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Looks like this is the first question!

Why is Buttercup not replying to a PM I sent her? I thought an Administrator would at least have the decency to reply to a PM requesting a simple explanation to a problem we had previously discussed? Am I asking for too much?

T.R24 wrote:Looks like this is the first question!

Why is Buttercup not replying to a PM I sent her? I thought an Administrator would at least have the decency to reply to a PM requesting a simple explanation to a problem we had previously discussed? Am I asking for too much?

It is currently the weekend so she will be away. We are all human and not robots so we may not be able to reply to your message instantly.

Alrighty
so.. Tell us a bit about yourself Base? When, how and why did you join forumotion?

@Base
What is your fav. food?

Can you pls bring back the super old Ask fm topic?
I think I might still be following it if u need the URL?

Hi

#1 I'm wondering a little about Buttercup and Leloo. (Those 2 are the only ones I managed to witness as pro admins). Are they or are all Pro Admins not work during the weekends? I read some old topics and I believe 'Typlo' was one of those Pro Admins. Do they have the same work schedule o.o?

#2 I deleted this

#3 Is Ange Tuteur a girl or a guy  ?

I still got a lot of questions to ask but those are the top 3 that's been bugging me for ages lol. And sorry if they're too much   

Regards,
Pizza Boi 

Can you pls bring back the super old Ask fm topic?
I think I might still be following it if u need the URL?

Well, this is already the new topic, so there's no need to bring it back.

#1 I'm wondering a little about Buttercup and Leloo. (Those 2 are the only ones I managed to witness as pro admins). Are they or are all Pro Admins not work during the weekends? I read some old topics and I believe 'Typlo' was one of those Pro Admins. Do they have the same work schedule o.o?

Pro admins don't work on weekends, they only work during weekdays, as I'd observed, they're work/schedule is from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (French time).

Jophy wrote:

Can you pls bring back the super old Ask fm topic?
I think I might still be following it if u need the URL?

Well, this is already the new topic, so there's no need to bring it back.

#1 I'm wondering a little about Buttercup and Leloo. (Those 2 are the only ones I managed to witness as pro admins). Are they or are all Pro Admins not work during the weekends? I read some old topics and I believe 'Typlo' was one of those Pro Admins. Do they have the same work schedule o.o?

Pro admins don't work on weekends, they only work during weekdays, as I'd observed, they're work/schedule is from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (French time).

Hi

Thanks for answering. By the way, are you a graduate of UST already or are you still studying?

Regards,
Pizza Boi

Pizza Boi wrote:

Jophy wrote:

Can you pls bring back the super old Ask fm topic?
I think I might still be following it if u need the URL?

Well, this is already the new topic, so there's no need to bring it back.

#1 I'm wondering a little about Buttercup and Leloo. (Those 2 are the only ones I managed to witness as pro admins). Are they or are all Pro Admins not work during the weekends? I read some old topics and I believe 'Typlo' was one of those Pro Admins. Do they have the same work schedule o.o?

Pro admins don't work on weekends, they only work during weekdays, as I'd observed, they're work/schedule is from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (French time).

Hi

Thanks for answering. By the way, are you a graduate of UST already or are you still studying?

Regards,
Pizza Boi

I'm still studying there.

Regarding this question:

Considering Forums Blog and Forumotion, or any related website are made from e-toxic, is that company like some big building like that of USANA or something or do they all work from home?

I don't know if we are supposed to answer this, our admins doesn't want anything private to be spilled, so we'll only be answering what we think is proper to answer.

A question for all staff :
1. What do you guys do in free time (not on forums)?

Rhino.Freak wrote:1. What do you guys do in free time (not on forums)?

I usually play PC games, watch Youtube videos, read, or listen to music.

Rhino.Freak wrote:Alrighty
so.. Tell us a bit about yourself Base? When, how and why did you join forumotion?

Well, I'm a forum enthusiast you could say. I found and joined Forumotion back 2008 (just over 5 years ago) because I really wanted to see what it was like to run a forum. I joined the team back in 2011.

Kite Trojan wrote:@Base
What is your fav. food?

Fish and chips because British!

Rhino.Freak wrote:A question for all staff :
1. What do you guys do in free time (not on forums)?

I spend my time doing creative writing, listening to music and sleeping.

Base wrote:

T.R24 wrote:Looks like this is the first question!

Why is Buttercup not replying to a PM I sent her? I thought an Administrator would at least have the decency to reply to a PM requesting a simple explanation to a problem we had previously discussed? Am I asking for too much?

It is currently the weekend so she will be away. We are all human and not robots so we may not be able to reply to your message instantly.

A couple of days over the weekend is perfectly understandable. A couple of days any time is perfectly understandable. But it has been weeks now. I've set a couple of reminders as well. Unfortunately she reads and ignores every one.


Nice thread though Base, it's a good idea to have this.

Rhino.Freak wrote:A question for all staff :
1. What do you guys do in free time (not on forums)?

I'm a gamer, a hardcore gamer lol

I've probably spent most of my childhood, teenage years and now early adulthood playing video games as well as other pursuits such as college and work.

Pizza Boi wrote:
#3 Is Ange Tuteur a girl or a guy  ?

I think she is girl.

Hi

@Jophy: I have deleted my question, so please delete the one in your post if you can as well. If that is a private matter, I'm sorry for asking .

@TheShaka: I think so too  my friend (Who knew Ange as Seth from back then and was helped by the said person) kept on saying Ange's a guy but I don't buy it unless Ange says so for him/herself lol.

Regards,
Pizza Boi

You want marry her pizza   ?

Hi

Sorry for that   . By the way, how is your name pronounced Base? Is it Ba-se or is it normal Base? Whenever I think or pronounce it in my head, I think it's pronounced as Ba-se  .

Among the staff, what is your favorite type of pizza and cheese (If you have one - No sarcasm intended)?

Regards,
Pizza Boi

Pizza, mine is a thin crust, tomato based sauce with a cheese, spicy beef, spicy chicken and sometimes chilli cheese.

As for cheese, I generally like a extra mature cheddar when possible.

@Jophy How do you say your name? Jo-phy?
@Jophy Why don't you link your forum
@All-Staff What would you do if you got removed from the staff? Would you try to get in again?

its going crazy -_-
@staff: please create some rule for this thread ? like 1 question per day per member?

ddoesmc wrote:@Jophy How do you say your name? Jo-phy?
@Jophy Why don't you link your forum
@All-Staff What would you do if you got removed from the staff? Would you try to get in again?

If I was removed from staff for something e.g. violating rules, inactivity, etc then probably not. If I left and decided I wanted to come back then I might try again but who knows.

Rhino.Freak wrote:its going crazy -_-
@staff: please create some rule for this thread ? like 1 question per day per member?

Its something new, it'll be crazy for the first couple days and then die down again.

Okay so   
How did you guys (all staff), found about forums ? which was your first forum ? and can you name any 5 members who are your best friends / you respect them a lot?

Rhino.Freak wrote:Okay so   
How did you guys (all staff), found about forums ? which was your first forum ? and can you name any 5 members who are your best friends / you respect them a lot?

Eh let's see.

I joined the forum back in 2011 because I created my first forum which still exists but is inactive.

I then was active when I was helping out someone in 2012 create there own forum. I then became active around Feb 2013 and maintained a consistent level of activity and completed reviews and was asked to Join staff by Jophy on the 28 November and I was added on 3rd of December.

Five friends well, let's see.

Sir Chivas would have to be one of my longest known persons on FM. I've know him for quite sometime.
Base - We planned to create a gaming forum but we both decided to scrap the idea a few months into the project.
SLGray - He's taught me a lot about FM and I can always talk to him about most forum related things as well as the history of FM.
LostLegend & Jophy they've both gave me a lot of advice on doing reviews and how to better them. LostLegend was always around to talk when I was just a normal member and he supported me a lot.

Buttercup our ProAdmin is also a really nice person and very hard working and therefore I have a lot of respect for Buttercup.

I know I named all staff members but those are the people I know and have spoken too for quite a long time. I'm ashamed to admit but I don't actually speak to many members on such a regular basis to either gain a lot of respect for them (respect takes time to build) or to call them a 'friend'.

Good to see you're from Scotland Derri!   Does where about's in Scotland count as a question?

T.R24 wrote:Good to see you're from Scotland Derri!   Does where about's in Scotland count as a question?

It does, but I'm not telling

ddoesmc wrote:@Jophy How do you say your name? Jo-phy?
@Jophy Why don't you link your forum
@All-Staff What would you do if you got removed from the staff? Would you try to get in again?

My name is pronounced as it is, the stress is on the 1st syllable. I don't have any forums as of the moment, the forums I created were turned into a test forum now, so I don't add them on my profile.

Rhino.Freak wrote:Okay so   
How did you guys (all staff), found about forums ? which was your first forum ? and can you name any 5 members who are your best friends / you respect them a lot?

The 5 members I respect most here in this forum are all ex staff(our seniors during their time being a staff member).
MrMario(past admin) - the 1st one to help me being a reviewer, also helped me in a lot of things.
Sanket(past admin) - the one I consider my closest friend here in ESF.
Rok(past reviewer) - the one who provided the best reviews here on the ESF
ankillien(past support moderator) - became my close friend too and was really good in coding.
kirk(past manager) - one of the most helpful staff, and for being really patient.

and of course all of the pro admins I've work with.

How did you guys (all staff), found about forums ?

It was during when I needed help on an online game I'm playing, I happened to find out that there forums for support messaging.

Pizza Boi wrote:By the way, how is your name pronounced Base? Is it Ba-se or is it normal Base? Whenever I think or pronounce it in my head, I think it's pronounced as Ba-se  .

Among the staff, what is your favorite type of pizza and cheese (If you have one - No sarcasm intended)?

Regards,
Pizza Boi

It's pronounced Base normally, not Ba-se.
My favourite type of pizza is pepperoni. As for cheese, it's probably mozzarella.

Rhino.Freak wrote:its going crazy -_-
@staff: please create some rule for this thread ? like 1 question per day per member?

If it gets out of hand, I will not hesitate to lock this permanently.

Rhino.Freak wrote:Okay so   
How did you guys (all staff), found about forums ? which was your first forum ? and can you name any 5 members who are your best friends / you respect them a lot?

I've made so many forums that I can't even remember my first ever forum! As for my best friends, I'd rather not list 5 of them. All my colleagues are great friends and I highly enjoy working with them all.