Category talk:SockPuppet Strangler

I think I got all the other inactive mods marked as inactive (as well as updated the current RP Approvers and added a note about forum names changes to the relevant mods' pages), but I can't edit this page. I just thought I would post a notice that this page also needs put in the Inactive category rather than the Global category!

Regards, A shy forum lurker

TheVoidsMaw (talk) 04:59, February 23, 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi! Thanks so much for the updates you've been making so far. Someone else on the forum has also raised the issue of the Inactive Mod category, which was originally made to be in sync with the forum who also had the same category. Because of that, a page was only moved to that category if it had the same one on the forum, otherwise it was just noted on the page that they're no longer active. I'm yet to investigate further (currently overseas), but I get the feeling that the forum doesn't use this category anymore, and instead has moved all Inactive Mods to the regular Members category? If that's the case, then some updates (including this page) will need to be done but if not, then this page can remain as it is- the categories themselves on the wiki are for informational purposes rather than being a list of active personnel. What that means then for example, if a page was written about what a Global Mod does, it would be put under the Global Mod category even though it's not a mod/person. The categories just broadly contain articles that pertain to specific subjects- hopefully this makes sense.
 * -- { 01:53, February 26, 2018 (UTC) }

Yes, you are correct. The inactive mods category seems to be functionally useless with the new software. It still technically exists, but there's nobody under the category.

Search -> Advanced Search -> Members -> Uncheck everything but Inactive Mods -> Submit

No one shows up under the category. Previously Inactive Mods are now listed under Members, completely undifferentiated from other Members. The cool thing with this is that they are now searchable again (whereas before they were hidden from search so as to try and keep people from contacting them for moderator help that they could no longer provide).

So if the categories are meant to follow the forum, does that mean that the Inactive Mod category will be deleted, along with all those profiles? All of them are listed in the Members category now (although some that are still event/dragon spriters and such would obviously retain those categories), so they don't match the forum if the wiki lists them as mods? Sorry, just a little confused on what the decision there is that you're leaning towards!

I did not realize you were overseas. I apologize for taking your attention away from your overseas visit!

TheVoidsMaw (talk) 02:49, February 26, 2018 (UTC)