leviathan Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Leviathan would be a great mod for the international schools forum. He knows his way around the requirements and have made a lot of contributions to it. Thanks Ari. I would be happy to help moderate the forum if one is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hey Ian, I recommend the Bouque, he's pretty implicated in the french forums, would make a great mod. Maxime Thanks max, and itimebomb and the boss I was just responding to some very aggressive comments made by itimebomb. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost__in__space Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I am upvoting The Law as a moderator..... he is an excellent source of information and is quite insightful. He's helped countless people on here and he's more mature than my grandmother oh wait Law are you mod already? if so that's fantastic :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 For goodness sake, we don't need any more mods. There are like frickin 8 new mods already, even though ian should've only chosen like 4 and then seen if any more were needed. It would actually be appropriate if a couple or trio of the mods are changed back to senior members again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 For goodness sake, we don't need any more mods. There are like frickin 8 new mods already, even though ian should've only chosen like 4 and then seen if any more were needed. It would actually be appropriate if a couple or trio of the mods are changed back to senior members again. Ian is probably preparing for the future - when even the new mods may not be as regularly on the board. Acutally he said he will add even more mods soon when he gets back from his trip. He is hoping as a result the board will carry on without his direct intervention for some time then. Makes sense, he is a busy guy after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Ian is probably preparing for the future - when even the new mods may not be as regularly on the board. Acutally he said he will add even more mods soon when he gets back from his trip. He is hoping as a result the board will carry on without his direct intervention for some time then. Makes sense, he is a busy guy after all Yeah, that's why I said it would be good to give one of the mods the power to pick other mods, in case the existing ones become too busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 ^ wth did rmorelan edit Leon's post?? On an unrelated note, I vote Leon as mod! No seriously, he'd make a good mod. He's on here frequent enough and reads through all the threads too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 ^ wth did rmorelan edit Leon's post?? On an unrelated note, I vote Leon as mod! No seriously, he'd make a good mod. He's on here frequent enough and reads through all the threads too. hehehe, spelling mistake in the quote from my post that he was quoting. Actually editted and saved the thing before I realized I was on his post. Still getting used to the mod system here. Seems like I can actually edit any post but as you can tell it does at least leave a trace which is good. Don't want any silly hidden editting going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Would anyone be interested in using a wiki add-on for this forum? The only thread that I can think of that can really benefit is the 'US Schools Accepting Canadian Applicants' thread, where users can modify the list based on their findings. As of now, the list of US schools is a little confusing imo. The downside to wikiposts is it's more work for the mods to maintain and it's not free for Ian (about $100). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naspec Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Would anyone be interested in using a wiki add-on for this forum? The only thread that I can think of that can really benefit is the 'US Schools Accepting Canadian Applicants' thread, where users can modify the list based on their findings. As of now, the list of US schools is a little confusing imo. The downside to wikiposts is it's more work for the mods to maintain and it's not free for Ian (about $100). This would be very useful for compiling all the admissions requirements for different med schools, kind of like those FAQ threads that pop up occasionally. In fact I think there already is one, but nobody knows about it and it is incomplete and full of spam: http://wiki.premed101.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Wong Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Back online! Just got back to town. The wiki project was started over a year ago, but ran into disrepair, as anyone (especially bots) could edit. It destroyed a lot of work. I agree that a wiki is a great idea, but there needs to be some sort of reliable mechanism to avoid defacement. Does this software allow that? Ian PS: Am going to talk to my web host today to see how to get started on upgrading vBulletin. This is a pretty old version, so it might take a little work to make it fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naspec Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Back online! Just got back to town. The wiki project was started over a year ago, but ran into disrepair, as anyone (especially bots) could edit. It destroyed a lot of work. I agree that a wiki is a great idea, but there needs to be some sort of reliable mechanism to avoid defacement. Does this software allow that? Ian PS: Am going to talk to my web host today to see how to get started on upgrading vBulletin. This is a pretty old version, so it might take a little work to make it fly. Apparently something like that is possible through an extension to MediaWiki, that claims to "restrict editing pages to registered users with a single login shared with vB". Seems like it would allow people who already have pm101 accounts to log in to the wiki using the same username/password. So whatever spambot precautions we've taken on vBulletin would also carry over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Wong Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Happy New Year everyone! A quick update for everyone. I called up my web hosting company over the holidays to talk about the process of upgrading vBulletin. The hosting package I have now is sufficient. He raised the fact that this version of vBulletin is too old to upgrade directly to the newest software; there needs to be at least one extra upgrade to an intermediate version first. So, two software upgrades to make these forums current. I'm currently in the midst of doing a lot of paperwork to get credentialed and licensed to do some locums work which starts later this month, and has taken up a lot of time. I want to do the upgrade but need to allow the time to fix things should the upgrade go sideways. I do not have a definite timeline for this. I'd also like to say thank you to all the new moderators, who have done a fantastic job of keeping the forums clean! Happy New Year to everyone! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Wong Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 A bunch of new forums have been added, including a Lounge forum and multiple non-physician health care forums. Let me know if there are any problems. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Yeah, that's why I said it would be good to give one of the mods the power to pick other mods, in case the existing ones become too busy Excellent suggestion! I believe that Ian should give this power/athority to rmorelan with the added power to choose his successor to have this power when rmorelan becomes less active. If it continues this way, trust persons will hand their authority to younger generations in perpetuity, without the necessity for Ian to become hands-on again. A number of members have requested to become appointed mods in a thread at moderator sign-in. thebouque and Karma, both bilingual, both attending French speaking schools, both in the English and French threads routinely would make excellent additional moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 If rmorelan is up for it, he'd be a good Administrator as well with his computer experience. Obviously this requires more discussion between the two though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Let the confidential discussions between Ian and rmorelan take place in the best interests of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 naspec made an excellent suggestion months ago that seems to have gotten lost. He suggested that there be a dedicated forum for Medical Student Banking - LOCs as various threads at different times on this topic are everywhere; and, it would seem easier for those interested to quickly find relevant threads, contribute to them on an ongoing basis and to create new threads when required, without duplication....for your consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 So we now have The Lounge - which is great. I believe the French speakers should have le café where they may discuss topics of interest that are not specifically related to a particular medical school. Fair is fair, this is a bilingual site and both languages should be given equal treatment in terms of discussion threads. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boa Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 So we now have The Lounge - which is great. I believe the French speakers should have La Cuisine where they may discuss topics of interest that are not specifically related to a particular medical school. Fair is fair, this is a bilingual site and both languages should be given equal treatment in terms of discussion threads. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Great idea f_d! However <<La cuisine>> means <<the kitchen>> in french (it is kind of Housewife-esque loll)...The equivalent of the lounge would be like <<Le café>> or <<L'agora>> or <<le salon>> Anyhow, being a french speaking member, I totally support your idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 The french-speakers don't have much difficulty having discussions in english about any topic. And the Lounge feels much more complete and united with the french-speakers and english-speakers all at the same place discussing a variety of issues that affect both of them. We love each other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boa Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 The french-speakers don't have much difficulty having discussions in english about any topic. And the Lounge feels much more complete and united with the french-speakers and english-speakers all at the same place discussing a variety of issues that affect both of them. We love each other! i would like to agree with you but there are some people on this forum that do not want to see french posts on this site. Check out the thread COMMENT SAVOIR and see for yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 there's nothing stopping you from posting threads in French in any subforum on this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBP Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 You just might not get as many replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 You just might not get as many replies. in which situation, french thread in english forum or french thread in french forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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