important purpose, actually, and is probably only temporary. MarkG can tell you more if he feels it's the right thing to do.

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Immortal Wombat on 04-20-2001 12:45 PM</font>
Why are there so many private forums? ...
a News Room and a Staff Room? Isn't that a bit much?
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>god told me to do so in a vision the other day

SuperSneak is offline SuperSneak
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What is the News Room for???

We dont have many mods, two forums for them arent really necessary IMO.

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MichaeltheGreat is offline MichaeltheGreat
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Wouldn't some of you like to know what's going on in there.

I won't say anything about the contents of the staff room of course, but it gives us a common place where all of us can communicate about whatever it is we communicate about and have the discussion there for any of us to see any time. It is about a million times less cumbersome than email or ICQ messages between several parties.

Chris 62 is offline Chris 62
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god told me to do so in a vision the other day
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rah is offline rah
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I personally believe that they created all those private forums so they can all work on their post counts without us normal people calling them spammers.


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Everyone knows "what's going on in there" : you guys decide who is the next poor victim who is sent on vacation...

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Immortal Wombat is offline Immortal Wombat
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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat on 04-20-2001 03:53 PM</font>

Wouldn't some of you like to know what's going on in there.

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Not really, but I wondered why there is two. They total 19 topics between them, surely these would fit into 1 forum?

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Let me put it this way- there are three private forums, and no two of them share exactly the same member group. All of them also have some members that are not part of the other two.

Immortal Wombat is offline Immortal Wombat
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Finally a straight answer
Thanks for clearing that up.

Solver is offline Solver
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I was a bit surprised not getting there.
I though it automatically lets enter all the people with special titles.

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Immortal Wombat is offline Immortal Wombat
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Who is allowed in, and how do I become one of them?

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Staff Forum- Become a member of staff, by applying for a job.
Diplomacy Worldmasters- Become a membe of the Apolyton Diplomacy Team by playing a lot of Diplomacy in the S&D forum.
News Forum- You ain't getting in there anyway. No use trying.

MichaeltheGreat is offline MichaeltheGreat
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I think the staff forum is restricted to moderators (of any forum)/admins only. That's the only people I've seen post in there.

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ok, let's clarify some things:

- the staff room is for staff members and hosted site webmasters
- the news room if for the applicants for the position of news editor that we have. it is temporary...

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</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Solver on 04-21-2001 12:20 PM</font>
I though it automatically lets enter all the people with special titles.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>the people who have special titles and are also staff members are a minority

TCO is offline TCO
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What about distinguished vets?

Chris 62 is offline Chris 62
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Okay all we need to do you is find one weak link and we're in

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MichaeltheGreat is offline MichaeltheGreat
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Everyone knows "what's going on in there" : you guys decide who is the next poor victim who is sent on vacation...


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No, we do that all by ourselves. Far more sinister things go on there.

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the people who have special titles and are also staff members are a minority

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Hm, so I'm not a staff member? Surprised... then who makes all the stuff about multiplaying at this website. I want in .

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gee, i never thought of you as a staff member
you were doing what you do before we started posting about it

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Oh, Markos. What I want to say is that there are 41 CtP players + 14 SMAC players, for whom this system is more or less important, and for this is often posted at Apolyton newsletter, I thought of myself as a staff member, for the last two months or so. And my point is that I was very surprised when I saw a message saying I'm not permitted to go in that forum.
And if you don't think of me as of a staff member, whom do you think I am .
And the fact that you started posting it. Well, uhm, I considered that to be a sign of my success, and your approval .
Now, a match Solver vs. MarkG. Game type: psyhology. Weapons: posting texts. Winner: whomever MarkG wants to win .

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Okay all we need to do you is find one weak link and we're in


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You wish, Horsie. They're not Forum-Password based but individual-permissions-based.

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