David Gerard wrote:
On 01/03/2008, Majorly axel9891@googlemail.com wrote:
On 01/03/2008, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
In addition to barnstars, perhaps we should also have a system of barnturds for admins who act within the strict rules, but without paying attention to respect for those who are trying to contribute in good faith.
That's hardly a helpful comment.
"Don't bite the newbies" is a painfully neglected rule, so I'm sure you can understand the frustration being expressed here. Overworked admins who think "must save the universe, bugger the newbies" are an ongoing public relations disaster.
A barnturd would reflect the variant, "Don't shit on the newbies." (Does someone with artistic flair have a nice steamy photo?) The regular awardees would likely remove the picture from their page, but one would hope that the message would eventually get through if it happens frequently enough Since it's so easy for them to remove there would be no appeal or continuing discussion. Still a repeated "BARNTURD AWARDED" appearing in the user page history would communicate a message.
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