Retromags Curator Popular Post Phillyman Posted April 29, 2016 Retromags Curator Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2016 Congrats Areala our newest Admin! Both E-day and I have discussed this and we are proud to welcome Areala as an Administrator of Retromags. Areala has been with Retromags since 2009 and has consistently proven herself as a valuable member of our community. She is always welcoming to new members and has been a superb Super Moderator over the last few years she has held that position. So please welcome Administrator Areala 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camsoup1981 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Welcome Areala and congrats on being a admin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitsunebi Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Congratulations, Areala! Are all admins equal in power? If so does this mean I get to pester Areala instead of Philly the next time I need 1000 issues of some Japanese mag added to the database? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depressor Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Congratulations!!! New target for my PM's about adding new issues or folders in gallery))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromags Curator Phillyman Posted April 30, 2016 Author Retromags Curator Share Posted April 30, 2016 Congratulations, Areala! Are all admins equal in power? If so does this mean I get to pester Areala instead of Philly the next time I need 1000 issues of some Japanese mag added to the database? Yes and No, we all have the same permissions as far as the forum software is concerned. But I am the only one with access to the Billing section ( lucky me ) . New Gallery Categories - Yes all 3 admins have the ability to get these created, as well as move, delete and edit existing images. New Publication Database Records - Yes all 3 admins have the ability to get these records created, all 3 of us also have access to all the hidden fields for those records that can only be edited by us. Fields like the Index, First Issue, Last Issue....because these fields allow HTML....they are only editable by us. New Magazine Database Records - Yes all 3 admins have the ability to create new categories in the Magazine Database, we also have the ability to create new records (issues) under these categories. In addition the Admins can see all the fields for these records, so if a date is wrong....or link to the next record is wrong....we are the only ones that can edit those hidden fields. Now even though all 3 Admins have the ability to create records in this database....because of the sheer number of fields, doing this manually would be cumbersome. Take Dengeki Playstation, that required 700 magazine records to be created.....and each of those records had 30+ fields that needed to be filled out. I wrote a program that I can fill out a form and have it create all these values. I then need to go above the forum software to the database itself and run all those queries. I am the only one that can do this part.....so if it is a small magazine that has under 20 magazines total......yeah E-day or Areala might be able to manually create those records, but I would still need to come behind and do the SQL drops to fill in all the values. New Download Manager Categories - Yes, again all 3 of us have the ability to create new categories in this section, hide files, approve files...etc. Promoting Users - All 3 of us have the ability to promote users to Team Members or Patrons based on contributions we see around the site. I think that covers almost everything 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromags Curator Areala Posted April 30, 2016 Retromags Curator Share Posted April 30, 2016 Keep in mind that, along with promoting users, I have the power to demote as well. Worship me wisely and cater to my whims, my beloved flock... In all seriousness, thank you all. You guys are the reason Retromags has been such a huge part of my life for the last seven years, and I love seeing the site grow at the incredible rate we've been seeing for the last year. I will use my new-found powers only for good, but while I will attempt to help as best I can, I'm still low girl on the totem pole and if you have serious issues or problems with the site, I may point you to E-Day or Philly just because I'm the clueless noob on the Admin totem pole. *huggles*Areala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheratguy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) I don't like Areala and I wish to vote against this decision. Areala is the embodiment of beauty and glory, and I will follow her all the days as my new Overlady! All hail Areala! Edited April 30, 2016 by Areala Ecumenical counseling and re-education. ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromags Curator Areala Posted April 30, 2016 Retromags Curator Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yea, verily, thou shalt find favour within my flock, miketheratguy. Your supplication is heard. *huggles*Areala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheratguy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 *~ 9*Yea, verily, thou shalt find favour within my flock, miketheratguy. Your supplication is heard. *huggles* Areala Oh, I see. Your FIRST act as administrator is to abuse your power by editing my perfectly valid post. That's how it works here? Not only squelching a statement just because it's unpopular but actually going so far as to edit it to make me prostrate myself at your feet? Is this level of unbiased moderation the kind of precedent that you want to set here? This is the kind of person you want representing your site? Alright, that's fine. You can edit my posts all you want. But you know what you can't edit? My middle finger! You see this? I'm running right up to my monitor, keyboard in hand so I can continue to type, and thrusting my middle finger RIGHT at you. Really, REALLY HARD!!! Supplication? SUPPLICATE THIS!!!! RRRGH, I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromags Curator Areala Posted April 30, 2016 Retromags Curator Share Posted April 30, 2016 Oh, I see. Your FIRST act as administrator is to abuse your power by editing my perfectly valid post. You know, you're right. That was not very nice of me...but it was extremely funny. *huggles* Areala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiArcader Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Oh ahhh .... I can see a name change from Areala to .... Meppreala or Arealaverse coming up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqwirral Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Congrats and huggles Areala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 congrats Areala! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejj7 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I wish you all the best, Areala !!!! Congrats . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
te72 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 ...I'm still low girl on the totem pole ... *huggles* Areala You know... low hanging fruit and all, but I'm gonna leave that joke well enough alone. Congrats on the promotion, you do a lot to make this site fun to visit. I came for the magazines, and decided to stay for the company. That, and a forum that grows in this era of social media and short attention spans, I have a certain place in my heart for a place like this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathco Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jie Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctophil Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Congratulations to her Majesty, Areala! May your reign of terror benevolence reach far and wide throughout the world. Every loyal subject in this Kingdom of Retromags must ::bow:: before her Highness everytime you speak in her presence. Long live the Queen of Retromags! Long live The Queen! All Hail to the Queen! All Hail to the Queen! P.S. Sarcasm aside--congrats, Areala. Just remember, "With great power there must also come--great responsiblity." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retromags Curator Areala Posted May 4, 2016 Retromags Curator Share Posted May 4, 2016 Just remember, "With great power there must also come--great responsiblity." You know, you're absolutely right. My responsibilities are 'kicking ass' and 'taking names'. And I already know all your names... *huggles* Areala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepoorgamer Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Congratz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
te72 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 You know, you're absolutely right. My responsibilities are 'kicking ass' and 'taking names'. And I already know all your names... *huggles* Areala Are you at least gonna let us bite down on something next time? I still can't sit right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroDefense Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Congratulations Areala! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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