rjacksonphoto Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Would the site administration consider no longer referring to themselves as "Elves" (as in the weekly POW introduction)? Maybe use some term like "site administrators" or "Editors". I think the cute has about worn off of the "Elves" moniker. Especially when the emphasis is on future viewers of forums like POW. I can't help but think future (or current) visitors will wonder what the hell elves have to do with selecting photos for critique. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmj Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 But, but, but, only recently Brian called me Head Elf. I kinda like that title. Now what I am supposed to call myself? I don't want to be a manager, so don't even think about "POW Selection Manager" or anything like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will king Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Lighten up R, it's a photo site not the U.N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 So far as I'm aware, the "Elves" are not synonymous with the site administrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Mind you, Head Elf Hudepohl has a certain ring to it....& green suits you, Patrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will king Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I want to be an elf. How do I become an elf? Do I have to live in a tree and make cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauriee Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Well.. from what I've seen around here since I joined, the administration and moderators are not known to be "cute" very often. So if I were you Mr. Jackson I would embrace the "Elves" because it's about as adoreable as they get round here! BTW I make a MEAN hot coa-coa...could I be an elf too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 "Elves" refers only to the people who are involved in picking the POW. Sometimes people refer to other behind-the-scenes people on the site as Elves, but I don't believe that is very common, or a term that the administrators (etc) use for anyone other than the POW selectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelging Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Patrick , Is it true, that if you catch a PN Elf ,that he or she has to give you a pot of Gold Plated limited Edition German cameras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvivian Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 How about renaming them "goblins"........ although Head Goblin sounds a bit sus..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjacksonphoto Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 How about "selectors of the Photograph of the Week"? Or, "picture fairies" would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisdixson Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Could I be a Centaur instead of an Elve? I think they can run faster and jump higher than Elves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade_rose Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Leave the elf's alone, they eat LUCKY CHARMS....:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin.e Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Or a more suitable name change for the 'Elves" could be 'Gremlins' as some of their choices sure throw a spanner in the works around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_daalder Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 An Elf = A Facilitator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_thorlin Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Two definitions of an elf :- "A supernatural creature of folk tales represented as a small delicate human figure with pointed ears and a capricious nature" "An elf is a mythical creature of Germanic mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature and fertility, elves are often pictured as small, youthful seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, underground, or in wells and springs. They have been imagined to be long-lived or immortal and magical powers have been attributed to them" Whilst I can see some similarities the word "hubris" springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 One imagines they are called the elves as they are the antithesis of the abundant trolls which roam about the site, spreading 'muck', doom, and gloom. I imagine Patrick skipping along casting handfuls of petals about him whilst nonchalently whistling heart wrenching ditties ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann_r. Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 and... did anyone see Gandalf lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjords Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Who else but an elf could have selected the current pick of the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrez Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 How true. Agree on this 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 As I recall the term was originally coined by photo.net members. The POW crew didn't name themselves elves. Maybe photo.netters themselves were cuter back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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