LaCrosse, Wisconsin area… not many A&A players around here…
But, I just got back into it and finally went into the local game store. I figure if I can play there I may find a few players in the area.
New badge proposal
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YG,
––Yep,…but I think it’s equally IMPORTANT to “honor” all of the guys who toil endlessly behind the scenes,…like “Long-serving Moderators” and “Official Rule Masters”. Basically anyone going “Over and Above the call of Duty” in promoting this fantastic game of Axis & Allies.
––Maybe we could connect the name of this “badge” to the real life “Medal of Honor”,…how about
“Badge of Honor” ? Might work. Who knows.What do Ya’ll think?
“Tall Paul”
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Giving someone a separate “honor” badge for being a moderator when they already have a moderator badge seems over doing. However, I can see the need if such members contributed other helpful assistance like the way IL does. I understand that you wish to give credit to everyone here who gives their time for others, and you would not be wrong. With badges like moderator, liaison, sponsor, and rule official… it might get confusing if we add another as obscure as this. Thats why I think its important to be specific as to what this new badge represents and who is eligible. For me… it’s about who supports, promotes, and advances the game rather than the site.
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I don’t think the title should convey accolades like “hall of fame”, rather a title that makes someone know they create maps, paint their pieces, upgrade player aids, etc…and probably include house rules and variants.
This title cannot be too long or it won’t fit in the bracket under your name.
what about Contributor? Customizer? File Maker? Map Maker? Cartography? Game upgrader?
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@Imperious:
I don’t think the title should convey accolades like “hall of fame”, rather a title that makes someone know they create maps, paint their pieces, upgrade player aids, etc…and probably include house rules and variants.
This title cannot be too long or it won’t fit in the bracket under your name.
what about Contributor? Customizer? File Maker? Map Maker? Cartography? Game upgrader?
I totally agree with you IL on the “type” of people that should be recognized, but it will be difficult encompassing every trade mentioned into one title. If you include people who create maps, paint their pieces, upgrade player aids, etc… you won’t be able to get away with Map Maker or File Maker. A more bold suggestion would be Designer, but Customizer is also very good. In fact, it’s very straight to the point and probably the best we’ve come up with so far. If someone contacts a “Customizer” for something specific, that person can help them or guide them to a different “Customizer” if necessary. I contacted Most Holy on making a pod cast for my game days and he was extremely helpful, I myself have be contacted numerous times about my customized global map, or my Alpha +2 rule book, and there are also tremendous ideas out there from members engineering their own tables. My point is, people should know who to ask when looking for certain game aids, or customization ideas… like a “Customizer”. There are also those who are very well versed in the many house rules that have been offered in that thread, and they would also fall nicely under the title of customizer.
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Guys,
––When I mentioned including Moderators I had said “Long-Serving Moderators”. I believe there is a distinction that shows merit in the giving of “Service” to the forum.
----I believe YG has a great idea to bestow some recognition onto those deserving people who contribute to the furthering of this game and Inspire us all. If everyone of all categories is honored we basically have three categories,…Customizers, Designers, and Service. It seems to me that IL has two main choices to make:1.) The “word” used to describe the people honored, and
2.) And if only One type of badge is used.––If it were possible to have three similar but different badges, then ALL of the deserving people could be included in the following:
Honoree-Customizer, Honoree-Designer, and Honoree-Service.
––I used “Honoree”,…but IL should choose whatever “word” he decides on.----If only one badge is possible,…I’d say either
“Customizer” that includes everyone except the “Rules Guys” and long-serving “Moderators”, or
“Honoree” which is somewhat generic but would cover everyone.––My suggestion would be Customizer
“Tall Paul”
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Yes… CUSTOMIZER… 100% agree.
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yes that’s it.
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Hey IL,
What are your thoughts on color and icon? I know that Yellow, Red, Green, and Blue are pretty much taken, so what about black? What’s available as far as Icons, do you like the pair of dice idea, or is there a unit icon that hasn’t been used yet?
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The boss will use the colored bar…
Orange, or Black or white with black letters?
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@Imperious:
The boss will use the colored bar…
Orange, or Black or white with black letters?
Please not orange… something between green and blue (aqua) would be more appealing. However, white with black letters or black with white letters would be just fine too.
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ok
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Just saw LHoffmans painted pieces…. he should definitely get tagged as a customizer.
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yea
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Once these badges start getting handed out, it might be beneficial to everyone if the customizers use their signature sentence to describe what it is they customize. For example…. “I paint pieces” or “I build tables” or “I create map files”. Just a suggestion for those who get a badge so that we can identify people with our own interests.
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Guys,
@Young:
Just saw LHoffmans painted pieces…. he should definitely get tagged as a customizer.
––I couldn’t agree more,…his microscopically small painting details continually surprise me.
“Tall Paul”
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Guys,
@Young:
Please not orange… something between green and blue (aqua) would be more appealing. However, white with black letters or black with white letters would be just fine too.
––Please, not Orange or Aqua.
----Black w/White letters,….or White w/Black letters seems so much more appropriate,….like a canvas yet to be “customized”.“Tall Paul”
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@Tall:
Guys,
@Young:
Please not orange… something between green and blue (aqua) would be more appealing. However, white with black letters or black with white letters would be just fine too.
––Please, not Orange or Aqua.
----Black w/White letters,….or White w/Black letters seems so much more appropriate,….like a canvas yet to be “customized”.“Tall Paul”
My ultimate choice would be Black with White lettering.
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Hey IL,
How’s the new badge coming? curious to see how it looks.
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I keep bugging Djensen but he hardly visits this place. I will keep trying.
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@Imperious:
I keep bugging Djensen but he hardly visits this place. I will keep trying.
He must be to busy drinking beer and blogging about it… Keep at it.
Cheers.
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