so with all the new wardens and archivists
will we ever have a blue/green tracker, i mean we have a red tracker for all the rioters.
cant you guys make it easier for us to stalk our favorite wardens [slayer-pantheon-rainbows]
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At least personally, I don't think that having a Warden tracker is necessarily valuable since most of their comments will be related to general day-to-day posting or thread closings. Overall, there wouldn't be too much to gain in a Green tracker, but I do know that a "player subscribe" feature is something that the development team tossed around during the early stages of the Boards.
An interesting idea, but it may not be preferred. Rioters are inherently separate from the community. While they may interact, make friends, etc. with the community, they are still employees for the company making this game, and as such have very different responsibilities and knowledge from the rest of the posters here. Due to this, having the ability to track them is very convenient, as they may be sharing insight that is valuable.
Wardens, Archivists, and Arbiters are different in that they are directly members of the boards community. We are supposed to be leaders and supposed to set a good example, and yes a major part of keeping the boards healthy is moderation, but ultimately we are still members of the boards like everyone else.
Our posts are also far less general, usually only being relevant to a particular sub-board or even to an individual person. For example, I am the Warden of Memes and Games. So if I make a post about something in Memes and Games, it may very well be irrelevant to someone in gameplay. I may even make a comment in an individuals post, in which case it may only be relevant to that poster.
For that reason, I don't think a separate tracker just for Wardens/Archivists/Arbiters would be necessarily be beneficial, as most of what we post will likely just be us commenting or making threads the same as everyone else. If it is something we wish to announce and make official, we will usually pin it to the top of our respective sub-board where it is more appropriate and targeted.
For example I pinned my post detailing the Memes and Games Rules and Guidelines to the top of the Memes and Games section. This is very relevant to those posting in Memes and Games, but it has no effect on any other sub-board. Generally if you go to a sub-board, there will be at least one pinned thread made by a Warden, Archivist, or Arbiter.