Tricksy Trixie's here, an' I'm bringing fresh news,
I won't tell it straight, though, you gotta figure some clues
But don' you be worried, friends, don't you get riled
'Cos when it comes to privchange, I'm the poster child

First I'll tell it tricksy, just like my name
But if that's no fun for you, I'll tell you again
behind a link: a further rhyme will shed some more light
And under that, another link will make things all right.

First thing to know is, where you gon' find
the answers to the questions turnin' round in your mind?
That part is easy; there's no need to curse
You heard the clue already: it's in the first verse

[Need a hint?]
I've been around this comm a bit, but not all that much
My history is plain to see if you got the touch
Ell Jay devs gave us a way to show where I been
Type something special up the top to find the right scene

[Still not sure?]
Check out http://privchange.livejournal.com/?poster=trixieleitz for anything that looks a little unexpected.



Once you figured that part, you ain't done with the dealing
To take this one home, you gotta learn how I'm feeling
This'll help you see, y'know, just where this priv's at
'Cos a privving ain't a privving if you don't know the cat

There's still more to tell you, more info to give
I gotta clue you in to the name of the priv
You'll see it pretty quickly if you hear what I hear
With beats and rhymes and melody, the answer is clear

But don't stop there 'cos there's more that we need
A privving needs a vol who's set to succeed
Who we gonna put into this important station?
The answer will be waiting in your Trixie's location

[Next hint!]Check my old posts here to find the solution

But keep it in mind, this is a priv revolution
Trixie's tricks are showin' us which of you's better
Be looking for the answer in the place that is meta

[Still not sure?]
The answers are in the metadata fields of the entries: mood, location and music.



Now you've heard my story, let's join in and praise
Our latest priv who learned here how their status was raised
Through smarts and skill and hard work, they have earned their reward
and the rest of us can help them while they go rock the board!

 
Hi there! Hi! Some friends of mine have exciting news to share with you! Let's see if they are ready yet!

[Ponie conference, please!]
 
Hi, gang! What are we doing today?

 
We have a message to pass on. Is everybody here?


I think we're all here? *counts* 1, 2, 3, 4, oh, dear, ran out of hooves, lots.... yep - looks like we're all here!


Great! Let's do this thing! Places, everyone!


*shuffleshuffleshuffle*


*shuffleshuffleshuffle*

[Get on with it! Who's the message for?]


Oooh, intriguing!  

[And what does the message say?]


[Wow! That's fantastic!]




and thank you, ponies! Very well done all round!

I'm very happy to announce that slinkslowdown has just been awarded his first Support privs! Congratulations, Kei, on your shiny new I1s! *throws confetti*

I'm sure a number of you are looking at these strange orange icons with the text:

"Are you here for high tea?" "So is your face." on them and wondering if your support admins are all mad. I feel like its my burden to tell y'all that no, not all of your support administrators are mad. It's just me.

We were making up a story, with each person in the hot tub having to add a line in response to the previous one. It started with gerg's mom and ended up with me finishing someone else's question ("Are you here for high tea?") with the only thing I know how to say when I don't know what to say.

So... if I were to ask someone, say, thtsgoodsquishy...

"Are you here for I1?"

what would you say?

I know what I'd say: Congratulations!

Congratulations to our first I2 under the New System, fiddlingfrog!

I was busy converting existing web and userpics privs to troubleshooting and images and accidentally threw another command into the admin console... then I thought, well, why bother undoing it?

Congratulations to intrepia, Mobile Features' first new supporthelp since 2007! (Not counting the time that I sort of declared myself a supporthelp when there wasn't anyone to stop me from doing so, but I was a SH back in 2006, so Connie gets this honor.)

Everyone welcome Connie aboard the Mobilemobile!

Next in today's priv fest, we have a much-overdue privving for a promising long-time volunteer. I'm sure you'll be as shocked as I was to learn that she didn't already have this priv. Presenting to you, volunteers near and far, your newest Web SH...

senza
Congratulations!

I don't always approve answers in Mobile, but when I do, I make it an intrepianswer.

Stay shiny, my friends.

So, we were all working the mobile board at the request of rebelsheart, who expressed frustration (and understandably so!) at the lack of supporthelps in the category, thereby decreasing the speed at which users receive answers. We admins are solutions-oriented people, though. The discussion in #lj_supportadmin went something like this:

"Hey, I3 for Tango?"
"Yes."
"Cool."

Then we hatched a daring plan to priv him on IRC. It went something like this:

"Hey, Connie, go answer that request so I can make Tango PP on it."
"Okay."

Then the IRC conversation in #lj_support went something like this:

[19:42] <ryan> Hey Tango
[19:42] <ryan> Need your !pleh in mobile
[19:43] <ryan> http://www.livejournal.com/support/see_request.bml?id=1323536 can you take a look at this request?
[19:43] * Tango clicks
[19:43] <ryan> and let us know if you'd approve the answer on it?
[19:43] * Tango sends thoughts of speed to the gerbil in the wheel powering the server
[19:43] <carrie> :D
[19:43] <carrie> preferably in IC form
[19:43] <tango> no, not subtle at all ;)
[19:44] <carrie> :D
[19:44] <intrepia> you could also talk about what would make the answer shiny ;)
[19:44] <carrie> or how many funbux you'd award ....I can't do this with a straight face
[19:44] <carrie> 'grats ;)
[19:45] <ryan> \o/
[19:45] <tango> there, you have an IC :)


Then, I posted to privchange. Shortly thereafter, rebelsheart was showered with "Congratulations!" for receiving I3 in the Mobile Features category.

To the mobilemobile!

EDIT: There was even more discussion amongst some of the admins, and we determined that we were rather silly to exclude a couple of others from the mobilemobile. Say hello to silverflight8, who has been granted I2 and satyresque, who has been granted I1. Hoorj!