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« on: February 13, 2013, 09:44PM » |
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Is there no way to change his account to a normal one? Just asking.
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2013, 06:01PM » |
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Rich Ropes was the original admin of this site in this current incarnation. He was an extremely kind and dedicated fan of CW, who did a lot for the girls by supporting them every way he could and did even more for the fan community beyond running this site, even though that task is monumental in itself. As you may or may not know, cancer took Rich from this earth. I never got the opportunity to meet or interact with him, but can tell how wonderful of a person he was from those topics which contain his posts here on the forum.
My guess would be that although there is likely a way to demote Rich from admin, it feels wrong. I know it would to me, if I were the one in charge of making that decision. Especially since demotions from such a position are typically because the person has done something wrong. Rich worked really hard to make sure this place was a safe haven for us. Lindsey (Aislin) has likely left his admin status intact as a sort of memorial, and a reminder that he touched the lives of so many and continues to watch over us all.
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 MY REVIEW OF MY THIRD SHOW IS UP! I MET LISA L, CHLOE, MAIREAD N, SUSAN, MAIREAD C, LYNN, EABHA, DAVID, SARAH/EDEL, CRAIG, NICK, RAY, ANTHONY! |
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2013, 06:49PM » |
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Well said , Misha.....  |
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2013, 09:04PM » |
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Thank you James, I hope I haven't spoken out of turn, I know I am still somewhat of a newbie here.
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MY REVIEW OF MY THIRD SHOW IS UP! I MET LISA L, CHLOE, MAIREAD N, SUSAN, MAIREAD C, LYNN, EABHA, DAVID, SARAH/EDEL, CRAIG, NICK, RAY, ANTHONY! |
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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2013, 09:08PM » |
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Thank you James, I hope I haven't spoken out of turn, I know I am still somewhat of a newbie here.
I encountered Rich first on the old now non-existent Lisa forum where he served in a similar capacity. I was warmly welcomed and found him to also have a dry, but good sense of humor. Everything you said was true. I think many would echo similar sentiments so I don't think you were out of turn. |
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« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2013, 09:20PM » |
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Okay thanks James.  |
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MY REVIEW OF MY THIRD SHOW IS UP! I MET LISA L, CHLOE, MAIREAD N, SUSAN, MAIREAD C, LYNN, EABHA, DAVID, SARAH/EDEL, CRAIG, NICK, RAY, ANTHONY! |
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2013, 07:05AM » |
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I had numerous interactions with Rich.....he was truly a nice guy. When I was hospitalized, he saw to it that I got a hard to find LYNN autographed photo to complete my collection. He did indeed have a dry sense of humor and the fact that I had a squirrel named Meav Ni Squirrelchatka really cracked him up. I think he`s looking down at us and is still guiding the forum.
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 thanks EVI Hi Kev, I sneeked into your account as you know, wanted to say: love you!!!! Love, Evi. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2013, 09:40AM » |
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I love Misha's outstanding tribute to Rich and I agree whole heartedly.
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« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2013, 01:34PM » |
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I love Misha's outstanding tribute to Rich and I agree whole heartedly.
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MY REVIEW OF MY THIRD SHOW IS UP! I MET LISA L, CHLOE, MAIREAD N, SUSAN, MAIREAD C, LYNN, EABHA, DAVID, SARAH/EDEL, CRAIG, NICK, RAY, ANTHONY! |
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« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2013, 02:53PM » |
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I agree with Misha.
That was very well said, and I don't think it was out of turn at all.
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« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2013, 03:07PM » |
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I agree completely with Misha, and I don't think it was out of turn at all. |
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« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2013, 10:43AM » |
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Thank you James, I hope I haven't spoken out of turn, I know I am still somewhat of a newbie here.
Nah, you're fine. Can I edit Rich's account and make him not an admin, yes. I've been asked this before and honestly, I don't know what I want to do or if I want to do anything with his account. At the least I should probably go in and make an annotation somewhere on his account that he has passed... but it's a really difficult thing for me. Rich was a very good personal friend as well as a wonderful co-admin and I miss him a lot so, for now, he'll stay an admin. aislin |
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« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2013, 03:06PM » |
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Is there a way to mark an account as inactive? I know a lot of forums have that feature, depending on the software.
The one danger of having an inactive account with full admin rights is that it would be the easiest account to hack if someone wanted to break in and do damage. A malicious individual inside with full admin rights would be like dropping a hydrogen bomb on the forum.
Having run my own forum once, and being a current staff member on others, this was a thought which came to mind when I first saw this thread posted.
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« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2013, 09:57PM » |
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Is there a way to lock his account from further edits without having to delete it or deactivate it? Maybe you can someone just have his account say retired and then we won't have this problem? Did Rich say what he wanted to be done? I also don't know if you've found a replacement adminastrator or not, but I hope that the search goes well, if you are looking for one.
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2013, 07:52PM » |
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I also don't know if you've found a replacement adminastrator or not, but I hope that the search goes well, if you are looking for one.
We've only ever had two Admins, and occasionally a temp admin for if we're both MIA for some reason. Kim, tiburongirl, is my co-admin. aislin |
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