How To Become An Admin???

[Tman5293]

Hi,

I was just wondering if someone could tell me how to become an admin for ubuntu forums???

Thanks!!!

[Rocket2DMn]

Moved to FF&H.

There is no defined path to become an admin on the forums, and indeed I wouldn't spend time worry about how to become one. When new staff (moderators) are needed, they are chosen by the existing staff - there is no application process. When new admins are needed, they are chosen by the ForumCouncil (the current forum admins) and approved by the CommunityCouncil.

[matthew]

We like to call it a "meritocracy." People who are exceptionally kind and helpful end up being chosen to join the staff based on their merits, etc.

[MaindotC]

Quoted from Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade..."ask yourself, is it for his glory, or for yours?"

[Giant Speck]

You've only been a member of UF since May and already you want to become an administrator? A bit ambitious, aren't we? :p

[schauerlich]

I thought it was my turn next. I should have known better than to trust jdong's word. He's a cruel mistress.

[Sidewinder1]

You mean I've been wearing my conical foil hat, throwing dead cats over my left shoulder only under a waxing gibbous moon in months with "r" in them for eighteen months..........
For Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That does it. I'm going back to Windows 3.11 workgroups..

{Sidewinder stomps off in a huff}

[Tipped OuT]

You mean I've been wearing my conical foil hat, throwing dead cats over my left shoulder only under a waxing gibbous moon in months with "r" in them for eighteen months..........
For Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That does it. I'm going back to Windows 3.11 workgroups..

{Sidewinder stomps off in a huff}

:lolflag: I don't see how anybody would truly want to be apart of the staff members, unless you just have a good heart and want to help. It's not like you can make up your own rules and do whatever you want (most of time anyways :P), it's a big responsibility.

[jpeddicord]

:lolflag: I don't see how anybody would truly want to be apart of the staff members, unless you just have a good heart and want to help. It's not like you can make up your own rules and do whatever you want (most of time anyways :P), it's a big responsibility.

The after-hours parties are pretty fun. :o

[MaindotC]

The after-hours parties are pretty fun. :o

Strippers?!?!?

[jpeddicord]

Strippers?!?!?
Going to pretend you didn't post that...

I don't see how anybody would truly want to be apart of the staff members, unless you just have a good heart and want to help. It's not like you can make up your own rules and do whatever you want (most of time anyways :P), it's a big responsibility.
You've summed it up, though I partially disagree with the first sentence. Sure, we do want to help out, but it's not like we don't have any fun at all (which is what I was hinting at above in terse satire). :)

[drubin]

I thought it was my turn next. I should have known better than to trust jdong's word. He's a cruel mistress.

LIES :) it is my turn next. Jacob even gave me the codes


#!/usr/bin/env python
from forums import admin as drubin
drubin.administrate()

[Joeb454]

Oh I have to agree with jacob, the parties & all night rave's are the best :)

Plus there's those team building events that Canonical pay for us all to go on ;) ................... I wish :(

[jenkinbr]

................... I wish :(

Of course you do. You just want to confuse the masses....

[schauerlich]

Of course you do. You just want to confuse the masses....

I wouldn't put it past him. He IS British, you know.

[Sidewinder1]

"The British and the Americans are two peoples, separated by a common language."
G.B.S.

[lisati]

"The British and the Americans are two peoples, separated by a common language."
G.B.S.

"In America, it hasn't been spoken for years" (Henry Higgins, "My Fair Lady") :D

[drubin]

"The British and the Americans are two peoples, separated by a common language."
G.B.S.

LOL Americans speaking English. Evening funnier is English speaking english.

[rajeev1204]

I wonder whether i can become a forum staff sometime.

[Bodsda]

Hmm, a lot of people seem to want to be staff. I am personally taking the following steps


Be polite
Be helpful
Understand where the OP is coming from
Provide useful resources
Welcome new users to UF
Help new users via the Ubuntu Beginners team
Start and support the Beginner Programming challenges
Write how-to's both here and at www.ubuntuts.com
Obey the CoC
Help in IRC #ubuntu
Dont jabber jargon at joe bloggs
report posts where apropriate
hmm... thats about it i think.... ....

Hmm, I need some new projects to help with
/me scurries off to find new projects

Regards,

Bodsda

[Giant Speck]

LOL Americans speaking English. Evening funnier is English speaking english.

Don't many South Africans speak English, too? Doesn't look like it... ;)

[Joeb454]

Be polite
Be helpful
Understand where the OP is coming from
Provide useful resources
Welcome new users to UF
Help new users via the Ubuntu Beginners team
Start and support the Beginner Programming challenges
Write how-to's both here and at www.ubuntuts.com
Obey the CoC
Help in IRC #ubuntu
Dont jabber jargon at joe bloggs


That's not a bad list of things. But we don't like you, so you'll never get chosen :twisted: ........ OK I'm joking. But as mentioned before the staff suggest possible new staffers, and there's a lot of members to choose from :)

I have something else to add to your list though - report posts where appropriate

[Bodsda]

That's not a bad list of things. But we don't like you, so you'll never get chosen :twisted: ........ OK I'm joking. But as mentioned before the staff suggest possible new staffers, and there's a lot of members to choose from :)

I have something else to add to your list though - report posts where appropriate

Report posts where appropriate...


results = Search("Joeb454")
for i in results:
report(i)

Hehe :)

[Joeb454]

Sounds about right to me ;)

[Bodsda]

Hmm, I think I should become more active on the forums... I'm usually sat on our IRC channels, but I could be doing forum stuff as well.

[fslezak]

Don't you also have to thank people for their help, and make people feel like the Forums is a safe place to post questions without losing their "identity" and keeping the integrity of the Forums???

If so.............<swear off windows>


results = Search(kindness)
if results == 'genuinely kind'
for i in results
hire(i)
fi
if results != 'genuinely kind'
goto 0
fi

;)

[CharlesA]

Tip: Don't ask to become an admin.

Closing this thread due to necro.