The Calendar

[Dirk Skene]

Rocky, while I see your point about b-days of somebody none of us even know being on the calendar & in the way of other events, I would still like a way to keep track of b-days because there are some I definitely do not want to miss. When it is one I have a personal interest in I even like beating the admin's to the punch. I wonder if there is a happy middle ground.

[Mike1]

When it is one I have a personal interest in I even like beating the admin's to the punch.

I don't think you're going to need to be up very early to beat Highlandtide and myself to much of anything.

I wonder if there is a happy middle ground.

There are two calendars, events on one and birthdays on the other.

[cavscout]

The calendar is much more effective as a community tool without all the Birthdays included. I'd much prefer to see the kilt nights and highland games than anything else. Surely the CZ Mods could be equipped to run some basic query searches on the database to get the CZ material they need.

Rankings could be based mainly on seniority with a Moderator Over-ride to allow for members who really "know-there stuff" or are contributing great input to the forum.

Nothing makes me go "What the... ?" more than someone with a post count of over 1000 asking "Can I wear any tartan?" or "has anyone seen Stillwater Kilts Nightstalker tartan?"

This will:
1 - reduce the newbie flooding the forum with un-informative posts and encourage them to spend their time learning.
2 - encourage the use of the search function
3 - Better identify those who are reliable resources for information.

Yes, there will be those who after 7 years have little to say but odds are they won't be around in 7 years.

[Hamish]

T'would also be nice if the calendar included all those 'special' days for those who need an excuse to kilt up - St. David's Day, the anniversary of Culloden, etc.

Who needs a 'special' day as an excuse to wear the kilt? Every day in a kilt is a 'special' day - even when one has been wearing them daily for the past 2,830 days at least!!

[PS: I have also added a couple of United Kingdom events to the calendar for July]

[Nick]

On a couple of fora I'm a member of (Living History Library, formerly Arador, and Sword Forum International) there are member titles that aren't very descriptive and are based on post count, but they also have some other titles that are given out based on experience. On LHL those who are considered leaders in their feild are awarded with an "Experienced in my Feild" title, and professionals like bladesmiths are also honored on SFI. We do that to a limited extent here, but if there's concern over the member titles being uninformative, maybe we could explore different titles?

[ccga3359]

BUt we do have some special titles. The Laird above is an "Honoured Member" not because of his post count but rather is knowledge and experience kilt. He is a universal kilt ambassador and is respectfully acknowledged as such.

[Beertigger]

Who needs a 'special' day as an excuse to wear the kilt? Every day in a kilt is a 'special' day - even when one has been wearing them daily for the past 2,830 days at least!!

[PS: I have also added a couple of United Kingdom events to the calendar for July]

Over here, where La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Rodeo Days) is a four-day holiday weekend, it helps to have a bit of an explanation.

Me, I still enjoy a sharp suit as well as the kilt. Of course, I don't wear either frequently enough....

[Pour1Malt]

T'would also be nice if the calendar included all those 'special' days for those who need an excuse to kilt up - St. David's Day, the anniversary of Culloden, etc.

ai have posted several (oan several versions o' the calendar noo...)

an ai will post maire in the future...