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ExtremelyDangerousTeenageBoy Started conversation Feb 26, 2003
Do you have to be an ace to become a guru 
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Mina Posted Feb 26, 2003
No, although you'll need to know the site really well, and how things work here. 
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Feb 26, 2003
I see you've already applied to become an Ace - good luck!
You might consider doing what I think I probably did - try being an Ace first for a bit and then become a Guru. You'll find that ACEing is more complicated than it seems and you might benefit from the ACEing when it comes to working as a Guru.
That said, it's completely up to you and I don't see why you shouldn't make a good Guru! Good luck, whatever you decide! 
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Tango Posted Feb 26, 2003
I find the jobs often overlap. For example I am a guru and not an ACE, but i still find myself welcoming new users when they have posted in a feedback forum by mistake, and I have seen a lot of ACEs answering questions about the site asked by new users. The way i see it is people in each job go around looking to help in different ways but end up doing the same thing anyway.
Tango
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Feb 26, 2003
Well, sort of, I suppose. Although I'd say that the two met in the middle rather than overlapped.
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Mina Posted Feb 26, 2003
We're all part of a big happy family. Rather like playing 'Twister' we feel. 
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Feb 26, 2003
I should turn that into *another* premium feature suggestion! 
Whoami?
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Tango Posted Feb 26, 2003
Ok, time to go of topic completely! Right, plans for an online twister...
Er... nope, i'll have to give that more thought... it's hard considering it's a very physical game, without VR (ah! now *there*'s an idea, VR h2g2! ) it will be hard to replicate.
I'm just being silly now aren't I? Nevermind. At least we're still in familiar teritory.
Tango
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Feb 26, 2003
You should suggest VR h2g2 as a 'Blue Sky' feature...
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Feb 27, 2003
EDTB has volunteered @ F48890?thread=252188
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Tango Posted Feb 27, 2003
I'm sure i've already suggested VR h2g2, i even tried to make it once! Now that's saying something. I was looking into the possibility of parsing the XML into "3DML" which would make h2g2 similar to a quake like game. If/When Jim releases the XML, i might have another, more serious, attempt.
Tango
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Tango Posted Feb 27, 2003
I am an expert at getting confused, so i have become an expert at confusing others as well, and i am very proud of that accomplishment.
Tango
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