Just wanted to bring something up real quick. There is a rule that says no tagging staff unless needed. Currently, that rule isn't listed in the General forum rules section. Let me quote it. I've read through it twice, unless I (fail) missed it, could someone possibly add it?
BLT, this completely avoids my point of tagging staff. I 'm under the impression that staff aren't to be tagged whatsoever unless it's staff issues. Normally I can tag anyone I want if they need to be alerted.
just wanna throw my 2 cents in... if i have it in my balance..... i think if its something that you would like any staff to read, theres no need for a tagging... if its something that is specific to one or 2 staff members, then it could be tagworthy. Similar to other users. not answering for sky just giving my interperetation.
Yeah I've seen a lot of "iffy-ness" on this, but no one ever tells me "Don't tag mayors!" if I tag one of them for something.
One reason that it may be that no one is ever warned for tagging a normal user is that they can disable tags if they do not want to have alerts sent to them. Staff members have tag alerts set to on, and there are some people that tag staff for absolutely no reason. If it is something that directly involves a Staff Member and would require their attention, or if you know the Staff Member wouldn't mind receiving the tag, then nothing to worry about. The suggestion thread was posted in tandem with this one, found here for those that don't know about it, has some Staff Members going into greater detail of the differences. In short, our current rule does cover this, however due to how people treat tagging on the forums is why it may sound like there is no rule that covers it. Maybe the rule could be made more explicit to cover it, though the current form of the rule does cover this situation.
Ah, I'm afraid I was unaware of the possibility of turning tags off. You've definitely given me quite a different perspective on the idea, but I do agree it could be clarified.
