I brought up the user title/badge thing not long ago and it went down in flames. Some very valid con arguments I had to admit... but I'm still interested in seeing suggestions.

If affirmative, please create a Brainstorm proposal.

If you find abusive or inappropriate tags in this or any thread, please alert a moderator. Some folks in the fora do enjoy using the tag feature for...entertainment purposes, but moderators can clean up anything over the line. In addition, we can see the creator of each tag, so if someone repeatedly uses tags inappropriately we could take action.

(On a lighter note...)

Perhaps some sort of "guru" tag attached to certain members (by karma?) could help new visitors find people with knowledge, thus at least partially helping cut through noise to signal... assuming the attribute was searchable. In fact, we could voluntarily attach tags to ourselves indicating areas of expertise along with volunteer status IF the forum supports such a thing, and again integrate that into Search as well if possible.

How about users that habitually verbally abuse and physically threaten other members. Can we do something about THOSE? I've put one on ignore already, but it's a shame that person still has an account here IMHO. Just sayin'...

Nope...not you...We're all good AFAIK. I don't think I've ever seen you post a threat of violence, either

YoDude, I've come to realize we're just not ever going to be friendly to each other or work well together, so I tend to try to ignore you and run when I see you in a thread, so I'm definitely not following you. Nor am I speaking about you all over the forums in disrespectful and comical terms, or barraging your threads with the same post you managed to paste above, "demanding" I acknowledge you. (I'm 6'3", 215 lbs, and not used to anyone trying to push me around or demand anything from me)

I've tried to do a complete 180 on my attitude, and many have noticed. I suggest you follow suit. We all make mistakes. I've left you alone, and you still are full of one liners and attitude towards me, and that's fine. But its making you seem the bad guy. I'm glad the light is moving to you, but I really just want to get things done, not fight with you.

You don't mention all of the foul stuff you said that was removed, nor the multiple disruptive serial posts ("I'll keep bringing this up...until there is at least some acknowledgment that thread crapping is unproductive in a forum and cross posting is considered bad form" over and over again... Remember that??) with the same edited image in my threads demanding that I acknowledge your stance on my methods for drawing an audience. You can play nice guy here, but I'm not fooled by your fake innocence, dictatorial demands, and elite attitude. I know what purpose you have in my life, and helper isn't it. So I'll stay out of YOUR way.

Since you think my forums, which AREN'T linked here, just the news pages, apply to anything here, here's what you fail to realize:

"What I don't get is the fact that the forums you advertise in your signatures have rules that forbid the behaviors I questioned yet you target me as if I'm the man or Suttin'"

This isn't SFF or MFF, but TMO, and those rules were set for those sites, not this one. We don't allow jerks, either, but many are here and never banned.

From the rules section of MY forums...
SPAM, posting in different sections, reposting and advertise-postings (also in avatars) will not be tolerated, users will get warned or banned
This is in reference to people that try to sell iPhones, just like on this forums. Its not a classified ad, but a forum. Posting in different sections is about making the same thread in various locations, not posting in multiple threads. We usually let common sense rule, and put helping others as the first rule.

I didn't see putting my sites up as advertising since our stuff will be posted here, and we even allow exceptions for certain users. Some put their site as their name, but I didn't get that chance, and wanted Teo to if anyone did. I just wanted to let everyone know I'm representing my community, not myself. When the rule stipulates that I remove it, I'll oblige. But we're not a for profit organization, and we operate out of our Administrator's pocket, which is admittedly not deep. We're a service.

I like rules, but this site doesn't have clear cut ones just yet, so you shouldn't be trying to police me. Try putting up a brainstorm and letting the community decide what's best, not trying to run how I'm doing things. I see us on equal footing. We're members of a community, and that's it.

I guess you're not familiar with the Ambassador program for Nokia's many efforts. That's what I'm referring to. But if you plan to keep your mouth shut, hallelujah. Prayer works. Just stick to it. I haven't said much to you since you acted like you were my father, and it will stay that way. I've better things to do, like get this ASR thing moving...

I don't intend it to. It will be focused on uniting the users with the hackers and devs. This is our home. My forum is for another purpose, and once the device is out, content will come. It didn't exist just a couple months ago, so its slowly building. (you can say it is our site, bro. no need to hide. We'z fam! )

I don't like the final site layout, so not sure, Jay. Should've been today, but we're behind with all of the news in the Symbian world. When we do, I hope you can be a voice of experience. We need more. Most of them are here right now, but once we get the device, you'll see we have alot of talent on board. We did hack S60 afterall...

and texaslabrat, please forgive me. it was totally out of character. I'm pretty fiery by nature, but was totally stressed out and not dealing with conflict well that day. I talk to inner city kids about anger control and conflict resolution, and I put the worst example of myself forward that night. I was out of line and embarrassed myself. Can you give me another chance? I'm not all a..hole. I'm pretty cheeky too. (you can laugh, right?)

You can already register for the forum from the Symbian Forums. They're combined, and may stay so per user request. We're in flux, and its just me and Teo, but by all means register! I'm glad to have a fellow musician around.