Announcement : Gmc Senior Members |
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Jun 27 2007, 05:06 PM
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Dear all,
It gives me great pleasure to announce the following new GMC initiative. We have a few members that have been around GMC for a while that have been making above average contributions. These people have encouraged, led by example and used their knowledge to help others progress in many different ways. Kris has decided that we need to recognise these people and mark them out as Senior Members for two reasons - Firstly we want to show people that their contributions are valued. Secondly, we want to show others the kind of behavior that we want to foster on GMC. This site is an incredible place to hang out, and the members being recognised have played a huge part in that. We want to encourage that same attitude in others. Senior members will get the following benefits:
 In order to be considered as a senior member, you will need at least the following: 1. Good Attitude GMC is a great place to hang out, and we want to keep it that way. People who start arguments or are deliberatly objectionable need not apply. However, please note that reasoned disagreement is very much encouraged, and is a very positive thing when coupled with politeness. We will not consider anyone that has been in trouble with the moderation staff. 2. Has something important to add, or has shown leadership Everyone has their own sweet spot or area of expertise. Using this knowledge to help others, or provide information to the community at large is a defining attribute of a senior member. 3. Be around for more than 3 months. Some people seem to pop up, post for a while then disappear - I am guessing when their first subscription runs out. We want people that have staying power as Senior Members. 4. Posted a reasonable number of times. Senior Members are people on the board that are familiar to all of us, and have posted sufficiently that we have a feel for their character, personality and interests. Five posts definately won't do it - maybe 50 will, depending on the content of those posts, maybe it will take more. 5. Good Communication skills. We like to encourage clear, well written language, and good expression of ideas. This is not about how good your English is - a large number of members use English as a second language, and we absolutely will not take that into account. This is about not using slang, or abbreviations, it is about using paragraphs and punctuation. Anyone who conducts themselves on GMC in this way stands a good chance of being made a Senior member eventually On the flip side, we are also looking for GMC Senior Members to exercise a little bit of additional responsibility in keeping GMC a great place to hang out. You will be the people that the other members look up to (in fact you already are, we are just formalising it!). We'll be asking GMC Senior members to be on the lookout for flame wars, bad language, copyright violations, and anything that doesn't fit with GMCs philosophy, and report it to the appropriate board moderator. Thankfully at GMC this sort of thing is extremely rare! The first few Senior Members will be contacted in the coming days, and I'll announce their arrival on this thread. Regards, Andrew This post has been edited by Andrew Cockburn: Aug 14 2009, 12:55 PM -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 5 2007, 01:33 PM
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QUOTE (mattacuk @ Jun 28 2007, 12:47 AM)  Andrew, surley you are describing yourself in these qualitys!  Ha ha! Someone want to become a senior,,,... -------------------- __________________________
 ___________________________QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Nov 10 2007, 12:27 AM) Part of the key to success is to never call yourself good... My RIg: -Epiphone 1967 FLying V -Line 6 POD XT live -VOX Valvetronics AD30VT -Yamaha EG-112 -Yamaha GA-10 -Some Yamaha acoustic which is a magnet to dust under my bed End World Hunger |
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Jul 5 2007, 01:46 PM
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Well done Kaneda, i did think youd get one- i noticed your input has been great and instructive so well done!!
-Ben This post has been edited by benhowell: Jul 5 2007, 01:47 PM |
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Jul 5 2007, 02:18 PM
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QUOTE (Kaneda @ Jul 4 2007, 06:16 PM) Thanks Kris and Andrew - and everyone else And yeah, I did point out it "wasn't fair", as Kris said...  Another thing that made it not fair was that I didn't even know about this "award" until Kris messaged me about it... So I'd better also say congrats to MickeM and The Uncreator - both of whom have like a googolplex more posts than me (did I miss anyone? In that case, congrats too any other "seniors" too  )And yes, "Other side of the coin" is very much a cliché - except to me. It's a very specific Sandman (the Neil Gaiman comic) reference which has stuck with me for almost 15 years, very much fits me in countless ways, and was also the title of the first song, very personal and very outthere, that I wrote for our band. Might end up in the upload section when I end up actually being able to play it on guitar myself  Someday I'll learn to keep my posts short too (and learn to do things right the first time, rather than constantly edit). Congratulations, very well deserved
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All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
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Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.
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Jul 17 2007, 10:00 PM
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Any idea when the next senior member will come?
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Jul 17 2007, 10:18 PM
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QUOTE (stratman33 @ Jul 17 2007, 05:00 PM) Any idea when the next senior member will come? You tell me Who do you think should be next?
-------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 17 2007, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Jul 17 2007, 10:18 PM) You tell me Who do you think should be next?Ohhh, Whoever Encourages Newbies!
-------------------- Don't Panic.
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Jul 20 2007, 08:49 PM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Jul 5 2007, 09:18 AM) Congratulations, very well deserved Agreed, Kaneda is the true marathon poster!
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Jul 20 2007, 09:08 PM
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QUOTE (Smikey2006 @ Jul 20 2007, 04:03 PM) I have a suggestion the next person to get to 1000 posts Nope, quantity won't do it, we're going for quality! (Which is why Kaneda got picked after only 50 or so posts) This post has been edited by Andrew Cockburn: Jul 20 2007, 09:09 PM -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Jul 20 2007, 09:12 PM
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Tank.
-------------------- Join Me On the Lyrics Board !
 "Find something worth dying for... ...And live for it"-The Uncreator |
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Jul 20 2007, 10:35 PM
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QUOTE (Eat-Sleep-andJam @ Jul 20 2007, 02:12 PM) Tank. i second Tank. -------------------- Playing Guitar Since: December 2006 |
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