SAS employees are now easier to spot on Communities

Since the launch of Communities on SAS, hundreds of SAS employees have been among you. Some SAS employees made themselves known by selecting a telling user name (such as Cynthia@SAS), but others remained camouflaged or incognito, keeping their secret identities like the SAS superheroes they are.

That's about to change. This week, we are revealing all SAS staffers on the Communities by changing their status indicators to "SAS Employee", featuring the familiar SAS logo. We're making this change to help make Communities on SAS more valuable and relevant to you. We know that you enjoy interacting with SAS employees here; now you'll have a clearer view into when that's happening.

You'll see this take effect in several places. For example, for the communities that have a "Top Participants" roll, you might see some SAS folks appear in the list:

When you hover your mouse cursor over a user name, or drill down to see more details about a community member, you will also see the "SAS Employee" designation.

With the introduction of the "SAS Employee" status, you will no longer see the familiar "rank" status for these users. So you won't be able to tell -- at a glance -- whether a SAS Employee has achieved Expert, Master, or merely Novice levels of contribution. We hope that you'll appreciate all SAS employees as experts in their respective areas, even if the ranking isn't spelled out for you.

We hope that you enjoy the change. If you have feedback or ideas, please let us know!