Hi everyone,
It's been a while, which is a testament to all the help I have received. But, I have another question, one I believe I have asked or alluded to before.
All new applicantants come through the Registration Queue. I receive an email to approve or not approve the applicant. This has become MUCH easier since installing the full version of Gizmo's SPAM program.
The problem is that now I have been able to whittle the board admins down from nine to two. One is the host admin, the other is the board admin (I) if that is what you call it. I don't get along too well with the host admin because he is, well, a jerk. Others on here can testify to that.
The biggest issue is that Amazing Charts, the EMR I use, hosts the forum. I have been the admin on the board for around six of the 10 years it has been in existence. It is impossible to describe the job I have done for them, that otherwise would not have been known about, much less done. Like the new version 7.5.8 from x.7, which had some major issues. That was a nightmare getting that done, which should have taken a day or so took weeks, again, as someone on here could attest to. I could go on and on. But, they recognize it as I get free support and updates annually.
So, after all that, here is my issue. Even though I generally handle the registration queue 95% of the time, generally well within 24 hours, there was a day I got sick and a registrant had to wait 48 hours for a decision. He complained. And Amazing Charts decided to make two support people admins just so they could help with the queue. Maybe I am an ego freak I don't know. But, I just had an issue with have two admins who had never used the board and had never even been a mod, being an admin. But, since they were behind the scenes and didn't really know the full power of what they had, e.g. full access to the Control Panel, I just let it go.
Then I noticed a new mod on the board, and I went to the admin logs and saw that one of the "admins" had promoted another AC employee so he could answer questions in a forum. Now, the only reason for him to be a mod, since he can answer questions just like anyone, is for name recognition at the bottom of the forum. Again, maybe this is my issue with my ego, but the mods and global mods I have appointed have earned it, have been there now for over three years and understand their "powers" and usefulness to the board.
So, here is my question based on the fact that I wish to demote these unnecessary admins. I realize that in order to do what they are doing with the queue, they have to be admins. The only way to change that would be if there were some way I could make them mods and give them the authority to still make decisions in the queue. I have been told this can't be done. The second option, which I believe can be done, is to get rid of the entire process and let everyone through, then deal with them later if they SPAM. I know you can do that thing where they can only post in a certain area for ten days or whatever.
Sorry for the novel, but I had pretty much forgotten about these two admins until they are deciding on who should be a mod or not. At the very least, the company could have contacted me and asked me to do it. Sorry for the novel.
