Is it hard being a PF Mentor?

[ISamson]

Hello.
Is it hard being a PF Mentor? Moderating forums, editing threads...
What is it like, Mentors of PF? Always wondered...
Thank you.

 

[ZapperZ]

Hello.
Is it hard being a PF Mentor? Moderating forums, editing threads...
What is it like, Mentors of PF? Always wondered...
Thank you.

No, it's not hard. The "BAN" button is this big, red square right in the middle of the screen. Very easy to find.

Zz.

 

[256bits]

Whatever it is, they make it look easy.
Same as a stage act. The people behind the scene(s) never get the full credit deserved to make everything fall in place seamlessly.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Here is an average day for a mentor

 

[dlgoff]

I think of PF mentors like this:

 

[ISamson]

Here is an average day for a mentor

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Why?
I like it!

@Greg Bernhardt , do you work as a mentor too, or do you have other more fundamental PF things to look after?

 

[davenn]

@Greg Bernhardt , do you work as a mentor too, or do you have other more fundamental PF things to look after?

what does the green sign under Greg's Avatar say ?
that is the big clue

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

@Greg Bernhardt , do you work as a mentor too, or do you have other more fundamental PF things to look after?

Basically I make sure the lights stay on

 

[ISamson]

average

Average!?

 

[Ibix]

Here is an average day for a mentor

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There are more than nine mentors, though.

 

[ISamson]

Here is an average day for a mentor

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Billions of users every day, millions of new threads, trillions of new posts, hundreds of new members... And that's only the beginning...

 

[mfb]

There are more than nine mentors, though.

Three for the Elves, Seven for the Dwarves, Nine for Men, and two as measurement error, makes 21 mentors.

 

[ISamson]

Three for the Elves, Seven for the Dwarves, Nine for Men, and two as measurement error,

Why these numbers?

 

[Ibix]

Why these numbers?

The picture is an illustration of the attack on Minas Tirith from Return of the King. It's led by the nine (formerly human) Ring Wraiths, but mfb is referencing the other rings of power from Lord of the Rings: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Rings_of_Power

 

[strangerep]

The picture is an illustration of the attack on Minas Tirith from Return of the King. It's led by the nine (formerly human) Ring Wraiths, [...]

But I thought the mentors would be inside Minas Tirith, defending the place from all the foul orcs and trolls?

 

[ISamson]

But I thought the mentors would be inside Minas Tirith, defending the place from all the foul orcs and trolls?

Exactly.

 

[Ibix]

But I thought the mentors would be inside Minas Tirith, defending the place from all the foul orcs and trolls?

Well that was what I thought at first. But then I noticed the angle the picture was drawn from. You may also wish to look up the meaning of former mentor Orodruin's name.

Of such stuff are conspiracy theories born...

 

[mfb]

But I thought the mentors would be inside Minas Tirith

And get help from all the deads? That would be easy!

Technical note: The rings for the elves were on the side of Minas Tirith, and the rings for the dwarfs were not involved as far as I know.

 

[ISamson]

Well that was what I thought at first. But then I noticed the angle the picture was drawn from. You may also wish to look up the meaning of former mentor Orodruin's name.

Isn't the purpose of @Greg Bernhardt 's image to show how many PF users try to take down PF with questions and threads that the Mentors and the Administrator have to 'protect'?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Wikileaks has just released PF security cam footage from last year during a rather typical confrontation with a forum troll

 

[strangerep]

[...] But then I noticed the angle the picture was drawn from.

Well, it's either an aerial view from another winged Nazgul, or else on higher ground west of the Pelennor fields from where the Riders of Rohan are approaching.

You may also wish to look up the meaning of former mentor Orodruin's name

Heh -- no need. I recognized it the first time I saw it, years ago.

Although,... I'm not sure why he chose that name -- I'm reasonably sure you can't access a "Sammath Naur" through his belly button.

 

[strangerep]

And get help from all the deads? That would be easy!

Hmm, not sure I follow. Who are "the deads" here? Mentors Emeriti? [Edited]

Technical note: The rings for the elves were on the side of Minas Tirith, and the rings for the dwarfs were not involved as far as I know.

That went over my head. 2 Elven rings Vilya(Elrond) and Nenya(Galadriel) were not present at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, but Narya(Gandalf) was there, though he didn't use it openly.

But why are the dwarf rings relevant? Their power was essentially for accumulating wealth, iiuc.

[Edit: Oh good grief! My nerdiness score just increased considerably, methinks.]

 

[Mark44]

Mentors Emeritus?

That would be "mentors emeriti"... or maybe "mentorae meriti"...