NEW! tPF Discussion Room

[The Xl]

I don't mean to complain about the vip function, I honestly don't care, but I see it playing out like that. You'll see some popular yet otherwise unspectacular and or inactive people in it, and you'll some solid posters omitted for whatever reason, be it lack of popularity or oversight.

I'd just like to reiterate that I have no gripes with not being a VIP, these are just some concerns and observations that come to mind. I'm not even implying myself as one of the people who may have been overlooked.

It is a solid concept though and if it goes through I hope it works as intended.

[Ravens Fan]

I don't mean to complain about the vip function, I honestly don't care, but I see it playing out like that. You'll see some popular yet otherwise unspectacular and or inactive people in it, and you'll some solid posters omitted for whatever reason, be it lack of popularity or oversight.

I'd just like to reiterate that I have no gripes with not being a VIP, these are just some concerns and observations that come to mind. I'm not even implying myself as one of the people who may have been overlooked.

It is a solid concept though and if it goes through I hope it works as intended.

It really has nothing to do with VIP's, we were just added as members from the get go. The intent is just to have somewhere we can debate serious issues without the distractions, personal insults and trolling that is so prevalent on the main forum. I would hope than any member that is capable of serious discussion will be included.

[Green Arrow]

Maybe voting me in will satisfy people that think it's more VIP/Mod special club stuff.

Hint hint

[ADMIN]

Although I wasn't involved in the decision-making process of creating this new forum area, I would like to take this opportunity to mention what I believe is a key distinction regarding V.I.P.s.

Members in the new forum will be expected to post in a more substantive manner, but their activity outside of that forum will not be held to the same standard. V.I.P.s, on the other hand, are asked to be model posters throughout tPF, and also to take responsibility as forum leaders to propose new ideas (such as the creation of this new forum). We have had many popular members who preferred to be able to post without restrictions, and others who simply didn't have the time or the interest to be involved in running the forum. So, while questions will inevitably be raised as to why "Member X" hasn't been made a V.I.P., it often isn't a result of a popularity contest. Rather, it may well be because the member was approached and the invitation to join the V.I.P. group was declined.

[Bob]

Count me in then. I really would love to be able to post and not be subject to flame bait, etc. It is why I stayed here to begin with.

A place that won't attack me is up my alley.

That way we can get to the serious stuff and we know nobody will attack anybody.

[The Xl]

Lmao.

[Captain Obvious]

Count me in then. I really would love to be able to post and not be subject to flame bait, etc. It is why I stayed here to begin with.

A place that won't attack me is up my alley.

That way we can get to the serious stuff and we know nobody will attack anybody.

[Mac-7]

What's probably, maybe likely to happen is that members will correlate with VIP's. So if someone isn't selected as a VIP then they're not likely to be selected as a serious discussion group member except in cases of close voting where mods may be able to swing the vote.

That's the math that I figure.

If you are nice to the vip's and mods they may allow you to join.

this reads like a new and exclusive frat house for the upper crust.

[Captain Obvious]

If you are nice to the vip's and mods they may allow you to join.

this reads like a new and exclusive frat house for the upper crust.

Trolls like you are the reason this project exists.

[Mac-7]

Trolls like you are the reason this project exists.

I do not disagree with you at all.

because a troll is anyone they and you say is a troll.